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HERO Warfare 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Matei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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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
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marius Matei!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iverson slips a straight right by Matei.
Matei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Dave Iverson has been cut.
Iverson throws a right hand that Matei ducks under and follows up with a left that Matei also avoids with ease.
Matei's corner calls for a 1-2. Matei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matei takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Matei.
Iverson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iverson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matei. Iverson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matei instigates a clinch.
Iverson wants to get back to striking at distance but Matei won't allow it.
Matei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iverson is defending well for now.
Matei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Iverson up against the cage.
Iverson breaks from the clinch.
Iverson throws a low kick but Matei avoids it.
Iverson slips a jab from Matei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matei.
Iverson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matei doesn't seem bothered though.
Iverson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matei scores with a decent looking hook.
Iverson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matei tries a head kick but it misses.
Iverson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matei.
Matei needs to keep his hands up - Iverson had a free shot at his head there.
Matei tries to keep at a distance but Iverson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iverson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iverson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iverson avoiding damage as Matei throws knees to the body.
Iverson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Matei is trying to keep an underhook but Iverson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Iverson is looking for a kimura but Matei is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Iverson to get the leverage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iverson is breathing heavily.
Matei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Iverson stopping the sweep attempt from Matei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matei is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Matei missing with knees to the body.
Matei lands a nice knee to the body.
Iverson blocks an elbow strike.
Matei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Iverson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Iverson avoiding damage as Matei throws knees to the body.
Matei lands a nice elbow.
Dave Iverson's cut is getting worse.
Matei missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iverson is defending well for now.
Matei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iverson.
Matei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matei lands an elbow inside that Iverson shrugs off.
Iverson managing to block the knees to the body from Matei.
Iverson avoids the elbow strike from Matei, against the cage.
Iverson manages to break the clinch.
Matei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iverson.
Matei loads up on a big right hand but Iverson slips the punch.
Matei instigates a clinch.
Matei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iverson avoids it.
Nice elbow from Matei.
Matei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iverson avoids it.
Iverson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matei smiles and moves away.
Iverson moves into range and clinches up with Matei.
Iverson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Iverson can't find room to land a body shot as Matei controls the action.
Iverson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matei missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iverson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matei trying to land knees to the body.
Iverson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iverson pushes Matei up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matei connects with a knee to the head.
Iverson managing to block the knees to the body from Matei.
Matei trying to land knees to the body.
Matei is looking to control Iverson's arms but Iverson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matei has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Matei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Iverson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Iverson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matei tries to keep at a distance but Iverson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iverson avoiding damage as Matei throws knees to the body.
Iverson managing to block the knees to the body from Matei.
Matei throws an elbow but it misses.
Matei looking to slow down the pace here.
Matei keeps control of Iverson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matei lands a nice elbow.
Matei tries a knee to the head but Iverson blocks it.
Matei throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Iverson breaks the clinch.
Dave Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iverson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iverson under the eye.
Matei checks a leg kick.
Matei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matei missing with a left hand there. Iverson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson fails with the takedown.
Matei thows a body shot but no joy.
Iverson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matei is out of range and Iverson settles back down.
Iverson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iverson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matei circles away quickly and effectively.
Matei rushes Iverson and presses him up against the cage.
Matei wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Iverson.
Iverson working hard to break the clinch.
Iverson looking to stall.
Marius Matei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matei missing with knees to the body.
Iverson jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matei pushes down on Iverson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matei is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Iverson!
Matei lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Iverson is looking to escape.
Iverson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dave Iverson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jeez, Dave Iverson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Iverson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marius Matei!
A very excited looking Marius Matei 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Burger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Rogers's chin.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burger on the side of the head.
Burger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rogers.
It looks like Richard Burger has been cut.
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!
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rogers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rogers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burger's hands.
Rogers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rogers's knee momentarily.
Burger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rogers counters by clinching up.
Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
Burger wants to clinch but Rogers slips to the side
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burger tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burger darts in trying to clinch
and Rogers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jason Rogers has been cut.
Burger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Nice body punch from Rogers - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burger has had enough of the clinch but Rogers keeps him there for the moment.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Burger keeps him there for the moment.
Burger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
Burger missing with knees to the body.
Rogers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rogers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rogers tries to work over Burger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Rogers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger gets tackled into the cage by Rogers. Rogers maintains the clinch.
Rogers presses Burger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rogers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burger trying to land knees to the body.
Burger pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rogers has Burger pushed against the cage.
Rogers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Burger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rogers counters with a crisp right hand that drops Burger! Rogers lets Burger back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Burger is rocked!
Rogers sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Burger's defenses. It connects perfectly with Burger's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Rogers!
Jason Rogers bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Mozart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mozart 's entrance music is DJ Khaled "All I Do Is Win" feat. Ludacris, Rick Ross, T-Pain & Snoop Dogg . A fine choice. Phuttharaksa has chosen TP outro as his entrance music. Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sheldon Mozart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozart lands with a hook. Phuttharaksa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phuttharaksa shoots in looking for a takedown but Mozart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Phuttharaksa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice cross by Mozart .
Mozart lunges at Phuttharaksa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phuttharaksa's hand.
Mozart throws a series of punches but Phuttharaksa avoids them all with ease.
Sheldon Mozart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mozart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phuttharaksa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mozart is trying to defend but Phuttharaksa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Phuttharaksa prevents Mozart from improving his position.
Phuttharaksa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mozart is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faustino Barrientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula Natsi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Faustino Barrientos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Barrientos catches Natsi right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Kuula Natsi has been cut.
Natsi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barrientos is fending him off so far but Natsi persists. Nope, Barrientos circles away and we're back to standing.
Natsi fails with a takedown attempt.
Barrientos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Natsi looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrientos plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Natsi swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Natsi face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Faustino Barrientos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meenny Vattalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murt comes into the arena with I like to move it blaring out of the sound system. Meenny Vattalles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Murt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meenny Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Murt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vattalles lands a body shot.
Vattalles throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from Vattalles.
Vattalles swinging wildly here.
Vattalles clobbers Murt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vattalles cracks Murt with a good jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Vattalles as he connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Vattalles there.
Murt is rocked!
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vattalles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vattalles 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.
Oh Murt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattalles looks to land a combination. Murt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vattalles swats away the attempt to clinch by Murt.
Murt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vattalles sprawls well. Vattalles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murt gets slowly back to his feet.
Vattalles lands a left and a right that send Murt crashing to the mat, dazed. Vattalles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murt shoots in looking for a takedown. Vattalles tries to sprawl out of it but Murt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vattalles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murt seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab by Vattalles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vattalles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vattalles.
Vattalles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Murt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vattalles lands with a hook. Murt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles digs a good body shot into Murt's ribs.
Vattalles digs a good hook to Murt's body.
Vattalles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vattalles lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Murt goes down and covers up as Vattalles starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meenny Vattalles!
A pretty intense looking Meenny Vattalles took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Torhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikkarainen comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalyptica - Path. The crowd seem to be enjoying Torhammer's choice of entrance music: Doom Unit - Killing Time. Pekka Pikkarainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrik Torhammer's chin.
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149 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikkarainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pikkarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torhammer.
Jab by Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen misses with a hook.
Pikkarainen throws a hook to the side of Torhammer's head but Torhammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torhammer scores with a nice strike.
Torhammer connects with a right hand. Pikkarainen shakes it off.
A left lands for Torhammer.
Torhammer throws a good cross that connects.
Torhammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pikkarainen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torhammer drops Pikkarainen with a naaaaasty hook - Pikkarainen is in real trouble here! Torhammer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrik Torhammer!
A very excited looking Henrik Torhammer 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Torrez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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218 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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194 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Some.
Eddie Torrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrez swings for the body but Some moves out of range.
Torrez throws a jab but it's blocked by Some.
Torrez takes a swing at Some's ribcage but misses.
Torrez drops his hands momentarily and Some takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torrez checks it well.
Torrez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Torrez motions for Some to come forward. Torrez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torrez.
Some blocks a leg kick.
Some showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torrez.
Torrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Some is just out of range.
Torrez scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some slips a straight right by Torrez.
Torrez defending well as Some loads up on a big left hand.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Some moves away.
A swing and a miss from Torrez.
Torrez throws a hook but Some blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A good leg kick by Some.
A head kick misses from Some.
Some shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Torrez.
Some uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrez.
Some moves into range and clinches up with Torrez.
Some throws a punch but it's blocked by Torrez.
Torrez pushes Some back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some misses with a punch on the inside.
Torrez blocks an uppercut.
Torrez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Some has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torrez is trying to maintain a safe position but Some gets an underhook and turns Torrez into the cage.
A short right from Some on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Some.
Some stalls.
Some is leaning against Torrez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torrez lands a shot to the body.
Some working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some lands a nice shot to the body.
Some misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torrez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torrez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Some manages to break the clinch.
Torrez connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Some.
Torrez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some throws a body punch but Torrez moves out of range.
Some throws a hook to the side of Torrez's head but Torrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Some.
Some avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torrez lands a nice shot to the body.
Some throws a shot from downtown. Torrez moves away and avoids it.
Some needs to keep his hands up - Torrez had a free shot at his head there.
Torrez throws a big shot that misses.
Torrez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Some.
Torrez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Some counters with an inside leg kick.
Some clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torrez's efforts to push away.
Some lands with a left to the head.
Torrez working aggressively here.
Torrez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some works on Torrez's body with a couple of short punches.
Some throws a head punch that misses.
Torrez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torrez can't break the clinch.
Some pushes Torrez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torrez looks winded!
Good body shot from Some.
Some stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torrez backwards.
Some struggles to land a body shot inside as Torrez controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trouble Some dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Some.
Some moves out of range of the strikes.
Torrez walks into a left hand.
Some looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torrez.
Torrez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Torrez misses the target.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
Torrez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Some.
Some ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torrez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torrez takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torrez throws out a loose jab but Some uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrez throws a series of punches but Some avoids them all with ease.
Torrez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Torrez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez throws a lazy right hand but Some sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Torrez misses.
Torrez throws a nice looking combination but Some bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some connects with a looping right hand.
Torrez lands a right hook to the body.
Torrez throws an off balance right hand
and Some counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torrez thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Some.
Some throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some stalks Torrez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torrez's face. Torrez staggers backwards, shaken.
Torrez takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Some finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some scores with a punch to the head.
Some instigates a clinch.
Some lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torrez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some scores with a hook to the body.
Some lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torrez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torrez is rocked!
A short right from Some.
Torrez is still on wobbly legs! Can Some finish him?
Some lands with a right to the head.
Some just leaning against Torrez, taking a breather.
Torrez taking a breather.
Some working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torrez's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Some.
Some throws a big uppercut that drops Torrez! More strikes from Some and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Torrez lies dazed against the cage as Some celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trouble Some!
Trouble Some was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Hurricane. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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21
196 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Werkka Easterlund!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a hook but Easterlund blocks it.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Carter.
Easterlund missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter scores with a hook.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Easterlund counters with a straight right hand.
Easterlund throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Easterlund looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Easterlund lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Werkka Easterlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterlund ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
A left lands for Easterlund.
Easterlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easterlund lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Easterlund misses with a two punch combination.
Easterlund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Easterlund takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carter cracks Easterlund with a good jab.
Easterlund lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Easterlund takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Easterlund with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Easterlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Easterlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Easterlund 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter throws a series of punches but Easterlund avoids them all with ease.
Easterlund tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Easterlund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
Easterlund lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter blocking some punches.
Easterlund lands an uppercut.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Easterlund is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter breaks the clinch.
Easterlund moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carter takes one to the chin there.
Easterlund tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Easterlund throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Easterlund feints with a jab and clips Carter right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Carter is sent crashing into the canvas and Easterlund leaps in for the kill! Carter tries to get to his feet but Easterlund is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Carter is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Werkka Easterlund!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyko Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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263 lbs
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyko Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov thows a body shot but no joy.
Avreli avoids the body shot from Borisov.
Avreli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borisov circles away.
Borisov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Mark Avreli has been cut.
Avreli closes the distance and clinches up with Borisov, looking for a takedown. Avreli pushes Borisov against the cage but Borisov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Avreli throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Borisov was covering up waiting for the punch and Avreli finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Borisov is trying to keep Avreli in close.
Avreli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borisov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Avreli has managed to get both his arms back between Borisov's legs - danger averted.
Borisov is trying to keep Avreli in close.
Avreli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli throws a big elbow that misses.
Borisov keeping moving, preventing Avreli from controlling successfully.
Avreli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Avreli throwing strikes but missing.
Avreli stops Borisov from standing up.
Borisov looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Boyko Borisov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Avreli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Borisov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Avreli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov stuffs the takedown attempt from Avreli. Avreli gets slowly back to his feet.
Avreli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Borisov avoids it really well and circles away.
Boyko Borisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avreli ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borisov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avreli.
Avreli fails to land the takedown.
Borisov lands a body shot.
Avreli tries for a takedown but Borisov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Avreli blocks the leg kick.
Avreli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borisov tries to avoid it but Avreli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borisov to the ground. Borisov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Avreli moved out of range.
Avreli shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avreli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borisov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Avreli is defended easily by Borisov.
Avreli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Avreli with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Avreli or perhaps it was just good defense by Borisov which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyko Borisov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Avreli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Borisov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avreli.
Borisov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Avreli under the eye.
Avreli looks for a takedown but Borisov sprawls well.
Borisov cracks Avreli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Borisov.
Avreli has a takedown stuffed.
Avreli fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Avreli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Avreli on the side of the head.
Mark Avreli's cut is getting worse.
Sloppy strikes from Avreli. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Avreli with that takedown attempt.
Avreli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Avreli.
Avreli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Borisov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avreli somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avreli manages to avoid it.
Borisov misses with a straight right.
Borisov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Avreli.
Borisov stuffs the takedown attempt from Avreli. Avreli gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Borisov misses.
Avreli ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov throws a lazy right hand but Avreli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Borisov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Avreli.
Avreli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borisov throws a poor cross that misses
and Avreli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avreli throws a lazy uppercut
and Borisov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mark Avreli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Avreli ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Avreli shoots in looking for a takedown but Borisov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Avreli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borisov slaps away a takedown attempt from Avreli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Avreli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Borisov.
Mark Avreli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avreli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Borisov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jeez, Mark Avreli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Avreli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boyko Borisov!
Boyko Borisov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes to the cage accompanied by The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Brandao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Brandao.
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
Larsson fails to land the takedown.
Brandao misses with a body punch
and Larsson counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Brandao is defending well.
Brandao is trying to get back to half guard.
Larsson working the ground and pound but Brandao is defending the strikes.
Larsson is chipping away with strikes.
Brandao wants to control but Larsson postures up.
Brandao tries to bench press Larsson off him but Larsson keeps the position.
Larsson scoring with punches from side control.
Larsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Larsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brandao sneaks out the side door and pushes Larsson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Brandao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcus Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Brandao. Those never looked like landing.
Brandao misses with a kick to the body.
Larsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brandao quickly recovers to half guard.
Brandao is positioning himself well to prevent Larsson advancing to mount.
Brandao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larsson on the ground.
Brandao is looking to escape.
Brandao wants to control but Larsson is keeping busy.
Larsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Larsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Larsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson pushes Brandao up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Larsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Larsson is trying to pull guard but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson slows down the pace here.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandao gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Larsson tries to pull guard but Brandao holds him up against the cage and eventually Larsson drops back down to his feet.
Marcus Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Larsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Larsson looking to throw knees to the head but Brandao is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a body punch.
Larsson pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larsson trying to land knees to the body.
Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandao.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsson checks a low kick from Brandao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brandao lands a head shot.
Larsson works the jab nicely.
It looks like Marcus Brandao has been cut.
Larsson lands a big right hand that sends Brandao crashing to the mat! Larsson stays standing though and waves Brandao back to his feet!
Brandao is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Oh Brandao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson punishes Brandao's body with a nice straight punch.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Larsson closes the distance and clinches.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson is leaning against Brandao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Larsson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Larsson lands a strong strike to the head of Brandao. That's dazed him! Larsson looking to finish here. Brandao is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Larsson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson is the new heavyweight champion!
Tobias Larsson very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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