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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakastaja Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nurminen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Electric Six - Gay Bar. Calaway is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: R.I.P.. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Mark Calaway will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rakastaja Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway misses with a wild combination.
Calaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Nurminen moves out of range.
Calaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Calaway crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nurminen - the referee stops the clock and Calaway gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nurminen. Calaway manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nurminen misses with a looping left.
Calaway throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Calaway misses the target.
Nurminen throws a low kick, looking for Calaway's leg but Calaway calmly moves out of range.
Nurminen stuns Calaway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calaway tries to bum rush Nurminen with a series of wild strikes but Nurminen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nurminen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rakastaja Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Calaway misses its intended target.
Nurminen moves out of range as Calaway strikes.
Calaway connects with a right hand. Nurminen shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Nurminen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Calaway looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen gets a clinch.
Calaway avoiding damage as Nurminen throws knees to the body.
Nurminen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calaway avoids the elbow strike from Nurminen, against the cage.
Come on Nurminen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nurminen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nurminen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calaway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calaway is trying to break the clinch but Nurminen has him pressed against the cage.
Calaway wants to stall.
Calaway wants to get back to striking at distance but Nurminen won't allow it.
Nurminen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Nurminen.
Nurminen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calaway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nurminen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Nurminen fails to land.
A short right from Calaway.
Calaway misses with the head strike.
Nurminen lands a right hand.
Nurminen scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Calaway fails to land.
Nurminen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Calaway tries to throw a body punch but Nurminen avoids it by throwing Calaway back against the cage.
Calaway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Calaway.
Calaway blocks a body shot from Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stalling in the clinch from Calaway.
Nurminen wants to stall.
Calaway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Calaway avoiding damage as Nurminen throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurminen misses with a knee to the head.
Calaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurminen backwards.
Calaway tries to stall but Nurminen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Calaway can't break the clinch.
Calaway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Calaway pushes Nurminen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurminen scores with a knee to the head.
Nurminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calaway avoids it.
Calaway is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nurminen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nurminen as Calaway tries to tie him up.
Nurminen tries to land a knee to the head but Calaway blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway controlling the action here for a moment.
Nurminen misses with a knee strike.
Calaway looking to stall.
Nurminen lands a knee to the head.
Calaway avoids the elbow strike from Nurminen, against the cage.
Nurminen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurminen's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nurminen obliges.
Calaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurminen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurminen misses with a hook. Calaway ducked under it nicely.
Calaway misses with a wild combination.
Nurminen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakastaja Nurminen dominated that round.
That's time! Nurminen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Calaway throws an off balance right hand
and Nurminen counters with a leg kick.
Nurminen throws out a loose jab but Calaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurminen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Calaway is out of range and Nurminen settles back down.
Nurminen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calaway's sensitive parts.
Calaway connects with a right hand. Nurminen shakes it off.
Nurminen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nurminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calaway slips a jab from Nurminen.
Calaway throws the left hand but Nurminen avoids the punch easily.
Nurminen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nurminen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Nurminen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Calaway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Calaway is breathing heavily.
Nurminen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Nurminen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nurminen.
Nurminen looks to land a left hand but Calaway moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen is looking to clinch.
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurminen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nurminen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Calaway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nurminen looks to land a right hand but Calaway moved out of range.
Nurminen throws a front kick that sends Calaway stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurminen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calaway staying out of range there.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Nurminen.
Nurminen feints and then cracks Calaway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calaway down.
Calaway takes one on the button.
Nurminen throws a sloppy head kick and Calaway moves out of range easily.
Nurminen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Calaway if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Nurminen.
Nurminen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nurminen misses with a hook.
Nurminen scores with a decent looking hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nurminen!
Nurminen catches Calaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calaway misses with a left hand
and Nurminen counters with a leg kick.
Rakastaja Nurminen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurminen catches Calaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calaway has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nurminen.
Nurminen thuds his shin into the meat of Calaway's side.
Calaway moves out of range as Nurminen throws a body kick.
Calaway ducks right into an uppercut from Nurminen.
Jab from Nurminen.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Nurminen fakes the leg kick and cracks Calaway in the body.
Calaway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut. Calaway saw that one coming.
Calaway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calaway walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nurminen.
Nurminen scores with a leg kick.
Calaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nurminen. Nurminen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nurminen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calaway can do to turn this around?
Nurminen throws out a loose jab but Calaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Calaway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurminen.
Calaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nurminen. Nurminen obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurminen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nurminen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Calaway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen throws a series of punches but Calaway avoids them all with ease.
Nurminen throws the kick towards the body but Calaway avoids it.
Nurminen is looking to clinch but Calaway is avoiding it.
Calaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurminen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with a hook.
Nurminen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calaway's calf.
Calaway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurminen misses the target.
Calaway throws a leg kick but Nurminen checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calaway walks into a straight right hand from Nurminen.
Calaway tries to move into range but Nurminen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Calaway throws out a loose jab but Nurminen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurminen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakastaja Nurminen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nurminen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calaway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nurminen.
Nurminen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mark Calaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nurminen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nurminen tries to land a front kick but Calaway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nurminen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Calaway takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurminen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Nurminen catches Calaway right on the button with a cross.
Nurminen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Calaway slips under a jab.
Calaway lands a two punch combo.
Nurminen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Calaway on the side of the head.
Calaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calaway looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nurminen fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway misses with a wild body shot.
Nurminen feints and then cracks Calaway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calaway down.
Calaway throws the left hand but Nurminen avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Nurminen.
Calaway blocks the body kick.
Nurminen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nurminen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurminen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nurminen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Nurminen.
Nurminen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calaway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurminen is looking to slow Calaway down with leg kicks.
Calaway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurminen finds it's way round the side to connect with Calaway's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nurminen.
Nurminen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nurminen throws a front kick that sends Calaway stumbling back into the cage.
Nurminen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calaway's calf.
Nurminen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nurminen.
Nurminen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Calaway misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nurminen.
Calaway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nurminen stuns Calaway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Calaway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nurminen connects with a solid leg kick.
Calaway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nurminen can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nurminen.
Nurminen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calaway.
Nurminen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Calaway tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Nurminen.
Calaway tries to move into range but Nurminen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nurminen lands a glancing blow to the side of Calaway's head.
Mark Calaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Calaway.
Calaway throws a hook but Nurminen avoids it easily.
Calaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurminen.
Nurminen pushes Calaway away with a front kick.
Calaway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Calaway slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurminen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calaway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by Nurminen.
Calaway takes one on the button.
Jab by Nurminen.
Calaway misses with a straight right.
Nurminen lands a two punch combo.
Calaway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurminen finds it's way round the side to connect with Calaway's head.
Nurminen scores with a nice head shot.
Rakastaja Nurminen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calaway throws a right and a left that Nurminen avoids nicely.
Nurminen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurminen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakastaja Nurminen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurminen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakastaja Nurminen!
Rakastaja Nurminen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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