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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thorhalla's choice of entrance music: Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 cm
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265 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
26
229 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Laputa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laputa misses with a straight right. Laputa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Laputa defending well as Thorhalla loads up on a big left hand. Thorhalla lands a nice looking body shot.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Laputa throws a sloppy head kick and Thorhalla moves out of range easily. Thorhalla missing with a left hand there. Laputa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Laputa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorhalla avoids the head kick by Laputa.
Laputa blocks a low kick nicely. Laputa checks a low kick from Thorhalla. Thorhalla misses with a leg kick. Laputa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thorhalla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Thorhalla thows a body shot but no joy. Thorhalla throws the kick towards the body but Laputa avoids it. Laputa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laputa moves into the clinch successfully.
Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorhalla looks winded! Laputa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorhalla or not. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Laputa stalling in the clinch.
Thorhalla working hard to break the clinch. A short body shot lands from Laputa as the two fighters clinch.
Laputa slows down the pace here.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorhalla takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Hjalmar Thorhalla has been cut. Laputa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Thorhalla misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa tries to stall but Thorhalla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorhalla has had enough of the clinch but Laputa keeps him there for the moment. Thorhalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Laputa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorhalla's defenses. Laputa blocks a body shot from Thorhalla. Thorhalla can't find room to land a body shot as Laputa controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Laputa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Thorhalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Thorhalla working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Laputa throws an elbow but misses. Thorhalla avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Thorhalla scores with a nice short uppercut. Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laputa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Laputa looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Laputa.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch. Laputa stalling in the clinch but Thorhalla improves position. Laputa misses with an elbow over the top. Laputa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla takes an elbow to the forehead. Laputa lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorhalla won't want to take too many of those. Thorhalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laputa. Thorhalla misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorhalla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thorhalla is trying to break free. 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! Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Laputa is trying to stall.
Laputa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorhalla's efforts to push away. Laputa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorhalla is keeping busy. Thorhalla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laputa. Thorhalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laputa looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Laputa can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Laputa throws an elbow that misses.
Laputa tries to stall but Thorhalla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirk Laputa. A nice combination there by Thorhalla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Laputa dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hjalmar Thorhalla's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Thorhalla misses with a head kick.
Laputa clobbers Thorhalla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Thorhalla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laputa scores with a sloppy right hand. Thorhalla should have avoided that one. Thorhalla throws a head kick but Laputa moves out of range.
Laputa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Thorhalla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laputa moves into the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Thorhalla. Laputa prevents a body shot from Thorhalla. Laputa digs a right hand into Thorhalla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorhalla's gas tank. 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! Thorhalla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Thorhalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laputa backwards. Thorhalla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laputa has him pressed against the ropes. Thorhalla has a couple of punches blocked by Laputa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laputa lands with a short head shot on the inside. Thorhalla is breathing heavily. Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A frustrated look appears on Thorhalla's face as he tries to break the clinch. Laputa stalling in the clinch.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorhalla avoids it. Laputa lands an uppercut. Thorhalla lands a left hand.
Laputa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorhalla backwards. Thorhalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Thorhalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laputa is pushing Thorhalla up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Laputa blocking some punches.
Laputa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorhalla backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Thorhalla breaks from the clinch.
Thorhalla throws a lazy right hand but Laputa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Laputa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Thorhalla. Laputa moves into range and clinches up with Thorhalla. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laputa. Laputa looking to slow down the pace here. Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorhalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorhalla lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Laputa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thorhalla up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laputa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorhalla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Laputa struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorhalla controls his hands.
Laputa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Thorhalla takes an elbow to the forehead. Laputa wants to stall.
Laputa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorhalla avoids it. Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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! Nice elbow from Laputa.
That has opened up Hjalmar Thorhalla's cut even more. Come on Laputa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laputa stalling in the clinch but Thorhalla improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirk Laputa. Thorhalla throws a lazy right hand but Laputa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Thorhalla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. The fight moves into the clinch position. Laputa crunches a lovely knee into Thorhalla's ribcage. Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorhalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laputa misses with an elbow strike.
Thorhalla managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Laputa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laputa lands a damaging elbow. The referee is keeping an eye on Laputa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorhalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laputa backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Laputa dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Hjalmar Thorhalla's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laputa tries to clinch but Thorhalla is having none of it. Laputa moves into the clinch. Kirk Laputa has scored more points in the clinch so far. Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Thorhalla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short uppercut from Thorhalla. Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Thorhalla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Laputa controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorhalla struggles to land a body shot inside as Laputa controls his hands.
Thorhalla is trying to break free. Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Thorhalla as the two fighters clinch.
Laputa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorhalla can do to turn this around? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laputa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch. Laputa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Laputa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Thorhalla lands an uppercut. Laputa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorhalla's elbow. Thorhalla can't break the clinch.
Thorhalla pushes Laputa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. A shot in the inside from Thorhalla. Thorhalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Laputa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Thorhalla fails to land. Laputa crunches a lovely knee into Thorhalla's ribcage. Thorhalla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thorhalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorhalla can't find room to land a body shot as Laputa controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorhalla's brow. Laputa just leaning against Thorhalla, taking a breather. Laputa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Kirk Laputa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A head punch on the inside from Thorhalla fails to land. Thorhalla is trying to break free. Thorhalla can't break the clinch.
Thorhalla avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Thorhalla throws a head punch that misses. Laputa prevents a body shot from Thorhalla. Thorhalla working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorhalla is defending well for now. Thorhalla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Laputa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thorhalla's head backwards. Laputa misses with a low kick as Thorhalla jumps back. Laputa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Laputa lands with a cross. Laputa misses with a body kick. Laputa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorhalla sees it coming and avoids it easily. Thorhalla throws out a leg kick but Laputa moves out of range and Thorhalla only half commits. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laputa checks a leg kick. Laputa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorhalla.
Thorhalla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laputa. Thorhalla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kirk Laputa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Laputa moves out of range as Thorhalla throws a body kick.
Thorhalla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Nice defenses there by Thorhalla. A decent looking body kick lands there for Laputa. Thorhalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laputa throws out the jab. Laputa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorhalla doesn't seem bothered though. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thorhalla wants to land a leg kick but Laputa is out of range. Thorhalla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laputa counters with a good low kick that Thorhalla was not able to check. Hjalmar Thorhalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Laputa misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thorhalla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thorhalla throws a head kick that misses. Laputa scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Hjalmar Thorhalla. Well Laputa 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Kirk Laputa! Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Kirk Laputa! Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Kirk Laputa!
Kirk Laputa wins by unanimous decision! Kirk Laputa 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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