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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tirawit Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni has chosen Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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185 cm
28
185 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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189 cm
29
190 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tirawit Kokin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kokin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kokin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torni's head. Torni has Kokin up against the cage in a clinch.
Torni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Torni stalling in the clinch.
Torni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kokin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kokin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Torni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kokin throws a right and a left that Torni avoids nicely. Torni scores with a spinning back kick! Kokin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kokin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Torni slips under a jab. Kokin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torni. Kokin avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Torni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Torni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kokin throws the kick towards the body but Torni avoids it. Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kokin swats him away and circles back towards the center. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torni checks a leg kick. Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kokin moves away. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kokin checks a leg kick. Torni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kokin is out of range and Torni settles back down. Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kokin. That did some damage! Torni throws a leg kick and Kokin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Torni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Torni misses with a body shot.
Torni is looking to slow Kokin down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Torni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kokin misses with a looping right. Torni thows a body shot but no joy. Jab from Torni. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Torni is looking to slow Kokin down with leg kicks. Kokin fails to land with a series of punches.
Kokin slips a jab and a cross from Torni.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Kokin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torni. Torni pushes Kokin away with a front kick. Torni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Danga de danga de dang - Torni scores with a four punch combination! Kokin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kokin - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Torni. Lauri Torni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Torni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Kokin. Kokin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torni.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torni. Torni tries to work over Kokin's front leg with a kick but Kokin checks it. Kokin misses with a hook. Torni ducked under it nicely. Kokin throws a hook but Torni avoids it easily. Kokin connects with a looping right hand.
Torni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Kokin does a little dance to reset his feet. Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kokin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kokin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Torni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Kokin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Torni scores with a jab. Kokin acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Torni misses the shot to the body. Torni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kokin. Torni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kokin's head backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Torni pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kokin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Torni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kokin will feel that in the morning. Kokin moves out of range of the leg kick from Torni. Jab from Kokin. Torni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kokin. Torni throws a leg kick that is checked and Kokin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A lazy left from Torni finds it's target. Torni throws a nice outside leg kick. Torni throws a quick inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Torni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Torni misses with a hook. Kokin ducked under it nicely. Lauri Torni seems to be getting the better of the standup. Torni thows a leg kick but Kokin checks it and Kokin counters with a slapping leg kick. Kokin slips a straight right by Torni. Kokin misses with a series of wild punches.
Kokin avoids the body shot from Torni.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Torni is looking to chop away at Kokin's legs. Torni throws a leg kick but Kokin checks it. A punch lands to the side of Torni 's head but he takes it in his stride. Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kokin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Torni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Torni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kokin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Torni connects with a solid leg kick. Crunch! Torni slams his shin into Kokin's torso. Kokin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torni's sensitive parts. Torni throws a head kick but Kokin moves out of range.
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torni thows a leg kick but Kokin checks it and Kokin counters with a straight right hand. Kokin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Torni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kokin is just out of range. Kokin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Kokin lands a jab to Torni's midsection. Torni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kokin 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. Torni throws a solid leg kick but Kokin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torni. Kokin moves into range and clinches up with Torni.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kokin is trying to push Torni away but Torni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Torni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tirawit Kokin has been cut. A battle for position here, against the cage. Torni tries to land knees in the clinch but Kokin avoids the damage to the body. Kokin being controlled against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kokin's brow. Torni lands an elbow that stopped Kokin in his tracks for a moment. Kokin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Torni looking to stall.
Torni blocks an elbow strike. Kokin misses with a short punch on the inside. Torni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kokin blocks the elbow strike.
Kokin takes an elbow to the temple. Kokin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Kokin breaks the clinch.
Torni lunges at Kokin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kokin's hand. Torni checks the leg kick. Torni misses with a telegraphed body shot
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. and Kokin counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kokin catches Torni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Torni needs to keep his hands up - Kokin had a free shot at his head there. Torni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kokin is rocked! Are you kidding me?! Torni ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kokin clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lauri Torni! Lauri Torni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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