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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaako Merit�hti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Stefans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaako Merit�hti!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefans moves forwards but Merit�hti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stefans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stefans misses with a head kick.
A cross from Stefans lands.
Stefans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stefans swings for the body but Merit�hti moves out of range.
Merit�hti misses with a looping left.
A jab from Merit�hti misses.
Stefans drives through and clinches with Merit�hti against the cage.
Stefans is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stefans unloads a knee to the mid-section. Merit�hti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stefans is working Merit�hti over against the cage.
Merit�hti tries to circle away but Stefans has him pinned against the cage.
Stefans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merit�hti avoids it.
Merit�hti misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stefans trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merit�hti can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stefans as the two fighters clinch.
Stefans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merit�hti misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Merit�hti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stefans blocking some punches.
Stefans is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Merit�hti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merit�hti misses with a body punch.
Merit�hti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stefans presses Merit�hti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stefans tries to throw a body punch but Merit�hti avoids it by throwing Stefans back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stefans.
Stefans missing with knees to the body.
Stefans lands with a right to the head.
Merit�hti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefans prevents a body shot from Merit�hti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans working Merit�hti over with knees to the body.
Stefans lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stefans with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merit�hti's elbow.
Stefans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stefans misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stefans.
Merit�hti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Merit�hti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Merit�hti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Merit�hti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefans blocking some punches.
Stefans throws a punch but it's blocked by Merit�hti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merit�hti.
Stefans pushes Merit�hti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Merit�hti pushes Stefans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans presses Merit�hti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stefans misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefans working Merit�hti over with knees to the body.
Stefans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merit�hti avoids it.
Stefans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merit�hti is defending well for now.
Merit�hti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merit�hti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Merit�hti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Merit�hti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stefans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Merit�hti has hold of one of Stefans's legs. Stefans is fighting the takedown attempt but Merit�hti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stefans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stefans keeping moving, preventing Merit�hti from controlling successfully.
Merit�hti with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merit�hti wants to control from the top but Stefans keeps moving.
Merit�hti throwing strikes from guard but Stefans blocks nicely.
Stefans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stefans is working hard here to advance position.
Merit�hti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stefans wants to sweep here but Merit�hti controlling him for the moment.
Merit�hti scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans wants to sweep here but Merit�hti controlling him for the moment.
Stefans looking to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Stefans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stefans with a hook.
Stefans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Merit�hti looks for the body kick but Stefans saw that one coming.
Stefans fakes the leg kick and cracks Merit�hti in the body.
Stefans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stefans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Merit�hti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stefans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Merit�hti scrambles back to his feet.
Stefans cracks a nice hook into Merit�hti's ribs.
Merit�hti throws a right hand that misses
and Stefans counters with a nice uppercut.
Merit�hti is rocked!
Stefans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merit�hti was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefans.
Merit�hti is still on wobbly legs! Can Stefans finish him?
Stefans lands a jab to Merit�hti's midsection.
Merit�hti seems to have recovered his senses.
Stefans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Stefans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Merit�hti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stefans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans takes a swing at Merit�hti's ribcage but misses.
Ted Stefans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stefans throws a series of punches but Merit�hti avoids them all with ease.
Merit�hti throws a head kick that misses.
Merit�hti throws a leg kick
enabling Stefans to counter with a crisp jab.
Merit�hti misses with a kick to the body.
Merit�hti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Merit�hti slips a jab from Stefans.
Stefans misses with a wild body shot.
Stefans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stefans lands a big uppercut and Merit�hti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Merit�hti looks OK. Stefans waves Merit�hti back to his feet!
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!
Stefans tries a head kick but it misses.
Stefans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merit�hti can do to turn this around?
Merit�hti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stefans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merit�hti tries to work over Stefans's front leg with a kick but Stefans checks it.
Stefans is looking to counter punch.
Stefans fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Merit�hti checks it well.
Merit�hti throws a hook but Stefans avoids it easily.
Merit�hti avoids the body shot from Stefans.
Merit�hti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Stefans counter with a right hand.
Stefans tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stefans checks a leg kick.
Ted Stefans is winning the standup battle so far.
Merit�hti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Merit�hti misses the shot to the body.
Stefans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merit�hti.
Stefans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stefans misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merit�hti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stefans lands with a nice body punch.
Stefans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Merit�hti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stefans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Merit�hti.
Merit�hti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefans.
A quick step to the side and Stefans tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merit�hti misses with a kick to the body.
Stefans scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Stefans does it's job there.
Stefans misses with a head kick.
Stefans sends Merit�hti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stefans is motioning to the referee to let Merit�hti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merit�hti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stefans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans cracks a nice hook into Merit�hti's ribs.
Merit�hti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stefans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stefans lands a lovely overhand right.
Stefans misses the shot to the body.
Merit�hti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stefans with a body shot.
Merit�hti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stefans throws a body shot but no joy.
Merit�hti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stefans lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merit�hti looks up at the clock. Bad move! Stefans lands a right hand from hell, dropping Merit�hti. Stefans pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Stefans!
Ted Stefans seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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