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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walt Dykstra (ranked 665 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Havar Bjornbak (ranked 90 p4p, 161 weight class). Havar Bjornbak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Havar Bjornbak!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dykstra checks a leg kick nicely.
Dykstra is looking for a counter combo.
Dykstra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bjornbak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dykstra scrambles back to his feet.
Bjornbak scores with a leg kick.
Bjornbak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dykstra slips a jab from Bjornbak.
Dykstra misses the jab.
Dykstra misses with a hook.
Bjornbak sizes up Dykstra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bjornbak tries to land a leg kick but Dykstra saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dykstra misses the target.
Bjornbak slips a straight right by Dykstra.
Bjornbak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bjornbak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bjornbak moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornbak ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
A telegraphed right hand from Dykstra misses the target.
Dykstra is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bjornbak's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornbak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dykstra throws a body shot but no joy.
Dykstra swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bjornbak scores with a jab.
Bjornbak wants to land a leg kick but Dykstra is out of range.
Bjornbak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bjornbak lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dykstra sprawling to the canvas. Bjornbak follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dykstra hang on?
Bjornbak is looking to advance position but Dykstra won't allow it.
Dykstra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bjornbak is working away from the top position though.
Bjornbak controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bjornbak is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bjornbak.
Good leg kick by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dykstra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bjornbak scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bjornbak.
Bjornbak lands a body shot.
Dykstra looks to throw the jab but Bjornbak is out of range.
Bjornbak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjornbak ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
Bjornbak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bjornbak stuns Dykstra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bjornbak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Walt Dykstra has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornbak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dykstra looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornbak is just out of range.
Dykstra slips a straight right by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dykstra rather than just go for the knockout.
Dykstra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dykstra throws a right and a left that Bjornbak avoids nicely.
Dykstra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bjornbak. Bjornbak obviously looking to wear him down.
Bjornbak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bjornbak feints and then cracks Dykstra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dykstra down.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dykstra.
It looked like Dykstra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjornbak swings for the body but Dykstra moves out of range.
Dykstra throws a one two combo.
It looks like Havar Bjornbak has been cut.
Bjornbak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dykstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjornbak counters with a left to the body.
Bjornbak misses with a few strikes there.
Dykstra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Havar Bjornbak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bjornbak. That's going to slow Dykstra down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Havar Bjornbak dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dykstra scores with a punch to the head.
Dykstra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjornbak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dykstra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjornbak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dykstra on the side of the head.
Dykstra gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bjornbak gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Havar Bjornbak!
In his post fight interview, Havar Bjornbak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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