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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stian Tomt Thoresen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emsiferun Lorghth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorghth has chosen behold the horned king as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stian Tomt Thoresen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emsiferun Lorghth!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorghth moves in looking to clinch but Thoresen pushes him off.
Thoresen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thoresen cracks Lorghth with a big right hand but Lorghth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lorghth is trying to buck Thoresen off.
Thoresen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Thoresen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lorghth.
Lorghth wants to clinch up but Thoresen keeps it at a distance.
Thoresen blocks a head kick by Lorghth.
Lorghth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thoresen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorghth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lorghth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thoresen.
Lorghth wants to clinch.
Thoresen gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoresen winds up and cracks Lorghth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thoresen working the head and body with strikes.
Lorghth is trying to stand back up but Thoresen is controlling him
Thoresen lands with a punch from half guard.
Thoresen working over Lorghth with some ground and pound. Lorghth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lorghth is trying to stand back up but Thoresen is controlling him
Ground and pound from Thoresen.
Thoresen lands strikes from half guard.
Lorghth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thoresen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thoresen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thoresen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thoresen working over Lorghth with some ground and pound. Lorghth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thoresen prevents Lorghth from standing back up.
Lorghth looks gassed!
Thoresen winds up and cracks Lorghth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lorghth kicks off Thoresen and gets to his feet.
Thoresen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emsiferun Lorghth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thoresen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lorghth sprawls well initially but Thoresen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lorghth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thoresen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lorghth has hold of Thoresen's hands but Thoresen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thoresen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thoresen lands a nice short elbow.
Thoresen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Thoresen there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen drops an elbow to the side of Lorghth's head.
Thoresen working the head and body with strikes.
Lorghth is trying to stand up here but Thoresen is controlling him well.
Thoresen lands strikes from half guard.
Thoresen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thoresen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lorghth misses with an uppercut. Thoresen saw that one coming.
Thoresen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thoresen lands in his opponent's guard.
Thoresen stands up over Lorghth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lorghth wants to get back to his feet but Thoresen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thoresen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen won't allow Lorghth to get back to his feet.
Thoresen is in close to Lorghth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thoresen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lorghth throws a head kick but Thoresen moves out of range.
Thoresen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lorghth to the mat! Lorghth manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thoresen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thoresen landing with the ground and pound.
Thoresen stops Lorghth from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thoresen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lorghth is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A frustrated look appears on Lorghth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stian Tomt Thoresen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thoresen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thoresen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lorghth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lorghth is pressed up against the cage. Thoresen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lorghth down to the mat. Lorghth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lorghth wants to clinch.
Thoresen shoots for a double leg takedown but Lorghth sprawls well. He's pushed Thoresen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stian Tomt Thoresen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lorghth tries to clinch up
and Thoresen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lorghth's guard now.
Lorghth wants to stand but Thoresen is controlling the position.
Thoresen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thoresen stands up over Lorghth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thoresen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoresen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thoresen stops Lorghth from standing up.
Thoresen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thoresen is in close to Lorghth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lorghth misses with a shot to the body
and Thoresen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lorghth pushes Thoresen off looking to stand but Thoresen dives back in and keeps control.
Thoresen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thoresen lands a nice short elbow.
Thoresen drops an elbow to the side of Lorghth's head.
Lorghth taking some punishment here, with Thoresen in his half guard.
Thoresen prevents Lorghth from standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thoresen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lorghth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thoresen scoring with punches and elbows.
Lorghth pushes Thoresen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thoresen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thoresen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thoresen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lorghth to see if he's OK.
Thoresen lands an elbow.
Thoresen advances to mount.
Stian Tomt Thoresen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thoresen cracks Lorghth with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thoresen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lorghth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lorghth wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thoresen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thoresen working the ground and pound effectively.
Thoresen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thoresen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lorghth's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Thoresen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lorghth has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Thoresen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lorghth's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Thoresen breaks from Lorghth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lorghth squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thoresen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thoresen with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth really wants to buck Thoresen off and get back to his feet.
Thoresen with good strikes from the mount here!
Lorghth is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thoresen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lorghth?
Thoresen lands a nice shot to the head.
Lorghth trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thoresen scoring with strikes but Lorghth is staying in there.
Lorghth squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Thoresen.
Thoresen with the ground and pound from mount.
Thoresen working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stian Tomt Thoresen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lorghth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thoresen backs up against the cage.
Lorghth swats away the attempt to clinch by Thoresen.
Thoresen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorghth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorghth instigates a clinch.
Lorghth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lorghth jumps guard but Thoresen stands there with Lorghth around his waist. Lorghth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lorghth misses with a knee strike.
Thoresen jumps guard but Lorghth stands there with Thoresen around his waist. Thoresen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorghth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thoresen looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thoresen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lorghth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thoresen is trying to drag Lorghth to the mat but Lorghth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stian Tomt Thoresen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorghth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thoresen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lorghth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lorghth successfully pulls guard.
Thoresen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lorghth wants to stand but Thoresen is controlling the position.
Thoresen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thoresen stops Lorghth from standing up.
Thoresen lands a couple of elbows.
That's two 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.
Thoresen is in close to Lorghth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thoresen is in close to Lorghth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thoresen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorghth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lorghth tries to close the distance and clinch but Thoresen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thoresen gets a takedown into half guard.
Thoresen prevents Lorghth from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thoresen connects with a nice short shot to Lorghth's temple.
Thoresen is nestled in close to Lorghth, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lorghth wants to get back to his feet.
Thoresen lands with a punch from half guard.
Lorghth wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lorghth misses with a few strikes there.
Thoresen throws a right hand that Lorghth ducks under and follows up with a left that Lorghth also avoids with ease.
Emsiferun Lorghth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorghth tries to clinch up
and Thoresen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lorghth won't be happy with that.
Thoresen lands an elbow.
Lorghth is pushing Thoresen's head away, looking to escape. Thoresen manages to hold on to the position though.
Lorghth is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lorghth is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorghth is pushing Thoresen's head away, looking to escape. Thoresen manages to hold on to the position though.
Thoresen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lorghth is pushing Thoresen's head away, looking to escape. Thoresen manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thoresen tries to clinch but Lorghth is having none of it.
Stian Tomt Thoresen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lorghth moves in looking to clinch but Thoresen pushes him off.
Lorghth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thoresen.
Lorghth clinches.
Lorghth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thoresen smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thoresen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thoresen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stian Tomt Thoresen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thoresen, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stian Tomt Thoresen!
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energy
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hype
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