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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Thorkildsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Muna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thorkildsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Hell's Bells. 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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163 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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162 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Thorkildsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Muna!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muna throws an overhand right that lands on Thorkildsen's shoulder, as Thorkildsen tries to avoid the shot.
Muna thumps Thorkildsen with a low kick.
Muna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thorkildsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorkildsen tries to clinch up but Muna circles away and keeps his distance.
Muna looks to land a right hand but Thorkildsen moved out of range.
Thorkildsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muna lands with a straight right. Thorkildsen didn't see that one coming.
Thorkildsen avoids the head kick by Muna.
Thorkildsen feints and as Muna raises his hands in defense, Thorkildsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thorkildsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thorkildsen thows a big elbow that misses.
Thorkildsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Muna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen throwing strikes but missing.
Thorkildsen is fighting to break Muna's control of his arms but Muna is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Muna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muna is pulling down on Thorkildsen's head to control his posture.
Thorkildsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorkildsen is in close to Muna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorkildsen landing with the ground and pound.
Thorkildsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thorkildsen thows a big elbow that misses.
Thorkildsen wants to control from the top but Muna keeps moving.
Thorkildsen works over Muna with some ground and pound from guard.
Muna has his hands on Thorkildsen's head, controlling the position.
Muna working a defensive guard here.
Muna pulls Thorkildsen in close to prevent any damage.
Muna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muna is keeping the position for now.
Muna trying to control the position.
Thorkildsen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thorkildsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muna pulls Thorkildsen in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorkildsen postures up in Muna's guard and throws a big left but Muna blocks it.
Muna is looking for a triangle but Thorkildsen pushes his legs off easily.
Muna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thorkildsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muna trying to keep a closed guard but Thorkildsen is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muna seems keen to control Thorkildsen's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thorkildsen connects with a crisp jab.
Thorkildsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muna.
Thorkildsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muna moves away.
Thorkildsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorkildsen moves away.
Muna slips a straight right by Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Thorkildsen blocks the low kick.
Thorkildsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Muna is just out of range.
A shot to de liver by Thorkildsen. Beautiful body shot.
Rolf Thorkildsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorkildsen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Muna falls backwards - clearly groggy! Thorkildsen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolf Thorkildsen!
Rolf Thorkildsen retains his lightweight title!
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