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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Murphy MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacManus throws an off balance right hand
and Torni counters with a nice leg kick.
Torni connects with a leg kick. MacManus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacManus throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni counters with a slapping leg kick.
MacManus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torni counters by clinching up.
MacManus lands a left hand.
MacManus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MacManus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacManus managing to block the knees to the body from Torni.
Torni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MacManus throws a punch but it's blocked by Torni.
MacManus throws a punch but it's blocked by Torni.
Torni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Murphy MacManus has been cut.
Torni lands an elbow that stopped MacManus in his tracks for a moment.
Torni trying to land knees to the body.
Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacManus fails to land with a series of punches.
Torni throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling MacManus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus throws a series of strikes that have Torni backpedaling.
MacManus throws a sloppy body shot
and Torni counters with a leg kick.
Torni throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy MacManus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacManus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
MacManus throws a poor cross that misses
and Torni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacManus misses the body punch
and Torni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torni wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacManus misses with a jab to the body
and Torni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacManus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacManus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torni.
Torni scores with a leg kick.
Torni scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by MacManus.
MacManus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torni counters with an outside leg kick.
MacManus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torni.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacManus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacManus.
MacManus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
MacManus misses with a right hand
and Torni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands a jab-cross combination.
MacManus is rocked!
Torni throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacManus is still on wobbly legs! Can Torni finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni drops MacManus with a straight left! Oh this is bad for MacManus! Torni dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lauri Torni!
Lauri Torni retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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