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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorrosen Lighthammer (ranked 1644 p4p, 3694 weight class) and Matto Kaveri (ranked 99 p4p, 175 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thorrosen Lighthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matto Kaveri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaveri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lighthammer checks it well.
Kaveri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lighthammer.
Lighthammer tests Kaveri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lighthammer misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Kaveri.
Kaveri misses with a lunging right hand
and Lighthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lighthammer avoids the body shot from Kaveri.
Kaveri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lighthammer.
Lighthammer misses with an uppercut.
Lighthammer ducks right into an uppercut from Kaveri.
Kaveri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lighthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lighthammer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lighthammer tries to clinch up but Kaveri circles away and keeps his distance.
Lighthammer walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaveri throws a lazy right hand but Lighthammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lighthammer is looking to counter punch.
Kaveri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice defenses there by Kaveri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighthammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaveri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lighthammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaveri throws a poor cross that misses
and Lighthammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Lighthammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaveri. Kaveri gets slowly back to his feet.
Lighthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaveri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaveri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kaveri or perhaps it was just good defense by Lighthammer, which made it look bad.
Lighthammer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kaveri throws a poor cross that misses
and Lighthammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matto Kaveri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaveri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lighthammer misses with a straight left.
Kaveri staying out of range there.
Lighthammer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Kaveri finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri throws out a loose jab but Lighthammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lighthammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Lighthammer misses the target.
Kaveri throws out a counter right but Lighthammer avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Lighthammer.
Kaveri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lighthammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaveri is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lighthammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Lighthammer misses.
Some wild striking there from Kaveri.
Kaveri tries for a takedown but Lighthammer circles away easily
and Lighthammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorrosen Lighthammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matto Kaveri.
Lighthammer loads up on a big right hand but Kaveri slips the punch.
Kaveri throws a lazy uppercut
and Lighthammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaveri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaveri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lighthammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaveri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri throws a shot from downtown. Lighthammer moves away and avoids it.
Kaveri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaveri gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kaveri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaveri fails with the takedown
and Lighthammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaveri drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaveri tries to free his leg and advance position but Lighthammer is retaining full guard.
Lighthammer is controlling Kaveri's posture.
Lighthammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kaveri works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kaveri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lighthammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lighthammer controlling the position for now.
Kaveri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lighthammer still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lighthammer has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lighthammer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaveri is trying to control Lighthammer's posture but Lighthammer avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lighthammer happy to just control the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorrosen Lighthammer 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.
Kaveri throws a shot from downtown. Lighthammer moves away and avoids it.
Kaveri throws a right hand that misses
and Lighthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaveri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lighthammer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lighthammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kaveri moves away from the strike by Lighthammer.
Kaveri misses with a hook
and Lighthammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaveri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lighthammer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lighthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaveri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lighthammer quickly recovers to half guard.
Kaveri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kaveri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kaveri is looking for a kimura here.
Kaveri is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Lighthammer to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaveri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaveri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaveri has gone for a leg lock! Lighthammer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kaveri's guard.
Lighthammer passes Kaveri's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaveri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lighthammer controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lighthammer stalling.
Lighthammer wants to free his trapped foot but Kaveri is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kaveri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lighthammer pulls his head out easily.
Kaveri looking for submissions off his back.
Kaveri regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lighthammer 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.
Kaveri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lighthammer is one step ahead there.
Kaveri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lighthammer defends well.
Lighthammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lighthammer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kaveri throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lighthammer uses it to pass to side control.
Kaveri striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kaveri being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lighthammer continues to stall.
Kaveri regains half guard.
Kaveri manages to get to full guard.
Lighthammer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lighthammer looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lighthammer wanted to stand there but Kaveri had control of the position.
Kaveri looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lighthammer passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorrosen Lighthammer dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Nice defenses there by Lighthammer.
Lighthammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lighthammer moves in looking to clinch but Kaveri pushes him off.
Kaveri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lighthammer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lighthammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaveri scores with a nice strike.
Kaveri goes for a double leg but Lighthammer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lighthammer continues to drive forward.
Kaveri misses with a looping left.
Kaveri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lighthammer momentarily.
Kaveri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaveri jabs Lighthammer right on the nose. Lighthammer blinks but takes it well.
Lighthammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaveri throws a leg kick
enabling Lighthammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Lighthammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaveri.
Kaveri misses with a left hand
and Kaveri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighthammer lands a slapping body shot.
Kaveri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lighthammer misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lighthammer.
Donk. Kaveri catches Lighthammer right on the button with a cross.
Kaveri misses with an uppercut.
Kaveri throws a hook but Lighthammer avoids it easily.
Kaveri misses with a hook
and Lighthammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaveri throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lighthammer counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Kaveri is predictable there
and Lighthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaveri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lighthammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaveri is just out of range.
Kaveri misses with a kick to the body.
Lighthammer connects with a body shot that sends Kaveri's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaveri blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri looks to land a left hand but Lighthammer moved out of range nicely.
Kaveri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lighthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaveri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kaveri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lighthammer misses with a straight left.
Kaveri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lighthammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lighthammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lighthammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaveri moves away.
Kaveri throws a low kick, looking for Lighthammer's leg but Lighthammer calmly moves out of range.
Kaveri slips a straight right by Lighthammer.
Kaveri throws a push kick but Lighthammer slaps the foot to one side.
As Kaveri looks to move away, Lighthammer throws a big counter combo but Kaveri just gets out of the way.
Kaveri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lighthammer.
A slow jab from Kaveri misses its intended target.
Lighthammer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri gets tackled into the cage by Lighthammer. Lighthammer maintains the clinch.
Kaveri is trying to break the clinch but Lighthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Kaveri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lighthammer gets through Kaveri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lighthammer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaveri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thorrosen Lighthammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matto Kaveri.
Kaveri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaveri is trying to maintain a safe position but Lighthammer gets an underhook and turns Kaveri into the cage.
Kaveri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lighthammer walks away with a smile on his face. Kaveri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kaveri avoids the body shot from Lighthammer.
Kaveri shoots in but Lighthammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaveri misses with a hook
and Lighthammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Lighthammer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Lighthammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaveri doesn't seem phased though.
Kaveri scores with a nice right hand.
Kaveri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lighthammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lighthammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaveri loads up on a big right hand but Lighthammer slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lighthammer misses the target.
Lighthammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaveri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lighthammer quickly recovers to half guard.
Lighthammer is looking to improve his position.
Kaveri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lighthammer sees it coming and defends easily.
Matto Kaveri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaveri seems to be looking for submissions.
Lighthammer is controlling Kaveri's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kaveri is trying to work for a kimura but Lighthammer is defending well.
Lighthammer moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorrosen Lighthammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lighthammer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorrosen Lighthammer!
Thorrosen Lighthammer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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