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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louhikko comes to the cage accompanied by Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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305 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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300 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Louhikko with that takedown attempt.
Grundy staying out of range there.
Louhikko throws a poor cross that misses
and Grundy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louhikko rushes Grundy and presses him up against the cage.
Louhikko presses Grundy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Louhikko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grundy cracks Louhikko with an open hand slap.
It looks like Lauri Louhikko has been cut.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Louhikko throws a body punch but Grundy moves out of range.
Louhikko misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy avoids the body shot from Louhikko.
Grundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grundy moves out of range of the body kick from Louhikko.
Louhikko swings widly with a right hand
and Grundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louhikko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grundy.
Louhikko moves out of range as Grundy strikes.
Louhikko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Louhikko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grundy's head backwards.
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Louhikko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Louhikko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grundy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louhikko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Louhikko moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lauri Louhikko just wasn't active enough.
Grundy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy swings for the body but Louhikko moves out of range.
Louhikko misses with the combination.
Grundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louhikko.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Louhikko.
Louhikko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grundy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grundy drops Louhikko with a beautiful combination! Louhikko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grundy is looking for the KO!
Louhikko is rocked!
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!
Louhikko throws a series of punches but Grundy avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Grundy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Louhikko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grundy ducks under a wild hook from Louhikko.
Louhikko throws a hook but Grundy avoids it easily.
Grundy looks to land a combination but Louhikko avoids it well.
Grundy avoids the body shot from Louhikko.
Louhikko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louhikko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grundy trying to get back to full guard but Louhikko takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Louhikko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Louhikko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko content just to control the position here.
Grundy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Louhikko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Grundy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Louhikko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Louhikko punching from mount but Grundy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louhikko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Louhikko lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko content just to control the position here.
Louhikko tries to control but Grundy wriggling away.
We're going to have a standup here because Lauri Louhikko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grundy misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louhikko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grundy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Louhikko thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Louhikko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Louhikko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Louhikko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Louhikko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Louhikko lands with a nice combination. Grundy backs away looking to recover.
Louhikko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louhikko.
Grundy misses with a straight right.
Louhikko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grundy defends it nicely.
Grundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Grundy misses with a lunging right hand
and Louhikko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Louhikko lands a hook that snaps the head of Grundy backwards.
Louhikko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grundy misses with a body punch.
Louhikko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Louhikko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grundy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grundy wants to get back to striking at distance but Louhikko won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grundy's efforts to push away.
Grundy looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Louhikko.
Louhikko tries to work over Grundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louhikko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grundy misses with an uppercut.
Louhikko throws a poor cross that misses
and Grundy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grundy throws out the jab.
Grundy avoids the head kick by Louhikko.
Louhikko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grundy throws a jab when Louhikko was well out of range.
Grundy walks into a left hand.
Louhikko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grundy. Louhikko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louhikko throws a looping overhand right but Grundy ducks down to avoid it.
Solomon Grundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louhikko misses with a body punch
and Grundy counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Louhikko lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Louhikko.
Louhikko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Louhikko. That's going to slow Grundy down.
Louhikko catches Grundy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Louhikko misses with an uppercut. Grundy saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louhikko was well out of range. Poor timing from Grundy.
Louhikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grundy moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Louhikko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Louhikko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Louhikko!
A victorious Lauri Louhikko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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