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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Potter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All you need is love. Torturo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mogwai - Katrien. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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217 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
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189 cm
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Torturo. That's going to slow Potter down.
Potter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torturo takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Torturo lands a jab to the head.
Potter lands a body shot.
Potter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
Potter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Potter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Torturo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Potter missing with a left hand there. Torturo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torturo lands the left hand.
Potter throws a series of punches but Torturo moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torturo throws out the jab.
Torturo is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Torturo misses.
Torturo lands a leg kick that knocks Potter off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torturo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torturo looks to throw the jab but Potter is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torturo!
Potter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torturo rushes Potter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torturo jabs Potter right on the nose. Potter blinks but takes it well.
Torturo works Potter's body with a nice hook.
Potter scores with a jab to the head.
Potter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Potter is looking for a counter combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torturo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Potter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Potter misses the target.
Potter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torturo.
Potter swings for the body but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torturo. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torturo throws a chopping leg kick but Potter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potter throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
Potter takes a swing at Torturo's ribcage but misses.
Torturo feints a counter leg kick.
Potter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Potter lands with a nice body punch.
Potter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torturo on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Potter.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torturo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potter throws out the jab.
Potter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torturo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Potter thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Torturo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Torturo moves into the clinch successfully.
Potter cracks Torturo with a nice body shot.
Potter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo blocks a body shot from Potter.
Potter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torturo lands a shoulder strike.
Torturo pushes Potter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Potter misses with a punch to the body.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Torturo fails to land.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
Potter is looking to break free of the clinch but Torturo has double underhooks.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Torturo has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Torturo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Potter prevents a body shot from Torturo.
Torturo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Potter misses with a body punch
and Torturo counters with a thumping low kick.
Potter tries to bum rush Torturo with a series of wild strikes but Torturo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Potter lands.
Torturo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Potter. Those never looked like landing.
Torturo walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potter throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torturo catches Potter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Potter throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marko Torturo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Torturo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Torturo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Potter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torturo.
Potter throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Torturo misses.
Potter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torturo connects with a crisp jab.
Torturo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potter. That did some damage!
Potter misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter throws a jab when Torturo was well out of range.
Torturo throws a looping overhand right but Potter ducks down to avoid it.
Torturo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torturo thows a body kick. Potter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Potter throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter misses with a body punch
and Torturo counters with a right hand to the body.
Potter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Potter lands a nice shot that snaps Torturo's head back.
Torturo moves out of range of the strikes.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torturo cracks Potter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torturo slips under a jab.
Potter misses with a looping right.
A jab from Potter misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Potter, as that shot connected.
Torturo closes the distance and clinches.
Potter is leaning against Torturo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Potter lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Potter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Torturo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torturo takes a shot to the head.
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torturo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torturo is looking to score with low kicks.
Torturo slips under a jab.
Marko Torturo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torturo blocks a jab.
Potter works Torturo's body with a nice hook.
Torturo is looking to score with low kicks.
Torturo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Potter.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Torturo ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Potter throws a hook but Torturo avoids it easily.
Potter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Torturo ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter looks to land a left hand but Torturo moved out of range nicely.
Potter 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.
Torturo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torturo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torturo misses the jab.
Torturo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Potter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torturo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Torturo ducks down to avoid it.
Torturo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potter looks to land a left hand but Torturo moved out of range nicely.
Torturo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Potter misses.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Torturo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo's corner calls for a 1-2. Torturo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Torturo clinches.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Torturo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Potter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torturo misses with a punch on the inside.
Potter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marko Torturo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Potter blocks the low kick.
Potter scores with a decent looking hook.
Potter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torturo slips under a jab from Potter.
Torturo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Torturo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potter blocks a jab.
Potter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torturo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Potter is out of range and Torturo settles back down.
Torturo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torturo.
Potter scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses.
Torturo throws a sloppy body shot
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
Torturo connects with a single shot there.
Torturo misses with a leg kick
and Potter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
Potter throws a lazy right hand but Torturo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Potter does it's job there.
Torturo ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Torturo throws the kick towards the body but Potter avoids it.
Torturo lands with a good body shot.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Torturo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potter connects with a nice looking jab.
Harry Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Torturo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo has managed to clinch.
Potter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Potter breaks the clinch.
Torturo rushes Potter and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torturo.
Torturo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potter cracks Torturo with a nice body shot.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
Torturo struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Potter breaks from the clinch.
Torturo has managed to clinch.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potter blocks a body shot from Torturo.
Potter has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Potter misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Potter.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Torturo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potter scores with a hook to the body.
Marko Torturo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torturo pushes Potter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torturo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potter's elbow.
Potter lands a shoulder strike.
Torturo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torturo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Potter presses Torturo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torturo lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Torturo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo gets a clinch.
Potter working aggressively here.
Torturo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Potter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Torturo can turn it around.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Torturo has him pressed against the cage.
Torturo misses with a punch on the inside.
Potter lands with a right to the head.
Potter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Torturo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potter lands a hook that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Torturo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torturo.
Potter tries to throw a body punch but Torturo avoids it by throwing Potter back against the cage.
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Potter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter can't find room to land a body shot as Torturo controls the action.
Torturo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Potter lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Potter.
I think Torturo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Torturo!
After the fight, Marko Torturo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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