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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Woerner (ranked 210 p4p, 444 weight class) and Magnus Thorgard (ranked 32 p4p, 62 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woerner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Woerner throws an off balance right hand
letting Thorgard counter with a right hand.
Woerner throws a hook to the side of Thorgard's head but Thorgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorgard feints the counter takedown.
Woerner slips under a jab.
Woerner just misses with a punch to the body.
Woerner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Thorgard.
Thorgard with the counter takedown but Woerner avoids it easily.
Thorgard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Woerner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Woerner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Woerner there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner misses the body punch
letting Thorgard counter with a right hand.
Thorgard moves out of range of the strikes.
Woerner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner lands the left hand.
Thorgard checks the leg kick.
Woerner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Jab by Woerner.
Woerner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorgard circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorgard lands with a nice body punch.
Woerner cracks Thorgard with a big right hand and Thorgard goes down!
Thorgard is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorgard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thorgard is still in real trouble! Can Woerner finish him?
Thorgard wants to sweep here but Woerner controlling him for the moment.
Thorgard is looking for a triangle but Woerner pushes his legs off easily.
Thorgard seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner wants to stand and escape but instead Thorgard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Thorgard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woerner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorgard trying to control but Woerner is working from the bottom.
Thorgard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woerner keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Thorgard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woerner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Woerner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorgard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Woerner wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorgard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorgard throws a strike but Woerner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Woerner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thorgard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woerner has managed to get both his arms back between Thorgard's legs - danger averted.
Woerner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thorgard is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Woerner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woerner misses with a straight left.
Woerner misses with a leg kick.
Thorgard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Woerner fails to land with a series of punches.
Woerner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorgard defending well as Woerner loads up on a big left hand.
Woerner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thorgard tests Woerner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorgard stuns Woerner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Woerner looks to land a combination but Thorgard avoids it well.
Gigi Woerner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard shoots in and gets a takedown into Woerner's guard.
Thorgard stops Woerner from standing up.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Woerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorgard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorgard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thorgard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorgard postures up in Woerner's guard and throws a big left but Woerner blocks it.
Woerner keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Woerner throws a lazy right hand but Thorgard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woerner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Woerner throws a body punch but Thorgard moves out of range.
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!
Woerner throws a right and a left that Thorgard avoids nicely.
Woerner feints and then cracks Thorgard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thorgard down.
Woerner throws a right hand that misses
so Thorgard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thorgard trying to control but Woerner is working from the bottom.
Woerner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throws an elbow that misses. Woerner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thorgard's guard. Nice move by Woerner!
Thorgard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Woerner wants to stand but Thorgard is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thorgard working a defensive guard but Woerner passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thorgard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Woerner gets to his feet. Thorgard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Woerner throws a hook but Thorgard blocks it.
Thorgard moves out of range of the strikes.
Woerner leaves Thorgard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gigi Woerner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Woerner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Woerner looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorgard is just out of range.
Thorgard fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Woerner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woerner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woerner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorgard throws out the jab.
Woerner throws a push kick but Thorgard slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woerner. Thorgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woerner throws a big shot that misses.
Woerner misses with an uppercut. Thorgard saw that one coming.
Thorgard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Woerner throws a looping overhand right but Thorgard ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Woerner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A cross from Woerner lands.
Woerner drops his shoulder and cracks Thorgard with a huge uppercut! Thorgard goes down! Can Woerner finish him?
Thorgard is rocked!
Woerner stands and steps away. Thorgard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thorgard is still on wobbly legs! Can Woerner finish him?
Woerner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woerner throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woerner throws a jab when Thorgard was well out of range.
Thorgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woerner tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorgard seems to have recovered his senses.
Woerner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorgard can do to turn this around?
Woerner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woerner misses with a low kick.
Woerner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Woerner misses the jab.
Woerner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorgard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woerner.
Thorgard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woerner lands a jab to Thorgard's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Woerner on his heels. He'll look to pass Woerner's guard now, I'm sure.
Woerner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thorgard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magnus Thorgard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thorgard throwing strikes but missing.
Woerner manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Thorgard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Woerner to keep the fight standing.
Woerner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woerner drops his hands momentarily and Thorgard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Woerner cracks Thorgard with an uppercut from hell and Thorgard crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Woerner's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorgard pulls Woerner in to control the position.
Woerner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thorgard is proving hard to escape from.
Thorgard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Woerner won't allow Thorgard to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard has control of Woerner's left arm, preventing Woerner from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thorgard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Woerner looks to land a left hand but Thorgard moved out of range nicely.
Woerner lands with a straight right. Thorgard didn't see that one coming.
Woerner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot lands for Thorgard.
Woerner throws a sloppy head kick and Thorgard moves out of range easily.
Thorgard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thorgard darts in looking for a takedown but Woerner gets double underhooks and turns Thorgard into the cage.
Woerner lands a leg kick that knocks Thorgard off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woerner gets caught napping as Thorgard dives in and scores a takedown. Woerner manages to retain guard.
Thorgard is looking to work some ground and pound but Woerner has wrist control.
Thorgard wants to control from the top but Woerner keeps moving.
Thorgard prevents Woerner from getting back to his feet.
Woerner has momentary wrist control but Thorgard slips an elbow through the middle.
Thorgard throwing strikes from guard but Woerner blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorgard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorgard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thorgard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Woerner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thorgard is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Woerner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woerner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Woerner tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorgard scores with a jab. Woerner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woerner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorgard moves away.
Woerner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorgard slips a jab from Woerner.
Woerner throws the left hand but Thorgard avoids the punch easily.
Thorgard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woerner.
Thorgard throws a hook to the side of Woerner's head but Woerner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Thorgard.
Woerner misses with an uppercut. Thorgard saw that one coming.
Woerner throws a leg kick
and Thorgard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Woerner won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woerner trying to remain calm as Thorgard controls from the top position.
Thorgard wants to control but Woerner is keeping him busy.
Thorgard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Woerner is avoiding damage well.
Woerner throws Thorgard to one side and escapes!
Thorgard connects with a crisp jab.
Woerner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a leg kick
and Thorgard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Woerner manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Thorgard keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Woerner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woerner throws a leg kick
and Thorgard counters with a shoot takedown. Woerner fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woerner keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
Thorgard throwing strikes but missing.
Woerner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorgard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorgard looking to sit in guard and control but Woerner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Woerner gets to his feet. Thorgard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Woerner lands an overhand right.
Woerner misses the jab.
Thorgard works the jab nicely.
Woerner thows a leg kick but Thorgard checks it
and Thorgard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Woerner!
Thorgard working the strikes but Woerner uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Woerner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thorgard trying to control the pace.
Thorgard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard looks to land a strike but Woerner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Woerner can't keep his opponent in guard - Thorgard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thorgard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thorgard with good strikes from the mount here!
Thorgard looking to ground and pound but Woerner is blocking nicely.
Thorgard landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Woerner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorgard connects with the punch.
A jab from Woerner misses.
Thorgard moves out of range as Woerner strikes.
Woerner misses the jab.
Woerner throws out a loose jab but Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Woerner missing with a left hand there. Thorgard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorgard moves out of range of the leg kick from Woerner.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorgard misses the target.
Woerner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner throws a looping overhand right but Thorgard ducks down to avoid it.
Woerner throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorgard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorgard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thorgard looks to land a right hand but Woerner moved out of range.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Woerner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner pushes Thorgard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thorgard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thorgard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thorgard is looking to take a break and control but Woerner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woerner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thorgard lands an elbow.
Thorgard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woerner keeps working.
Woerner tries to escape but Thorgard is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Woerner works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Thorgard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Woerner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thorgard maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Woerner could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thorgard has cracked it and Woerner is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thorgard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Magnus Thorgard!
After winning the bout, Magnus Thorgard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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