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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Large comes to the cage accompanied by Blue - U Make Me Wanna . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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224 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Large's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Large.
Large scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Rand al Thor has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Thor.
al Thor misses with a head kick.
al Thor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
al Thor throws a nice looking combination but Large bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
al Thor connects with a body shot that sends Large's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by al Thor.
Large blocks the body kick.
Large clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from al Thor fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by al Thor.
al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Large.
Large is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Thor misses with the head strike.
al Thor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al Thor struggles to land a body shot inside as Large controls his hands.
Good body shot from Large.
al Thor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Large lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down al Thor.
Large swings wildly with an uppercut but al Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor has Large pushed against the cage.
al Thor tries to throw a body punch but Large avoids it by throwing al Thor back against the cage.
al Thor works on Large's body with a couple of short punches.
al Thor lands a left hand.
Large blocks an uppercut.
Large doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Thor manages to break the clinch.
al Thor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from al Thor misses.
Large lands a jab to the head.
al Thor misses with a body kick.
al Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Large takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
al Thor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from al Thor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Large has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by al Thor.
al Thor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
al Thor tries to land a front kick but Large steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Large scoring well with a low kick there.
Large gets cracked there but stands up to it.
al Thor lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor misses with a kick to the body.
al Thor throws a looping overhand right but Large ducks down to avoid it.
Large connects with a right hand. al Thor shakes it off.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Large keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Thor throws an overhand right that lands on Large's shoulder, as Large tries to avoid the shot.
Large rushes al Thor and presses him up against the cage.
Large doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Thor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Large uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al Thor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Large getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Large throws a hook but al Thor avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Large.
al Thor is rocked!
Large has taken the fight to the clinch.
al Thor is trying to break free.
al Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Large goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Large tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Large fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Large is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables al Thor to keep the fight standing.
al Thor lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Large.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Large blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Large tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. al Thor just stands there and leans against the cage.
al Thor misses with some punches.
al Thor misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rand al Thor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
al Thor swats away the attempt to clinch by Large.
Large rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Thor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Thor. Large does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Thor is looking to slow Large down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by al Thor!
Large doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
al Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Large was well out of range. Poor timing from al Thor.
Large lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
al Thor throws a body kick that misses.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses
and Large counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Thor lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor misses with a kick to the body
and Large counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Large.
Large tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for al Thor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Thor blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Thor.
al Thor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
al Thor working aggressively here.
Rand al Thor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
al Thor misses with the head strike.
al Thor prevents a body shot from Large.
Large lands with a light punch inside.
al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Thor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
al Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Large throws a punch but it's blocked by al Thor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Large tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. al Thor smiles and moves away.
al Thor misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Large motions for al Thor to come forward. Large throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Large misses with a wild body shot.
al Thor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Large is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for al Thor.
Oh Large is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
al Thor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Large seems to have got his legs back now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Thor.
al Thor throws a head kick but Large moves out of range.
Large throws a series of punches but al Thor avoids them all with ease.
Large will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
al Thor drops Large with a huge uppercut! Large drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. al Thor is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
Our winner, Rand al Thor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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