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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Pynchon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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24 - 10 - 1 |
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270 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Solid chin |
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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
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pynchon misses with a double jab.
Pynchon tries to bum rush Mannersormi with a series of wild strikes but Mannersormi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mannersormi is defended easily by Pynchon.
Mannersormi misses with a body shot.
Mannersormi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pynchon defends it nicely.
Mannersormi shoots and misses
and Pynchon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markku Mannersormi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannersormi shoots for a takedown but Pynchon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pynchon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Mannersormi. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Pynchon misses.
Pynchon throws a series of punches but Mannersormi avoids them all with ease.
Mannersormi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pynchon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mannersormi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannersormi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pynchon.
Pynchon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pynchon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannersormi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pynchon blocks a jab.
Pynchon misses with a series of wild punches.
Mannersormi tries for a takedown but Pynchon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pynchon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mannersormi has time to react.
Pynchon tries for a takedown but Mannersormi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pynchon blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi misses with a wild body shot.
Pynchon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mannersormi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mannersormi throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Mannersormi landing with the ground and pound.
Pynchon wants to hit a switch here but Mannersormi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pynchon there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannersormi unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Thomas Pynchon's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannersormi lands a heavy elbow.
Mannersormi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pynchon is looking to escape.
Mannersormi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Markku Mannersormi.
I think Mannersormi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Markku Mannersormi wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Markku Mannersormi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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