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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elo Mnusk (ranked 1382 p4p, 663 weight class) and Magnus Thorgard (ranked 182 p4p, 88 weight class). Mnusk comes to the cage accompanied by Dead or alive Bon Jovi. Elo Mnusk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magnus Thorgard's chin.
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Decent wrestler
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Elo Mnusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard throws a right hand that misses
and Mnusk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorgard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnus Thorgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mnusk misses with a two punch combination.
Mnusk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorgard misses with a looping left.
Thorgard throws a hook but Mnusk avoids it easily.
Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mnusk.
Thorgard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mnusk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mnusk misses with a right hand
and Mnusk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mnusk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mnusk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elo Mnusk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorgard misses with a right hand
and Mnusk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thorgard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Thorgard misses its intended target.
Thorgard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mnusk.
The fighters circling - Mnusk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mnusk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mnusk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thorgard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thorgard lands a nice short elbow.
Mnusk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorgard.
Thorgard not doing much here.
Mnusk wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mnusk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thorgard on the ground.
Mnusk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorgard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Thorgard working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mnusk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorgard.
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 is controlling the pace.
Thorgard thows a huge punch but Mnusk dodges it nicely.
Thorgard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thorgard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mnusk defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk is trying to stand.
Thorgard is looking to stall here but Mnusk recovers full guard.
Mnusk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thorgard controls the pace.
It looks like Thorgard might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Thorgard prevents Mnusk from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thorgard controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mnusk throws a jab when Thorgard was well out of range.
Mnusk misses with a looping right.
Thorgard swings widly with a right hand
letting Mnusk counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorgard misses the target.
Mnusk throws a lazy right hand but Thorgard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorgard throws a looping overhand right but Mnusk ducks down to avoid it.
Mnusk misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Thorgard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mnusk misses with an uppercut.
Mnusk 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mnusk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorgard.
Mnusk ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Thorgard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mnusk manages to avoid it.
Mnusk is looking to counter punch.
Mnusk throws the left hand but Thorgard avoids the punch easily.
Mnusk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mnusk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mnusk throws out the jab.
Thorgard slips under a jab from Mnusk.
Thorgard lands a really nice looking cross but Mnusk seems unphased.
Thorgard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mnusk.
Thorgard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mnusk momentarily.
A slow jab from Thorgard misses its intended target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk misses with an uppercut
and Thorgard counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorgard throws a shot from downtown. Mnusk moves away and avoids it.
Mnusk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thorgard misses with an uppercut
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorgard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorgard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mnusk with a body shot.
Mnusk throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorgard counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorgard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mnusk doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorgard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mnusk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thorgard darts in and clinches Mnusk up against the cage.
Thorgard pulls guard effortlessly.
Thorgard looking for a sweep. Not yet Thorgard, not yet.
Mnusk wants to get up but he can't break Thorgard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorgard throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mnusk uses it to pass to side control.
Thorgard tries to improve position but can't.
Mnusk decides to stand back up.
Mnusk misses with a hook
and Thorgard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorgard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thorgard tries to clinch up but Mnusk circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorgard tries for a takedown but Mnusk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thorgard staying out of range there.
Mnusk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thorgard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throws a poor cross that misses
and Mnusk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mnusk misses with a body shot
and Thorgard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mnusk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thorgard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorgard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mnusk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorgard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mnusk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorgard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mnusk controls Thorgard momentarily but Thorgard frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thorgard closes the distance and clinches.
Thorgard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mnusk backwards.
Mnusk breaks the clinch.
Thorgard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mnusk doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorgard lands a right hook to the body.
Thorgard misses the body punch
and Mnusk counters with a right hand to the body.
Mnusk throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorgard.
Mnusk stuffs the takedown attempt from Thorgard. Thorgard gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard jabs Mnusk right on the nose. Mnusk blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Thorgard coming out on top.
Mnusk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thorgard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorgard misses with a body shot.
Mnusk misses with a looping left.
Mnusk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mnusk misses with an uppercut
and Thorgard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mnusk misses with an uppercut. Thorgard saw that one coming.
Mnusk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mnusk as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mnusk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorgard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mnusk swings widly with a right hand
and Thorgard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mnusk throws a series of punches but Thorgard moves out of range.
Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mnusk.
Thorgard ducks under a wild hook from Mnusk.
Mnusk takes one to the chin there.
Mnusk ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mnusk counters with a straight right hand.
Thorgard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mnusk coming out on top.
Thorgard slips a straight right by Mnusk.
Magnus Thorgard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorgard stuns Mnusk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorgard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thorgard slips a straight right by Mnusk.
Thorgard misses with a wild body shot.
Thorgard slips under a jab from Mnusk.
A little jabbing left from Thorgard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thorgard 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.
Mnusk throws a right hand that misses
and Thorgard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorgard throws a big shot that misses.
Thorgard throws a poor cross that misses
and Mnusk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorgard throws a sloppy body shot
and Mnusk counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mnusk as Thorgard shoots in.
Elo Mnusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Thorgard.
Thorgard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mnusk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorgard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mnusk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorgard lands with a hook. Mnusk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thorgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorgard thuds a left hand into Mnusk's body.
Thorgard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mnusk with a jab.
Thorgard tries to close the distance and clinch but Mnusk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mnusk is looking to counter punch.
Thorgard throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mnusk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard blocks a jab.
Thorgard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thorgard misses with a left hand
and Mnusk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thorgard throws a wild body kick that Mnusk sees coming a mile off.
Thorgard goes for a double leg but Mnusk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mnusk continues to drive forward.
Mnusk tries to move into range but Thorgard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thorgard scores with a jab to the head.
Thorgard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mnusk misses with a looping left.
Mnusk lands with a nice combination. Thorgard backs away looking to recover.
Jab, jab by Thorgard - just one landing.
Thorgard digs a good body shot into Mnusk's ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throws a lazy right hand but Mnusk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mnusk misses with a leg kick
and Thorgard counters with a series of strikes. Mnusk will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorgard connects with the punch.
Thorgard misses with a takedown attempt
and Mnusk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thorgard throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mnusk to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mnusk throwing a counter right hand but Thorgard manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Thorgard.
Donk. Mnusk catches Thorgard right on the button with a cross.
Mnusk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorgard counters with a straight right hand.
Mnusk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Mnusk misses its intended target.
Thorgard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mnusk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mnusk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mnusk connects with a looping right hand.
Thorgard misses with a right hand
and Mnusk counters with a nice uppercut.
Mnusk throws a big shot that misses.
Thorgard misses with an uppercut
and Mnusk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mnusk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorgard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thorgard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorgard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorgard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Thorgard misses.
Thorgard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thorgard lands in his opponent's guard.
Mnusk wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mnusk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mnusk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thorgard lands with a straight right. Mnusk didn't see that one coming.
Mnusk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mnusk throws a right hand that misses
and Thorgard counters with a right hand to the body.
Thorgard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorgard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorgard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mnusk.
Thorgard lands a lovely overhand right.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mnusk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorgard misses with a right hand
letting Mnusk counter with a right hand.
Mnusk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Thorgard slips a jab and a cross from Mnusk.
Thorgard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thorgard misses with a left hand
and Mnusk counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorgard moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Thorgard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thorgard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorgard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mnusk thows a leg kick but Thorgard checks it
and Thorgard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorgard misses with a hook
and Mnusk counters with a series of strikes. Thorgard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mnusk connects with a single shot there.
Mnusk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Thorgard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Mnusk misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Mnusk misses its intended target.
Mnusk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mnusk throws a right hand that misses
and Thorgard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard throws a big shot that misses.
Thorgard digs a good hook to Mnusk's body.
Mnusk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thorgard.
Good shot there by Thorgard.
Thorgard throws a hook but Mnusk avoids it easily.
Thorgard throws a poor cross that misses
and Mnusk counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorgard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard moves to clinch but Mnusk breaks away
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mnusk.
Thorgard jabs Mnusk right on the nose. Mnusk blinks but takes it well.
Mnusk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorgard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Thorgard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thorgard misses with a looping right.
Thorgard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Mnusk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorgard moves out of range as Mnusk strikes.
Thorgard throws a poor cross that misses
and Mnusk counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mnusk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thorgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Mnusk.
Mnusk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorgard on the side of the head.
Thorgard lands with an overhand left.
Mnusk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorgard.
Thorgard misses with a hook to the body
and Mnusk counters with a straight right hand.
Thorgard scores with a nice right hand.
Thorgard moves out of range as Mnusk strikes.
Thorgard lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mnusk.
Mnusk wants to clinch up but Thorgard keeps it at a distance.
Thorgard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thorgard just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorgard thows a leg kick but Mnusk checks it
and Mnusk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mnusk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mnusk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Nice defenses there by Thorgard.
Thorgard throws out a counter right but Mnusk avoids it with no problem.
Mnusk with a jab.
Mnusk misses with a hook. Thorgard ducked under it nicely.
Thorgard has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard gets control of Mnusk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thorgard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thorgard working for a triangle but Mnusk defends it easily.
Thorgard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thorgard isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mnusk stacks Thorgard on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mnusk!
Thorgard is trying to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard can't do much from the bottom here.
Thorgard manages to get back to half guard.
Thorgard is pressing down on Mnusk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thorgard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magnus Thorgard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mnusk wants to get up but he can't break Thorgard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard is controlling Mnusk's posture.
Thorgard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mnusk is one step ahead there.
Mnusk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thorgard's guard.
Thorgard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mnusk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Thorgard is tightening it up a little... Mnusk has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mnusk reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mnusk taps out! Nice BJJ there by Thorgard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Magnus Thorgard!
Magnus Thorgard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Elo Mnusk was interviewed post fight and said 'It is what it is'.
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