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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie McDougle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla has chosen Disturbed / Down With The Sickness as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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249 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnie McDougle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorhalla defending well as McDougle loads up on a big left hand.
McDougle throws a lazy head kick
and Thorhalla counters with a one-two to the body.
Thorhalla throws a body punch but McDougle moves out of range.
A low kick from McDougle is predictable there
and Thorhalla counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McDougle is trying to stand.
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!
McDougle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thorhalla blocks the strikes from McDougle.
McDougle looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorhalla throwing shots but McDougle is blocking nicely.
Thorhalla throwing shots but McDougle is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougle is trying to stand back up but Thorhalla is controlling him
McDougle kicks off Thorhalla and gets to his feet.
Thorhalla has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McDougle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McDougle tries to clinch up but Thorhalla circles away and keeps his distance.
McDougle tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDougle. Thorhalla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorhalla throws a series of punches but McDougle moves out of range.
McDougle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDougle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDougle takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Arnie McDougle has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorhalla with a hook.
Thorhalla closes the distance and pushes McDougle back into the cage.
Thorhalla is struggling to control the position.
McDougle is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorhalla gets an underhook and turns McDougle into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDougle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McDougle.
McDougle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorhalla's efforts to push away.
McDougle is trying to stall.
Thorhalla blocks a body shot from McDougle.
McDougle pressing his opponent against the cage.
McDougle looking to stall.
McDougle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorhalla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorhalla tries to break the clinch but McDougle is controlling the position.
Thorhalla lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDougle backwards.
McDougle taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla effectively controlling the action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from McDougle is predictable there
and Thorhalla counters with a body kick that stops McDougle in his tracks momentarily.
McDougle wants to clinch up but Thorhalla keeps it at a distance.
McDougle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thorhalla works the jab nicely.
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 looking to clinch.
McDougle slips a jab and a cross from Thorhalla.
McDougle cracks the inside of Thorhalla's front leg.
McDougle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDougle throws out a loose jab but Thorhalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDougle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McDougle misses.
A lazy left from McDougle finds it's target.
McDougle throws a lazy right hand but Thorhalla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorhalla scores with a head kick.
Arnie McDougle's cut is getting worse.
McDougle clinches up against the cage.
McDougle misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDougle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorhalla is keeping busy.
Thorhalla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDougle lands with a hook. Thorhalla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDougle tries to score with a low kick but Thorhalla moves his leg out of the way.
Thorhalla lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDougle moves in looking to clinch but Thorhalla pushes him off.
Thorhalla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorhalla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDougle to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Hjalmar Thorhalla has been cut.
McDougle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorhalla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hjalmar Thorhalla will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McDougle scores with a spinning back kick!
Thorhalla cracks McDougle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDougle looks for the body kick but Thorhalla saw that one coming.
Thorhalla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDougle.
Thorhalla tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thorhalla checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Thorhalla. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - McDougle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorhalla has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDougle.
Hjalmar Thorhalla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDougle doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorhalla circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDougle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thorhalla moves into the clinch successfully.
McDougle working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougle misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDougle looking to stall.
Thorhalla wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDougle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arnie McDougle.
Thorhalla keeps the fight on the outside.
McDougle doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorhalla circles away.
McDougle lands with a nice body punch.
Thorhalla tries to close the distance and clinch but McDougle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorhalla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDougle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McDougle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDougle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorhalla ducks under a wild hook from McDougle.
McDougle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for McDougle.
Thorhalla tries to break free but McDougle pushes him back against the cage.
McDougle is looking to control Thorhalla's arms but Thorhalla gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDougle has his back to the cage.
McDougle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arnie McDougle.
McDougle throws a big shot that misses.
McDougle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thorhalla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thorhalla shoots in looking for a takedown. McDougle tries to sprawl out of it but Thorhalla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McDougle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McDougle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDougle throws a body punch but Thorhalla moves 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!
McDougle thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorhalla slips under a jab from McDougle.
Thorhalla blocks a low kick nicely.
Thorhalla scores with a nice strike.
Thorhalla fails to land the takedown.
Thorhalla blocks a head kick by McDougle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla has McDougle up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorhalla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorhalla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorhalla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McDougle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McDougle is pushing Thorhalla up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, McDougle scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDougle wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnie McDougle dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thorhalla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thorhalla gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorhalla avoids the head kick by McDougle.
Thorhalla has a takedown stuffed.
Thorhalla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDougle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thorhalla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McDougle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDougle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorhalla looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDougle stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougle throws a head punch that misses.
McDougle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDougle trying to stall but Thorhalla improves his position.
Arnie McDougle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arnie McDougle.
McDougle lands with a cross.
McDougle tries to clinch there but Thorhalla circles away.
McDougle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorhalla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDougle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorhalla working hard to break the clinch.
McDougle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorhalla is keeping busy.
McDougle stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorhalla tries to break free but McDougle pushes him back against the cage.
McDougle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorhalla wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDougle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McDougle swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorhalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDougle wants to stall.
McDougle misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougle stalling in the clinch but Thorhalla improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arnie McDougle.
Thorhalla throws a series of punches but McDougle avoids them all with ease.
Thorhalla throws a sloppy head kick and McDougle moves out of range easily.
Thorhalla connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by McDougle. Beautiful body shot.
McDougle lands with a nice combination. Thorhalla backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorhalla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDougle misses with a low kick as Thorhalla jumps back.
Thorhalla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorhalla fails to land the takedown.
Thorhalla keeps the fight on the outside.
Arnie McDougle is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougle has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDougle stalls.
McDougle trying to stall but Thorhalla improves his position.
Thorhalla scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDougle has a couple of punches blocked by Thorhalla.
McDougle misses with a body punch.
Thorhalla lands a body shot.
Thorhalla prevents a body shot from McDougle.
McDougle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorhalla is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDougle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Thorhalla. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnie McDougle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDougle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnie McDougle!
Our winner, Arnie McDougle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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