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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Puno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fidel Entry Song. Thorsen has chosen Thunder struck- ACDC as his entrance music. Fidel Puno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 cm
30
277 lbs
27 - 6 - 0 |
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201 cm
25
273 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Puno! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gundar Thorsen! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thorsen is looking to clinch but Puno is avoiding it.
Puno looks to throw the jab but Thorsen is out of range. Thorsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Thorsen gets off balance looking for a body kick and Puno counters with a nice leg kick. Thorsen is looking to clinch. Puno misses with a double jab
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Thorsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Gundar Thorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno. Some wild striking there from Thorsen.
Thorsen moves into range and connects with a jab. Thorsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Thorsen throws a leg kick and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Puno throws a big shot that misses. Thorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thorsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorsen throws a series of punches but Puno avoids them all with ease. Puno bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Puno advances to mount. Puno trying to control but he's not successful this time. Thorsen tries to hold on but Puno pushes him away. Thorsen blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Puno tries to control but Thorsen wriggling away. Puno content just to control the position here. Puno thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Puno content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Puno sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Thorsen can't escape the position.
Puno looking to control but Thorsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Thorsen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Puno controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Puno looking to ground and pound but Thorsen is blocking nicely. Puno looking to finish with strikes here!
Puno pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Puno wants to control the action but instead Thorsen gets a body lock and reverses into Puno's guard! Nice work! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Puno dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Puno moves out of range of the body kick from Thorsen.
Thorsen swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Thorsen is looking to chop away at Puno's legs. Fidel Puno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Thorsen lands a nice hook to Puno's body. Puno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Puno misses with a hook to the body
and Thorsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Thorsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Thorsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puno. Puno obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorsen works Puno's body with a nice hook. Thorsen throws a hook but Puno blocks it. Thorsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puno rather than just go for the knockout. Puno throws a leg kick that is checked and Thorsen counters with a straight right hand. Puno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Thorsen 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. Thorsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping body kick lands there for Puno. Thorsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A good leg kick by Puno. Thorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Thorsen is predictable there and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Puno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Thorsen is breathing heavily. Puno throws a leg kick which misses Thorsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Thorsen tries to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Puno thows a left - swing and a miss! Puno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thorsen. Thorsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Puno, before circling back to the center of the mat. Thorsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thorsen digs a good hook to Puno's body.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut
and Puno counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Decent striking displayed by Puno there. Thorsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Good leg kick by Puno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puno lands with a cross. Puno connects with the punch.
Thorsen is rocked! Puno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorsen can do to turn this around? Puno lands a slapping body shot.
Thorsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Puno finish him? Puno lands with a right and another and another! Thorsen is in big trouble! Puno lands again and this time it's lights out for Thorsen! A quality knockout there for Puno.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fidel Puno!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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