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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monstra comes into the arena with Slayer - Hate Worldwide blaring out of the sound system. Thor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sexy Bitch. Marcus Monstra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atli Thor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monstra scores with the left hand. Thor knows he should have avoided that one.
Monstra connects with a right hand. Thor shakes it off.
Thor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Monstra misses the target.
Monstra misses the jab.
Thor fails to land the takedown.
Thor throws a push kick but Monstra slaps the foot to one side.
Thor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thor blocks a body shot from Monstra.
Thor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monstra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Atli Thor has been cut.
Monstra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monstra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thors head.
Thor blocks an uppercut.
Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monstra tries a body shot but Thor blocks it.
Monstra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monstra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor lands a nice knee to the body.
Monstra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thor tries to throw a body punch but Monstra avoids it by throwing Thor back against the cage.
Monstra throws a head punch that misses.
Monstra managing to block the knees to the body from Thor.
Thor blocking some punches.
Monstra lands a shoulder strike.
Monstra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thor misses with some punches.
Thor tries a knee to the head but Monstra blocks it.
Thor tries to work over Monstra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monstra misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monstra.
Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thor.
A head punch on the inside from Monstra fails to land.
Monstra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Thor.
Thor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thor wants to stall.
Monstra misses with the head strike.
Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thor stalling in the clinch but Monstra improves position.
Monstra tries to throw a body punch but Thor avoids it by throwing Monstra back against the cage.
Monstra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monstra's elbow.
Thor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Monstra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thor lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thor.
Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monstra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thor slows down the pace here.
Thor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monstra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thor missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Monstra.
Monstra tries to work over Thor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monstra's defenses.
Monstra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Monstra lands.
Monstra 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.
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thor throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thor moves out of range as Monstra strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thor.
Monstra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thor counters with a nice leg kick.
Monstra 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.
Monstra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thor moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Thor.
Thor prevents a body shot from Monstra.
Thor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thor lands a shot to the body.
Monstra is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monstra.
Monstra misses with the head strike.
Monstra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thor with a knee to the head.
Thor with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Atli Thor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Atli Thor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Monstra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Thor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atli Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monstra takes one to the side of the head.
Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monstra misses with a wild body shot.
Thor is looking to score with low kicks.
Atli Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thor checks a leg kick.
Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monstra moves away.
Thor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Monstra takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Monstra throws a jab when Thor was well 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!
Monstra misses with an uppercut. Thor saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monstra.
Thor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thor defending well as Monstra loads up on a big left hand.
Thor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Monstra's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thor tries to free his leg and advance position but Monstra is retaining full guard.
Thor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monstra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thor. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monstra is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor is looking to work some ground and pound but Monstra has wrist control.
Thor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monstra is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor tries to free his leg and advance position but Monstra is retaining full guard.
Thor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Monstra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thor throws a big right hand that misses.
Thor wants to control from the top but Monstra keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thor chips away with some ground and pound.
Monstra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thor postures up in Monstra's guard and throws a big left but Monstra blocks it.
Monstra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thor trying to control but Monstra is working from the bottom.
Monstra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thor.
Thor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thor throwing strikes but missing.
Monstra has momentary wrist control but Thor slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atli Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Monstra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Monstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thor misses the shot to the body.
Thor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monstra throws a hook but Thor avoids it easily.
Thor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid body kick from Thor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Monstra.
Thor misses with a wild body shot.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monstra misses with a right hand
and Thor counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monstra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Monstra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thor looking to sit in guard and control but Monstra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Monstra puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Thor wants to improve his position but Monstra is controlling well.
Monstra trying to control from half guard but Thor is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra is thwarting Thor's attempts to control the position.
Atli Thor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monstra throws out the jab.
Thor throws a leg kick which misses Monstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Monstra tries to avoid it.
Thor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Monstra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor moves out of range as Monstra strikes.
Monstra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thor scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thor.
Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monstra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thor.
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monstra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Monstra lands with an uppercut that bounces Thor off the cage and back into range.
Thor tries to clinch but Monstra moves out of range.
Marcus Monstra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thor, as that shot connected.
Thor shoots in but Monstra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monstra.
Marcus Monstra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Thor.
Thor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monstra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monstra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monstra lands a jab.
Thor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Monstra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thor tries to land a front kick but Monstra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atli Thor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atli Thor!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Atli Thor made sure he mentioned {GTI} - HGH Nutrients, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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