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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Ramsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen comes to the cage accompanied by Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramsberg's choice of entrance music: Immigrant Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 cm
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270 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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190 cm
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278 lbs
40 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thorbjorn Ramsberg! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vitonen digs a good body shot into Ramsberg's ribs. Vitonen avoids the body shot from Ramsberg.
The fighters circling - Vitonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ramsberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Vitonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ramsberg throws a series of punches but Vitonen avoids them all with ease. Vitonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramsberg manages to avoid it. Vitonen slips under a jab from Ramsberg. Vitonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Vitonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitonen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight. A telegraphed right hand from Ramsberg misses the target. Vitonen throws a nice inside leg kick. Ramsberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Vitonen misses the shot to the body. Vitonen stuns Ramsberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A nice leg kick lands there from Vitonen. Vitonen with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ramsberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vitonen swings for the body but Ramsberg moves out of range.
Vitonen looks to land a body kick but Ramsberg moved away. Vitonen lands a jab. Vitonen is looking to score with low kicks. We've been informed that Ramsberg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Ramsberg misses with a wild body shot. Ramsberg needs to keep his hands up - Vitonen had a free shot at his head there. Vitonen slips under a jab from Ramsberg. Ramsberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vitonen to score with a decent uppercut. Ramsberg misses the jab. Ramsberg lands a jab to the nose. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ramsberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vitonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Ramsberg throws a right and a left that both miss. Vitonen misses with a wild body shot. Vitonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramsberg doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramsberg thows a left - swing and a miss! Vitonen throws an overhand right that lands on Ramsberg's shoulder, as Ramsberg tries to avoid the shot. Vitonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ramsberg. Ramsberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A telegraphed right hand from Vitonen misses the target. Ramsberg misses with a body kick. Vitonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramsberg. Ramsberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramsberg defending well as Vitonen loads up on a big left hand. Vitonen connects with a jab.
It looks like Thorbjorn Ramsberg has been cut. Ramsberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Vitonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramsberg. Vitonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Vitonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A looping hook to the body misses from Vitonen. Ramsberg does a little dance to reset his feet. Ramsberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vitonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramsberg manages to avoid it. Ramsberg throws the left hand but Vitonen avoids the punch easily. Ramsberg loads up on a big right hand but Vitonen slips the punch. Vitonen misses the jab. Vitonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramsberg in the body. Ramsberg throws a head kick that misses. Good work by Ramsberg as he checks the leg kick. Ramsberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ramsberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramsberg cracks the inside of Vitonen's front leg. Vitonen swings for the body but Ramsberg moves out of range.
Vitonen swings for the body but Ramsberg moves out of range.
Vitonen works Ramsberg's body with a nice hook. Vitonen moves away from the strike by Ramsberg. Ramsberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vitonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramsberg scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ramsberg throws a right hand that Vitonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vitonen also avoids with ease. Vitonen takes a body punch but keeps moving. A slow jab from Ramsberg misses its intended target. A left lands for Vitonen. Ramsberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Ramsberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vitonen. Vitonen misses with a body shot.
Vitonen connects with a looping right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Vitonen blocks the leg kick.
Vitonen throws a low kick, looking for Ramsberg's leg but Ramsberg calmly moves out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vitonen.
Ramsberg misses with a head kick.
Vitonen keeps Ramsberg at a distance using the push kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nahka Vitonen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Ramsberg'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.
Ramsberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Ramsberg misses with a looping right. A big right from Ramsberg misses. Vitonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Ramsberg. A right-left combo lands from Vitonen. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ramsberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nice body kick from Vitonen. Vitonen works Ramsberg's body with a nice hook. Nahka Vitonen is winning the standup battle so far. Vitonen sends Ramsberg crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vitonen is motioning to the referee to let Ramsberg up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ramsberg is rocked! Vitonen throws an uppercut from hell that sends Ramsberg clean off his feet! He's out cold! Vitonen stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nahka Vitonen! A relieved looking Nahka Vitonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. In defeat, Thorbjorn Ramsberg stepped up to the mic, saying 'I think it's time for me to retire from MMA. Thanks for all your support guys!'.
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energy
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hype
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