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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itaniemi comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - Still Counting. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
30 - 14 - 1 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denton Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder looks for the body kick but Itaniemi saw that one coming.
Itaniemi lands a nice shot that snaps Thunder's head back.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Itaniemi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thunder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Itaniemi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Itaniemi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters circling a little - Itaniemi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thunder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Itaniemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Itaniemi throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Itaniemi coming out on top.
Thunder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi connects with an inside leg kick.
Itaniemi throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi avoids a kick to the body.
Thunder connects with a solid leg kick.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick and Itaniemi moves out of range easily.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body
and Itaniemi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Itaniemi misses its intended target.
Itaniemi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Itaniemi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
Itaniemi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Itaniemi.
Itaniemi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Itaniemi misses with a right hand
letting Thunder counter with a right hand.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thunder looks for the body kick but Itaniemi saw that one coming.
Itaniemi is looking to land body kicks.
Itaniemi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Itaniemi's corner calls for a 1-2. Itaniemi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Denton Thunder's cut even more.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder thows a body kick. Itaniemi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thunder lands a head shot.
Itaniemi throws out a powerful jab.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi moves out of range of the body kick.
Thunder throws a leg kick that misses.
Thunder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Itaniemi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Itaniemi throws out a powerful jab.
Itaniemi checks a low kick from Thunder.
A jab from Itaniemi misses.
A low kick from Itaniemi misses
and Thunder counters with a good, hard body kick but Itaniemi shrugs it off.
Thunder blocks a leg kick.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Itaniemi avoids it.
Itaniemi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thunder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itaniemi's sensitive parts.
Itaniemi throws a jab when Thunder was well out of range.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi misses with an uppercut.
Thunder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Itaniemi blocks the low kick.
Itaniemi throws out a loose jab but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
Thunder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Itaniemi misses the jab.
Itaniemi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
Itaniemi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itaniemi connects with a jab.
Thunder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Itaniemi controls his hands.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Itaniemi.
Thunder blocks an uppercut.
Itaniemi blocks an elbow strike from Thunder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Urho Itaniemi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder'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.
Itaniemi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thunder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.
Itaniemi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Itaniemi's calf.
Thunder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Itaniemi checks it well.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Itaniemi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Itaniemi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Itaniemi checks it
and Itaniemi counters with a straight right hand.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Itaniemi.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thunder pushes Itaniemi up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itaniemi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Thunder as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thunder stalling in the clinch.
Itaniemi trying to control the position but instead, Thunder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Itaniemi into the cage.
Itaniemi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thunder being controlled against the cage.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Itaniemi.
Thunder is trying to maintain a safe position but Itaniemi gets an underhook and turns Thunder into the cage.
Itaniemi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Itaniemi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder landing knees to the body.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itaniemi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itaniemi slowing the pace effectively.
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!
Itaniemi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder lands with a left to the head.
Itaniemi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thunder is keeping busy.
Itaniemi throws a head punch that misses.
Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Urho Itaniemi has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi lands a left hand.
Thunder presses Itaniemi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Itaniemi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder lands an uppercut.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Itaniemi misses the shot to the body.
Thunder lands a jab.
That kick from Thunder tenderised Itaniemi's leg. Itaniemi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Itaniemi avoids the body shot from Thunder.
Itaniemi connects with a leg kick. Thunder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Itaniemi scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Itaniemi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick but Thunder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Itaniemi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Itaniemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thunder.
Itaniemi lands with a straight right. Thunder didn't see that one coming.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Itaniemi.
A clash of legs there as Itaniemi blocks the low kick.
Thunder has Itaniemi up against the cage in a clinch.
Thunder tries to circle away but Itaniemi has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Itaniemi lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Itaniemi, right into the meat.
Itaniemi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunder connects with a solid leg kick.
Itaniemi stuns Thunder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
Itaniemi lands a slapping body shot.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thunder wants to land a leg kick but Itaniemi is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itaniemi looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
Thunder feints and then cracks Itaniemi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Itaniemi down.
Thunder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itaniemi.
Urho Itaniemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thunder lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Itaniemi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Itaniemi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Itaniemi is looking to score with low kicks.
Thunder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Thunder wants to land a leg kick but Itaniemi is out of range.
Thunder slips a jab from Itaniemi.
Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunder scores with a push kick.
Itaniemi avoids the body shot from Thunder.
Thunder lands with a nice combination. Itaniemi backs away looking to recover.
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Itaniemi saw it coming and moves away.
Itaniemi throws a lazy right hand but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Itaniemi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itaniemi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Itaniemi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thunder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Itaniemi digs a good body shot into Thunder's ribs.
Itaniemi wants to slow Thunder down by chopping away at his legs.
Itaniemi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder takes the fight into the clinch.
Itaniemi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder tries to work over Itaniemi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Itaniemi breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunder.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thunder throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder.
Thunder throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Itaniemi counters with a nice body shot.
Thunder throws a leg kick that misses.
Itaniemi lands an overhand right.
Itaniemi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
Thunder lands with a nice body kick.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Itaniemi moved out of range nicely.
Itaniemi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Itaniemi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thunder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Itaniemi scrambles back to his feet.
Thunder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itaniemi momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunder.
Itaniemi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunder tries to clinch but Itaniemi moves out of range.
Thunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thunder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Itaniemi to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Denton Thunder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice defenses there by Thunder.
Nice body punch from Itaniemi.
Thunder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Itaniemi works Thunder's body with a nice hook.
Itaniemi 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.
Thunder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Itaniemi looking to slow down the pace here.
Denton Thunder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Thunder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denton Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thunder 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Thunder!
In his post fight interview, Denton Thunder started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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