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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disturbed - Criminal. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Turjake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Turjake.
Turjake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turjake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stout's calf.
Stout throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stout misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stout. Turjake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turjake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turjake misses with a hook. Stout ducked under it nicely.
Turjake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turjake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stout slips a jab and a cross from Turjake.
Turjake moves out of range as Stout strikes.
Turjake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Sam Stout has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stout works the jab nicely.
Stout misses with a straight left.
Turjake's corner calls for a 1-2. Turjake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turjake.
Turjake misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Stout.
A slow jab from Stout misses its intended target.
Turjake thows a body shot but no joy.
Turjake thumps Stout with a low kick.
A punch combination from Stout misses.
Turjake blocks a jab.
Turjake has managed to clinch.
Stout taking a breather.
Turjake prevents a body shot from Stout.
Stout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turjake presses Stout against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stout struggles to land a body shot inside as Turjake controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turjake scores with a shoulder strike.
Turjake is trying to trip Stout. He has hold of a leg but Stout is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Turjake persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Turjake throwing strikes but missing.
Turjake tries to free his leg and advance position but Stout is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout is trying to control the position but Turjake postures up.
Turjake wants to control from the top but Stout keeps moving.
Turjake is in close to Stout's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turjake tries to free his leg and advance position but Stout is retaining full guard.
Turjake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stout wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Turjake throws a big right hand that misses.
Stout wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turjake throws an off balance right hand
and Stout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stout misses with a body shot.
Turjake connects with a body shot that sends Stout's belly button to the back.
Stout throws a jab but it's blocked by Turjake.
Stout moves out of range as Turjake strikes.
Turjake lands a jab to the nose.
Stout keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turjake.
Turjake digs a good body shot into Stout's ribs.
Stout walks into a straight right hand from Turjake.
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turjake throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turjake shoots in but no luck this time.
Turjake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sam Stout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turjake checks a low kick from Stout.
Stout throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turjake.
Turjake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stout throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turjake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stout wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turjake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stout is fending him off so far but Turjake persists. Nope, Stout circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Stout misses.
Stout swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turjake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Turjake misses.
Stout thuds his right hand into Turjake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stout lands a glancing blow to the side of Turjake's head.
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stout lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turjake circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turjake throws a jab but it's blocked by Stout.
Turjake connects with a jab.
Turjake throws a shot from downtown. Stout moves away and avoids it.
Turjake throws the left hand but Stout avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Turjake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stout takes one on the button.
Turjake scores with a jab to the head.
Turjake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stout swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stout misses the shot to the body.
Turjake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stout lands a two punch combo.
Stout misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Turjake.
Turjake is looking to clinch.
Stout bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turjake instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turjake lands a body punch.
Turjake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turjake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Turjake coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turjake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stout sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turjake somewhat.
Turjake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turjake defending well as Stout loads up on a big left hand.
Turjake misses with a hook.
Stout walks into a stiff left hand from Turjake.
Stout staying out of range there.
Turjake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stout scores with a nice right hand.
Stout moves out of range of the strikes.
Torsti Turjake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turjake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torsti Turjake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout misses with a body shot.
Stout tries to move into range but Turjake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake shoots for a takedown but Stout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stout misses with a head kick.
Turjake tries to clinch there but Stout circles away.
Turjake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turjake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stout.
Turjake throws out a leg kick but Stout moves out of range and Turjake only half commits.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turjake.
Sam Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torsti Turjake.
Stout takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turjake manages to avoid it.
Turjake looks to land a right hand but Stout moved out of range.
Stout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turjake.
Stout lands a right hook to the body.
Stout throws a looping overhand right but Turjake ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake lands with an uppercut that bounces Stout off the cage and back into range.
A punch lands to the side of Stout 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Turjake there.
Turjake thows a body kick. Stout tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stout takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Stout misses
and Turjake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stout connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turjake connects with a body shot.
Stout throws a jab when Turjake was well out of range.
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!
Turjake moves into the clinch.
Turjake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stout has Turjake pressed against the cage, preventing Turjake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turjake has Stout pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stout manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stout keeps control of Turjake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stout breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout misses with a wild body shot.
Stout thuds a left hand into Turjake's body.
Turjake throws a jab but it's blocked by Stout.
Turjake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stout.
Stout staying out of range there.
Stout looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stout swings for the body but Turjake moves out of range.
Turjake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stout.
Stout shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stout connects with a body shot.
Stout scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stout throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turjake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turjake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stout throws out the jab.
Turjake moves out of range as Stout strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Turjake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Stout misses with a looping right.
Turjake misses the shot to the body.
Stout misses with a body shot.
Stout takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stout swings for the body but Turjake moves out of range.
Turjake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turjake was well out of range. Poor timing from Stout.
Turjake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turjake throws the left hand but Stout avoids the punch easily.
Stout tries to land a leg kick but Turjake saw it coming and moves away.
Turjake has closed the distance and engaged Stout in a clinch.
Stout goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turjake misses with a punch on the inside.
Turjake lands a hook that snaps the head of Stout backwards.
Stout managing to block the knees to the body from Turjake.
Turjake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turjake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stout's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turjake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turjake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turjake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turjake lands an elbow that stopped Stout in his tracks for a moment.
Stout is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Turjake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stout is rocked!
Sam Stout's cut is getting worse.
Torsti Turjake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turjake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Stout is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stout takes a shot to the head.
Stout working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turjake lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stout digs a right hand underneath Turjake's ribcage. Turjake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turjake blocks an uppercut.
Stout seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout working aggressively here.
Turjake pushes Stout back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turjake lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Stout slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Turjake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stout has momentary wrist control but Turjake slips an elbow through the middle.
Turjake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stout swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turjake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turjake tries to free his leg and advance position but Stout is retaining full guard.
Turjake is looking to work some ground and pound but Stout has wrist control.
Turjake wants to pass the guard but Stout is keeping the position.
Turjake trying to control the position from guard on top but Stout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake cracks Stout with a solid left hand.
Turjake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turjake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sam Stout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stout working for a triangle but Turjake defends it easily.
Turjake landing some decent shots from guard.
Torsti Turjake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turjake throws a big right hand that misses.
Turjake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turjake is controlling him.
Stout preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turjake stays in close to Stout's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Turjake stands and throws Stout's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turjake working the ground and pound.
Turjake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake trying to control the position but Stout is working away.
Turjake staying calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torsti Turjake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turjake 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsti Turjake!
An out of breath Torsti Turjake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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