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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Cmon Feel The Noise. The crowd seem to be enjoying Torturo's choice of entrance music: Mogwai - Katrien. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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211 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
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189 cm
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217 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Stark misses.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torturo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stark.
Torturo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Torturo ducks down to avoid it.
Torturo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Torturo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torturo, right into the meat.
Stark misses with a hook.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Stark throws a low kick but Torturo avoids it.
Stark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stark.
Torturo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo motions for Stark to come forward. Torturo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torturo finds it's way round the side to connect with Stark's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo connects with a nice looking jab.
Torturo is looking to clinch.
Stark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torturo counters with an inside leg kick.
Torturo misses with a looping left.
Stark misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark 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.
Stark tries to work over Torturo's front leg with a kick but Torturo checks it.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torturo blocks a low kick nicely.
Torturo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo is looking to land body kicks.
Stark misses with a combination
and Torturo counters with a body kick that stops Stark in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Stark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stark closes the distance and clinches.
Stark blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Torturo.
Torturo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torturo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Torturo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torturo's brow.
Torturo misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torturo with a knee to the head.
Torturo blocking some punches.
Torturo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Torturo tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
Marko Torturo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Torturo throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torturo tries to keep at a distance but Stark has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Torturo.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torturo stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Torturo misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Torturo trying to control the position but instead, Stark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torturo into the cage.
Torturo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
A nice left hand lands by Stark.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torturo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Torturo controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark dodges an elbow strike from Torturo.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo misses with a knee strike.
Torturo pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Stark.
It looks like Marko Torturo has been cut.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torturo lands a nice elbow.
Torturo tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Torturo back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torturo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Torturo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
Stark blocks an elbow strike.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Torturo.
Torturo blocks a body shot from Stark.
Nice elbow from Torturo.
Still in the clinch, Torturo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torturo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torturo blocks an uppercut.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torturo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torturo avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws an elbow but it misses.
Torturo prevents a body shot from Stark.
Torturo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torturo gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torturo pushes off an throws an elbow but Stark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Torturo blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo'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. This is the final round!
Torturo defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stark.
Torturo tries to move into range but Stark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torturo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torturo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Torturo blocks the leg kick.
Torturo lands an overhand right.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Torturo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stark blocks the body kick.
Stark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torturo's calf.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo tries a head kick but it misses.
Torturo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stark.
Thomas Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torturo.
Torturo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Torturo. Beautiful body shot.
Torturo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torturo checks a low kick from Stark.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Torturo.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torturo moves away from the strike by Stark.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark thuds his right hand into Torturo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torturo tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torturo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stark throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torturo.
Torturo moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark punishes Torturo's body with a nice straight punch.
Torturo blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Stark!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Stark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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