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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wei Pei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Skarsgard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarsgard misses with a hook. Pei ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skarsgard.
Pei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that Pei semi-blocks.
Pei wants to land a leg kick but Skarsgard is out of range.
Pei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skarsgard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pei at a distance.
Pei lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pei.
Thor Skarsgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skarsgard thumps Pei with a low kick.
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!
Skarsgard throws a head kick that half lands.
Skarsgard scores with a shot to the body.
Pei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skarsgard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pei cracks Skarsgard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skarsgard clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skarsgard misses with a body punch.
Pei misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pei.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pei prevents a body shot from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Skarsgard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skarsgard can't find room to land a body shot as Pei controls the action.
Pei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skarsgards head.
Pei tries to throw a body punch but Skarsgard avoids it by throwing Pei back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Pei fails to land.
Pei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Skarsgard.
Pei quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Skarsgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pei lands with a cross.
Skarsgard slips under a jab.
Skarsgard gets a clinch.
Skarsgard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pei lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Skarsgard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pei throws an elbow but it misses.
Pei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skarsgard misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard wants to stall.
Skarsgard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skarsgard blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pei blocks an uppercut.
Pei misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pei.
A frustrated look appears on Pei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pei lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard swings wildly with an uppercut but Pei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skarsgard lands a nice uppercut.
Skarsgard lands with a left to the head.
Skarsgard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pei backwards.
Skarsgard prevents Pei from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Pei.
Skarsgard lands with a short shot to the head.
Skarsgard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Skarsgard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Pei.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Pei.
Pei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skarsgard was well out of range. Poor timing from Pei.
Pei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skarsgard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pei lands a nice looking body kick.
Pei slips under a jab.
Pei half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pei misses with a looping right.
Pei throws a series of punches but Skarsgard avoids them all with ease.
Pei slips a jab from Skarsgard.
Pei slips under a jab from Skarsgard.
Pei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Skarsgard takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thor Skarsgard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skarsgard is looking to land body kicks.
Skarsgard scores with a leg kick.
Skarsgard is looking to slow Pei down with leg kicks.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick but Pei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skarsgard lands a head shot.
Skarsgard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skarsgard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skarsgard blocks a head kick by Pei.
Pei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Skarsgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skarsgard tries to clinch
and Pei makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Skarsgard really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pei misses.
Pei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skarsgard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pei was well out of range. Poor timing from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard defending well as Pei loads up on a big left hand.
Skarsgard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wei Pei is winning the standup battle so far.
Pei is looking to score with low kicks.
Skarsgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skarsgard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Skarsgard fails to land.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pei misses with a punch to the body.
Skarsgard can't find room to land a body shot as Pei controls the action.
Pei misses with a punch on the inside.
Pei takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pei.
Pei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skarsgard throws a chopping leg kick but Pei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skarsgard moves out of range of the body kick from Pei.
Skarsgard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Skarsgard.
Skarsgard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pei.
Skarsgard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skarsgard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pei moves away from the strike by Skarsgard.
Pei scores with a decent looking hook.
Pei throws a hook to the side of Skarsgard's head but Skarsgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skarsgard is looking for the big counter here.
Pei looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarsgard is just out of range.
Skarsgard slips under a jab from Pei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pei misses.
Pei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pei looks to land a combination but Skarsgard avoids it well.
Pei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skarsgard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skarsgard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pei is looking to break free of the clinch but Skarsgard has double underhooks.
Pei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skarsgard tries to land a leg kick but Pei saw it coming and moves away.
Pei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skarsgard. That did some damage!
Crunch! Pei slams his shin into Skarsgard's torso.
Skarsgard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pei.
Skarsgard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skarsgard.
Pei throws a big shot that misses.
Skarsgard throws out a powerful jab.
Pei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skarsgard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skarsgard doesn't manage to clinch there - Pei circles away.
Skarsgard throws a lazy right hand but Pei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pei misses the target.
Pei misses with a straight right.
Skarsgard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pei moves forwards but Skarsgard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skarsgard instigates a clinch.
Skarsgard lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thor Skarsgard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Skarsgard is looking to clinch.
It looked like Pei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skarsgard is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Pei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skarsgard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pei.
Pei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pei looks to land a right hand but Skarsgard moved out of range.
Skarsgard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pei throws a head punch that misses.
Skarsgard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skarsgard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pei.
Nice uppercut lands for Skarsgard. That snapped Pei's head back.
Skarsgard misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pei.
Pei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skarsgard.
As Skarsgard backs away, Pei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pei with a jab.
Skarsgard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pei scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Thor Skarsgard has been cut.
A big left from Pei misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Skarsgard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pei throws an overhand right that lands on Skarsgard's shoulder, as Skarsgard tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skarsgard scores with a body shot.
Pei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skarsgard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pei slips a straight right by Skarsgard.
A counter left hand to the body from Pei misses its target.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick but Pei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skarsgard tests Pei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pei throws a sloppy head kick and Skarsgard moves out of range easily.
Wei Pei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pei's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pei - that will leave a mark!
Pei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skarsgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pei.
Skarsgard moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pei. Skarsgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pei scores with a nice head shot.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that Pei semi-blocks.
Skarsgard works over Pei's head and body with a nice combination.
Pei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skarsgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pei.
Pei quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skarsgard checks a leg kick.
Skarsgard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pei looks to land a right hand but Skarsgard moved out of range.
Pei throws a body punch but Skarsgard moves out of range.
Skarsgard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skarsgard lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarsgard is looking to clinch but Pei is avoiding it.
Pei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pei throws a body shot but no joy.
Skarsgard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skarsgard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pei finds it's way round the side to connect with Skarsgard's head.
Pei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skarsgard slips under a jab.
Skarsgard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Skarsgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skarsgard throws a sloppy head kick and Pei moves out of range easily.
Pei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Wei Pei.
I think Skarsgard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thor Skarsgard!
Thor Skarsgard bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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