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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 51 p4p, 217 weight class) and David Choke (ranked 10 p4p, 36 weight class). Torsten's entrance music is Temple of Odin. A fine choice. Baldur Torsten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Choke is just out of range.
Choke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Choke throws a low kick but Torsten avoids it.
Torsten thows a leg kick but Choke checks it
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torsten won't be happy with that.
Choke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Choke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torsten is trying to control Choke's posture but Choke avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torsten is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Choke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten defending against the ground and pound.
Torsten controls the position for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten gets back to half guard.
Choke thows a huge punch but Torsten dodges it nicely.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura but Torsten is defending well.
Torsten tries to roll over but Choke keeps him under control.
Choke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torsten defends it well.
Choke is looking for a kimura but Torsten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Choke to get the leverage.
Choke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Choke is thwarting Torsten's attempts to control the position.
Choke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torsten is keeping the position for now.
Choke stopping the sweep attempt from Torsten.
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.
Choke preventing the sweep.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torsten is keeping the position for now.
Torsten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choke.
Torsten working a defensive guard here.
Torsten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Choke on the ground.
Choke preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke throws an elbow that misses. Torsten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Choke's guard. Nice move by Torsten!
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Torsten passes into side control.
Choke is letting Torsten control him for a moment.
Choke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torsten wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Choke is letting Torsten control him for a moment.
Choke tries to bench press Torsten off him but Torsten keeps the position.
Torsten is staying tight to Choke's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Torsten has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Choke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke is being controlled here.
Choke is not content to let Torsten control the position.
Choke is looking to reverse the position.
Choke regains half guard.
Choke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torsten pulls his head out easily.
Choke manages to get to full guard.
Choke working for a triangle but Torsten defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torsten manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Choke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Torsten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Choke has time to react.
Torsten lands with a cross.
Torsten misses with a head kick.
Torsten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Choke moves into the clinch.
Torsten lands a nice shot to the body.
Torsten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten lands a right hand.
Choke successfully pulls guard.
Choke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torsten controls the pace.
Torsten wants to control from the top but Choke keeps moving.
Torsten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torsten is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten slips nicely into half guard.
Choke punching from the bottom.
Choke gets back to full guard.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torsten looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Torsten trying to control but Choke is working from the bottom.
Choke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Choke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torsten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten looking to control.
Choke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torsten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torsten pulls Choke in close to his closed guard and prevents Choke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Torsten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Choke is one step ahead there.
Choke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torsten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torsten wants to get back to his feet but Choke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Choke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torsten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Choke is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torsten seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Choke pushes down on Torsten's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Choke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
David Choke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Choke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Torsten wants to get back to full guard.
Torsten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Torsten is trying to stand up here but Choke is controlling him well.
Torsten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choke.
Torsten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choke.
Torsten is looking for a sweep. Choke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Torsten still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Torsten has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Torsten wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choke keeps working.
Choke is looking for a sweep.
Choke trying to remain calm as Torsten controls from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torsten wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Baldur Torsten will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Choke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Torsten looks to throw the jab but Choke is out of range.
Choke wants to counter with a clinch but Torsten pushes him away.
Torsten lands a nice shot that snaps Choke's head back.
A swing and a miss from Torsten.
Choke has his takedown stuffed
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten misses with a left hand
and Choke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torsten's guard.
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 controls Choke momentarily but Choke frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torsten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torsten controls Choke momentarily but Choke frees himself.
Torsten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Choke's guard.
Choke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torsten defends it easily.
Torsten wants to pass the guard but Choke is keeping the position.
Torsten trying to control the position from guard on top but Choke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Torsten has passed into side control.
Choke tries to bench press Torsten off him but Torsten keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Choke tries to buck Torsten off but Torsten is having none of it.
Torsten wants to control but Choke is keeping him busy.
Torsten taking a breather here.
Torsten trying to control the position but Choke is working away.
Choke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Torsten trying to control the action but Choke is working from the bottom.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
Torsten trying to control the action but Choke is working from the bottom.
Choke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choke throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Choke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Torsten not doing much here.
Choke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torsten's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Choke looking for a triangle here. Torsten is fighting it but it looks tight! Choke pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Torsten is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Choke!
David Choke is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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