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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Ravn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Shar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shar throws a push kick but Ravn slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Shar.
Ravn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shar tries to clinch but Ravn moves out of range.
Ravn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shar throws a head kick that Ravn semi-blocks.
Shar throws a body kick that misses.
Ravn blocks a head kick by Shar.
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.
Ravn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ravn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shar looking to slow down the pace here.
Shar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ravn is looking to clinch.
Ravn moves out of range of the body kick from Shar.
Shar blocks a head kick by Ravn.
Mike Shar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ravn instigates a clinch.
Shar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shar has had enough of the clinch but Ravn keeps him there for the moment.
Shar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ravn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shar blocks it with crossed arms.
Shar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ravn has double underhooks.
Ravn throws an elbow but it misses.
Ravn misses with a knee to the head.
Ravn scores with a knee to the head.
Ravn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shar's face.
Ravn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ravn keeps control of Shar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shar pulls guard effortlessly.
Shar wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shar holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shar controls Ravn momentarily but Ravn frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shar looks gassed!
Shar kicks Ravn off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravn moves in looking to clinch but Shar pushes him off.
Shar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ravn wants to clinch
and Shar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thor Ravn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shar throws a series of punches but Ravn avoids them all with ease.
Shar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ravn.
Ravn wants to clinch up but Shar keeps it at a distance.
Ravn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ravn.
Ravn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shar is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravn landing knees to the head.
Ravn connects with a knee to the head.
Ravn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ravn connects with a knee to the head.
Ravn throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Ravn.
Ravn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ravn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ravn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ravn letting Shar take a breather here.
Ravn controlling the action here for a moment.
Shar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shar blocks the elbow strike.
Ravn landing knees to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ravn avoiding damage.
Ravn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shar connects with a knee to the head.
Shar is looking to control Ravn's arms but Ravn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shar has his back to the cage.
Ravn scores a nice knee to the body.
Shar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ravn working Shar over with knees to the body.
Ravn lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ravn.
Ravn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shar avoiding damage as Ravn throws knees to the body.
Shar goes for a takedown attempt but Ravn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thor Ravn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shar.
Shar throws a head kick that misses
and Ravn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ravn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shar is trying to force a seperation but Ravn has the dominant position.
Ravn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Shar misses
and Ravn counters by clinching up.
Shar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ravn is defending well for now.
Ravn with a knee to the head.
Shar wants to break free but Ravn has control.
Shar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ravn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ravn is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ravn tries a knee to the head but Shar blocks it.
Ravn crunches a lovely knee into Shar's ribcage.
Ravn taking a breather.
Shar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shar is trying to drag Ravn to the mat but Ravn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ravn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ravn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Ravn.
Shar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ravn throws an elbow that misses.
Shar wants to get back to striking at distance but Ravn won't allow it.
Shar working hard to break the clinch.
Shar tries to score a body lock takedown but Ravn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ravn lands an elbow just above Shar 's eye.
Ravn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ravn scores a nice knee to the body.
Ravn looking to throw knees to the head but Shar is blocking nicely.
Shar manages to pull guard.
Shar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ravn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ravn has managed to get both his arms back between Shar's legs - danger averted.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ravn wanted to stand there but Shar had control of the position.
Ravn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ravn gets to his feet. Shar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shar looks to clinch
and Ravn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shar's knee momentarily.
Ravn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ravn.
Ravn tries to clinch there but Shar circles away.
Shar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ravn counters with a good low kick that Shar was not able to check.
Ravn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ravn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shar's face.
Ravn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ravn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ravn lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Ravn dominated that 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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ravn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ravn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Shar as he checks the leg kick.
Ravn tries to clinch up but Shar circles away and keeps his distance.
Shar misses with the body kick
and Ravn counters with a big head kick but Shar shrugs it off.
Ravn wants to clinch up but Shar keeps it at a distance.
Thor Ravn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ravn wants to clinch up but Shar keeps it at a distance.
Shar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ravn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ravn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Shar misses
and Ravn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ravn.
Ravn lands a knee to the head.
Shar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ravn backwards.
Ravn scores with a knee to the head.
Ravn scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ravn.
Ravn misses with a knee strike.
Ravn crunches a lovely knee into Shar's ribcage.
Ravn looking to throw knees to the head but Shar is blocking nicely.
Ravn gets underhooks to prevent Shar's takedown attempt.
Shar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ravn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ravn scores a nice knee to the body.
Shar jumps guard and drags Ravn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ravn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shar wants to get back to his feet but Ravn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shar is trying to control the position but Ravn postures up.
Ravn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ravn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ravn.
A head kick by Shar misses
and Ravn counters by moving into the clinch.
Ravn lands a knee to the body.
Ravn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shar's face.
Ravn leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Shar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shar tries to land knees in the clinch but Ravn avoids the damage to the body.
Ravn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ravn connects with a knee to the head.
Ravn connects with a knee to the head.
Ravn stalling.
Shar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ravn smiles and moves away.
Thor Ravn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shar tries to keep at a distance but Ravn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ravn connects with a knee to the head.
Thor Ravn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shar tries to circle away but Ravn has him pinned against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ravn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ravn avoids it.
Ravn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ravn landing knees to the head.
Ravn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ravn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ravn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shar avoids it.
Shar pulls guard.
Ravn postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shar has a closed guard, preventing Ravn from standing up.
Shar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ravn stands and steps away. Shar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ravn on the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shar tries to keep at a distance but Ravn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ravn scores with a knee to the head.
Ravn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shar blocks it with crossed arms.
Shar lands a shot to the body.
Shar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shar manages to break the clinch.
Shar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ravn tries to clinch but Shar is having none of it.
Shar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ravn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shar tries for a takedown but Ravn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ravn has managed to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ravn.
Shar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ravn can't fight it off and eventually Shar manages to take the fight to the floor. Ravn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shar wants to stand and escape but instead Ravn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ravn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ravn is fighting to break Shar's control of his arms but Shar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ravn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shar closes the distance but Ravn moves to the side
and Ravn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ravn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shar shoots in and drives through. Ravn sprawls well.
Shar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ravn counters by moving into the clinch.
Ravn scores a nice knee to the body.
Ravn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ravn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ravn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Ravn.
Shar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ravn.
Ravn tries to land a knee to the head but Shar blocks with his arms.
Shar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ravn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ravn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ravn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shar.
Ravn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shar is trying to break the clinch but Ravn has him pressed against the cage.
Thor Ravn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shar looking to stall.
Ravn tries to land a knee to the head but Shar blocks with his arms.
Ravn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mike Shar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ravn has Shar pressed against the cage, preventing Shar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 20:18
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 20:18
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Ravn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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