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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norzu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cult of Luna - Back To Chapel Town. Egyptian has chosen Egyptian Entrance Song as his entrance music. Sinuhe Egyptian has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santeri Norzu's chin.
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163 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sinuhe Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian tries to clinch but Norzu moves out of range.
Norzu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Egyptian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norzu to score with a decent uppercut.
Norzu swats away the attempt to clinch by Egyptian.
Egyptian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Egyptian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norzu. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norzu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Egyptian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Norzu.
Norzu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Egyptian lands but Norzu takes it in his stride.
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!
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Norzu avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Norzu misses.
Egyptian scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian thows a leg kick but Norzu checks it
and Norzu counters with an inside leg kick.
Norzu misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Norzu misses the target.
Egyptian scores with a body shot.
Egyptian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norzu tries to clinch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Norzu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norzu is looking to chop away at Egyptian's legs.
Egyptian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norzu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norzu.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norzu.
Egyptian avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norzu checks the leg kick.
Egyptian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Egyptian scores with a nice head shot.
Egyptian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norzu. Norzu obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norzu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egyptian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norzu scores with a nice strike.
Egyptian tries to clinch but Norzu moves out of range.
Egyptian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Egyptian throws a right hand that Norzu ducks under and follows up with a left that Norzu also avoids with ease.
Norzu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norzu tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian scores with a one two! Norzu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Egyptian swings for the body but Norzu moves out of range.
Egyptian looks to throw the jab but Norzu is out of range.
Egyptian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norzu is able to avoid easily.
Egyptian lands with a cross.
Norzu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norzu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Egyptian throws a push kick but Norzu slaps the foot to one side.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norzu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norzu motions for Egyptian to come forward. Norzu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Norzu as he checks the leg kick.
Norzu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Norzu.
Norzu misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Egyptian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Egyptian looks to land a body kick but Norzu moved away.
Egyptian moves out of range of the strikes.
Egyptian checks a low kick from Norzu.
Egyptian lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norzu misses with a kick to the body.
Egyptian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norzu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses Norzu's front leg but catches the back leg as Norzu tries to avoid it.
Norzu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egyptian misses the jab.
Norzu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norzu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sinuhe Egyptian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Egyptian tried to score with a low kick but Norzu checks it.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
Norzu walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
Norzu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norzu throws a chopping leg kick but Egyptian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norzu blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Norzu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian lands a lovely overhand right.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norzu.
Egyptian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Egyptian doesn't manage to clinch there - Norzu circles away.
Norzu throws a chopping leg kick but Egyptian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Egyptian swings for the body but Norzu moves out of range.
Norzu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norzu moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Egyptian swings for the body but Norzu moves out of range.
Egyptian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Egyptian.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
Norzu clobbers Egyptian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norzu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egyptian.
Norzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Norzu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norzu moves out of range of the body kick.
Norzu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Norzu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Egyptian drives through and clinches with Norzu against the cage.
Norzu is trying to pull guard but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Norzu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norzu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norzu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norzu misses with a punch on the inside.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian takes one on the button.
Norzu looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Norzu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Egyptian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norzu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Norzu.
A leg kick checked by Norzu.
Norzu misses with a body shot.
Egyptian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norzu's head.
Egyptian lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu blocks the body kick.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Norzu avoids the body shot from Egyptian.
Norzu scores with a push kick.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Norzu avoids them all with ease.
Norzu swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
A combination from Egyptian does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian blocks the body kick.
Egyptian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Egyptian lands a jab to the head.
Norzu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norzu just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norzu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norzu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norzu manages to avoid it.
Norzu walks into a left hand.
Egyptian moves out of range of the body kick from Norzu.
Egyptian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norzu can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian loads up on a big right hand but Norzu slips the punch.
Norzu throws a sloppy head kick and Egyptian moves out of range easily.
Egyptian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norzu slips under a jab.
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses Norzu's front leg but catches the back leg as Norzu tries to avoid it.
Norzu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egyptian lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Egyptian.
Norzu thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santeri Norzu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Norzu looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian defending well as Norzu loads up on a big left hand.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norzu blocks a head kick by Egyptian.
Norzu throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Norzu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Norzu is just out of range.
Norzu lands a nice shot to the body.
Norzu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norzu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Norzu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu is looking to chop away at Egyptian's legs.
Egyptian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norzu.
Egyptian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Norzu's head.
Norzu scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Egyptian.
Egyptian missing with a left hand there. Norzu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian pushes Norzu up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Norzu is keeping busy.
Norzu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norzu tries to circle away but Egyptian has him pinned against the cage.
Norzu working aggressively here.
Norzu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norzu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Egyptian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Egyptian struggles to land a body shot inside as Norzu controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norzu working aggressively here.
Norzu wants to break free but Egyptian has control.
Norzu can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norzu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Egyptian.
Nice body punch from Egyptian.
Norzu blocks an uppercut.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Norzu up against the cage.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Egyptian lands with a left to the head.
Egyptian looking to slow down the pace here.
Norzu lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a left hand.
Norzu misses with a punch to the body.
Norzu lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norzu misses with some punches.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Norzu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norzu blocking some punches.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Egyptian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norzu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
The fighters circling - Norzu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Norzu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norzu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Egyptian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Norzu checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norzu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Egyptian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egyptian looks to land a combination but Norzu avoids it well.
Egyptian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Norzu misses.
Norzu avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Norzu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Egyptian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Norzu.
Egyptian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Norzu scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egyptian needs to keep his hands up - Norzu had a free shot at his head there.
Egyptian clinches up against the cage.
Norzu struggles to land a body shot inside as Egyptian controls his hands.
Egyptian tries a body shot but Norzu blocks it.
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 Santeri Norzu.
I think Norzu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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