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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torsk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsk comes into the arena with Hammer Fall - Hearts on Fire blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Torsk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torsk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torsk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Torsk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Torsk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown trying to control here.
Torsk wants to stand up but Brown is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsk is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Torsk is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Torsk to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown clinches up against the ropes.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torsk has him pressed against the ropes.
Torsk looking for a takedown.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Torsk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Torsk darts in trying to clinch
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown looks gassed!
Torsk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torsk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Torsk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torsk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Torsk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsk trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Torsk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torsk throws a big right hand that misses.
Torsk stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lunges at Torsk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torsk's hand.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Torsk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Torsk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsk wants to clinch.
Torsk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torsk doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Torsk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Torsk circles away.
Brown throws a leg kick but Torsk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torsk moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown connects with the punch.
Torsk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Torsk, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Torsk against the ropes but Torsk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsk tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Torsk moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Torsk is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Torsk won't allow it.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torsk pulls Brown into guard.
Torsk trying to control the position.
Torsk looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Torsk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torsk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown gets to his feet - Torsk follows without any prompting.
Torsk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torsk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Torsk in a clinch.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Torsk won't allow it.
Torsk is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Torsk keeps him there for the moment.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torsk backwards.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torsk.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown wants to break free but Torsk has control.
Torsk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torsk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brown regains guard.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torsk controls the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Torsk wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Torsk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torsk wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Torsk looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Torsk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown stops Torsk from standing up.
Torsk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Torsk has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Brown won't allow Torsk to sweep him here.
Torsk wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown wants to control from the top but Torsk keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Torsk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brown has passed into side control.
Torsk gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torsk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Torsk wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown wants to take a breather but Torsk is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Torsk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown drives through and clinches with Torsk against the ropes.
Torsk has Brown pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Torsk won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sven Torsk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Torsk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torsk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Torsk wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown moves into full guard.
Torsk advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsk is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Torsk trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torsk wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Torsk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Torsk from controlling successfully.
Torsk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torsk wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown gets the takedown into side control.
Torsk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown working away.
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Torsk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsk tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown blocks the strikes from Torsk.
Torsk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Torsk wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torsk tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Torsk. Torsk gets slowly back to his feet.
Torsk moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Torsk misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torsk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Torsk blocks the leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Torsk checks it.
Torsk wants to clinch.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torsk circles away.
Brown is looking to chop away at Torsk's legs.
Brown throws a head kick but Torsk moves out of range.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Torsk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torsk closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Torsk pushes Brown against the ropes but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Torsk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torsk tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torsk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Sven Torsk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torsk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torsk doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Torsk tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Torsk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torsk shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Torsk wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown wants to clinch.
Torsk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torsk has Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown wants a takedown.
Torsk drags the fight down to the ground.
Torsk working a defensive guard here.
Torsk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Torsk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Torsk is keeping the position.
Torsk looking for a sweep. Not yet Torsk, not yet.
Sven Torsk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torsk looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brown puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Torsk actively working from the bottom here.
Torsk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Torsk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torsk manages to pull guard.
Torsk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown keeping full guard, as Torsk tries to pass.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Torsk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Torsk trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Torsk stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
A combination from Torsk does no damage.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Torsk is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Torsk is controlling the position.
Torsk misses with an elbow strike.
Torsk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Torsk moves out of range easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Torsk blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown tries to bum rush Torsk with a series of wild strikes but Torsk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Torsk tries to clinch up.
Torsk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torsk moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Torsk has Brown pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torsk wants a takedown but no success here.
Torsk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Torsk tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown working aggressively here.
Torsk looking for a takedown.
Torsk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown works on Torsk's body with a couple of short punches.
Torsk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Torsk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torsk misses with a few strikes there.
Torsk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torsk checks it well.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Torsk tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sven Torsk.
I think Torsk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Sven Torsk!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Terry Brown!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Terry Brown!
Terry Brown wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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