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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emsiferun Lorghth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney comes to the cage accompanied by California Love. Lorghth has chosen behold the horned king as his entrance music. Kris Mahoney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emsiferun Lorghth's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emsiferun Lorghth!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorghth tries to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a stiff right hand.
Lorghth looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mahoney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lorghth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mahoney counters with a head kick.
Mahoney moves out of range as Lorghth throws a body kick.
Mahoney throws a sloppy head kick and Lorghth moves out of range easily.
Lorghth darts in trying to clinch
and Mahoney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lorghth throws a lazy head kick
and Mahoney counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney darts in and clinches Lorghth up against the cage.
Mahoney lands an elbow inside that Lorghth shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorghth managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks it.
Mahoney scores with a knee to the head.
Mahoney landing knees to the head.
Lorghth is rocked!
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lorghth is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahoney finish him?
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lorghth seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks with his arms.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into Lorghth's ribcage.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
Mahoney misses with a knee to the head.
Lorghth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorghth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Lorghth can't break the clinch.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lorghth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahoney smiles and moves away.
Mahoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mahoney both land. Nice combination.
Mahoney has closed the distance and engaged Lorghth in a clinch.
Lorghth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney scores with a knee to the head.
Mahoney lands an elbow that stopped Lorghth in his tracks for a moment.
Lorghth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahoney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mahoney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks with his arms.
Lorghth can't break the clinch.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Lorghth avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahoney.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Lorghth is trying to force a seperation but Mahoney has the dominant position.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lorghth avoids it.
Mahoney working Lorghth over with knees to the body.
Lorghth working hard to break the clinch.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks it.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lorghth is trying to push Mahoney away but Mahoney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lorghth ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lorghth no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lorghth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahoney controlling from the top position.
Mahoney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Mahoney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mahoney moves into the clinch.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lorghth blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
Mahoney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahoney connects with a knee to the head.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Lorghth won't want to take too many of those.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lorghth blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lorghth in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Lorghth avoids the damage to the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahoney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorghth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
Mahoney misses with a knee to the head.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lorghth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
Lorghth breaks from the clinch.
Mahoney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahoney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahoney scoring well with a low kick there.
Lorghth walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mahoney.
Emsiferun Lorghth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahoney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lorghth. That did some damage!
Mahoney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mahoney scores with a spinning back kick!
Lorghth tries to move into range but Mahoney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahoney fakes the leg kick and cracks Lorghth in the body.
Lorghth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahoney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lorghth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lorghth takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lorghth, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Lorghth managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorghth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into Lorghth's ribcage.
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mahoney lands an elbow that stopped Lorghth in his tracks for a moment.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Mahoney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lorghth can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lorghth tries to break the clinch but Mahoney is controlling the position.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Lorghth wants to break free but Mahoney has control.
Mahoney working Lorghth over with knees to the body.
Lorghth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahoney landing knees to the head.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lorghth avoids it.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lorghth jumps guard but Mahoney stands there with Lorghth around his waist. Lorghth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lorghth fails to pull guard.
Kris Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emsiferun Lorghth.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lorghth avoids it.
Mahoney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lorghth's defenses.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lorghth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lorghth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lorghth back to the cage. Mahoney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lorghth tries to clinch but Mahoney moves away
and Mahoney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth tries to clinch but Mahoney moves away
letting Mahoney counter with a right hand.
Lorghth wants to clinch
and Mahoney makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lorghth really felt that one!
Lorghth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lorghth has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mahoney.
Mahoney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mahoney pushes Lorghth up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Lorghth won't want to take too many of those.
Mahoney lands an elbow just above Lorghth 's eye.
Lorghth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Lorghth won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahoney landing knees to the head.
Lorghth wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahoney won't allow it.
Mahoney landing knees to the body.
Lorghth working hard to break the clinch.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lorghth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Mahoney dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lorghth tries to clinch but Mahoney moves away
and Mahoney counters with a nice leg kick.
Lorghth walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahoney lands with a straight right. Lorghth didn't see that one coming.
Mahoney drives through and clinches with Lorghth against the cage.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Mahoney lands a damaging elbow.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Lorghth avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mahoney.
Mahoney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lorghth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahoney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahoney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mahoney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lorghth gets tackled into the cage by Mahoney. Mahoney maintains the clinch.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lorghth tries to pull guard but Mahoney won't allow it.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. Lorghth won't want to take too many of those.
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney working Lorghth over with knees to the body.
Lorghth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
Lorghth has had enough of the clinch but Mahoney keeps him there for the moment.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney lands an elbow that stopped Lorghth in his tracks for a moment.
Lorghth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahoney smiles and moves away.
Mahoney digs a good body shot into Lorghth's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth looks to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahoney lands a really nice looking cross but Lorghth seems unphased.
Mahoney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lorghth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mahoney misses with a two punch combination.
Mahoney has Lorghth up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
Lorghth takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lorghth avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney missing with knees to the body.
Kris Mahoney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lorghth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kris Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emsiferun Lorghth.
Mahoney lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorghth.
Mahoney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Lorghth working hard to break the clinch.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahoney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lorghth can't break the clinch.
Lorghth managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorghth is defending well for now.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorghth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Lorghth blocks with his arms.
Lorghth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahoney walks away with a smile on his face. Lorghth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahoney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lorghth.
Mahoney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lorghth on the side of the head.
Mahoney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahoney thows a body kick. Lorghth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahoney scores with a head kick. Lorghth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kris Mahoney is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahoney scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahoney lands with a nice body kick.
Donk. Mahoney catches Lorghth right on the button with a cross.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses.
Mahoney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahoney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lorghth.
Mahoney explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lorghth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lorghth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mahoney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Mahoney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahoney 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Mahoney!
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energy
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hype
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