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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Johnny Boy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Boy! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Torni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Torni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torni throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Torni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Torni closes the distance and clinches. Torni lands a nice knee to the body. Torni with a knee to the head.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Torni has double underhooks. Torni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Torni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Torni crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage. Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boy looks gassed! This has been an exciting period of action! Torni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Torni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Boy takes a knee to the side of the body. Torni connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnny Boy has been cut. Torni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Torni scores a nice knee to the body.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body. Torni scores a nice knee to the body.
Torni crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage. Torni working Boy over with knees to the body. Torni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Torni working Boy over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Torni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Torni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Torni connects with a solid leg kick. Torni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boy on the side of the head. A chopping leg kick lands by Torni. Torni punishes Boy's body with a nice straight punch. Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. That kick from Torni tenderised Boy's leg. Boy is trying to keep his angry face on. Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Torni is looking to slow Boy down with leg kicks. Boy takes a kick to the side of the head. Boy takes a kick to the side of the head. Boy tries to bum rush Torni with a series of wild strikes but Torni uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Torni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though. Jab by Torni. Torni throws a nice head kick!
Torni closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Torni lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Torni jabs at Boy's body. Lauri Torni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A right-left combo lands from Torni. Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Torni avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Torni tenderised Boy's leg. Boy is trying to keep his angry face on. Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Boy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torni clinches with his opponent.
Torni crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage. Torni landing knees to the body.
Torni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Torni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body. Torni working Boy over with knees to the body. Torni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Torni.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Torni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Torni lands a nice knee to the body. Boy takes a knee to the side of the body. Torni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Torni working Boy over with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Torni.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body. Torni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Torni working Boy over with knees to the body. Torni prevents Boy from breaking the clinch. Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Torni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boy's efforts to push away. Boy tries to break free but Torni pushes him back against the cage. Torni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now. Torni leaning against his opponent.
Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torni has him pressed against the cage. Torni connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Torni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Torni.
Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torni has him pressed against the cage. Boy takes a knee to the side of the body. Boy misses with a short punch on the inside. Torni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torni manages to break the clinch.
Torni gets in close and instigates a clinch. Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torni keeps control of Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Torni scores a nice knee to the body.
Torni lands a nice knee to the body. Torni with a knee to the head.
Torni missing with knees to the body.
Torni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Torni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Torni lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those. Torni lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those. Knees to the body from Torni.
Torni looking to stall.
Boy wants to break free but Torni has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that round. The cut man is working on Johnny Boy's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Torni misses the target. Johnny Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torni, right into the meat.
Boy throws a combination that misses and Torni moves into the clinch. Torni lands a knee to the body.
Torni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Torni missing with knees to the body.
Torni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torni lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those. Torni crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage. Boy trying to stall but Torni improves his position.
Torni scores with a knee to the head.
Torni breaks the clinch.
Torni takes the fight into the clinch. Torni breaks the clinch.
Boy walks into a left hand. Boy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torni lands with a hook. Boy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Boy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Nice uppercut lands for Torni. That snapped Boy's head back.
Torni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy. Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Torni is looking to slow Boy down with leg kicks. Boy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. A decent looking cross lands there for Torni. Torni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Torni's shoulder, as Torni tries to avoid the shot. Boy throws a nice looking combination but Torni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Torni cracks Boy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. A solid body kick from Torni. Torni slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Boy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torni scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Torni rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torni obliges. Torni with a knee to the head.
Torni scores with a knee to the head.
Torni lands a nice knee to the body. Torni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Torni connects with a knee to the head.
Torni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Torni landing knees to the head.
Torni landing knees to the head.
Torni tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Torni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boy can do to turn this around? Torni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Both fighters working to control the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land. Boy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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! Torni crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage. Torni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms. Boy pushes Torni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torni keeps control of Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Torni crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage. Boy can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boy is trying to force a seperation but Torni has the dominant position. Boy tries to break free but Torni pushes him back against the cage. Torni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now. Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Torni.
Torni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now. Torni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Boy tries to bum rush Torni with a series of wild strikes but Torni uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Boy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torni counters with a big head kick but Boy shrugs it off. Boy cracks Torni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Torni cracks Boy with a good jab. Lauri Torni is winning the standup battle so far. A punch combination from Boy misses. Boy takes a shot right to the bread basket. Boy misses with a wild combination.
Torni lands a nice shot that snaps Boy's head back.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torni circles away quickly and effectively. Torni connects with a high kick. Torni bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Torni lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Torni tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range. Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Torni throws a nice inside leg kick. Torni moves into the clinch successfully.
Lauri Torni has scored more points in the clinch so far. Torni crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage. Torni effectively controlling the action here. Boy tries a body shot but Torni blocks it.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Torni landing knees to the body.
Torni landing knees to the body.
Torni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Torni lands a nice knee to the body. Torni lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Torni breaks from the clinch.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torni rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage. 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! Torni landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torni. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Johnny Boy's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Torni!
Boy misses with a combination
and Torni counters with a flying knee. Nice. Torni lands with a shot to the body. Torni lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torni looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Boy avoids the head kick by Torni.
Torni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy throws out a loose jab but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it. Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A head kick from Torni lands but Boy takes it in his stride. Torni lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Torni throws a one two combo.
Torni moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy. Knees in the clinch landing for Torni.
Torni tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Torni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Torni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torni lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those. Boy tries a body shot but Torni blocks it.
Torni landing knees to the head.
Torni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Torni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Torni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Torni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Torni tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range. Torni lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Torni jabs at Boy's body. Torni lands with a good body shot. Torni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Torni lands a high kick!
Boy cracks Torni with a good jab. Boy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Torni lands with a hook. Boy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Torni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torni slips a jab from Boy. Boy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torni. Boy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Boy cracks Torni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A big right from Boy misses. Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Torni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boy. Torni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Torni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A jab lands there for Torni. Boy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Torni - just one landing. Boy tries to keep at a distance but Torni has taken the fight into the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Torni.
Torni landing knees to the head.
Torni lands a knee to the body.
Torni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Torni lands a knee to the head.
Boy is rocked! Torni crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage. Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Torni finish him? Torni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Torni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Boy seems to have recovered his senses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torni, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torni. Boy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Torni feints and then cracks Boy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boy down. Boy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torni slips under a jab. Johnny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Torni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Torni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Torni cracks a nice hook into Boy's ribs. 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! Torni throws a head kick that half lands.
Torni clinches with his opponent.
Torni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torni misses with a knee strike.
Torni lands a knee to the head.
Torni scores with a knee to the head.
Boy is trying to maintain a safe position but Torni gets an underhook and turns Boy into the cage. Torni lands a nice knee to the body. Torni breaks from the clinch.
Torni has closed the distance and engaged Boy in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Torni with a knee to the head.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Torni. Torni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Boy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torni. Torni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Torni moves out of range as Boy strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! Lauri Torni showed his dominance in that final round. Well Torni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
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