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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Thorkildsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho comes to the cage accompanied by Pyhimys - 0. Thorkildsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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176 cm
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165 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Thorkildsen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho throws a right and a left that Thorkildsen avoids nicely.
Jericho blocks the body kick.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorkildsen.
Jericho throws a combination. Thorkildsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jericho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thorkildsen avoids it really well and circles away.
Thorkildsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jericho, as that shot connected.
Nice takedown defense from Jericho. No joy for Thorkildsen on that attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jericho.
Thorkildsen walks into a straight right hand from Jericho.
Jericho shoots in for a takedown but Thorkildsen shows good takedown defense.
Jericho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Thorkildsen moves out of range easily.
Jericho punishes Thorkildsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Jericho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thorkildsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thorkildsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jericho momentarily.
Ricky Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho stuns Thorkildsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorkildsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Jericho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorkildsen misses with a body shot.
Thorkildsen throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorkildsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorkildsen moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jericho was covering up waiting for the punch and Thorkildsen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thorkildsen is one step ahead there.
Thorkildsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorkildsen wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Thorkildsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Jericho has wrist control.
Jericho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jericho keeping moving, preventing Thorkildsen from controlling successfully.
Thorkildsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jericho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jericho looking for subs off his back but Thorkildsen has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorkildsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thorkildsen trying to control from half guard but Jericho is working away.
Thorkildsen with the ground and pound but Jericho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thorkildsen pushes down on Jericho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Thorkildsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jericho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jericho trying to hold on to Thorkildsen's head to control him but Thorkildsen postures up.
Thorkildsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thorkildsen slips a nice elbow through Jericho's hands, connecting with Jericho's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorkildsen throwing shots but Jericho is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorkildsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jericho's head.
Thorkildsen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Thorkildsen dominated that 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.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Jericho. Beautiful body shot.
Jericho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jericho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thorkildsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jericho is looking to wear down Thorkildsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jericho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thorkildsen misses with a straight right.
Jericho slips under a jab.
Thorkildsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorkildsen loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho gets a clinch.
Thorkildsen leaning against his opponent.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Thorkildsen can't find room to land a body shot as Jericho controls the action.
Thorkildsen is stalling here.
Jericho tries to break the clinch but Thorkildsen is controlling the position.
Jericho looking to stall.
Thorkildsen is trying to stall.
Thorkildsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook. Jericho ducked under it nicely.
Jericho throws a chopping leg kick but Thorkildsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thorkildsen is trying to defend but Jericho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thorkildsen taking some punishment here, with Jericho in his half guard.
Thorkildsen is looking for a sweep. Jericho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jericho stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorkildsen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jericho wants to control but Thorkildsen is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho controlling the pace.
Rolf Thorkildsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thorkildsen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jericho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jericho's back!
Thorkildsen cracks Jericho with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jericho from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Thorkildsen throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Thorkildsen tries to keep control of the position but Jericho is staying busy.
Thorkildsen keeps control of the position as Jericho tries to break free.
Jericho wants to control his opponent's hands but Thorkildsen gets his hands free.
Jericho staying busy and making it hard for Thorkildsen to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen landing with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorkildsen controlling well, preventing Jericho from escaping the position.
Thorkildsen has got his arm under Jericho's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Jericho has spun round into Thorkildsen's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Thorkildsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jericho wants to control from the top but Thorkildsen keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorkildsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jericho advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rolf Thorkildsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jericho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorkildsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
Jericho connects with a solid leg kick.
Jericho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jericho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rolf Thorkildsen has been cut.
Thorkildsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thorkildsen takes a step back to recover.
Jericho misses with a low kick.
Jericho shoots in but Thorkildsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jericho checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jericho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thorkildsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Thorkildsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorkildsen throws an overhand right that lands on Jericho's shoulder, as Jericho tries to avoid the shot.
Thorkildsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorkildsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Thorkildsen moved out of range.
Thorkildsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ricky Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho swings for the body but Thorkildsen moves out of range.
Thorkildsen tries to land a front kick but Jericho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thorkildsen jabs Jericho right on the nose. Jericho blinks but takes it well.
Thorkildsen throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thorkildsen's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho prevents Thorkildsen from improving his position.
Jericho stalling away here and it's allowed Thorkildsen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jericho trying to control but Thorkildsen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho postures up in Thorkildsen's guard and throws a big left but Thorkildsen blocks it.
Jericho trying to control but Thorkildsen is working from the bottom.
Thorkildsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jericho defends well.
Thorkildsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jericho postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen is looking for a triangle but Jericho pushes his legs off easily.
Thorkildsen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jericho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jericho engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jericho trying to control but Thorkildsen is working from the bottom.
Jericho postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jericho trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorkildsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorkildsen working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Jericho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thorkildsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rolf Thorkildsen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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