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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Skog (ranked 2024 p4p, 1873 weight class) and Bertrand Holderbaum (ranked 295 p4p, 276 weight class). Skog comes into the arena with Another One Bites the Dust - Queen blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bertrand Holderbaum!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holderbaum looks to throw the jab but Skog is out of range.
Skog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holderbaum misses with a looping right.
A big right from Holderbaum misses.
Skog looks to throw the jab but Holderbaum is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Holderbaum.
Holderbaum throws a poor cross that misses
and Skog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holderbaum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holderbaum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holderbaum throws the left hand but Skog avoids the punch easily.
Skog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Skog walks into a stiff left hand from Holderbaum.
Skog lands a jab.
Holderbaum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holderbaum looks to throw the jab but Skog is out of range.
Skog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holderbaum. Holderbaum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holderbaum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Holderbaum there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holderbaum slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Skog misses.
Holderbaum scores with a jab. Skog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bertrand Holderbaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holderbaum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holderbaum.
Holderbaum throws a sloppy head kick and Skog moves out of range easily.
Skog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skog lands with a right hand.
Skog throws a wild body kick that Holderbaum sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Holderbaum does no damage.
Skog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holderbaum.
Holderbaum throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Holderbaum does no damage.
Skog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Skog misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holderbaum catches Skog with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skog blocks a head kick by Holderbaum.
Skog moves out of range of the body kick from Holderbaum.
Skog fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holderbaum on the side of the head.
Holderbaum misses with an uppercut. Skog saw that one coming.
Holderbaum scores with a kick to the body.
Holderbaum throws a body kick that misses
and Skog counters by clinching up.
Skog blocks a body shot from Holderbaum.
Holderbaum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holderbaum blocking some punches.
Holderbaum has a couple of punches blocked by Skog.
Holderbaum throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Holderbaum is working Skog over against the cage.
Skog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holderbaum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holderbaum.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skog.
Holderbaum jumps guard but Skog turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Skog.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holderbaum.
Skog stalling against the cage.
Skog has a couple of punches blocked by Holderbaum.
Holderbaum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holderbaum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Skog seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holderbaum can turn it around.
Holderbaum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holderbaum working aggressively here.
Skog is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holderbaum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skog pushes Holderbaum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holderbaum being controlled against the cage.
Holderbaum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holderbaum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gunnar Skog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertrand Holderbaum.
Holderbaum working aggressively here.
Skog prevents a body shot from Holderbaum.
Skog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holderbaum can't find room to land a body shot as Skog controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skog dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holderbaum blocking some punches.
Holderbaum tries to pull guard but Skog won't allow it.
A short right from Skog.
Holderbaum dodges an elbow strike from Skog.
Skog content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skog lands a left hand.
Holderbaum is rocked!
Skog is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holderbaum is still on wobbly legs! Can Skog finish him?
Skog creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Holderbaum's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Holderbaum drops to his knees and Skog pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Skog!
A very excited looking Gunnar Skog made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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