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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 255 p4p, 187 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 40 p4p, 32 weight class). Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music. Baldur Torsten has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Choke's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke dives in for a single leg takedown but Torsten sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torsten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choke's elbow.
Torsten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Choke tries to pull guard but Torsten holds him up against the cage and eventually Choke drops back down to his feet.
Torsten scores with a shot to the side of Choke's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Torsten.
Torsten lands a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Torsten has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torsten manages to break the clinch.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but Torsten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsten with a nice cross.
Torsten throws a looping overhand right but Choke ducks down to avoid it.
Choke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torsten replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Choke blocks it well.
Torsten lands a leg kick that knocks Choke off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten looks to throw the jab but Choke is out of range.
Baldur Torsten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Torsten keeping full guard, as Choke tries to pass.
Torsten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Choke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torsten trying to control the position.
Torsten wants to sweep but no luck.
Torsten trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choke looking to pass the guard.
Torsten working a defensive guard here.
Choke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Torsten is trying to control the position but Choke postures up.
Choke stopping the sweep attempt from Torsten.
Choke postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Baldur Torsten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torsten wants to slow Choke down by chopping away at his legs.
Choke tries to counter with a takedown but Torsten is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke needs to keep his hands up - Torsten had a free shot at his head there.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Torsten. That snapped Choke's head back.
Choke avoids the body shot from Torsten.
Torsten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torsten misses with a right hand
and Choke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torsten misses with a body punch.
Torsten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Choke is breathing heavily.
Torsten is working Choke over against the cage.
A short right from Torsten.
Choke tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Torsten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torsten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Choke's head.
Choke checks a low kick from Torsten.
Torsten tries to land a front kick but Choke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torsten misses with a hook. Choke ducked under it nicely.
Torsten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torsten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Choke scores with a takedown into Torsten's guard.
Torsten controls Choke momentarily but Choke frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Torsten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Torsten.
Torsten throws a hook but Choke blocks it.
Choke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torsten.
As Torsten backs away, Choke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Torsten misses with a body punch
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Torsten is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Choke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torsten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Choke manages to get himself to full guard.
David Choke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Torsten advances to half guard.
Torsten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke is looking for a sweep. Torsten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Choke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torsten pulls his head out easily.
Torsten content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Torsten passes the guard and advances to mount!
Choke is desperately trying to improve his position but Torsten has a good base and remains in mount.
Choke regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Torsten seems content to control.
Choke with the active half guard here but Torsten passes nicely into side control.
Choke is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is trying to improve his position.
Torsten controls the position.
Choke is looking for a sweep.
Torsten trying to control the action but Choke is working from the bottom.
Choke is trying to escape the position but Torsten is controlling the position.
Torsten wants to control but Choke is keeping him busy.
Choke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Torsten's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Choke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Choke being controlled here, momentarily.
Torsten trying to control the position from guard on top but Choke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten content to stall in guard here.
Choke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Choke is looking for a triangle here but Torsten uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
Choke is being controlled here.
Choke misses with a strike from the bottom.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
Torsten controlling the position from side mount.
Choke is not content to let Torsten control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke tries to buck Torsten off but Torsten is having none of it.
Choke is working hard here to advance position.
Torsten taking a breather here.
Choke is looking to reverse the position.
Choke seems a little lost for a moment, as Torsten dominates the positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choke tries to buck Torsten off but Torsten is having none of it.
Torsten is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Choke will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Torsten decides to stand up, so the ref orders Choke to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Torsten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Torsten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Choke checks a leg kick nicely.
Choke checks a leg kick.
Choke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Torsten.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torsten.
Torsten throws a body punch but Choke moves out of range.
Baldur Torsten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Choke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torsten pinned against the cage. Torsten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Torsten is predictable there
and Choke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Choke.
Torsten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torsten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Choke drops back looking for a leg! Torsten is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torsten manages to kick Choke off! Choke jumps back into Torsten's guard.
Torsten is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Choke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torsten looking for a guillotine here but Choke defends easily.
Torsten is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Torsten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torsten to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Torsten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choke tries to pull guard but Torsten holds him up against the cage and eventually Choke drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Torsten.
Choke prevents a body shot from Torsten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten can't find room to land a body shot as Choke controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torsten.
Torsten prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torsten lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torsten lands a body shot.
Torsten lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torsten.
Torsten is working Choke over against the cage.
Torsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Torsten.
Torsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Choke backwards.
Torsten lands a right hand.
Torsten cracks Choke with a nice body shot.
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!
Torsten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Torsten.
Choke wants a takedown but no success here.
Torsten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torsten digs a good hook to Choke's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke moves out of range as Torsten throws a body kick.
Choke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Torsten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torsten throws a hook but Choke blocks it.
Baldur Torsten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torsten throws a body kick that misses.
Choke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Choke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torsten scores with a shot to the body.
Torsten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David Choke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torsten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldur Torsten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torsten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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RATING
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