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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Ritola (ranked 2308 p4p, 3560 weight class) and Gigi Woerner (ranked 274 p4p, 388 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner lands a right hook to the body.
Ritola thuds his shin into the meat of Woerner's side.
Ritola gets a clinch.
Woerner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Woerner managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Ritola.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woerner misses with a punch on the inside.
Woerner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
Woerner misses with some punches.
Ritola blocking some punches.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ritola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woerner backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritola avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritola.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ritola as Woerner tries to tie him up.
Ritola blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Ritola working Woerner over with knees to the body.
Woerner looking to throw knees to the head but Ritola is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Woerner.
Woerner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woerner is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Woerner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Woerner obliges.
Ritola is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Woerner lands with a left to the head.
Woerner stalling.
Woerner lands with a light punch inside.
Woerner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ritola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woerner is defending well for now.
Woerner lands with a light punch inside.
Woerner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Woerner misses with some punches.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Woerner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woerner.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ritola as Woerner tries to tie him up.
Woerner working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner blocking some punches.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Ritola.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola blocking some punches.
Woerner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woerner lands a nice uppercut.
Woerner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woerner is defending well for now.
Woerner misses with a punch on the inside.
Woerner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Woerner working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritola.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woerner.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Woerner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Woerner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woerner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woerner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Woerner obliges.
Woerner managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Woerner misses with the head strike.
Woerner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
Woerner trying to control the position but instead, Ritola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woerner into the ropes.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tommi Ritola has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woerner scores with a shoulder strike.
Woerner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woerner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Woerner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Ritola's cut.
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.
Ritola lands a glancing blow to the side of Woerner's head.
Woerner blocks a head kick by Ritola.
Ritola catches Woerner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woerner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woerner. That's going to slow Ritola down.
Ritola throws a hook but Woerner blocks it.
Woerner wants to counter the offense by Ritola and move into the clinch position.
Ritola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woerner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ritola if he has to take too many more of those.
Woerner throws a chopping leg kick but Ritola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ritola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner slips under a jab from Ritola.
Woerner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Woerner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woerner throws a low kick, looking for Ritola's leg but Ritola calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woerner throws a chopping leg kick but Ritola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Woerner scores with a shot to the body.
Ritola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woerner lands a slapping body shot.
Woerner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woerner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Woerner wants to slow Ritola down by chopping away at his legs.
Woerner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woerner scores with a hook to the body. Ritola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woerner throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritola throws a jab when Woerner was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner cracks a nice hook into Ritola's ribs.
Woerner moves into the clinch successfully.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ritola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woerner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Woerner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gigi Woerner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Woerner.
Woerner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Woerner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ritola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woerner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Woerner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Woerner fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Woerner fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woerner.
Woerner blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner lands with a left to the head.
Woerner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Woerner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ritola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
Woerner throws a head punch that misses.
Woerner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ritola in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Woerner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woerner lands a hook that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Woerner slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woerner.
Woerner scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Woerner.
A short right from Woerner on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woerner taking a breather.
Woerner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Woerner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner lands a hook that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Woerner misses with some punches.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
Woerner lands with a left to the head.
Woerner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Woerner scores with a shoulder strike.
Woerner working aggressively here.
Woerner throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritola.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Woerner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Woerner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritola being controlled against the ropes.
Woerner lands with a right to the head.
Woerner lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Woerner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommi Ritola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Woerner scores with a hook to the body. Ritola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ritola, as that shot connected.
Woerner misses with an uppercut. Ritola saw that one coming.
Woerner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woerner lands with a nice body kick.
Woerner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ritola rather than just go for the knockout.
Woerner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ritola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Woerner.
Woerner lands with a shot to the body.
Ritola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ritola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gigi Woerner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woerner scores with the left hand. Ritola knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner lands a head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner has closed the distance and engaged Ritola in a clinch.
Woerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
Woerner misses with the head strike.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woerner lands with a right to the head.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola swings wildly with an uppercut but Woerner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Woerner.
Woerner misses with the head strike.
Woerner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ritola's face.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Woerner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner crunches a lovely knee into Ritola's ribcage.
Woerner landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woerner.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Woerner lands a knee to the body.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Woerner.
Woerner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Woerner.
Woerner lands a shoulder strike.
Woerner pushes Ritola back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woerner looking to stall.
A short right from Woerner.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woerner is defending well for now.
Woerner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Woerner pushes Ritola back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner effectively controlling the action here.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woerner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woerner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woerner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Woerner lands with a light punch inside.
Woerner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritola avoids it.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woerner.
Woerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woerner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ritola.
Ritola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woerner taking a breather.
Woerner throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritola.
Tommi Ritola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner misses with a punch on the inside.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Ritola.
Woerner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Woerner avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woerner managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
A short left from Woerner.
Woerner lands a right hand.
Woerner avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woerner.
Woerner swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritola blocks an uppercut.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritola.
Woerner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woerner avoids it.
Woerner gets through Ritola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gigi Woerner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woerner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigi Woerner!
Our winner, Gigi Woerner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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