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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Moye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Moye!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni scores with the left hand. Moye knows he should have avoided that one.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moye.
Torni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Moye misses
and Torni counters with an outside leg kick.
Moye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Torni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni misses with a straight left.
Torni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moye misses with a right hand
and Torni counters with a thumping low kick.
Torni scores with a leg kick.
Moye has a takedown stuffed.
Moye on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Torni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moye.
It looks like Derek Moye has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moye swings widly with a right hand
and Torni counters with a thumping low kick.
Moye throws out a powerful jab.
Moye misses with a takedown attempt
and Torni counters with a low kick, right behind Moye 's knee.
Moye looks gassed!
Torni throws a body punch but Moye moves out of range.
Torni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torni throws a good cross that connects.
Moye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Torni.
Lauri Torni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
Torni tries to clinch up.
Moye swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torni counters with a good low kick that Moye was not able to check.
Torni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torni is looking to clinch.
Moye stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torni.
Derek Moye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moye's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni wants to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Moye takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Torni tenderised Moye's leg. Moye is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Derek Moye's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torni scores with a jab.
Torni tries to clinch there but Moye circles away.
Moye throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni counters with a thumping low kick.
Moye misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torni.
Torni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moye can do to turn this around?
Torni feints and then cracks Moye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moye down.
Torni moves in looking to clinch but Moye pushes him off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moye might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Torni has got the better of the exchanges.
Moye is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Torni tenderised Moye's leg. Moye is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torni tries to clinch up but Moye circles away and keeps his distance.
Torni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moye swings widly with a right hand
and Torni counters with a good low kick that Moye was not able to check.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moye's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moye on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torni.
Torni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Torni thumps Moye with a low kick.
Torni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lauri Torni is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Torni.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torni.
Torni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moye.
Moye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torni scores with a head kick. Moye tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moye misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Torni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moye takes one to the side of the head.
Torni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moye misses with an uppercut
letting Torni counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Derek Moye's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torni throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for 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 Derek Moye's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torni scores with a jab.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Torni is looking to slow Moye down with leg kicks.
Torni tries to clinch there but Moye circles away.
Moye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torni scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torni jabs at Moye's body.
Torni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Torni as he connects with a hook.
Torni is looking to slow Moye down with leg kicks.
Moye on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moye moves forwards but Torni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moye's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torni lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moye takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moye has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torni.
Torni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moye misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moye walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torni.
Torni tries to clinch but Moye is having none of it.
Moye is trying hard to land a takedown here. Torni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Torni tries to clinch but Moye is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Torni.
Torni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Torni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moye blocks a head kick by Torni.
Torni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torni tries to clinch there but Moye circles away.
Torni throws a body punch but Moye moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torni cracks Moye with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Moye's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moye keeps the fight on the outside.
Moye shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torni as he jumps to the side.
Torni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moye throws an off balance right hand
and Torni counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moye. That did some damage!
Moye is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moye swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
Torni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moye checks a leg kick.
Torni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moye.
Moye misses with a body shot
and Torni counters with a head kick. That will keep Moye thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Moye throws a sloppy body shot
and Torni counters with a nice leg kick.
Moye misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Moye is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a combination that misses
and Moye decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torni's guard.
Moye trying to control but Torni is working from the bottom.
Moye stops Torni from standing up.
Moye with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torni wants to stand but Moye is controlling the position.
Moye wants to pass the guard but Torni is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torni wants to stand but Moye is controlling the position.
Moye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torni keeping full guard, as Moye tries to pass.
Moye trying to control but Torni is working from the bottom.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moye throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Moye shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moye was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Torni'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lauri Torni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Moye's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Torni scores with a nice right hand.
Moye misses with a left hand
and Torni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moye swings widly with a right hand
and Torni counters with an outside leg kick.
Moye lands a nice looking body shot.
Moye misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moye throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni counters with a low kick, right behind Moye 's knee.
Moye is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torni wants to clinch.
Torni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Derek Moye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni manages to break the clinch.
Moye throws a poor cross that misses
and Torni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Torni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moye's calf.
Torni bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moye's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torni.
Moye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torni. Torni obviously looking to wear him down.
Torni clinches up against the cage.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moye trying to control the position but instead, Torni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moye into the cage.
Torni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moye's defenses.
Moye drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torni pulls his leg out and moves away.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Moye takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torni counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Torni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torni, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:41
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:41
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
Lauri Torni retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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