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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Marchione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Marchione!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchione shoots and misses
and Thermandin counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Thermandin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thermandin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marchione fails with the takedown
and Thermandin counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thermandin.
Marchione looks gassed!
Thermandin closes the distance and clinches.
Thermandin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marchione has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thermandin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Twelf Thermandin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Marchione.
Thermandin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marchione takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thermandin stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin lands a good knee to the midsection. Marchione won't want to take too many of those.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thermandin effectively controlling the action here.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Marchione's ribcage.
Thermandin just leaning against Marchione, taking a breather.
Thermandin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thermandin stalls.
Thermandin working Marchione over with knees to the body.
Marchione tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thermandin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thermandin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marchione in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thermandin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alex Marchione has been cut.
Thermandin lands a good knee to the midsection. Marchione won't want to take too many of those.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marchione's face.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marchione fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin just leaning against Marchione, taking a breather.
Thermandin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Marchione is trying to push Thermandin away but Thermandin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marchione drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Marchione's ribcage.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Thermandin scores a nice knee to the body.
Thermandin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin working Marchione over with knees to the body.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Marchione's ribcage.
Thermandin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marchione lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marchione lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marchione's face.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Marchione's ribcage.
Thermandin leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marchione tries to pull guard but Thermandin holds him up against the cage and eventually Marchione drops back down to his feet.
Marchione takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Marchione's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marchione misses with a left hand
and Thermandin counters with a thumping low kick.
Thermandin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thermandin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marchione gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thermandin counters with a leg kick.
Thermandin darts in and clinches Marchione up against the cage.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marchione lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
Marchione is breathing heavily.
Thermandin stalls.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin scores with a knee to the head.
Thermandin pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Thermandin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marchione can do to turn this around?
Thermandin working Marchione over with knees to the body.
Thermandin has Marchione pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchione trying to stall but Thermandin improves his position.
Thermandin scores a nice knee to the body.
Thermandin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marchione up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thermandin.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thermandin scores a nice knee to the body.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Alex Marchione's cut even more.
Thermandin lands a good knee to the midsection. Marchione won't want to take too many of those.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marchione lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thermandin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
Thermandin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marchione in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Twelf Thermandin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Thermandin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thermandin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Marchione's ribcage.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marchione lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Thermandin.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marchione has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thermandin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thermandin stalling the fight.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Thermandin working Marchione over with knees to the body.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin leaning against his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thermandin taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Marchione's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marchione lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thermandin circles away quickly and effectively.
Thermandin lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thermandin.
Marchione swats away the attempt to clinch by Thermandin.
Marchione misses with a takedown attempt
and Thermandin counters with a nice leg kick.
Thermandin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Thermandin to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thermandin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marchione in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thermandin lands a knee to the body.
Thermandin is stalling here.
Marchione is trying to drag Thermandin to the mat but Thermandin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marchione is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thermandin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Twelf Thermandin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Marchione.
Thermandin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Twelf Thermandin.
Thermandin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thermandin forces Marchione back against the cage and clinches.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marchione's face.
Thermandin stalling the fight.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Marchione's ribcage.
Thermandin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marchione has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thermandin uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchione is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thermandin wants to get up but he can't break Marchione's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thermandin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Thermandin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marchione crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thermandin - the referee stops the clock and Marchione gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thermandin. Marchione manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Twelf Thermandin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marchione takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin lands with a slapping head kick.
Marchione shoots and misses
and Thermandin counters with a head kick. That will keep Marchione thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Twelf Thermandin is winning the standup battle so far.
Marchione keeps the fight on the outside.
Alex Marchione has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thermandin throws a head kick that Marchione semi-blocks.
Thermandin has Marchione up against the cage in a clinch.
Marchione being controlled against the cage.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Twelf Thermandin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thermandin is stalling here.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twelf Thermandin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thermandin 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twelf Thermandin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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