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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Bjorndalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Init Towinit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 cm
18
225 lbs
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195 cm
25
270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Bjorndalen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Init Towinit! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bjorndalen moves out of range as Towinit strikes. Bjorndalen throws a hook to the side of Towinit's head but Towinit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Towinit takes the fight into the clinch. Towinit wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjorndalen won't allow it.
Bjorndalen takes a shot to the head. Towinit is trying to break the clinch but Bjorndalen has him pressed against the cage. Towinit lands a nice uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Towinit. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Towinit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Towinit lands a nice uppercut. Towinit wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Towinit's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bjorndalen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Towinit.
That's one minute gone in the round. Towinit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bjorndalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Towinit lands with a light punch inside. Towinit should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. A nice left hand lands by Towinit.
A hook to the body from Towinit.
Bjorndalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Towinit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjorndalen backwards. Towinit working hard to break the clinch. Towinit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjorndalens head. Towinit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Towinit cracks Bjorndalen with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bjorndalen working hard to break the clinch. Towinit lands a right hand. Towinit lands a hook that snaps the head of Bjorndalen backwards. Towinit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Towinit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bjorndalen takes a shot to the head. Towinit scores with a shot to the side of Bjorndalen's head. Towinit lands a left hand.
Towinit lands with a short shot to the head. Bjorndalen is looking to break free of the clinch but Towinit has double underhooks. Towinit tries to break free but Bjorndalen pushes him back against the cage. Towinit is working Bjorndalen over against the cage. 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! Towinit lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right from Towinit. Towinit works on Bjorndalen's body with a couple of short punches. Towinit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A right hook to the body lands for Towinit.
Towinit scores with a shoulder strike. Towinit lands a nice uppercut. Towinit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Towinit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Towinit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjorndalen has him pressed against the cage. Bjorndalen is trying to pull guard but Towinit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Towinit is looking to break free of the clinch but Bjorndalen has double underhooks. Towinit lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bjorndalen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Towinit's efforts to push away. Bjorndalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Towinit digs a right hand underneath Bjorndalen's ribcage. Bjorndalen let out a lung full of air as it connected. Towinit wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjorndalen won't allow it.
Towinit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Towinit working hard to break the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Towinit is trying to break free. Towinit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Towinit lands with a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Init Towinit dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Towinit throws a shot from downtown. Bjorndalen moves away and avoids it. Towinit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Towinit tests Bjorndalen's chin there with a solid looking shot. Bjorndalen misses with a combination
and Towinit counters with a left and a right that stings Bjorndalen. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Towinit, as that shot connected.
Towinit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjorndalen.
Towinit avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Towinit throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Towinit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Bjorndalen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Init Towinit has been cut. A swing and a miss from Bjorndalen.
That's one minute gone in the round. Towinit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Bjorn Bjorndalen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Towinit lands an overhand right. Towinit has managed to clinch.
Towinit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Towinit presses Bjorndalen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Bjorndalen gets control of Towinit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bjorndalen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Towinit throwing strikes but missing. Towinit with a flurry of punches that miss. Towinit throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bjorndalen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Towinit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Towinit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bjorndalen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Towinit throws a big elbow that misses. Towinit throwing strikes but missing. Towinit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Towinit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjorndalen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Towinit postures up in Bjorndalen's guard and throws a big left but Bjorndalen blocks it. Towinit content to stall in guard here. Towinit throwing strikes from guard but Bjorndalen blocks nicely. Towinit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Init Towinit hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Towinit lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Towinit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bjorndalen, pushing him back against the cage. Towinit lands with a short head shot on the inside. A right hook to the body lands for Towinit.
Towinit is looking to break free of the clinch but Bjorndalen has double underhooks. Towinit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Towinit works on Bjorndalen's body with a couple of short punches. Towinit lands with a light punch inside. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Towinit is trying to break the clinch but Bjorndalen has him pressed against the cage. Towinit breaks the clinch.
Towinit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bjorndalen. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Init Towinit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Init Towinit'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. This is the final round!
Bjorndalen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Towinit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bjorndalen, pushing him back against the cage. Bjorndalen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Towinit works on Bjorndalen's body with a couple of short punches. Towinit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Towinit lands with a short shot to the head. Towinit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Towinit lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Towinit. Towinit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A frustrated look appears on Bjorndalen's face as he tries to break the clinch. Towinit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Towinit lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Towinit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bjorndalen jumps guard but Towinit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Towinit has had enough of the clinch but Bjorndalen keeps him there for the moment. Towinit lands a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Towinit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Towinit lands a body shot. Towinit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Towinit tries to break the clinch but Bjorndalen is controlling the position. Towinit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Towinit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjorndalen backwards. Towinit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjorndalen has him pressed against the cage. Bjorndalen has Towinit pressed against the cage, preventing Towinit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Towinit lands an uppercut. Bjorndalen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Towinit smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Bjorndalen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bjorndalen slips a jab and a cross from Towinit.
Bjorndalen shoots in for a takedown but Towinit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Towinit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Towinit looks to land a combination but Bjorndalen avoids it well. Bjorndalen takes a swing at Towinit's ribcage but misses. Towinit throws a series of punches but Bjorndalen moves out of range. Bjorndalen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Towinit throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Towinit connects with a looping right hand.
Towinit rushes Bjorndalen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Towinit is looking to break free of the clinch but Bjorndalen has double underhooks. Towinit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjorndalen backwards. Towinit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjorndalen backwards. Towinit lands a hook to the side of the head. Towinit lands an uppercut. Towinit lands a right hand. Towinit tries to circle away but Bjorndalen has him pinned against the cage. Towinit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Towinit scores with a shoulder strike. A quick uppercut on the inside from Towinit.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Towinit slowing the pace effectively. Towinit scores with a nice hook to the head. Towinit can't break the clinch.
Towinit breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Bjorndalen. Towinit pushes Bjorndalen up against the cage in a clinch. Towinit lands with a short head shot on the inside. Towinit can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Towinit lands a right hand. Towinit is trying to break free. Bjorn Bjorndalen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Init Towinit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. 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! Towinit wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjorndalen won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight! Init Towinit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Towinit 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Init Towinit!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
54% |
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