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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Thiago (ranked 879 p4p, 138 weight class) and Wolfhelm Toten (ranked 1783 p4p, 266 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 cm
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215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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194 cm
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225 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfhelm Toten! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Toten misses with a right hand and Thiago counters with a stiff right hand. Thiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thiago pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toten is out of range and Thiago settles back down. Toten throws out a loose jab but Thiago uses good head movement to avoid it. Thiago half committed to a counter leg kick. Wolfhelm Toten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Toten swings widly with a right hand
and Thiago counters with a nice uppercut. Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiago misses with a hook
letting Toten counter with a right hand.
It looks like Thiago Thiago has been cut. Thiago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Thiago misses with an uppercut
and Toten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Thiago clinches up with Toten and pushes him back against the cage. Thiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Toten gets an underhook and turns Thiago into the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Toten. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thiago tries to pull guard but Toten forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thiago misses with a hook from the clinch. Still in the clinch, Thiago scores with a nice short uppercut. Thiago breaks from the clinch.
Thiago misses with a body shot.
Toten misses with a two punch combination.
Thiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toten manages to avoid it. Good work by Toten as he checks the leg kick. Thiago connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Thiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Toten circles away.
Thiago throws a leg kick but Toten moved away. Toten misses with an uppercut. Thiago saw that one coming. Toten takes a body punch but keeps moving. Toten connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Toten. Toten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thiago. Toten misses with a series of wild punches.
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Toten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thiago sees it coming and avoids it easily. Thiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Thiago 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.
Thiago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Thiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Toten tries to clinch but Thiago moves out of range. Thiago moves out of range of the strikes. A little feinted left hand from Thiago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Thiago moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thiago throws a lazy body kick and Toten counters with a straight right hand. Toten slips a jab from Thiago. Thiago tries a low kick but Toten avoids it. Toten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thiago momentarily.
Toten avoids a kick to the body.
Thiago throws a body punch but Toten moves out of range. Thiago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toten is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Toten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thiago under the eye. Thiago scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Thiago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Thiago closes the distance but Toten moves to the side and Toten counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Toten misses with a left hand and Thiago counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Thiago does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Thiago misses with a body kick. Thiago misses with a body kick. Thiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Toten. Toten misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Toten looks to throw the jab but Thiago is out of range. Toten throws out a token jab with nothing on it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago Thiago will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Thiago Thiago's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Thiago connects with a high kick. Thiago drops Toten with a straight right hand, right on the button! Thiago follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Thiago! Thiago Thiago thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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