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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulius Zurauskas (ranked 2365 p4p, 2933 weight class) and Torbjørn Knudsvig (ranked 277 p4p, 327 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulius Zurauskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torbjørn Knudsvig!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zurauskas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zurauskas wants to clinch but Knudsvig slips to the side
and Knudsvig counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knudsvig gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knudsvig on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zurauskas. Zurauskas obviously looking to wear him down.
Zurauskas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knudsvig did well to prevent Zurauskas getting side control.
Zurauskas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zurauskas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knudsvig is controlling Zurauskas's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zurauskas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knudsvig is refusing to be controlled, as Zurauskas sits in half guard.
Knudsvig is looking to control Zurauskas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knudsvig avoid being mounted?
Knudsvig might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zurauskas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Knudsvig wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zurauskas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knudsvig does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zurauskas is looking for a kimura here.
Zurauskas wants to work for an arm triangle but Knudsvig is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zurauskas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Knudsvig!
Zurauskas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Knudsvig can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Knudsvig is squirming around, avoiding Zurauskas's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zurauskas has control of Knudsvig's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Knudsvig regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zurauskas is working for a guillotine from mount but Knudsvig frees his head quite easily.
Zurauskas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zurauskas working for a guillotine from mount but Knudsvig is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zurauskas looking for a guillotine from mount but Knudsvig is having none of it.
Knudsvig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zurauskas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zurauskas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knudsvig wants to hold on but Zurauskas pushes him away.
Knudsvig defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zurauskas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zurauskas moves to back control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulius Zurauskas dominated that round.
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.
Zurauskas throws a head kick that misses
and Knudsvig counters with a stiff right hand.
Zurauskas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zurauskas throws a shot from downtown. Knudsvig moves away and avoids it.
Knudsvig steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zurauskas is looking to slow Knudsvig down with leg kicks.
Zurauskas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knudsvig ducks under a wild hook from Zurauskas.
Zurauskas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knudsvig can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Knudsvig as he checks the leg kick.
Zurauskas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zurauskas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knudsvig's head.
Zurauskas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knudsvig let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zurauskas just misses with a punch to the body.
Zurauskas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knudsvig under the eye.
Knudsvig lands with an overhand left.
Zurauskas throws a leg kick but Knudsvig sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knudsvig! But no joy.
Knudsvig has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A big right from Knudsvig misses.
Paulius Zurauskas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zurauskas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knudsvig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zurauskas misses with a body shot.
Zurauskas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knudsvig throws a body punch but Zurauskas moves out of range.
Zurauskas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knudsvig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knudsvig getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zurauskas throws a jab when Knudsvig was well out of range.
Zurauskas forces Knudsvig back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zurauskas jumps guard but Knudsvig stands there with Zurauskas around his waist. Zurauskas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zurauskas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsvig lands a shot to the body.
Knudsvig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zurauskas wants to break free but Knudsvig has control.
Knudsvig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zurauskas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knudsvig just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knudsvig tries a body shot but Zurauskas blocks it.
Zurauskas misses with a punch on the inside.
Zurauskas swings wildly with an uppercut but Knudsvig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knudsvig.
A left hand lands to the body for Knudsvig.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knudsvig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zurauskas prevents a body shot from Knudsvig.
Zurauskas is trying to pull guard but Knudsvig has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulius Zurauskas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knudsvig works on Zurauskas's body with a couple of short punches.
Knudsvig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zurauskas backwards.
A short right from Knudsvig on the inside.
Knudsvig lands an uppercut.
Zurauskas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knudsvig lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Zurauskas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knudsvig crunches a lovely knee into Zurauskas's ribcage.
Knudsvig unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zurauskas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Knudsvig is unloading with more strikes now! Zurauskas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torbjørn Knudsvig!
An out of breath Torbjørn Knudsvig thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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