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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Gad (ranked 5872 p4p, 5552 weight class) and Viggo Michaelsen (ranked 595 p4p, 575 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Gad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viggo Michaelsen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaelsen throws a body punch but Gad moves out of range.
Gad pushes Michaelsen up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Michaelsen.
Gad could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gad has Michaelsen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gad pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Michaelsen tumbling to the mat - Gad dives into Michaelsen's guard.
Gad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gad passes Michaelsen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gad misses with a head shot. Michaelsen uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gad controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaelsen wants to get back to his feet but Gad passes into half guard.
Gad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gad is looking to advance position but Michaelsen won't allow it.
Gad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gad stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michaelsen but Michaelsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gad slips a jab from Michaelsen.
Viggo Michaelsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaelsen misses with a right hand
and Gad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gad darts in trying to clinch
and Michaelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gad forces Michaelsen back against the cage and clinches.
Michaelsen digs a right hand underneath Gad's ribcage. Gad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Michaelsen effectively controlling the action here.
Gad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gad takes one to the chin there.
Gad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaelsen.
Gad throws a big counter combination but Michaelsen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Michaelsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gad is looking to counter punch.
Michaelsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Michaelsen throws a hook to the side of Gad's head but Gad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaelsen throws a shot from downtown. Gad moves away and avoids it.
Gad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Gad does no damage.
Gad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Michaelsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michaelsen's waist but Michaelsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gad off to one side.
Gad looks for a takedown but Michaelsen sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Michaelsen! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Gad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaelsen scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaelsen moves away.
Gad is breathing heavily.
Michaelsen misses with a looping left.
Gad takes one on the button.
Michaelsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Gad. Gad gets slowly back to his feet.
Gad dives in and grabs Michaelsen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michaelsen pushes down on Gad's head and hops out.
Gad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michaelsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gad scrambles back to his feet.
Michaelsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gad circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaelsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Michaelsen finds it's target.
Michaelsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michaelsen tests Gad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viggo Michaelsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Michaelsen scores with a one two! Gad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gad wants to clinch.
Viggo Michaelsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaelsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Michaelsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gad closes the distance and clinches up with Michaelsen, looking for a takedown. Gad pushes Michaelsen against the cage but Michaelsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raymond Gad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaelsen wants to break free but Gad has control.
Michaelsen works on Gad's body with a couple of short punches.
Michaelsen tries to stall but Gad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michaelsen breaks the clinch.
Michaelsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gad on the side of the head.
Michaelsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaelsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gad.
Some bone on bone action there as Michaelsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michaelsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michaelsen dips to his left and cracks Gad with an uppercut!
Michaelsen lunges at Gad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gad's hand.
Michaelsen misses with a hook.
Michaelsen scores with the left hand. Gad knows he should have avoided that one.
Michaelsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaelsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gad takes one on the button.
Gad rushes Michaelsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gad moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaelsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michaelsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gad moves into range and clinches up with Michaelsen.
Gad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michaelsen is pressed up against the cage. Gad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Michaelsen down to the mat. Michaelsen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Gad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gad staying out of range there.
Michaelsen misses the jab.
Michaelsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michaelsen swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Michaelsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaelsen leaves Gad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michaelsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Michaelsen is looking to clinch but Gad is avoiding it.
As Michaelsen looks to move away, Gad throws a big counter combo but Michaelsen just gets out of the way.
Gad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gad walks into a stiff left hand from Michaelsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaelsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gad scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaelsen should have avoided that one.
Michaelsen lands a jab-cross combination.
Gad is rocked!
A jab from Michaelsen does it's job there.
Oh Gad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaelsen misses with a body shot.
Gad darts in looking for a takedown but Michaelsen gets double underhooks and turns Gad into the cage.
Michaelsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gad backwards.
Gad seems to have got his legs back now.
Michaelsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Michaelsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Michaelsen on the inside.
Michaelsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gads head.
A shot in the inside from Michaelsen.
Michaelsen taking a breather.
Gad jumps guard but Michaelsen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaelsen scores with a hook to the body.
Gad keeps control of Michaelsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Michaelsen.
Michaelsen stalls.
Michaelsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gad as Michaelsen tries to tie him up.
Michaelsen pushes Gad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Michaelsen trying to stall but Gad improves his position.
Viggo Michaelsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Michaelsen stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viggo Michaelsen.
Michaelsen lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viggo Michaelsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Michaelsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michaelsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gad tries to counter by clinching up but Michaelsen breaks away and moves out of range.
Michaelsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaelsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Michaelsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaelsen lunges at Gad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gad's hand.
Gad tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gad is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gad.
Michaelsen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Gad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaelsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gad shoots and misses
and Michaelsen counters with a nice body shot.
Michaelsen tries to clinch but Gad moves out of range.
Michaelsen lunges at Gad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gad's hand.
Michaelsen connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Michaelsen misses.
Nice uppercut there from Michaelsen.
Michaelsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Viggo Michaelsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Michaelsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Michaelsen.
Gad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Michaelsen jabs at Gad's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gad darts in trying to clinch
and Michaelsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Michaelsen lands a really nice looking cross but Gad seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaelsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Michaelsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Michaelsen tries to clinch up.
Michaelsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Michaelsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Michaelsen with a hook.
Michaelsen drops Gad with a huge uppercut! Gad drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Michaelsen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viggo Michaelsen!
During a confident post fight interview, Viggo Michaelsen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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