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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Thorkildsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Muna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorkildsen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Rolf Thorkildsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm
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162 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Thorkildsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Muna!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorkildsen looks to throw the jab but Muna is out of range.
Muna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorkildsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorkildsen throws an overhand right that lands on Muna's shoulder, as Muna tries to avoid the shot.
Muna misses with a series of wild punches.
Muna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen misses with an uppercut. Muna saw that one coming.
Muna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Muna.
It looks like Rolf Thorkildsen has been cut.
Muna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Muna avoids the body shot from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Muna is just out of range.
Thorkildsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorkildsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arto Muna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muna throws a head kick that misses.
Muna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorkildsen.
Muna throws the left hand but Thorkildsen avoids the punch easily.
Muna throws a right and a left that Thorkildsen avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen defending well as Muna loads up on a big left hand.
Muna misses with a body kick.
Muna slips under a jab from Thorkildsen.
Muna delivers a nice body kick.
Thorkildsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Muna scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Thorkildsen misses its intended target.
Muna shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thorkildsen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen trying to control the position.
Thorkildsen keeping moving, preventing Muna from controlling successfully.
Thorkildsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorkildsen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Muna!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muna is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thorkildsen looking to ground and pound but Muna is blocking nicely.
Thorkildsen punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muna is squirming around, avoiding Thorkildsen's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muna suckers Thorkildsen into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Muna is now in Thorkildsen's guard!
Thorkildsen keeping moving, preventing Muna from controlling successfully.
Thorkildsen wants to sweep here but Muna controlling him for the moment.
Thorkildsen is pulling down on Muna's head. It's preventing any offense from Muna, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muna stays in close to Thorkildsen's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Muna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rolf Thorkildsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thorkildsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muna pinned against the cage. Muna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Muna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice leg kick lands there from Muna.
Muna scores with a jab to the head.
Muna misses with a looping left.
Thorkildsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muna scores with the left hand. Thorkildsen knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorkildsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muna counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook. Muna ducked under it nicely.
Thorkildsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muna.
Muna lands with a nice body kick.
Muna misses the jab.
Thorkildsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muna throws an overhand right that lands on Thorkildsen's shoulder, as Thorkildsen tries to avoid the shot.
Muna lands with a shot to the body.
Arto Muna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muna misses with a wild combination.
Muna ducks under a wild hook from Thorkildsen.
Muna thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Thorkildsen - just one landing.
Thorkildsen loads up on a big right hand but Muna slips the punch.
Muna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muna works Thorkildsen's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen throws out a loose jab but Muna uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muna.
Muna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorkildsen.
A punch lands to the side of Thorkildsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Muna.
Thorkildsen with a jab.
Muna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muna misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorkildsen.
Muna jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thorkildsen dodges the punch combination from Muna.
Muna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muna connects with a looping right hand.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Muna lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorkildsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Muna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rolf Thorkildsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorkildsen throws a body punch but Muna moves out of range.
Muna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muna moves out of range of the strikes.
Muna misses with a wild body shot.
Muna throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Muna does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorkildsen throws a big shot that misses.
Thorkildsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muna is looking to land body kicks.
Muna tries to score with a low kick but Thorkildsen moves his leg out of the way.
Thorkildsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorkildsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muna leaves Thorkildsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thorkildsen throws a series of punches but Muna moves out of range.
Muna ducks under a wild hook from Thorkildsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thorkildsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorkildsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muna.
Muna ducks under a wild hook from Thorkildsen.
Muna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorkildsen.
Muna misses the jab.
Arto Muna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muna blocks a jab.
Muna lands a head kick. Thorkildsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Muna loads up on a big right hand but Thorkildsen slips the punch.
Thorkildsen throws a hook but Muna blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorkildsen moves away.
Muna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Muna.
Thorkildsen lands a jab to the head.
Muna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muna throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thorkildsen's head.
Muna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorkildsen cracks Muna with a good jab.
Muna is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muna is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorkildsen finish him?
Muna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muna seems to have recovered his senses.
Thorkildsen throws an overhand right that drops Muna like a sack of potatoes! Thorkildsen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolf Thorkildsen!
Rolf Thorkildsen retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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