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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 131 p4p, 45 weight class) and Harald Gormsson (ranked 24 p4p, 9 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gormsson's choice of entrance music: Saor - Children of the Mist. Harald Gormsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205
21 - 9 - 0 |
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186 cm
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213
31 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buriak moves away.
Gormsson blocks the body kick.
Buriak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gormsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Buriak forces Gormsson back against the cage and clinches.
Gormsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gormsson breaks the clinch.
Gormsson sizes up Buriak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buriak lands a glancing blow to the side of Gormsson's head.
Gormsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buriak throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Harald Gormsson has been cut.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Buriak throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Buriak swings for the body but Gormsson moves out of range.
As Buriak backs off Gormsson throws a huge counter combo but Buriak manages to avoid it all.
Gormsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buriak.
Buriak walks into a left hand.
Buriak throws a sloppy head kick and Gormsson moves out of range easily.
Gormsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gormsson.
Gormsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buriak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gormsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buriak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gormsson throws out a counter right but Buriak avoids it with no problem.
Buriak lands with a good body shot.
Buriak clinches.
Buriak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gormsson.
Gormsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buriak tries a body shot but Gormsson blocks it.
A short left from Gormsson.
Buriak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gormsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak presses Gormsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Gormsson.
Buriak misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gormsson tries a body shot but Buriak blocks it.
Gormsson breaks from the clinch.
Buriak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational in the buildup to the fight.
Buriak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buriak throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gormsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Buriak lands a head kick. Gormsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buriak slips a jab from Gormsson.
Buriak tries a head kick but it misses.
Gormsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buriak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gormsson has time to react.
Buriak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Buriak lands a jab to the head.
Buriak moves out of range of the body kick from Gormsson.
Buriak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gormsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Buriak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gormsson lands with a good body shot.
Buriak swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gormsson counter with a right hand.
Gormsson walks into a jab.
Gormsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buriak circles away quickly and effectively.
Gormsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gormsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buriak looks to land a left hand but Gormsson moved out of range nicely.
Buriak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gormsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buriak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Buriak.
Buriak misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Gormsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buriak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gormsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Buriak lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gormsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gormsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buriak scores with a body shot.
Buriak throws out a loose jab but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buriak cracks Gormsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buriak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick from Buriak.
Buriak looks to land a right hand but Gormsson moved out of range.
Gormsson throws a wild body kick that Buriak sees coming a mile off.
Buriak looks to throw a body kick
and Gormsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buriak throws a leg kick but Gormsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buriak tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gormsson.
Buriak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Buriak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
That's time! Buriak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gormsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buriak looks to score with a jab to the body but Gormsson is just out of range.
Buriak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gormsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buriak.
Buriak throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Gormsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Buriak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gormsson in his tracks.
No joy there for Gormsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buriak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buriak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gormsson misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gormsson.
Gormsson moves out of range as Buriak throws a body kick.
Gormsson throws an overhand right that lands on Buriak's shoulder, as Buriak tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak throws a nice looking combination but Gormsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gormsson throws a right hand that Buriak ducks under and follows up with a left that Buriak also avoids with ease.
Gormsson tests Buriak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buriak is rocked!
Buriak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gormsson counters with a huge right that knocks Buriak out cold! Gormsson is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harald Gormsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Harald Gormsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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