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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Teiden Ritari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock ZipperHead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock ZipperHead will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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196 lbs
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180 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teiden Ritari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock ZipperHead!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
ZipperHead throws a leg kick but Ritari checks it.
ZipperHead is looking to score with low kicks.
ZipperHead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ZipperHead looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritari is just out of range.
Ritari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ritari misses with an uppercut. ZipperHead saw that one coming.
ZipperHead now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ritari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
ZipperHead blocks a low kick nicely.
ZipperHead flicks out a counter leg kick but Ritari steps away.
ZipperHead works Ritari's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritari closes the distance and pushes ZipperHead back into the ropes.
ZipperHead blocks the elbow strike.
Ritari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ritari lands an elbow inside.
Ritari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ritari lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritari stalling.
ZipperHead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritari scores with a shot to the side of ZipperHead's head.
ZipperHead takes an elbow to the temple.
Ritari lands a good knee to the midsection. ZipperHead won't want to take too many of those.
ZipperHead looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ritari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
ZipperHead avoids a wild elbow strike from Ritari.
Ritari tries to land knees in the clinch but ZipperHead avoids the damage to the body.
Ritari connects with a knee to the head.
ZipperHead tries to work over Ritari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ZipperHead looks winded!
ZipperHead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ritari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ZipperHead lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Ritari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. ZipperHead is defending well for now.
Ritari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but ZipperHead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ritari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ZipperHead blocks an elbow strike.
ZipperHead is trying to break the clinch but Ritari is controlling him.
ZipperHead manages to break the clinch.
ZipperHead looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritari is just out of range.
Ritari seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
ZipperHead takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ritari throws a sloppy head kick and ZipperHead moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ritari.
Ritari avoids the body shot from ZipperHead.
Ritari is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from ZipperHead.
ZipperHead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teiden Ritari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
ZipperHead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ZipperHead throws a lazy right hand but Ritari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritari is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from ZipperHead.
Ritari clinches with his opponent.
ZipperHead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ritari throws an elbow that misses.
ZipperHead is trying to force a seperation but Ritari has the dominant position.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and ZipperHead avoids it.
Ritari misses with a short punch on the inside.
ZipperHead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ritari's elbow.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but ZipperHead blocks it.
Ritari unloads a knee to the mid-section. ZipperHead lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ritari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ZipperHead can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritari throws an elbow that misses.
Ritari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ZipperHead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ritari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ritari.
ZipperHead is breathing heavily.
Ritari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but ZipperHead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ZipperHead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ritari tries to land knees in the clinch but ZipperHead avoids the damage to the body.
Ritari cracks ZipperHead with a nice body shot.
ZipperHead takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritari.
Ritari leaning against his opponent.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ritari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ritari lands a good knee to the midsection. ZipperHead won't want to take too many of those.
Ritari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ZipperHead.
Ritari missing with knees to the body.
ZipperHead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ritari lands an elbow just above ZipperHead 's eye.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but ZipperHead blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritari lands an elbow just above ZipperHead 's eye.
Teiden Ritari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ZipperHead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritari throws an elbow that misses.
ZipperHead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ritari prevents a body shot from ZipperHead.
Ritari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but ZipperHead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ZipperHead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ritari's elbow.
ZipperHead can't find room to land a body shot as Ritari controls the action.
Ritari lands a nice elbow.
Ritari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Ritari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ritari misses with a hook from the clinch.
ZipperHead can't find room to land a body shot as Ritari controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teiden Ritari dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ritari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ritari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ritari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rock ZipperHead has been cut.
ZipperHead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ritari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ZipperHead is keeping busy.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the head but ZipperHead blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Ritari.
Ritari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ritari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ZipperHead blocks it with crossed arms.
ZipperHead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ZipperHead blocks an elbow strike.
Ritari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ritari with a knee to the head.
ZipperHead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ZipperHead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritari pushes off an throws an elbow but ZipperHead leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ritari lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and ZipperHead avoids it.
Ritari lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Ritari.
Ritari lands a knee to the head.
Ritari connects with a nasty looking knee right to ZipperHead's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritari.
ZipperHead avoids the elbow strike from Ritari, against the ropes.
Ritari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ritari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ritari misses with a punch to the body.
ZipperHead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ritari on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritari connects with a nasty looking knee right to ZipperHead's face.
ZipperHead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritari backwards.
Ritari lands an elbow inside.
ZipperHead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Ritari fails to land.
ZipperHead blocks an elbow strike from Ritari.
Ritari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ritari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritari lands an elbow inside that ZipperHead shrugs off.
ZipperHead blocks an elbow strike from Ritari.
Ritari prevents a body shot from ZipperHead.
Ritari throws an elbow but it misses.
Ritari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritari with a knee to the head.
Ritari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ritari lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teiden Ritari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rock ZipperHead'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.
Ritari throws a big shot that misses.
ZipperHead throws a big counter head kick but Ritari avoids it with no problem.
Ritari clinches with his opponent.
Ritari tries to land knees in the clinch but ZipperHead avoids the damage to the body.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and ZipperHead avoids it.
ZipperHead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ZipperHead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
ZipperHead misses with a body punch.
Ritari prevents a body shot from ZipperHead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ZipperHead tries to break free but Ritari pushes him back against the ropes.
Ritari blocks an uppercut.
Ritari landing knees to the head.
Ritari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ritari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZipperHead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ZipperHead blocks it with crossed arms.
Ritari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
ZipperHead has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ritari just leaning against ZipperHead, taking a breather.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ZipperHead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritari misses with an attempted mid kick.
ZipperHead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritari moves away.
Ritari blocks a jab.
ZipperHead misses with a low kick.
ZipperHead avoids the body shot from Ritari.
Ritari looks for the body kick but ZipperHead saw that one coming.
ZipperHead is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ritari rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As ZipperHead tries to get set, Ritari tries to push him back and clinch up but ZipperHead manages to avoid the attempt.
Ritari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ZipperHead scores with a punch to the head.
Ritari throws a front kick that sends ZipperHead stumbling back into the ropes.
Ritari misses with a body kick.
ZipperHead misses with a head kick.
Ritari is looking to counter the offense by ZipperHead and move into the clinch.
Ritari tries to clinch but ZipperHead is having none of it.
ZipperHead shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ritari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritari throws the kick towards the body but ZipperHead avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from ZipperHead! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teiden Ritari had his way with Rock ZipperHead in that round.
The cut man is working on Rock ZipperHead's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ritari throws a sloppy head kick and ZipperHead moves out of range easily.
Rock ZipperHead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ritari.
Jab by Ritari.
ZipperHead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
ZipperHead takes a swing at Ritari's ribcage but misses.
ZipperHead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ritari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ritari there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Teiden Ritari has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ZipperHead takes a swing at Ritari's ribcage but misses.
Ritari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ZipperHead.
A big left from ZipperHead misses.
Ritari tries to counter by moving into the clinch but ZipperHead manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZipperHead misses with a wild body shot.
ZipperHead throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ritari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ZipperHead.
ZipperHead throws a series of punches but Ritari avoids them all with ease.
Ritari seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ritari tries to clinch there but ZipperHead circles away.
Rock ZipperHead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ZipperHead tries to keep at a distance but Ritari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ritari throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ritari just misses with a elbow thrown towards ZipperHead's brow.
A right hand to the body from ZipperHead.
Ritari throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ZipperHead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for ZipperHead.
A short right from ZipperHead on the inside.
Ritari lands a knee to the body.
Ritari throws a knee to the head but misses.
ZipperHead avoiding damage as Ritari throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
ZipperHead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ritari's elbow.
ZipperHead misses with the head strike.
ZipperHead trying to stall but Ritari improves his position.
Ritari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ZipperHead is keeping busy.
Ritari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
Teiden Ritari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ritari lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Teiden Ritari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ritari, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:44
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:44
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teiden Ritari!
An out of breath Teiden Ritari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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