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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 1357 p4p, 3211 weight class) and Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 198 p4p, 410 weight class). Torsten comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of Odin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torsten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fitzsimmons. That one must have hurt.
Torsten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torsten checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torsten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Torsten.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Torsten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torsten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Torsten blocks a jab.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Torsten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Torsten tries to clinch but Fitzsimmons is having none of it.
Fitzsimmons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torsten. That did some damage!
Fitzsimmons gets tackled into the cage by Torsten. Torsten maintains the clinch.
Torsten scores with a shot to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torsten prevents a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Torsten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Torsten.
Torsten has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Torsten is looking to counter with head kicks.
Torsten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzsimmons checks a low kick from Torsten.
Torsten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a jab to the body
letting Torsten counter with a right hand.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torsten counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torsten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torsten scores with a jab. Fitzsimmons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Torsten throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Torsten slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsten lands a big uppercut and Fitzsimmons crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fitzsimmons looks OK. Torsten waves Fitzsimmons back to his feet!
Fitzsimmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Torsten finish him?
Fitzsimmons lands a nice hook to Torsten's body. Torsten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torsten with the inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Torsten counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baldur Torsten!
During a confident post fight interview, Baldur Torsten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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