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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Takka has chosen Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni cracks Takka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Torni throws a chopping leg kick but Takka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torni loads up on a big right hand but Takka slips the punch.
A big right from Takka misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torni checks a leg kick.
Takka slips a jab from Torni.
Torni fakes the leg kick and cracks Takka in the body.
Torni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Torni blocks the low kick.
Torni stuns Takka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takka slips under a jab.
Takka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torni scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torni stuffs the takedown attempt from Takka . Takka gets slowly back to his feet.
Torni throws a body kick that misses.
Torni moves out of range of the body kick from Takka .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danga de danga de dang - Takka scores with a four punch combination!
Takka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torni. Torni obviously looking to wear him down.
Torni misses with a low kick as Takka jumps back.
Lauri Torni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takka thuds a left hand into Torni's body.
Torni slips under a jab.
Takka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Torni checks a low kick from Takka .
Torni tries to work over Takka 's front leg with a kick but Takka checks it.
Torni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takka is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torni throws a solid leg kick but Takka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torni.
Torni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Torni throws a nice head kick!
Takka connects with a right hand. Torni shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Takka .
A nice leg kick lands there from Torni.
Torni takes a swing at Takka 's ribcage but misses.
Torni throws a leg kick but Takka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takka lands with a slapping head kick.
Takka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lauri Torni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takka checks a low kick from Torni.
Takka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
Torni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takka checks a leg kick.
Takka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka throws an overhand right that lands on Torni's shoulder, as Torni tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Takka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torni wants to clinch.
Takka throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch but Takka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torni checks it well.
Torni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takka .
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takka misses with a wild body shot.
Takka connects with a solid leg kick.
Torni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takka connects with a jab.
Torni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takka .
Torni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takka misses with a body kick.
Torni cracks the inside of Takka 's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takka staying out of range there.
Torni thuds a left hand into Takka 's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takka loads up on a big right hand but Torni slips the punch.
Torni misses with an uppercut.
Takka tries to work over Torni's front leg with a kick but Torni checks it.
Torni lands a glancing blow to the side of Takka 's head.
Takka punishes Torni's body with a nice straight punch.
Takka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torni just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Takka .
Takka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torni finds it's way round the side to connect with Takka 's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takka throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takka . That's going to slow Torni down.
Torni connects with a solid leg kick.
Takka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torni. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that round.
That's time! Torni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Takka .
Torni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takka swats away the attempt to clinch by Torni.
Takka checks the leg kick.
Takka avoids the body shot from Torni.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torni tries to work over Takka 's front leg with a kick but Takka checks it.
Torni misses with a hook. Takka ducked under it nicely.
Takka avoids the head kick by Torni.
Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Torni misses.
Torni scores with a sloppy right hand. Takka should have avoided that one.
Takka 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takka fails with the takedown.
Takka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Takka .
Takka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takka throws a body kick that misses.
Takka lands a two punch combo.
Takka checks a low kick from Torni.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torni pushes Takka away with a front kick.
Torni throws an overhand right that lands on Takka 's shoulder, as Takka tries to avoid the shot.
Takka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torni.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takka .
Lauri Torni is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Torni.
Takka moves out of range of the strikes.
Torni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torni misses with a body kick.
Torni misses with a low kick as Takka jumps back.
Takka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takka blocks a leg kick.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takka moves away.
Torni fakes the leg kick and cracks Takka in the body.
Takka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torni misses with a kick to the body.
Torni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takka in his tracks.
Torni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takka was well out of range. Poor timing from Torni.
Takka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takka lands a really nice looking cross but Torni seems unphased.
Torni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takka at a distance.
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takka .
Torni scores with a head kick.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takka checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torni, as that shot connected.
Torni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torni throws a sloppy head kick and Takka moves out of range easily.
Torni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takka under the eye.
Takka throws a leg kick that misses.
Takka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takka connects with a right hand. Torni shakes it off.
Takka lands a leg kick that knocks Torni off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takka digs a good body shot into Torni's ribs.
Torni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torni scores with a leg kick.
Torni lands the left hand.
Torni misses with a wild combination.
Torni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takka is able to avoid easily.
Torni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torni was well out of range. Poor timing from Takka .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torni lands with a straight right. Takka didn't see that one coming.
Torni blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takka misses with a low kick.
Takka throws a leg kick which misses Torni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torni tries to avoid it.
Takka throws a front kick aimed at Torni's knee but Torni avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takka checks a leg kick.
Takka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takka scores with a decent looking hook.
Torni misses the body punch
and Takka counters with a leg kick.
Torni clobbers Takka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takka .
Takka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Torni's half guard.
Takka working the head and body with strikes.
Takka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torni kicks off Takka and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takka scores with a jab to the body.
Takka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takka checks a leg kick nicely.
Takka slips under a jab from Torni.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Takka moves out of range as Torni throws a body kick.
Takka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torni throws out the jab.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torni clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torni swings for the body but Takka moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takka .
Torni misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torni checks a leg kick.
Takka missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Takka misses.
Takka throws a body kick that misses.
Takka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Takka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takka . Takka obviously looking to wear him down.
Takka clobbers Torni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Timo Takka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torni scores with a jab to the body.
Takka scores with a hook.
Torni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torni scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka misses with a hook.
Takka lands a jab to the head.
Takka throws a head kick that misses.
Takka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torni counters with a series of strikes. Takka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takka . That did some damage!
Takka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takka throws a head kick that misses.
Torni looks to land a combination. Takka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Torni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Torni misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Takka blocks the leg kick.
Torni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takka 's calf.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takka .
Takka is looking to slow Torni down with leg kicks.
Takka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takka throws a leg kick but Torni checks it.
Takka looks to score with a jab to the body but Torni is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Takka down.
Takka 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.
Torni lands with a nice body punch.
Takka throws a front kick aimed at Torni's knee but Torni avoids it well.
Torni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takka avoids the body shot from Torni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Takka misses.
Takka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torni throws a low kick, looking for Takka 's leg but Takka calmly moves out of range.
Takka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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 Lauri Torni.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torni, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
A very excited looking Lauri Torni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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