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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thorgard (ranked 616 p4p, 1197 weight class) and Blade Blake (ranked 95 p4p, 183 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Thorgard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Blake!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
A combination from Thorgard does no damage.
Blade Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorgard swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Thorgard throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake wants to clinch up but Thorgard keeps it at a distance.
Blake walks into a left hand.
Blake moves forwards but Thorgard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Blade Blake has been cut.
Thorgard misses with an uppercut.
Thorgard misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Thorgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake tries to clinch up but Thorgard circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake tries to clinch but Thorgard moves out of range.
Blake tries to clinch there but Thorgard circles away.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorgard.
Thorgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake wants to counter with a clinch but Thorgard pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake tries to clinch there but Thorgard circles away.
Thorgard throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorgard circles away.
Blake wants to clinch but Thorgard slips to the side
and Thorgard counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorgard tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorgard circles away.
Blake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorgard, pushing him back against the cage.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thorgard to keep the fight standing.
Blake manages to pull guard.
Thorgard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blake trying to control the position here.
Blake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thorgard tries to free his leg and advance position but Blake is retaining full guard.
Blake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorgard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thorgard has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Thorgard passes into half guard.
Thorgard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thorgard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thorgard is working away from the top position though.
Thorgard trying to control the pace.
Blake trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blake is trying to control but can't.
Thorgard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thorgard wants to stand up but Blake is controlling the position.
Thorgard stalling.
Blake is trying to maintain the position but Thorgard is very close to passing his half guard.
Thorgard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thorgard is thwarting Blake's attempts to control the position.
Thorgard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four 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.
Thorgard working over Blake with some ground and pound. Blake looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blake is trying to control but can't.
Thorgard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blake trying to control here.
Thorgard controlling the action here.
Blake is trying to control but Thorgard manages to pass to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake is working to get back to half guard.
Blake is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blade Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorgard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thorgard throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorgard circles away.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Thorgard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake wants to clinch.
Blake is looking to clinch but Thorgard is avoiding it.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorgard misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake is looking to clinch but Thorgard is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Thorgard there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake is looking to clinch but Thorgard is avoiding it.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorgard with a nice cross.
Blake closes the distance but Thorgard moves to the side
and Thorgard counters with a one-two to the body.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake wants to counter the offense by Thorgard and move into the clinch position.
Thorgard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thorgard lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
Blade Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Thorgard pushes him off.
Thorgard throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Thorgard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorgard misses the jab.
Thorgard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorgard circles away.
Blake moves away from the strike by Thorgard.
Blake tries to clinch up but Thorgard circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake wants to clinch.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Thorgard pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorgard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake tries to clinch but Thorgard is having none of it.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake wants to clinch up but Thorgard keeps it at a distance.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Thorgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorgard swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorgard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorgard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake tries to clinch up but Thorgard circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorgard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magnus Thorgard is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorgard works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to clinch up but Thorgard circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorgard keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake tries to clinch up.
A jab from Thorgard does it's job there.
Thorgard swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Blake tries to clinch
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake is looking to clinch but Thorgard is avoiding it.
Thorgard misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Thorgard pushes him off.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorgard throws out the jab.
Blake tries to clinch there but Thorgard circles away.
Thorgard keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake is looking to clinch but Thorgard is avoiding it.
Thorgard appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thorgard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorgard misses the target.
Thorgard sets himself, and Blake steps forward looking for the clinch! Thorgard avoids it this time.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorgard.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorgard misses the target.
Blake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorgard, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake jumps guard.
Thorgard chips away with some ground and pound.
Thorgard content to stall in guard here.
Thorgard is in close to Blake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magnus Thorgard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake has his foot on Thorgard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thorgard works his way back into a safe position though.
Thorgard landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorgard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blade Blake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorgard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Thorgard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Blake tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thorgard throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Thorgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake moves away from the strike by Thorgard.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorgard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thorgard walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Blake tries to clinch but Thorgard is having none of it.
Thorgard throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Thorgard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Thorgard throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Thorgard.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thorgard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Blake wants to clinch up but Thorgard keeps it at a distance.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake clinches with his opponent.
Thorgard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake slips a jab from Thorgard.
Blake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thorgard.
Thorgard jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Thorgard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blake tries to clinch but Thorgard is having none of it.
Thorgard is looking to counter punch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorgard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorgard with a nice cross.
Thorgard misses with a straight right.
Blake wants to clinch but Thorgard slips to the side
and Thorgard counters with a straight right hand.
Thorgard throws out a powerful jab.
Blake tries to clinch but Thorgard is having none of it.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorgard.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake tries to clinch there but Thorgard circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Thorgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorgard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake slips under a jab from Thorgard.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Thorgard.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorgard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake wants to clinch up but Thorgard keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Thorgard misses the target.
Thorgard lands an overhand right.
That has opened up Blade Blake's cut even more.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorgard.
Blake tries to move into range but Thorgard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thorgard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake slips under a jab from Thorgard.
Blake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thorgard.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorgard keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorgard lands a head shot.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorgard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Thorgard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Thorgard pushes him off.
Thorgard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorgard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake tries to clinch there but Thorgard circles away.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorgard circles away.
Thorgard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorgard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorgard circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorgard scores with a nice head shot.
Thorgard misses with a straight right.
Thorgard with a jab.
Blake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Thorgard to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Blade Blake's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Thorgard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorgard throws a big shot that misses.
Blake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thorgard counters with a one-two to the body.
Thorgard swinging wildly here.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thorgard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blade Blake's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Blade Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Thorgard misses with an uppercut.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorgard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorgard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thorgard throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thorgard.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Thorgard misses.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorgard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Thorgard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wants to clinch.
Blake slips a jab from Thorgard.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorgard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Thorgard misses the target.
Thorgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorgard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blake counters by clinching up.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right from Thorgard on the inside.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorgard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorgard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blake tries to pull guard but Thorgard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Magnus Thorgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blade Blake.
Blake tries to pull guard but Thorgard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thorgard walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thorgard keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blake slips under a jab from Thorgard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake slips under a jab.
Thorgard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thorgard keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake moves away from the strike by Thorgard.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorgard is looking to counter punch.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorgard.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorgard lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorgard is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Thorgard misses.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Thorgard misses its intended target.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard swinging wildly here.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake moves forwards but Thorgard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blade Blake's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Magnus Thorgard!
Magnus Thorgard retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Magnus Thorgard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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