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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kallu Terhonen (ranked 2560 p4p, 3083 weight class) and Nathan Sanford (ranked 300 p4p, 356 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kallu Terhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Sanford!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terhonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Terhonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terhonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Terhonen moves out of range as Sanford strikes.
A left and a right from Terhonen both land. Nice combination.
Sanford instigates a clinch.
Sanford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanford avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanford.
A right hand to the body from Sanford.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terhonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands with a light punch inside.
Sanford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Terhonen up against the cage.
Sanford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford pushes Terhonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanford.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanford.
Terhonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanford.
Sanford scores with a shot to the side of Terhonen's head.
Sanford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terhonen misses with some punches.
Sanford pushes Terhonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terhonen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terhonen.
Terhonen lands a nice uppercut.
Terhonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terhonen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terhonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terhonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terhonen misses with some punches.
Sanford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terhonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanford blocks a body shot from Terhonen.
Terhonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terhonen's elbow.
Terhonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanford is pushing Terhonen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanford works on Terhonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Terhonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terhonen takes a shot to the head.
Sanford gets through Terhonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford is stalling here.
Terhonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terhonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terhonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terhonen stalling in the clinch but Sanford improves position.
Sanford gets through Terhonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Terhonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Sanford.
Terhonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terhonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Terhonen is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanford.
Terhonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terhonen tries a body shot but Sanford blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanford.
Terhonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Terhonen is trying to break the clinch but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Terhonen throws an elbow that misses.
Terhonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands with a left to the head.
Terhonen trying to control the position but instead, Sanford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Terhonen into the cage.
Sanford stalls.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sanford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Terhonen can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
Sanford avoids a wild elbow strike from Terhonen.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terhonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Sanford tries to work over Terhonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Sanford on the inside.
Terhonen misses with an elbow over the top.
Terhonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Sanford dominated that round.
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.
Sanford tries to score with a low kick but Terhonen moves his leg out of the way.
It looks like Nathan Sanford has been cut.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanford scores with a body shot.
Sanford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terhonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terhonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terhonen. Terhonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terhonen throws a lazy right hand but Sanford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanford throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanford fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Terhonen to the ground. Sanford is now in Terhonen's guard.
Sanford is looking to work some ground and pound but Terhonen has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford wants to pass the guard but Terhonen is keeping the position.
Terhonen keeping moving, preventing Sanford from controlling successfully.
Sanford throws a strike but Terhonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terhonen wants to control from the top but Sanford keeps moving.
Sanford looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanford, not yet.
Terhonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanford seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Sanford has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sanford can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Terhonen controls the pace.
Terhonen wants to control from the top but Sanford keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanford pulls Terhonen in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Terhonen looking to pass the guard.
Sanford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanford takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanford checks a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Terhonen.
Sanford moves into the clinch.
Terhonen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terhonen stalls.
Terhonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terhonen backwards.
Sanford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanford blocks an elbow strike from Terhonen.
Sanford gets through Terhonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
Sanford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terhonen backwards.
Terhonen lands an elbow inside.
Terhonen misses with the head strike.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terhonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terhonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terhonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Terhonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford prevents a body shot from Terhonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
Sanford stalling the fight.
Sanford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Terhonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanford gets an underhook and turns Terhonen into the cage.
Terhonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Terhonen backwards.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Terhonen prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanford.
Terhonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanford.
Sanford has Terhonen pressed against the cage.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terhonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terhonen tries a body shot but Sanford blocks it.
Terhonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terhonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Sanford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Sanford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Terhonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Terhonen.
Terhonen looks to land a right hand but Sanford moved out of range.
Terhonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terhonen throws the left hand but Sanford avoids the punch easily.
Sanford looks to land a right hand but Terhonen moved out of range.
Terhonen checks a leg kick.
Terhonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sanford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sanford scores with a nice head shot.
Sanford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terhonen throws out the jab.
Terhonen tries to land a leg kick but Sanford saw it coming and moves away.
Sanford misses with an uppercut. Terhonen saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford checks a low kick from Terhonen.
Sanford has closed the distance and engaged Terhonen in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanford.
Sanford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanford lands a left hand.
Sanford has Terhonen pressed against the cage, preventing Terhonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terhonen backwards.
Terhonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sanford.
Terhonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanford controls his hands.
Terhonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terhonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terhonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terhonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terhonen.
Terhonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terhonen lands an elbow just above Sanford 's eye.
Sanford controlling the action here for a moment.
Terhonen tries to throw a body punch but Sanford avoids it by throwing Terhonen back against the cage.
Sanford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terhonen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford avoids the elbow strike from Terhonen, against the cage.
Terhonen lands an elbow that stopped Sanford in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Sanford.
Terhonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terhonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford blocking some punches.
Sanford avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Sanford - that landed with a thud.
Kallu Terhonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanford taking a breather.
Terhonen is trying to force a seperation but Sanford has the dominant position.
Terhonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanford lands a right hand.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nathan Sanford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Terhonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanford controls his hands.
Sanford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Terhonen controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terhonen backwards.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terhonen.
Terhonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terhonen misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanford slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Sanford.
Terhonen lands with a left to the head.
Sanford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanford has Terhonen pushed against the cage.
Terhonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terhonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terhonen is trying to force a seperation but Sanford has the dominant position.
Sanford blocks a body shot from Terhonen.
Sanford prevents a body shot from Terhonen.
Terhonen prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terhonen misses with an elbow strike.
Sanford lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terhonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanford's brow.
Sanford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terhonen backwards.
Sanford struggles to land a body shot inside as Terhonen controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanford.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanford.
Sanford takes a shot to the head.
Terhonen trying to control the position but instead, Sanford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Terhonen into the cage.
Nice elbow from Terhonen.
A short body shot lands from Sanford as the two fighters clinch.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanford gets through Terhonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Sanford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Sanford!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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