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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dvaerg Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior has chosen Back to the house - Tito and Tarantula as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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212 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Bjornsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dvaerg Junior! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Junior scores with a jab to the head.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior blocks a jab. Junior blocks a jab. A good leg kick by Junior. Bjornsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Junior tried to score with a low kick but Bjornsson checks it. Junior throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Bjornsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Junior in his tracks. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it. Bjornsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Bjornsson misses with a hook. Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornsson manages to avoid it. Junior has closed the distance and engaged Bjornsson in a clinch.
Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside. Junior lands with a light punch inside. Junior managing to block the knees to the body from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Junior.
Bjornsson tries to stall but Junior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bjornsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Junior leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Junior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head. Junior landing knees to the body.
Bjornsson is breathing heavily. A short right hand to the side of the head by Junior. Junior lands with a right to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A short left from Junior. A right hand to the body from Junior.
A short right from Junior. Junior lands a right hand. A nice glancing elbow lands by Junior. A nice left hand lands by Junior.
Junior cracks Bjornsson with a nice body shot. A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
Junior lands a body shot in the clinch.
Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head. Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bjornsson misses with a knee strike.
Junior throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Junior obliges. Junior lands a body shot. Junior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Junior presses Bjornsson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Junior works on Bjornsson's body with a couple of short punches. Junior lands with a light punch inside. Junior works on Bjornsson's body with a couple of short punches. Junior scores with a shot to the side of Bjornsson's head. A left hand lands to the body for Junior.
Junior lands a shot to the body. Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards. Junior lands with a light punch inside. Junior scores with a shoulder strike. Junior is leaning against Bjornsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Junior lands with a right to the head. Junior lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjornsson trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Junior.
Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Junior. A short right from Junior on the inside. Bjornsson avoiding damage as Junior throws knees to the body.
Bjornsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Junior.
Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bjornsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjornsson tries to circle away but Junior has him pinned against the ropes. Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Still in the clinch, Junior scores with a nice short uppercut. Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Bjornsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Junior blocks it with crossed arms. Junior lands a shoulder strike. Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Junior works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Junior creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bjornsson's defenses. Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle. Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bjornsson is rocked! Bjornsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Junior lands a body shot. Junior unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bjornsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A short body shot lands from Junior as the two fighters clinch.
Junior scores with a hook to the body. Junior lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Junior. Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards. Bjornsson tries a knee to the head but Junior blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside. Oh Bjornsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Junior lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Junior. Junior stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dvaerg Junior dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Junior feints and then cracks Bjornsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bjornsson down. Bjornsson seems to have got his legs back now. A punch combination from Junior misses. Bjornsson takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses. Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsson works over Junior's head and body with a nice combination. Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjornsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Junior comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjornsson looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Dvaerg Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Junior stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. 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! Junior crunches a lovely knee into Bjornsson's ribcage. Junior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Junior works on Bjornsson's body with a couple of short punches. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Junior works on Bjornsson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle. Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. A short uppercut from Junior. Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Junior lands an uppercut. Junior gets through Bjornsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Junior scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Junior pushes Bjornsson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Bjornsson controls the action.
Junior presses Bjornsson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Junior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Junior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Knees in the clinch landing for Junior.
Junior tries to land knees in the clinch but Bjornsson avoids the damage to the body. Junior lands a damaging elbow. Junior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A shot in the inside from Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Junior. Nice body punch from Junior. Junior gets through Bjornsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson is rocked! Junior dodges an elbow strike from Bjornsson.
Junior lands a nice knee to the body. Junior lands a right hand. Oh Bjornsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Junior lands a left hand.
Junior throws an elbow but it misses.
Bjornsson tries a knee to the head but Junior blocks it.
Junior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head. Junior throws an elbow but it misses.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Bjornsson avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes. Bjornsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bjornsson seems to have got his legs back now. Junior avoids the elbow strike from Bjornsson, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bjornsson wants to break free but Junior has control.
Junior tries to work over Bjornsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Bjornsson avoiding damage as Junior throws knees to the body.
Bjornsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bjornsson managing to block the knees to the body from Junior.
Bjornsson avoiding damage as Junior throws knees to the body.
Bjornsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bjornsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior gets through Bjornsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Junior lands an elbow inside. Junior crunches a lovely knee into Bjornsson's ribcage. Junior misses with an elbow strike.
Bjornsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Junior blocks an elbow strike from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjornsson misses with an elbow strike.
Junior lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bjornsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle. Junior lands an elbow inside that Bjornsson shrugs off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Junior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bjornsson is defending well for now. Bjornsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Junior leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Junior. Bjornsson takes an elbow to the temple. Junior works on Bjornsson's body with a couple of short punches. Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Junior scores a nice knee to the body.
Junior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Junior lands a nice shot to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Junior cracks Bjornsson with a nice body shot. Junior lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Junior. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dvaerg Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Bjornsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Junior connects with an inside leg kick. Junior scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Junior.
Bjornsson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Junior lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bjornsson. Junior pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dvaerg Junior!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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