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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mogwai - Katrien. Marko Torturo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler connects with a right hand. Torturo shakes it off.
Gambler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gambler lands with an overhand left.
Gambler blocks a low kick nicely.
Torturo throws a body punch but Gambler moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torturo.
Gambler throws a chopping leg kick but Torturo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torturo throws a push kick but Gambler slaps the foot to one side.
Torturo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gambler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torturo checks it well.
Torturo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torturo throws a low kick but Gambler avoids it.
Gambler misses with a kick to the body.
Gambler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Gambler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler cracks Torturo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Torturo misses the target.
Torturo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Torturo duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Torturo. Those never looked like landing.
Gambler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torturo tries to clinch there but Gambler circles away.
Gambler walks into a jab.
Torturo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torturo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torturo slips a jab from Gambler.
An inside leg kick lands from Gambler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gambler's calf.
Gambler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo works the jab nicely.
Torturo misses with a leg kick
letting Gambler counter with a right hand.
Torturo moves out of range as Gambler throws a body kick.
Gambler throws a push kick but Torturo slaps the foot to one side.
Gambler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Torturo checks a low kick from Gambler.
Torturo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gambler is out of range and Torturo settles back down.
Gambler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gambler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Torturo back to the cage. Gambler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Torturo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gambler with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a body punch but Gambler moves out of range.
Gambler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gambler misses.
Torturo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gambler blocks the body kick.
Gambler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torturo moves out of range of the body kick from Gambler.
Torturo moves out of range of the leg kick from Gambler.
Torturo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gambler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torturo.
Gambler looks to score with a jab to the body but Torturo is just out of range.
Gambler looks to throw the jab but Torturo is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambler throws a leg kick
and Torturo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gambler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gambler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Torturo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gambler misses with the combination.
Gambler throws a head kick but Torturo moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambler throws a head kick but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo looks to throw a body kick
and Gambler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torturo throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Degen Gambler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torturo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torturo looks to land a left hand but Gambler moved out of range nicely.
Gambler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torturo doesn't seem bothered though.
Torturo cracks Gambler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Gambler blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torturo.
Gambler misses with a jab to the body
and Torturo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gambler misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Torturo.
Torturo throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torturo lands a slapping body shot.
Torturo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torturo checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a leg kick
and Gambler counters with a solid body kick.
Torturo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gambler misses the shot to the body.
Torturo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gambler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Degen Gambler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gambler throws a jab when Torturo was well out of range.
Gambler is looking to land body kicks.
Torturo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gambler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torturo tests Gambler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tries to work over Gambler's front leg with a kick but Gambler checks it.
Torturo connects with a leg kick. Gambler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torturo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Gambler as he checks the leg kick.
Gambler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Gambler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torturo moves away.
Gambler needs to keep his hands up - Torturo had a free shot at his head there.
Torturo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gambler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambler throws a right and a left that Torturo avoids nicely.
Gambler misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo clinches up against the cage.
Torturo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambler avoids it.
Gambler takes an elbow to the temple.
Gambler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torturo.
Torturo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torturo misses with an elbow strike.
Torturo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gambler has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Torturo missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Gambler.
Gambler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gambler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gambler blocking some punches.
Gambler tries to work over Torturo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gambler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler lands a hook that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Torturo can't find room to land a body shot as Gambler controls the action.
Gambler throws a head punch that misses.
Gambler lands a hook that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Gambler tries a body shot but Torturo blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gambler.
A shot in the inside from Torturo.
A head punch on the inside from Gambler fails to land.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gambler backwards.
Gambler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gambler throws a punch but it's blocked by Torturo.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gambler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambler struggles to land a body shot inside as Torturo controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Torturo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gambler pushes Torturo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gambler takes an elbow to the temple.
Torturo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marko Torturo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Torturo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torturo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gambler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torturo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gambler throws out a loose jab but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambler throws a shot to the body.
Torturo motions for Gambler to come forward. Torturo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gambler avoids a kick to the body.
Torturo cracks the inside of Gambler's front leg.
Gambler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gambler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torturo scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torturo thumps Gambler with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gambler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gambler swings widly with a right hand
and Torturo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gambler's knee momentarily.
Gambler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gambler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torturo dips to his left and cracks Gambler with an uppercut!
Torturo lands with an uppercut that bounces Gambler off the cage and back into range.
Torturo looks to throw the jab but Gambler is out of range.
Torturo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gambler.
Torturo staying out of range there.
Torturo jabs Gambler right on the nose. Gambler blinks but takes it well.
Torturo misses with an uppercut. Gambler saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torturo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Torturo there.
Gambler throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
Gambler misses with a body shot.
Gambler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gambler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gambler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gambler lands a front kick.
Torturo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab by Torturo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torturo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torturo takes a swing at Gambler's ribcage but misses.
Torturo scoring well with a low kick there.
Gambler throws a lazy right hand but Torturo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gambler misses with a hook to the body
and Torturo counters with a good low kick that Gambler was not able to check.
Gambler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gambler moves away from the strike by Torturo.
Torturo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gambler misses with a kick to the body.
Gambler misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gambler if he has to take too many more of those.
Torturo connects with a nice looking jab.
Gambler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gambler scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo misses with a hook to the body
and Gambler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gambler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gambler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torturo rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gambler.
Gambler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Gambler works the jab nicely.
Gambler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Torturo.
Gambler lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torturo throws a head kick but Gambler moves out of range.
Gambler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Torturo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torturo scores with a nice head shot.
Torturo swings for the body but Gambler moves out of range.
Torturo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gambler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torturo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick there by Gambler.
Gambler misses with an uppercut
and Torturo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Torturo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Gambler.
A head kick misses from Gambler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler misses with an uppercut. Torturo saw that one coming.
Torturo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torturo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gambler counters with a straight right hand.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Gambler.
Gambler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torturo misses with a two punch combination.
Gambler ducks under a wild hook from Torturo.
Gambler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gambler scores with a head kick.
Torturo looks to throw the jab but Gambler is out of range.
Torturo throws a looping overhand right but Gambler ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Gambler lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambler. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torturo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gambler was well out of range. Poor timing from Torturo.
Torturo swings for the body but Gambler moves out of range.
Torturo takes a swing at Gambler's ribcage but misses.
Gambler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Torturo connects with the punch.
Torturo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gambler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a lazy body kick
and Gambler counters with a nice uppercut.
Torturo cracks the inside of Gambler's front leg.
Nice jab there from Gambler.
Torturo takes the fight into the clinch.
Gambler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torturo.
Gambler struggles to land a body shot inside as Torturo controls his hands.
Gambler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Torturo can't find room to land a body shot as Gambler controls the action.
Gambler stalling in the clinch but Torturo improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torturo obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gambler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Gambler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gambler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torturo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gambler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Gambler.
Gambler swings wildly with an uppercut but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Gambler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gambler.
Torturo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gambler tries to stall but Torturo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torturo breaks from the clinch.
Gambler misses with a straight right.
Gambler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torturo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Torturo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torturo.
A telegraphed right hand from Gambler misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Degen Gambler 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!
Torturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torturo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gambler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gambler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Gambler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torturo's hands.
Gambler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gambler at a distance.
A left lands for Gambler.
A low kick from Torturo misses
and Gambler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gambler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torturo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Torturo misses
and Gambler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo tries to land a front kick but Gambler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Torturo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torturo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torturo misses with a straight left.
Gambler lands an overhand right.
Gambler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torturo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Torturo counters with a good low kick that Gambler was not able to check.
Gambler lands with a good body shot.
Gambler misses with a double jab
and Torturo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler throws a lazy head kick
and Torturo counters with a straight right hand.
Gambler is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Torturo misses with a body shot.
Gambler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torturo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambler throws a body kick that misses.
Torturo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gambler is out of range.
Torturo throws a head kick that Gambler semi-blocks.
Gambler misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torturo.
Gambler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torturo tries to bum rush Gambler with a series of wild strikes but Gambler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambler misses with a low kick.
Torturo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gambler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torturo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gambler moves out of range of the body kick.
Torturo throws an off balance right hand
and Gambler counters with a low kick, right behind Torturo 's knee.
Torturo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gambler's hands.
Gambler throws a jab but it's blocked by Torturo.
Torturo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Gambler.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torturo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gambler, pushing him back against the cage.
Torturo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marko Torturo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torturo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gambler's elbow.
Gambler misses with some punches.
Torturo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torturo blocking some punches.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torturo as Gambler tries to tie him up.
Torturo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torturo blocks a body shot from Gambler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torturo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo blocking some punches.
Gambler lands a nice uppercut.
Torturo lands an elbow inside that Gambler shrugs off.
Gambler prevents a body shot from Torturo.
Torturo cracks Gambler with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marko Torturo.
Well Torturo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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