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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorhalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorhalla lands with a good body shot.
Thorhalla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thorhalla lands with a hook. Katchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Katchenko wants to clinch up but Thorhalla keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Thorhalla misses.
Thorhalla misses the shot to the body.
Katchenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thorhalla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katchenko thows a body kick. Thorhalla tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thorhalla shoots in for a double leg but Katchenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thorhalla is looking to slow Katchenko down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Thorhalla. Beautiful body shot.
Katchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thorhalla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla throws a jab but it's blocked by Katchenko.
Katchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorhalla.
Katchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Thorhalla tries to sprawl out of it but Katchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thorhalla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pihkalan Sali in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorhalla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katchenko in his tracks.
A big left from Thorhalla misses.
Thorhalla throws a right hand that misses
and Katchenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorhalla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katchenko moves away.
Thorhalla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katchenko moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katchenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Katchenko is struggling to control the position.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorhalla is trying to push Katchenko away but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorhalla's efforts to push away.
Thorhalla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorhalla is defending well for now.
Katchenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorhalla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla is looking to break free of the clinch but Katchenko has double underhooks.
Thorhalla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorhalla swings for the body but Katchenko moves out of range.
Katchenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorhalla.
That has opened up Andrei Katchenko's cut even more.
Katchenko lands with a nice body kick.
Thorhalla throws the left hand but Katchenko avoids the punch easily.
Thorhalla misses with a hook
and Katchenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Katchenko closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katchenko taking a breather.
Thorhalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorhalla's efforts to push away.
Katchenko misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorhalla avoids the damage to the body.
Katchenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorhalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorhalla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Katchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katchenko shoots in and drives through. Thorhalla sprawls well.
Katchenko punishes Thorhalla's body with a nice straight punch.
Thorhalla lands a nice shot that snaps Katchenko's head back.
The fighters circling - Thorhalla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorhalla throws a hook but Katchenko avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh!!! Thorhalla has knocked Katchenko down with a huge combo! Thorhalla steps away and waves a wobbly Katchenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Katchenko is rocked!
Katchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katchenko takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Thorhalla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko'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.
Thorhalla throws a right and a left that Katchenko avoids nicely.
Thorhalla fails with the takedown.
Thorhalla just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorhalla loads up on a big right hand but Katchenko slips the punch.
Katchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorhalla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katchenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katchenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thorhalla lands with a right hand.
Katchenko moves away from the strike by Thorhalla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko throws a head kick but Thorhalla moves out of range.
Thorhalla is looking to land body kicks.
Katchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorhalla.
Katchenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorhalla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katchenko.
Katchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorhalla throws out the jab.
Thorhalla scores with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Katchenko as Thorhalla shoots in.
Thorhalla misses with a jab to the body
and Katchenko counters with a nice body kick.
Katchenko looks to land a combination but Thorhalla avoids it well.
Katchenko defending well as Thorhalla loads up on a big left hand.
Katchenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thorhalla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hjalmar Thorhalla is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko lands with a right hand.
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!
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Thorhalla moves out of range easily.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Katchenko is looking to clinch.
Katchenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thorhalla takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Hjalmar Thorhalla has been cut.
Thorhalla connects with a single shot there.
The cut above Andrei Katchenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thorhalla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Katchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorhalla finish him?
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorhalla swinging wildly here.
Thorhalla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katchenko seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla blocks the body kick.
Thorhalla scores with a body shot.
Thorhalla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorhalla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katchenko ducks right into an uppercut from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla swings widly with a right hand
and Katchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorhalla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katchenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thorhalla finds it's way round the side to connect with Katchenko's head.
A shot to the liver by Thorhalla. Beautiful body shot.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorhalla lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrei Katchenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Katchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Katchenko lands with a nice body punch.
Katchenko is looking to land body kicks.
Katchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Katchenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Katchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katchenko's waist but Katchenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thorhalla off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Thorhalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla lands with a shot to the body.
Thorhalla swings widly with a right hand
and Katchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Thorhalla 's knee.
Thorhalla throws a hook but Katchenko avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Thorhalla dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Katchenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorhalla shoots in but no luck this time.
Thorhalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorhalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Thorhalla there.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katchenko dodges the punch combination from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla lands with a straight right. Katchenko didn't see that one coming.
Katchenko drops his hands momentarily and Thorhalla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thorhalla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Katchenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Katchenko is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorhalla defends it nicely.
Thorhalla dives in and grabs Katchenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Katchenko pushes down on Thorhalla's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Thorhalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorhalla misses the target.
Thorhalla throws a lazy uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a good low kick that Thorhalla was not able to check.
Katchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katchenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Katchenko moves into the clinch.
Katchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut.
Thorhalla fails with the takedown.
A head kick by Katchenko misses
and Thorhalla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Thorhalla as Katchenko shoots in.
Katchenko scores with a punch to the head.
Thorhalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla misses with a hook
and Katchenko counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katchenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Thorhalla sprawls well. He's pushed Katchenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Katchenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Katchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Katchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorhalla lands a nice looking body kick.
Katchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katchenko avoids the head kick by Thorhalla.
Katchenko connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla is looking to land body kicks.
Thorhalla swats away the attempt to clinch by Katchenko.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorhalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorhalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorhalla.
Nice sprawl there from Thorhalla as Katchenko shoots in.
Thorhalla scores with a body shot.
Thorhalla connects with a jab.
Katchenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Thorhalla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hjalmar Thorhalla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katchenko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thorhalla is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Katchenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorhalla looks to throw a body kick
and Katchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katchenko tries to clinch there but Thorhalla circles away.
Thorhalla swats away the attempt to clinch by Katchenko.
Andrei Katchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorhalla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorhalla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katchenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katchenko lands a leg kick that knocks Thorhalla off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katchenko tries to clinch there but Thorhalla circles away.
Thorhalla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorhalla.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Thorhalla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thorhalla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Thorhalla!
In his post fight interview, Hjalmar Thorhalla started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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