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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iivari Uhri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Thorkildsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uhri comes to the cage accompanied by Nyrkillä naamaan - Taste the concrete you sissy!. Thorkildsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Hell's Bells kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 cm
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164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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176 cm
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165 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivari Uhri! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Thorkildsen! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Uhri moves to clinch but Thorkildsen breaks away and Thorkildsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Uhri takes a shot right to the bread basket. Uhri throws a sloppy head kick and Thorkildsen moves out of range easily. Uhri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Uhri tries a head kick but it misses.
Uhri just misses with a punch to the body.
Iivari Uhri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A low kick from Uhri misses and Thorkildsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Thorkildsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A head kick by Uhri misses and Thorkildsen counters with a nice body shot. Uhri swings for the body but Thorkildsen moves out of range.
Uhri misses with a looping right. Thorkildsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Uhri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Uhri throws an off balance right hand
and Thorkildsen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thorkildsen scores with a shot to the body.
Thorkildsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Uhri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Thorkildsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uhri manages to avoid it. Uhri throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thorkildsen to counter with a crisp jab. Thorkildsen lands a body shot.
Uhri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Uhri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorkildsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uhri thinking. Uhri is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thorkildsen avoids the head kick by Uhri.
Thorkildsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Uhri misses with a leg kick and Thorkildsen counters with a lovely shot to the body. Thorkildsen ducks under a wild hook from Uhri.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uhri tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Thorkildsen to counter with a crisp jab. Uhri looks to throw the jab but Thorkildsen is out of range. Uhri throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thorkildsen to counter with a crisp jab. Thorkildsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uhri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uhri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorkildsen digs a good body shot into Uhri's ribs. Uhri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Uhri misses with a hook
and Thorkildsen counters with a stiff right hand. Uhri misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thorkildsen lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Thorkildsen. Beautiful body shot. Iivari Uhri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Uhri throws a hook but Thorkildsen blocks it. Thorkildsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Uhri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Thorkildsen gets the takedown into side control. Thorkildsen working away. Thorkildsen working the ground and pound from side control. Thorkildsen trying to control the position but Uhri is working away. Thorkildsen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Thorkildsen is working Uhri over with some ground and pound from side control. Uhri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thorkildsen on the ground. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thorkildsen controls the position from side control. Thorkildsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thorkildsen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Uhri to see if he's OK. Thorkildsen lands some shots froms side control. Thorkildsen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Uhri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Uhri is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thorkildsen connects with a decent elbow. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Uhri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Thorkildsen cracks Uhri with a big elbow. Thorkildsen lands a nice forearm strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Thorkildsen dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uhri swings widly with a right hand
and Thorkildsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Thorkildsen lands with a good body shot. Thorkildsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uhri rather than just go for the knockout. Some bone on bone action there as Thorkildsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Thorkildsen lands a two punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uhri.
Uhri looks to land a body kick but Thorkildsen moved away. Uhri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thorkildsen. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thorkildsen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Uhri is rocked! Uhri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Oh Uhri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Thorkildsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Thorkildsen cracks Uhri with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Thorkildsen immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Uhri is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Thorkildsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolf Thorkildsen! Rolf Thorkildsen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. Iivari Uhri was interviewed post fight and said 'Woohoo loser! You shouldn't be fighting in Qfc, you old F****R! Go to in some big organisation to get your face kicked in!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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