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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Mangrove Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorm Branting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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246 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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278 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Mangrove Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorm Branting!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Branting fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mangrove Jr on the side of the head.
A jab from Branting misses.
Branting walks into a jab.
It looks like Gorm Branting has been cut.
Mangrove Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Branting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangrove Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Branting connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Branting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mangrove Jr throws out a leg kick but Branting moves out of range and Mangrove Jr only half commits.
Branting swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Branting checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Branting steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mangrove Jr. That one must have hurt.
Mangrove Jr looks to land a body kick but Branting moved away.
Mangrove Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Branting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangrove Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangrove Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Branting just manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Mangrove Jr throws a wild body kick that Branting sees coming a mile off.
Tevin Mangrove Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangrove Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Branting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangrove Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body shot
and Branting connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mangrove Jr connects with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mangrove Jr.
Branting needs to keep his hands up - Mangrove Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Mangrove Jr scores with a body shot.
Mangrove Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Mangrove Jr misses with a low kick.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body kick.
Branting swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mangrove Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Branting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Branting! But no joy.
Branting misses the shot to the body.
Mangrove Jr tests Branting's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mangrove Jr throws a leg kick but Branting moved away.
It seemed like Branting was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Branting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mangrove Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mangrove Jr.
Branting on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mangrove Jr. Mangrove Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Mangrove Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Mangrove Jr feints and then cracks Branting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Branting down.
Mangrove Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Branting swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crunch! Mangrove Jr slams his shin into Branting's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Mangrove Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Branting takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Branting takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Branting looks winded!
Mangrove Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body kick.
Branting looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mangrove Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Branting throws out a counter right but Mangrove Jr avoids it with no problem.
Mangrove Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branting circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! Mangrove Jr slams his shin into Branting's torso.
A telegraphed right hand from Branting misses the target.
Branting throws a body punch but Mangrove Jr moves out of range.
Crunch! Mangrove Jr slams his shin into Branting's torso.
Mangrove Jr lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mangrove Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mangrove Jr, right into the meat.
A big right from Branting misses.
Mangrove Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Mangrove Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Branting swings for the body but Mangrove Jr moves out of range.
Mangrove Jr slips a straight right by Branting.
Mangrove Jr misses with the body kick
and Branting connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mangrove Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Branting's head backwards.
Mangrove Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Mangrove Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Branting stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Mangrove Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorm Branting's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Branting misses.
Mangrove Jr takes a swing at Branting's ribcage but misses.
Branting throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mangrove Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Tevin Mangrove Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Branting avoids a kick to the body.
Branting throws out a loose jab but Mangrove Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangrove Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A big right from Mangrove Jr misses.
Branting looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Branting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body kick.
Mangrove Jr swings for the body but Branting moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove Jr connects with a leg kick. Branting looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mangrove Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Branting.
Mangrove Jr scores with a push kick.
Mangrove Jr catches Branting with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branting sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mangrove Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Branting might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mangrove Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Branting moves out of range of the body kick from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Mangrove Jr throws the kick towards the body but Branting avoids it.
Branting chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mangrove Jr can pounce on him.
Mangrove Jr slips a straight right by Branting.
Mangrove Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a front kick but Branting steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mangrove Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Mangrove Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Branting looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mangrove Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Branting. That did some damage!
Branting throws a body punch but Mangrove Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branting looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangrove Jr is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Mangrove Jr.
Branting is breathing heavily.
Mangrove Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brantings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Branting moves out of range as Mangrove Jr throws a body kick.
Branting throws a counter combo.
A big right from Branting misses.
Mangrove Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangrove Jr cracks the inside of Branting's front leg.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mangrove Jr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Branting lands a nice shot that snaps Mangrove Jr's head back.
Mangrove Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Branting has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mangrove Jr.
Donk. Mangrove Jr catches Branting right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Branting has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mangrove Jr.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mangrove Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mangrove Jr scores with a push kick.
Mangrove Jr digs a good body shot into Branting's ribs.
Branting on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Gorm Branting's cut even more.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mangrove Jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mangrove Jr - that will leave a mark!
Mangrove Jr misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Branting misses.
Mangrove Jr sends Branting crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mangrove Jr is motioning to the referee to let Branting up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Branting is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangrove Jr throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Branting crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tevin Mangrove Jr!
After the fight, Tevin Mangrove Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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