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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatau Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodgood has chosen Dark Tranquility - Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatau Bloodgood!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodgood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Bloodgood checks a low kick from Thai.
Thai misses with an uppercut. Bloodgood saw that one coming.
Bloodgood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloodgood thows a leg kick but Thai checks it
and Thai counters with a low kick, right behind Bloodgood 's knee.
Bloodgood cracks the inside of Thai's front leg.
Thai fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood scores with a jab. Thai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bloodgood throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bloodgood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bloodgood lands a left and a right that send Thai crashing to the mat, dazed. Bloodgood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mike Thai has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodgood throws a chopping leg kick but Thai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thai moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodgood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood scores with a leg kick.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Bloodgood sizes up Thai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloodgood misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodgood. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thai misses with a body shot.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bloodgood avoids the head kick by Thai.
Bloodgood looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bloodgood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodgood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thai's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Bloodgood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai throws a chopping leg kick but Bloodgood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bloodgood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bloodgood keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood throws a solid leg kick but Thai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bloodgood.
Bloodgood blocks a head kick by Thai.
Bloodgood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thai wants to clinch.
Bloodgood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Thai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatau Bloodgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodgood throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Bloodgood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloodgood throws a low kick, looking for Thai's leg but Thai calmly moves out of range.
Bloodgood keeps the fight on the outside.
Bloodgood looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.
Bloodgood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bloodgood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloodgood throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Bloodgood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Thai to counter with a crisp jab.
Thai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bloodgood.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Thai misses.
Thai throws a solid leg kick but Bloodgood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thai.
A leg kick checked by Thai.
Thai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bloodgood if he has to take too many more of those.
Tatau Bloodgood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodgood scores with the left hand. Thai knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloodgood.
Thai thows a leg kick but Bloodgood checks it
letting Bloodgood counter with a right hand.
Bloodgood throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloodgood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloodgood thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodgood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bloodgood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatau Bloodgood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bloodgood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thai on the side of the head.
Bloodgood misses with a hook
and Thai counters with an inside leg kick.
Bloodgood misses with a low kick.
Bloodgood misses with a low kick.
Thai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mike Thai's cut is getting worse.
Bloodgood looks to land a left hand but Thai moved out of range nicely.
Bloodgood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodgood misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai counters with a left to the body.
Bloodgood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Bloodgood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thai slips under a jab from Bloodgood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodgood lands a right hook to the body.
Thai slips a jab from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bloodgood. Bloodgood obviously looking to wear him down.
Bloodgood lands with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bloodgood blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bloodgood.
An inside leg kick from Bloodgood misses.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Thai drives through and clinches with Bloodgood against the cage.
Bloodgood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bloodgood avoiding damage.
Bloodgood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bloodgood tries to circle away but Thai has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bloodgood breaks the clinch.
Thai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bloodgood effectively controlling the action here.
Bloodgood blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bloodgood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bloodgood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bloodgood has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodgood.
Bloodgood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodgood misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Thai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bloodgood as Thai tries to tie him up.
Bloodgood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thai's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloodgood avoids it.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatau Bloodgood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Thai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bloodgood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bloodgood connects with a leg kick. Thai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thai needs to keep his hands up - Bloodgood had a free shot at his head there.
Bloodgood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bloodgood misses with the combination.
Bloodgood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Bloodgood 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.
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!
Bloodgood gets tackled into the cage by Thai. Thai maintains the clinch.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Bloodgood stalling.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bloodgood breaks from the clinch.
Bloodgood connects with a leg kick. Thai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bloodgood blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai shoots in looking for a takedown. Bloodgood tries to sprawl out of it but Thai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bloodgood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloodgood lands an overhand right.
Bloodgood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thai is looking to clinch but Bloodgood is avoiding it.
Bloodgood stuns Thai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thai misses with a low kick.
Thai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Thai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thai is rocked!
Bloodgood's corner calls for a 1-2. Bloodgood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Thai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mike Thai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A combination from Bloodgood does no damage.
Bloodgood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thai.
Thai defending well as Bloodgood loads up on a big left hand.
Thai seems to have got his legs back now.
Bloodgood misses with an uppercut
and Thai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thai's calf.
Nice defenses there by Thai.
Bloodgood throws a low kick, looking for Thai's leg but Thai calmly moves out of range.
Bloodgood loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Bloodgood pushes him off.
Bloodgood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bloodgood's corner calls for a 1-2. Bloodgood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai scores with a head kick.
Thai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bloodgood.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bloodgood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatau Bloodgood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bloodgood tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bloodgood fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by Thai as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloodgood looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Thai walks into a jab.
Mike Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodgood cracks the inside of Thai's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatau Bloodgood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bloodgood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatau Bloodgood!
Tatau Bloodgood took some time post fight to say the following; 'COME AT ME BRO'.
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hype
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