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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thorgard (ranked 480 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Bone Breaker (ranked 77 p4p, 200 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Thorgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bone Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard moves out of range of the body kick.
Breaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Breaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Breaker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Thorgard misses.
Breaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Breaker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Breaker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thorgard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been hearing reports that Thorgard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Breaker throws a push kick but Thorgard slaps the foot to one side.
Thorgard throws a combination. Breaker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thorgard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorgard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker checks a leg kick.
And Breaker responds with a good body kick, but Thorgard manages to step out the way in time.
Thorgard throws a jab when Breaker was well out of range.
Breaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorgard.
No joy there for Thorgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Breaker counters with a body kick.
Breaker misses the shot to the body.
Thorgard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Breaker throws a right hand that misses
and Thorgard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Breaker throws out a loose jab but Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Breaker slips a straight right by Thorgard.
Thorgard cracks a nice hook into Breaker's ribs.
Thorgard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breaker moves away.
Breaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thorgard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Breaker misses the target.
Breaker slips a jab from Thorgard.
Thorgard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorgard.
Thorgard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breaker throws out the jab.
Thorgard misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Breaker as he checks the leg kick.
Thorgard throws a combination. Breaker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaker gets the takedown into side control.
Thorgard explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Breaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorgard.
Thorgard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Breaker slips a straight right by Thorgard.
Breaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorgard.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Thorgard moved away.
Thorgard tries to work over Breaker's front leg with a kick but Breaker checks it.
Breaker takes one to the chin there.
Thorgard staying out of range there.
Thorgard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Breaker. No joy for Thorgard on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws the kick towards the body but Thorgard avoids it.
A low kick from Thorgard misses
and Breaker counters with a single leg into guard. Thorgard didn't expect that.
Thorgard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thorgard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Breaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Breaker is looking to improve his position.
Breaker taking some punishment here, with Thorgard in his half guard.
Breaker actively working from the bottom here.
Breaker is looking for a sweep. Thorgard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Breaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Breaker wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Breaker tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Thorgard has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Breaker is desperately trying to improve his position but Thorgard has a good base and remains in mount.
Breaker is still trying to improve position.
Breaker keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorgard controlling from the full mount.
Breaker can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorgard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Breaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Breaker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorgard to the mat! Thorgard manages to get full guard.
Thorgard pulls Breaker in close to prevent any damage.
Breaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Breaker landing some decent shots from guard.
Breaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorgard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thorgard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Breaker defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorgard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Breaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Thorgard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thorgard controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Breaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Breaker throws an elbow that misses. Thorgard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breaker's guard. Nice move by Thorgard!
Breaker is looking for a triangle but Thorgard pushes his legs off easily.
Breaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thorgard is one step ahead there.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Breaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard pushes down on Breaker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Breaker gets back to full guard.
Breaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thorgard content to stall in guard here.
Breaker working for submissions but it's allowed Thorgard to get to half guard.
Breaker actively working from the bottom here.
Thorgard trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Thorgard there.
Thorgard slows the pace down in half guard.
Magnus Thorgard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breaker wants to improve his position but Thorgard is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thorgard content to control rather than advance.
Breaker wants to improve his position but Thorgard is controlling well.
Breaker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thorgard is looking to advance position but Breaker won't allow it.
Breaker is looking for a sweep. Thorgard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorgard stalling.
Breaker is looking to get back to full guard here but Thorgard has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bone Breaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Breaker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magnus Thorgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thorgard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Breaker throws a solid leg kick but Thorgard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Breaker.
Thorgard fails with a takedown attempt.
Thorgard clobbers Breaker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Thorgard checks it.
Thorgard defending well as Breaker loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Thorgard misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick from Breaker, right into the meat of the thigh.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorgard was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker misses with a hook. Thorgard ducked under it nicely.
Thorgard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Breaker on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Thorgard there.
Thorgard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breaker.
Thorgard takes one to the side of the head.
Breaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thorgard is out of range.
Breaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorgard throws a jab when Breaker was well out of range.
Breaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Breaker throws a big shot that misses.
Breaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thorgard throws an off balance right hand
and Breaker counters with a nice body shot.
Thorgard throws a leg kick but Breaker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two 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!
Thorgard throws a nice looking combination but Breaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Breaker with a nice calf kick.
Breaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thorgard dips to his left and cracks Breaker with an uppercut!
Breaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Breaker tries a quick counter leg kick but Thorgard is wise to it.
Thorgard throws a combination. Breaker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Breaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorgard.
Breaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thorgard is able to avoid easily.
Breaker misses with a hook. Thorgard ducked under it nicely.
Breaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker throws a body punch but Thorgard moves out of range.
Thorgard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorgard.
Thorgard looks to land a combination. Breaker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorgard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Breaker shoots in and bounces Thorgard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thorgard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorgard keeping full guard, as Breaker tries to pass.
Breaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thorgard's head.
Thorgard looking for a sweep. Not yet Thorgard, not yet.
Thorgard trying to keep a closed guard but Breaker is proving a slippery customer.
Breaker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Breaker throwing strikes but missing.
Breaker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thorgard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Breaker with a nice head shot there.
Thorgard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breaker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Breaker throwing strikes but missing.
Breaker postures up.
Breaker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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 Magnus Thorgard.
I think Thorgard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Magnus Thorgard!
Magnus Thorgard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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