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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markku Mannersormi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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270 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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193 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pynchon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pynchon tries to get out of the position.
Mannersormi is controlling the pace.
Pynchon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mannersormi.
Pynchon wants to get back to full guard.
Pynchon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mannersormi on the ground.
Mannersormi is trying to control. Pynchon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pynchon tries to roll over but Mannersormi keeps him under control.
Mannersormi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pynchon's head.
Pynchon tries to roll over but Mannersormi keeps him under control.
Pynchon is working hard here to advance position.
Pynchon is looking to control Mannersormi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pynchon avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pynchon wants to get back to full guard.
Mannersormi trying to control the action but Pynchon is working from the bottom.
Mannersormi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pynchon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mannersormi connects with a nice short shot to Pynchon's temple.
Pynchon trying to control from the bottom.
Pynchon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mannersormi.
Mannersormi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mannersormi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pynchon is looking to control Mannersormi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pynchon avoid being mounted?
Pynchon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pynchon trying to control from the bottom.
Pynchon is looking for a sweep. Mannersormi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mannersormi working Pynchon over with strikes.
Pynchon wants to improve his position but Mannersormi is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mannersormi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pynchon defending well though.
Mannersormi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pynchon is looking for a sweep. Mannersormi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mannersormi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markku Mannersormi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mannersormi 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Markku Mannersormi wins by unanimous decision!
Markku Mannersormi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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