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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Ravn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Golota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Ravn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrzej Golota!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ravn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golota's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Golota duly obliges.
Nice takedown defense from Golota. No joy for Ravn on that attempt.
Golota lands a nice shot that snaps Ravn's head back.
Golota looks to land a combination. Ravn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ravn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Golota.
Golota connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ravn's hands.
Golota misses with a wild combination.
Ravn looks to land a left hand but Golota moved out of range nicely.
Ravn tries to clinch but Golota moves out of range.
Golota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Golota.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ravn tries to close the distance and clinch but Golota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golota lands with an uppercut that bounces Ravn off the cage and back into rage.
Ravn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ravn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Golota doesn't manage to clinch there - Ravn circles away.
Ravn ducks right into an uppercut from Golota.
Ravn tries to clinch up but Golota circles away and keeps his distance.
Golota misses with a wild combination.
Golota looks to clinch
and Ravn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ravn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Golota tries to break free but Ravn pushes him back against the cage.
Golota tries to circle away but Ravn has him pinned against the cage.
Ravn is trying to trip Golota. He has hold of a leg but Golota is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ravn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Golota wants to stand up but Ravn is controlling him.
Ravn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ravn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ravn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golota keeping moving, preventing Ravn from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ravn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravn won't allow Golota to get back to his feet.
Golota looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Golota clinches but Ravn breaks the clinch
and Ravn counters with a nice uppercut.
Golota throws a leg kick
and Ravn counters by moving into the clinch.
Golota gets underhooks to prevent Ravn's takedown attempt.
Golota wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golota is trying to force a seperation but Ravn has the dominant position.
Golota is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Golota's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Golota is looking to break free of the clinch but Ravn has double underhooks.
Ravn is pushing Golota up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Golota tries to break free but Ravn pushes him back against the cage.
Ravn landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ravn stalling in the clinch.
Ravn lands a good knee to the midsection. Golota won't want to take too many of those.
Ravn is trying to drag Golota to the mat but Golota just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Ravn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravn is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Golota's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ravn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ravn lands a nice knee to the body.
Ravn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Golota gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ravn.
Ravn crunches a lovely knee into Golota's ribcage.
Ravn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ravn keeps control of Golota as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Golota wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ravn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Golota fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Golota closes the distance but Ravn moves to the side
and Ravn counters with a head kick. That will keep Golota thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golota thumps Ravn with a low kick.
Ravn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Golota, pushing him back against the cage.
Ravn tries to score a body lock takedown but Golota shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ravn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golota's efforts to push away.
Ravn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Golota is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Golota looking to throw knees to the head but Ravn is blocking nicely.
Golota being controlled against the cage.
Golota wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ravn has him pressed against the cage.
Ravn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golota in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Golota takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ravn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golota is defending well for now.
Golota has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Golota tries to break the clinch but Ravn is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Ravn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ravn lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golota wants to stand up but Ravn is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrzej Golota will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ravn clinches with his opponent.
Ravn keeps control of Golota as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ravn misses with a knee to the head.
Ravn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golota lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Golota is trying to break the clinch but Ravn has him pressed against the cage.
Ravn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golota avoids it.
Ravn effectively controlling the action here.
Ravn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Golota pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Golota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ravn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ravn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Golota working hard to break the clinch.
Ravn lands a knee to the head.
Ravn can't get the takedown.
Golota wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ravn lands a good knee to the midsection. Golota won't want to take too many of those.
Ravn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ravn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Golota.
Golota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ravn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golota as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Ravn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravn dives in and grabs Golota's left leg, looking for a takedown. Golota pushes down on Ravn's head and hops out.
Golota throws an overhand right that lands on Ravn's shoulder, as Ravn tries to avoid the shot.
Golota stuffs the takedown attempt from Ravn. Ravn gets slowly back to his feet.
Golota stalks Ravn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ravn's face. Ravn staggers backwards, shaken.
Ravn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Golota swivels and escapes.
Ravn slips a jab and a cross from Golota.
Golota darts in trying to clinch
and Ravn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ravn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Golota sprawls well. Golota wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ravn gets slowly back to his feet.
Thor Ravn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ravn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
Golota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ravn moves into the clinch.
Ravn working Golota over with knees to the body.
Ravn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ravn tries to score a body lock takedown but Golota shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Golota's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Golota has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ravn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golota wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ravn has him pressed against the cage.
Ravn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ravn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Golota up against the cage.
Ravn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ravn trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ravn obliges.
Golota lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ravns head.
Ravn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golota takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ravn prevents Golota from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ravn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Golota misses with the head strike.
Ravn lands an elbow that stopped Golota in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ravn obliges.
Ravn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ravn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golota's efforts to push away.
Ravn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golota in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Golota is trying to break the clinch but Ravn is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ravn.
Ravn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Golota wants to break free but Ravn has control.
Golota has a couple of punches blocked by Ravn.
Golota looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ravn has Golota pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Golota manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ravn landing knees to the body.
Ravn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Golota gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Golota managing to block the knees to the body from Ravn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ravn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Golota is trying to break the clinch but Ravn is controlling him.
Golota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ravn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golota lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ravn can't get the takedown.
Ravn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golota's efforts to push away.
Ravn crunches a lovely knee into Golota's ribcage.
Golota is trying to break the clinch but Ravn is controlling him.
Golota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ravn lands a good knee to the midsection. Golota won't want to take too many of those.
Golota breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ravn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Golota pinned against the cage. Golota gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Golota clinches but Ravn breaks the clinch
and Ravn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Golota wants to stand but Ravn is controlling the position.
Ravn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Ravn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Golota wants to slow Ravn down by chopping away at his legs.
No joy there for Golota, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Golota fails to land with a series of punches.
Golota throws a right hand that Ravn ducks under and follows up with a left that Ravn also avoids with ease.
Golota tries to clinch but Ravn moves away
and Ravn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ravn.
Golota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ravn scores a nice knee to the body.
Ravn can't get the takedown.
Ravn crunches a lovely knee into Golota's ribcage.
Ravn working Golota over with knees to the body.
Ravn lands a knee to the head.
Golota stops a takedown attempt from Ravn.
Ravn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Golota fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Ravn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ravn moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ravn lands a nice knee to the body.
Golota wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golota breaks from the clinch.
Andrzej Golota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravn shoots in but Golota avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ravn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golota lands a lovely overhand right.
Golota throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ravn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ravn lands a good knee to the midsection. Golota won't want to take too many of those.
Ravn lands a good knee to the midsection. Golota won't want to take too many of those.
Ravn wants a takedown.
Ravn blocking some punches.
Ravn has Golota pressed against the cage, preventing Golota from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Golota tries to circle away but Ravn has him pinned against the cage.
Ravn scores with a knee to the head.
Golota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ravn has Golota pressed against the cage, preventing Golota from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ravn lands an elbow inside.
Golota breaks from the clinch.
Golota throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ravn has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravn wants the takedown. Golota is fighting it off but Ravn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Golota's guard against the cage.
Ravn trying to control the position from guard on top but Golota is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golota wants to get back to his feet but Ravn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ravn wants to control from the top but Golota keeps moving.
Golota is looking to stand up but Ravn isn't so interested in that idea.
Ravn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Golota working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ravn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golota wants to stand up but Ravn is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ravn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Golota as he avoids it easily.
Ravn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ravn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ravn looking for a takedown.
Ravn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ravn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golota is defending well for now.
Ravn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Golota avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ravn has Golota pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Golota manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ravn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Golota up against the cage.
Golota gets underhooks to prevent Ravn's takedown attempt.
Ravn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golota can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ravn gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Golota throws a head punch that misses.
Ravn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ravn lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Golota's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ravn crunches a lovely knee into Golota's ribcage.
Ravn landing knees to the body.
Ravn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ravn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Golota gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Golota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ravn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golota as he jumps to the side.
Ravn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrzej Golota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golota cracks Ravn with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Ravn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ravn 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Ravn!
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