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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuomo Torhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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190 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomo Torhanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Stroker.
Torhanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stroker.
Torhanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stroker.
Torhanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stroker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torhanen misses with a two punch combination.
Stroker misses with a low kick as Torhanen jumps back.
Stroker scores with a punch to the head.
Torhanen throws a series of punches but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker keeps the fight on the outside.
Torhanen takes one on the button.
Stroker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torhanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torhanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stroker closes the distance and pushes Torhanen back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stroker.
Stroker leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker breaks the clinch.
Stroker moves into the clinch.
Torhanen working hard to break the clinch.
Stroker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tuomo Torhanen has been cut.
Torhanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroker.
Stroker tries to throw a body punch but Torhanen avoids it by throwing Stroker back against the cage.
Stroker lands a nice uppercut.
Torhanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stroker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torhanen's defenses.
Stroker throws an elbow but it misses.
Stroker tries to throw a body punch but Torhanen avoids it by throwing Stroker back against the cage.
Torhanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torhanen takes an elbow to the temple.
Stroker effectively controlling the action here.
Torhanen managing to block the knees to the body from Stroker.
Torhanen managing to block the knees to the body from Stroker.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Stroker on the inside.
Torhanen is trying to break the clinch but Stroker has him pressed against the cage.
Torhanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker scores with a shoulder strike.
Stroker is pushing Torhanen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torhanen blocks a body shot from Stroker.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torhanen avoids it.
Stroker can't find room to land a body shot as Torhanen controls the action.
Stroker trying to land knees to the body.
Stroker lands an elbow inside that Torhanen shrugs off.
Stroker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torhanen.
Stroker lands an elbow just above Torhanen 's eye.
Stroker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stroker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands a body shot.
Torhanen is breathing heavily.
Stroker missing with knees to the body.
Stroker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torhanen throws a right and a left that Stroker avoids nicely.
Stroker has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stroker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torhanen is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroker throws a head punch that misses.
Stroker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torhanen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Stroker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomo Torhanen'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.
Stroker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tuomo Torhanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Torhanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroker moves into the clinch successfully.
Torhanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stroker misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Stroker.
William Stroker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stroker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Stroker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torhanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker working aggressively here.
Stroker is struggling to control the position.
Stroker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stroker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stroker just leaning against Torhanen, taking a breather.
Torhanen avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Stroker lands a damaging elbow.
Torhanen is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torhanen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Torhanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stroker lands an elbow that stopped Torhanen in his tracks for a moment.
Stroker lands an elbow just above Torhanen 's eye.
Stroker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stroker.
Stroker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torhanen takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands a damaging elbow.
Stroker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torhanen's defenses.
Stroker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Torhanen misses with some punches.
Stroker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torhanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torhanen blocks the elbow strike.
Torhanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Stroker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhanen avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Stroker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torhanen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torhanen.
Stroker lands an elbow inside.
Stroker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stroker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stroker tries to land knees in the clinch but Torhanen avoids the damage to the body.
Stroker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torhanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stroker lands an elbow inside that Torhanen shrugs off.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torhanen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Stroker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuomo Torhanen'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Torhanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stroker lands with a nice body punch.
Stroker keeps the fight on the outside.
Torhanen throws a nice looking combination but Stroker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torhanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Torhanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torhanen misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Torhanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torhanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torhanen blocks a low kick nicely.
William Stroker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torhanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stroker.
Torhanen moves forwards but Stroker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torhanen checks a leg kick.
Stroker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stroker jabs Torhanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stroker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torhanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torhanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Torhanen misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torhanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stroker gets a clinch.
Torhanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroker lands an elbow that stopped Torhanen in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker slows down the pace here.
Torhanen blocks the elbow strike.
Stroker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stroker is pushing Torhanen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stroker tries to throw a body punch but Torhanen avoids it by throwing Stroker back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker tries to throw a body punch but Torhanen avoids it by throwing Stroker back against the cage.
Stroker lands an elbow that stopped Torhanen in his tracks for a moment.
Stroker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torhanen's elbow.
Torhanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stroker leaning against his opponent.
Stroker misses with an elbow strike.
Stroker scores with a shot to the side of Torhanen's head.
William Stroker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stroker struggles to land a body shot inside as Torhanen controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stroker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stroker lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhanen tries to break free but Stroker pushes him back against the cage.
Stroker lands with a left to the head.
Torhanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Stroker.
Stroker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stroker blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torhanen avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Tuomo Torhanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torhanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Stroker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stroker 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Stroker!
William Stroker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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