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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 171 p4p, 157 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 26 p4p, 23 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laine's choice of entrance music: Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Laine punishes Philips's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philips.
Laine connects with the punch.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. Philips should have avoided that one.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Philips.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Philips misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips tries a head kick but it misses.
Philips moves out of range of the body kick.
Philips looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Philips does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
and Philips counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Philips forces Laine back against the cage and clinches.
Laine is trying to force a seperation but Philips has the dominant position.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Philips counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Philips.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laine digs a good hook to Philips's body.
Philips misses the jab.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Philips slips the punch.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Philips counters with a body kick.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Philips takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine cracks Philips with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick by Laine misses
and Philips counters with a nice kick to the body.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
Oulu Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips misses the shot to the body.
Laine now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Laine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Laine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Philips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine looks for the body kick but Philips saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
Philips takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laine throws a wild body kick that Philips sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Philips had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Philips moved out of range.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Laine misses with a jab to the body
and Philips counters with an outside leg kick.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Philips. Philips obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philips has time to react.
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine scores with a head kick.
Philips is rocked!
Laine connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Philips out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oulu Laine!
In his post fight interview, Oulu Laine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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