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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Sei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Noitalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Sei comes into the arena with 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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192 cm
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269 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Sei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riku Noitalahti!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noitalahti scores with a head kick. Sau Sei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ta Sau Sei has been cut.
A slow jab from Noitalahti misses its intended target.
Noitalahti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sau Sei.
Noitalahti looks to land a combination but Sau Sei avoids it well.
Sau Sei just misses with a punch to the body.
Sau Sei moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Noitalahti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sau Sei.
Noitalahti throws a head kick but Sau Sei moves out of range.
Sau Sei looks to land a left hand but Noitalahti moved out of range nicely.
Noitalahti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sau Sei blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noitalahti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sau Sei dips to his left and cracks Noitalahti with an uppercut!
Noitalahti throws a wild body kick that Sau Sei sees coming a mile off.
Sau Sei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noitalahti.
Noitalahti throws a right hand that misses
and Sau Sei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sau Sei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sau Sei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sau Sei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noitalahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noitalahti misses with a kick to the body.
Sau Sei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Noitalahti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Noitalahti misses.
Sau Sei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noitalahti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noitalahti stuns Sau Sei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sau Sei misses with a lunging right hand
and Noitalahti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noitalahti misses with a head kick.
Sau Sei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noitalahti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noitalahti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Sau Sei misses.
Sau Sei avoids the head kick by Noitalahti.
Noitalahti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noitalahti throws a sloppy head kick and Sau Sei moves out of range easily.
Sau Sei scores with the left hand. Noitalahti knows he should have avoided that one.
Sau Sei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noitalahti.
Noitalahti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sau Sei will feel that in the morning.
Noitalahti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Noitalahti lands a head kick!
Sau Sei throws out a loose jab but Noitalahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Sei misses with a hook.
Noitalahti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sau Sei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sau Sei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Sei moves away from the strike by Noitalahti.
Noitalahti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Noitalahti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ta Sau Sei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sau Sei dodges the punch combination from Noitalahti.
Noitalahti throws a sloppy head kick and Sau Sei moves out of range easily.
Noitalahti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sau Sei cracks Noitalahti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sau Sei lands a jab to the nose.
Noitalahti swinging wildly here.
Riku Noitalahti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noitalahti misses with a head kick.
Noitalahti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riku Noitalahti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Sei staying out of range there.
Sau Sei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noitalahti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sau Sei ducks under a wild hook from Noitalahti.
Noitalahti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sau Sei misses with a few strikes there.
Sau Sei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noitalahti throws a hook but Sau Sei blocks it.
Noitalahti throws a head kick but Sau Sei moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sau Sei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noitalahti on the side of the head.
Riku Noitalahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Noitalahti.
Noitalahti throws a push kick but Sau Sei slaps the foot to one side.
Sau Sei ducks under a wild hook from Noitalahti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sau Sei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noitalahti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noitalahti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Sau Sei misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sei swings widly with a right hand
and Noitalahti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Noitalahti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Noitalahti does no damage.
Sau Sei misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noitalahti. Sau Sei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sau Sei connects with a single shot there.
Sau Sei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noitalahti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sau Sei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sau Sei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noitalahti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sau Sei is just out of range.
Noitalahti misses with a body kick.
Sau Sei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Noitalahti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sau Sei loads up on a big right hand but Noitalahti slips the punch.
Noitalahti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sau Sei slips a straight right by Noitalahti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Noitalahti misses.
A combination from Noitalahti does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ta Sau Sei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ta Sau Sei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Noitalahti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sau Sei connects with a jab.
Sau Sei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Noitalahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noitalahti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sau Sei blocks a head kick by Noitalahti.
Sau Sei swings for the body but Noitalahti moves out of range.
No joy there for Noitalahti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Sau Sei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Sei tries to clinch but Noitalahti moves out of range.
Noitalahti misses with a body punch
and Sau Sei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noitalahti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sau Sei throws a leg kick but Noitalahti moved away.
Noitalahti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sau Sei to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Noitalahti both land. Nice combination.
Noitalahti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sau Sei scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noitalahti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sei scores with a jab.
A jab from Sau Sei misses.
Noitalahti throws a combination. Sau Sei tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Noitalahti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Sau Sei.
Sau Sei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noitalahti gets tackled into the cage by Sau Sei. Sau Sei maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sau Sei.
Sau Sei misses with some punches.
Sau Sei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noitalahti takes a shot to the head.
Noitalahti is rocked!
Noitalahti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noitalahti manages to break the clinch.
Noitalahti throws a combination that misses
and Sau Sei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noitalahti is still on wobbly legs! Can Sau Sei finish him?
Noitalahti misses with a series of wild punches.
Noitalahti seems to have recovered his senses.
Sau Sei wants to clinch.
Noitalahti moves forwards but Sau Sei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Noitalahti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sau Sei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Sau Sei catches Noitalahti right on the button with a cross.
Noitalahti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sau Sei looks to land a right hand but Noitalahti moved out of range.
Noitalahti misses with a hook. Sau Sei ducked under it nicely.
Noitalahti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sau Sei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooh!!! Sau Sei has knocked Noitalahti down with a huge combo! Sau Sei steps away and waves a wobbly Noitalahti back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Sei tries to clinch there but Noitalahti circles away.
Noitalahti looks for the body kick but Sau Sei saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ta Sau Sei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sau Sei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ta Sau Sei!
Ta Sau Sei thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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