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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Highway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarne Sluggo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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286 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Highway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjarne Sluggo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sluggo swats away the attempt to clinch by Highway.
Highway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Highway tries to clinch up
and Sluggo counters with a stiff right hand.
Highway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sluggo scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Thomas Highway has been cut.
Highway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sluggo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Highway tries to clinch up
and Sluggo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sluggo looks to land a right hand but Highway moved out of range.
Highway has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Sluggo misses.
Highway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sluggo but Sluggo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sluggo works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highway wants to clinch.
Highway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Highway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sluggo managing to block the knees to the body from Highway.
Highway looking to throw knees to the head but Sluggo is blocking nicely.
Highway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bjarne Sluggo has been cut.
Sluggo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Highway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sluggo.
Highway breaks from the clinch.
Sluggo misses with a two punch combination.
Highway tries to clinch but Sluggo moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sluggo. That snapped Highway's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Highway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sluggo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highway wants to clinch up but Sluggo keeps it at a distance.
Highway moves away from the strike by Sluggo.
Sluggo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Highway eats them both and turns towards Sluggo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bjarne Sluggo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Highway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sluggo.
Sluggo scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas Highway's cut is getting worse.
Jab, jab by Sluggo - just one landing.
Sluggo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Highway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sluggo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sluggo throws a series of punches but Highway moves out of range.
Sluggo looks gassed!
Sluggo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sluggo counters with a left and a right that stings Highway.
Bjarne Sluggo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo gets tackled into the cage by Highway. Highway maintains the clinch.
Highway lands a good knee to the midsection. Sluggo won't want to take too many of those.
Highway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Highway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sluggo avoids it.
Sluggo working hard to break the clinch.
Sluggo wants to break free but Highway has control.
Highway tries a knee to the head but Sluggo blocks it.
Highway has Sluggo pressed against the cage, preventing Sluggo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Highway tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Highway landing knees to the body.
Highway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Highway closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sluggo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highway tries to close the distance and clinch but Sluggo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sluggo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Highway was well out of range. Poor timing from Sluggo.
Sluggo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Highway had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sluggo is trying to push Highway away but Highway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Highway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sluggo avoids it.
Highway trying to land knees to the body.
Highway tries to land a knee to the head but Sluggo blocks with his arms.
Highway using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sluggo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Highway has Sluggo pressed against the cage, preventing Sluggo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Highway looking to throw knees to the head but Sluggo is blocking nicely.
Sluggo breaks from the clinch.
Highway moves in looking to clinch but Sluggo pushes him off.
Highway moves in looking to clinch but Sluggo pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarne Sluggo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sluggo misses with a few strikes there.
Highway tries to move into range but Sluggo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sluggo lands with a right hand.
Highway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sluggo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Highway tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Sluggo counter with a right hand.
Thomas Highway's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sluggo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Highway wants to clinch.
Highway moves in looking to clinch but Sluggo pushes him off.
Sluggo swats away the attempt to clinch by Highway.
Sluggo keeps the fight on the outside.
Sluggo misses with a hook. Highway ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highway instigates a clinch.
Highway lands a nice knee to the body.
Highway lands a nice knee to the body.
Sluggo is breathing heavily.
Highway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Highway missing with knees to the body.
Highway tries a knee to the head but Sluggo blocks it.
Highway looking to throw knees to the head but Sluggo is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Highway throws an elbow but misses.
Sluggo working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Highway landing knees to the head.
Sluggo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Highway crunches a lovely knee into Sluggo's ribcage.
Highway landing knees to the body.
Highway scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sluggo.
Sluggo managing to block the knees to the body from Highway.
Highway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Highway throws a knee to the head but misses.
Highway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sluggo.
Highway tries to land knees in the clinch but Sluggo avoids the damage to the body.
Highway is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Highway throws a knee to the head but misses.
Highway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Highway.
Sluggo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Highway.
Bjarne Sluggo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Highway clinches up with Sluggo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Highway missing with knees to the body.
Sluggo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Highway misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Highway.
Highway keeps control of Sluggo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Highway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sluggo avoids it.
Highway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sluggo is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Highway.
That has opened up Bjarne Sluggo's cut even more.
Highway unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sluggo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sluggo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Highway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sluggo.
Highway misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo wants to get back to striking at distance but Highway won't allow it.
Highway lands a knee to the head.
Highway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sluggo.
Highway connects with a knee to the head.
Sluggo avoids a wild elbow strike from Highway.
Highway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Highway scores with a knee to the head.
Highway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Bjarne Sluggo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Highway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sluggo managing to block the knees to the body from Highway.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Highway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sluggo.
Highway using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sluggo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Highway dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sluggo throws a nice looking combination but Highway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Highway wants to clinch.
Highway connects with a high kick.
Sluggo 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.
Highway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Highway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sluggo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Highway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sluggo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Highway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sluggo connects with a crisp jab.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Highway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sluggo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Highway darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Highway takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thomas Highway just wasn't active enough.
Sluggo 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.
Highway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sluggo counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highway closes the distance and pushes Sluggo back into the cage.
Highway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sluggo blocks it with crossed arms.
Sluggo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sluggo tries to break free but Highway pushes him back against the cage.
Highway prevents Sluggo from breaking the clinch.
Highway trying to land knees to the body.
Highway scores a nice knee to the body.
Highway lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highway stalling.
Sluggo managing to block the knees to the body from Highway.
Thomas Highway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sluggo working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Highway obliges.
Highway looking to throw knees to the head but Sluggo is blocking nicely.
Sluggo has had enough of the clinch but Highway keeps him there for the moment.
Highway has Sluggo pressed against the cage, preventing Sluggo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Highway misses with a knee strike.
Highway lands an elbow just above Sluggo 's eye.
Highway lands a nice elbow.
Bjarne Sluggo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjarne Sluggo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Highway!
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