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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Battlehammer (ranked 3927 p4p, 3961 weight class) and Spenser Swagger (ranked 132 p4p, 134 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorvald Battlehammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spenser Swagger!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Battlehammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Battlehammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swagger.
Swagger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Battlehammer counters with a nice body shot.
Battlehammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Battlehammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swagger in his tracks.
It looks like Spenser Swagger has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Battlehammer misses the target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Swagger or perhaps it was just good defense by Battlehammer, which made it look bad.
Swagger drives through with a takedown into Battlehammer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Swagger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Battlehammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger stopping the sweep attempt from Battlehammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battlehammer working a defensive guard but Swagger passes into half guard.
Battlehammer is looking to escape.
Battlehammer tries to roll over but Swagger keeps him under control.
Swagger slows the pace down in half guard.
Swagger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Battlehammer!
Swagger trying to control but Battlehammer is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Battlehammer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Swagger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Battlehammer tries to lock up and control but Swagger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Swagger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Swagger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Swagger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Swagger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Battlehammer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Swagger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Battlehammer?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battlehammer working to try and regain half guard.
Swagger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Battlehammer looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swagger is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nice sprawl there from Battlehammer as Swagger shoots in.
Thorvald Battlehammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spenser Swagger.
Battlehammer misses the shot to the body.
Battlehammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Swagger lands with an uppercut that bounces Battlehammer off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws a good cross that connects.
Battlehammer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swagger on the side of the head.
Battlehammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thorvald Battlehammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battlehammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swaggers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swagger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Battlehammer ducks under a wild hook from Swagger.
Swagger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Battlehammer tries to avoid it but Swagger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Battlehammer to the ground. Battlehammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Battlehammer dips to his left and cracks Swagger with an uppercut!
Battlehammer lunges at Swagger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swagger's hand.
That has opened up Spenser Swagger's cut even more.
Swagger misses with a takedown
and Battlehammer counters with a straight right hand.
Battlehammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swagger manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Swagger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swagger shoots in for a double leg but Battlehammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spenser Swagger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spenser Swagger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Battlehammer moves into range and clinches up with Swagger.
Battlehammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Swagger scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Swagger.
Swagger tries a body shot but Battlehammer blocks it.
Battlehammer misses with the head strike.
Battlehammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swagger has a couple of punches blocked by Battlehammer.
Battlehammer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Swagger is leaning against Battlehammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Swagger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swagger tries a body shot but Battlehammer blocks it.
Swagger blocks an uppercut.
Battlehammer lands a nice uppercut.
Swagger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swagger fails with the takedown
and Battlehammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swagger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battlehammer tests Swagger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Battlehammer counter with a right hand.
Swagger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Battlehammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Swagger. Swagger gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorvald Battlehammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spenser Swagger.
Swagger is breathing heavily.
Swagger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Swagger.
Swagger shoots in and drives through. Battlehammer sprawls well.
Swagger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swagger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swagger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battlehammer closes the distance and clinches.
Battlehammer scores with a hook to the body.
Swagger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battlehammer misses with some punches.
Battlehammer lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Battlehammer.
Swagger avoiding damage as Battlehammer throws knees to the body.
Swagger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battlehammer's elbow.
Battlehammer tries to throw a body punch but Swagger avoids it by throwing Battlehammer back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swagger.
Battlehammer lands a body shot.
Swagger can't find room to land a body shot as Battlehammer controls the action.
Battlehammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Swagger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battlehammer is defending well for now.
Swagger throws a punch but it's blocked by Battlehammer.
Battlehammer lands a body shot.
Battlehammer throws a head punch that misses.
Battlehammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swaggers head.
Battlehammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Swagger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger has a couple of punches blocked by Battlehammer.
Thorvald Battlehammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Battlehammer lands a nice uppercut.
Battlehammer can't find room to land a body shot as Swagger controls the action.
Battlehammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battlehammer is leaning against Swagger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Battlehammer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battlehammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swagger backwards.
Battlehammer throws a head punch that misses.
Battlehammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Battlehammer lands a shoulder strike.
Swagger tries to throw a body punch but Battlehammer avoids it by throwing Swagger back against the cage.
Battlehammer lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Battlehammer.
Battlehammer missing with knees to the body.
Battlehammer has a couple of punches blocked by Swagger.
Battlehammer presses Swagger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Battlehammer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battlehammer breaks the clinch.
Swagger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thorvald Battlehammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Battlehammer.
The cut above Spenser Swagger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger staying out of range there.
Battlehammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swagger moves away.
Battlehammer scores with a nice right hand.
Battlehammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swagger can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Swagger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battlehammer pushes Swagger up against the cage in a clinch.
Battlehammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swagger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battlehammer.
Battlehammer blocks a body shot from Swagger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swagger.
Swagger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battlehammers head.
Swagger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battlehammers head.
Swagger blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Battlehammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spenser Swagger's cut.
That's time! Battlehammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Swagger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Battlehammer.
Battlehammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battlehammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Battlehammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Swagger off the cage and back into range.
Battlehammer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swagger takes one to the chin there.
Swagger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spenser Swagger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Battlehammer wants to clinch up but Swagger keeps it at a distance.
Swagger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Battlehammer lands a big uppercut and Swagger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Swagger looks OK. Battlehammer waves Swagger back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spenser Swagger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorvald Battlehammer!
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energy
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RATING
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