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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Thorkildsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Turjake (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. On his way into the cage it seems that Rolf Thorkildsen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rolf Thorkildsen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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162 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Thorkildsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Turjake!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turjake connects with an inside leg kick.
Turjake slaps away a takedown attempt from Thorkildsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Thorkildsen. Beautiful body shot.
Thorkildsen misses the jab.
Turjake scores with a nice head shot.
Thorkildsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turjake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorkildsen manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Turjake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorkildsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turjake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thorkildsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Turjake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thorkildsen momentarily.
Turjake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turjake throws the left hand but Thorkildsen avoids the punch easily.
Thorkildsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorkildsen throws a body punch but Turjake moves out of range.
Thorkildsen misses with a looping left.
Turjake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thorkildsen misses the jab.
Thorkildsen slips under a jab.
Thorkildsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turjake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turjake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen tries to bum rush Turjake with a series of wild strikes but Turjake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorkildsen misses the shot to the body.
Turjake looks to throw the jab but Thorkildsen is out of range.
Turjake misses with a looping left.
Thorkildsen misses with a looping right.
Thorkildsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turjake.
Nice shot by Thorkildsen.
Turjake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thorkildsen. Thorkildsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thorkildsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turjake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorkildsen cracks Turjake with an open hand slap.
Turjake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thorkildsen's calf.
Thorkildsen throws a right hand that Turjake ducks under and follows up with a left that Turjake also avoids with ease.
Thorkildsen throws a jab when Turjake was well out of range.
Thorkildsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turjake circles away quickly and effectively.
Turjake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Thorkildsen misses.
Thorkildsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turjake digs a good hook to Thorkildsen's body.
Jab from Turjake.
Turjake throws a looping overhand right but Thorkildsen ducks down to avoid it.
Turjake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turjake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake ducks under a wild hook from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Thorkildsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turjake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Turjake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thorkildsen wants to control but Turjake postures up.
Turjake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thorkildsen, who protects the arm well.
Thorkildsen is looking for a sweep.
Turjake controls the position.
Thorkildsen is looking for a sweep.
Thorkildsen struggling a bit here.
Thorkildsen dodges the ground and pound from Turjake.
Turjake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorkildsen keeps working.
Thorkildsen gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake is trying to control the action in half guard but Thorkildsen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thorkildsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turjake stalling.
Thorkildsen gets full guard.
Thorkildsen working for a triangle but Turjake defends it easily.
Thorkildsen is trying to control the position but Turjake postures up.
That's four 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.
Thorkildsen working for a triangle but Turjake defends it easily.
Thorkildsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turjake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turjake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turjake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorkildsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorkildsen is looking for a triangle but Turjake pushes his legs off easily.
Turjake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thorkildsen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Turjake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice combination there by Turjake.
Turjake misses with a low kick.
Jab by Thorkildsen.
Turjake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Turjake misses.
No joy there for Turjake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorkildsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turjake is out of range.
Thorkildsen misses with a wild body shot.
Thorkildsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Turjake as Thorkildsen shoots in.
Thorkildsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turjake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorkildsen ducks right into an uppercut from Turjake.
Thorkildsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turjake circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorkildsen defending well as Turjake loads up on a big left hand.
Thorkildsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorkildsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Turjake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turjake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorkildsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Turjake misses its intended target.
Thorkildsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turjake throws out the jab.
Thorkildsen slips a jab from Turjake.
Thorkildsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen fails with the takedown
and Turjake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thorkildsen!
Thorkildsen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thorkildsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turjake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thorkildsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thorkildsen is working hard here to advance position.
Turjake looking to control but Thorkildsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turjake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Turjake breaks from Thorkildsen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Turjake landing strikes from the mount and Thorkildsen is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorkildsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Turjake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turjake scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thorkildsen?
Thorkildsen is looking to improve his position but Turjake isn't that keen on the idea.
Thorkildsen gets back to half guard.
Thorkildsen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turjake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turjake's back!
Thorkildsen doesn't have the hooks in and Turjake manages to turn into his guard.
Thorkildsen keeping moving, preventing Turjake from controlling successfully.
Thorkildsen working for a triangle but Turjake defends it easily.
Turjake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thorkildsen working a defensive guard here.
Turjake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turjake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thorkildsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turjake has managed to get both his arms back between Thorkildsen's legs - danger averted.
Thorkildsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turjake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turjake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turjake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turjake is in close to Thorkildsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turjake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thorkildsen's head.
Thorkildsen keeping moving, preventing Turjake from controlling successfully.
Turjake controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorkildsen keeping moving, preventing Turjake from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thorkildsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turjake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turjake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turjake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Turjake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Turjake.
Turjake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorkildsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turjake's head backwards.
Thorkildsen takes one to the side of the head.
Thorkildsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turjake scores with a decent looking hook.
Turjake tries to work over Thorkildsen's front leg with a kick but Thorkildsen checks it.
Thorkildsen staying out of range there.
Turjake misses with a hook.
Turjake scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Thorkildsen misses its intended target.
Thorkildsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turjake looks to throw the jab but Thorkildsen is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorkildsen. Turjake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorkildsen moves out of range as Turjake strikes.
Turjake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turjake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorkildsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turjake.
Turjake cracks Thorkildsen with an open hand slap.
Turjake connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Turjake misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Turjake does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Turjake should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Thorkildsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Turjake misses.
Thorkildsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turjake.
Turjake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorkildsen.
A jab from Thorkildsen misses.
Turjake moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Turjake misses the target.
Turjake cracks a nice hook into Thorkildsen's ribs.
Turjake misses with a hook. Thorkildsen ducked under it nicely.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook. Turjake ducked under it nicely.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook.
Turjake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorkildsen.
Turjake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turjake cracks Thorkildsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turjake wants to slow Thorkildsen down by chopping away at his legs.
Thorkildsen throws an overhand right that lands on Turjake's shoulder, as Turjake tries to avoid the shot.
Thorkildsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turjake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorkildsen defending well as Turjake loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Thorkildsen.
Rolf Thorkildsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake throws a looping overhand right but Thorkildsen ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turjake. Thorkildsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turjake scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Turjake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thorkildsen doesn't seem phased though.
Thorkildsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turjake scores with a hook.
Turjake throws a jab when Thorkildsen was well out of range.
Turjake cracks Thorkildsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turjake looks to land a right hand but Thorkildsen moved out of range.
Thorkildsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thorkildsen takes one to the chin there.
Thorkildsen moves forwards but Turjake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turjake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thorkildsen but Thorkildsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thorkildsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turjake lands an overhand right.
A big left from Turjake misses.
Turjake lands a two punch combo.
A big left from Turjake misses.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook.
A jab from Turjake misses.
Turjake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Turjake misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake throws a looping overhand right but Thorkildsen ducks down to avoid it.
Thorkildsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turjake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thorkildsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thorkildsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thorkildsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turjake.
Thorkildsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turjake connects with a looping right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Thorkildsen as Turjake shoots in.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook. Turjake ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Turjake finds it's way through Thorkildsen's defenses.
Turjake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorkildsen.
Torsti Turjake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thorkildsen moves forwards but Turjake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Turjake. That snapped Thorkildsen's head back.
Turjake scores with a jab to the body.
Thorkildsen scores with the left hand. Turjake knows he should have avoided that one.
Turjake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turjake misses with a straight right.
Thorkildsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turjake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorkildsen.
Turjake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thorkildsen throws an overhand right that lands on Turjake's shoulder, as Turjake tries to avoid the shot.
Torsti Turjake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turjake takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turjake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thorkildsen quickly recovers to half guard.
Turjake is thwarting Thorkildsen's attempts to control the position.
Turjake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorkildsen defending well though.
Thorkildsen is staying active underneath Turjake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thorkildsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Thorkildsen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turjake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turjake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorkildsen keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torsti Turjake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turjake 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsti Turjake!
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hype
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