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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arto Blomsten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blomsten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blomsten scores with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conte, right into the meat.
Blomsten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conte lands a slapping body shot.
Conte throws a right hand that misses
and Blomsten counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the body from Conte misses
enabling Blomsten to counter with a crisp jab.
Conte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Conte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blomsten.
Blomsten is looking to land body kicks.
Conte thuds his shin into the meat of Blomsten's side.
A lazy left from Blomsten finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blomsten lands with a nice body punch.
Blomsten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Conte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blomsten throws a head kick but Conte moves out of range.
Blomsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blomsten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conte.
Conte checks a low kick from Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with a few strikes there.
Conte scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Blomsten misses.
Blomsten throws a leg kick but Conte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blomsten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blomsten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blomsten.
Conte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blomsten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conte jabs Blomsten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blomsten misses its intended target.
Conte looks to land a left hand but Blomsten moved out of range nicely.
Blomsten throws a right hand that misses
and Conte counters with a series of strikes. Blomsten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blomsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conte moves away.
Conte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blomsten tries to land a front kick but Conte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blomsten backing away here, and Conte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Conte just misses with a punch to the body.
Blomsten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Conte misses with an uppercut
and Blomsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Blomsten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blomsten rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Conte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Conte misses with a straight left.
Conte tries to score with a low kick but Blomsten moves his leg out of the way.
Blomsten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blomsten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Blomsten misses its target.
Conte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conte moves into the clinch successfully.
Conte missing with knees to the body.
Conte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conte.
Blomsten misses with some punches.
Conte misses with the head strike.
Blomsten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conte throws a punch but it's blocked by Blomsten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Blomsten controls the action.
Conte blocks an uppercut.
Blomsten working aggressively here.
Blomsten lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blomsten tries to work over Conte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blomsten prevents a body shot from Conte.
Conte tries a body shot but Blomsten blocks it.
Blomsten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blomsten misses with some punches.
Conte lands a shot to the body.
Blomsten blocks a body shot from Conte.
Blomsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blomsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conte. Blomsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blomsten.
Conte tries to clinch but Blomsten is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Conte.
Blomsten blocks a low kick nicely.
Blomsten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blomsten 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.
Blomsten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blomsten misses with a leg kick.
Blomsten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Conte scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Conte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blomsten doesn't seem phased though.
Conte misses with a jab to the body
and Blomsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Conte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blomsten doesn't seem phased though.
Conte pushes Blomsten away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Conte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blomsten throws a body punch but Conte moves out of range.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blomsten moves away.
Blomsten misses with a hook
and Conte counters with an inside leg kick.
Conte throws a body shot but no joy.
Blomsten tests Conte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conte throws a sloppy head kick and Blomsten moves out of range easily.
Conte 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conte. Blomsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blomsten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conte.
Conte misses with a two punch combination.
Conte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blomsten. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte takes a swing at Blomsten's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blomsten misses the target.
Blomsten throws an overhand right that lands on Conte's shoulder, as Conte tries to avoid the shot.
Blomsten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Giorgio Conte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blomsten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte is looking to land body kicks.
Blomsten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conte is able to avoid easily.
Blomsten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Conte looks to land a body kick but Blomsten moved away.
Blomsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conte manages to avoid it.
Conte works Blomsten's body with a nice hook.
Blomsten misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Blomsten as he connects with a hook.
Conte moves away from the strike by Blomsten.
Blomsten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conte swings widly with a right hand
and Blomsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blomsten tries to score with a low kick but Conte moves his leg out of the way.
Blomsten throws a hook to the side of Conte's head but Conte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conte lands with a shot to the body.
Blomsten misses with a body shot.
Conte cracks Blomsten with an open hand slap.
Blomsten connects with a right hand. Conte shakes it off.
Conte is rocked!
Conte gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Blomsten gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Conte is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arto Blomsten!
A relieved looking Arto Blomsten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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