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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valravn Solefald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharp Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solefald comes to the cage accompanied by Valravn - Koder På Snor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valravn Solefald! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sharp Pencil! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck with that takedown attempt from Solefald. Solefald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pencil's waist but Pencil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Solefald off to one side. Solefald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pencil pinned against the cage. Pencil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valravn Solefald. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice takedown defense from Pencil. No joy for Solefald on that attempt. Pencil gets caught napping as Solefald dives in and scores a takedown. Pencil manages to retain guard. Pencil wants to get back to his feet but Solefald is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Solefald's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Solefald passes Pencil's left leg - he's now in half guard. Solefald working over Pencil with some ground and pound. Pencil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Ground and pound from Solefald.
That's one minute gone in the round. Solefald looks to land a strike but Pencil avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Solefald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pencil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pencil can't keep his opponent in guard - Solefald advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Solefald thows a huge punch but Pencil dodges it nicely.
Solefald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Pencil is looking to control Solefald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pencil avoid being mounted? Solefald is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pencil misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pencil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Solefald. Pencil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Solefald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Pencil pushes Solefald off looking to stand but Solefald dives back in and keeps control.
Solefald trying to control from half guard but Pencil is working away. Solefald slips a nice elbow through Pencil's hands, connecting with Pencil's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pencil is looking for a sweep. Solefald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pencil can do anything to dispel that myth. Pencil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Solefald. Solefald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Solefald is nestled in close to Pencil, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Solefald looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Solefald is looking to take a break and control but Pencil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Pencil is trying to stand.
Pencil taking some punishment here, with Solefald in his half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pencil tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Solefald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Solefald passes to side control. Solefald tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Solefald lands a decent elbow from side control. Pencil is trying to improve his position. Solefald working the ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pencil takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Solefald lands an elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valravn Solefald dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Solefald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pencil sprawls well. Pencil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Solefald gets slowly back to his feet. Horrible takedown by Solefald or perhaps it was just good defense by Pencil which made him look bad. Pencil has a takedown stuffed. Solefald closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Pencil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Solefald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Solefald prevents Pencil from standing back up.
Solefald frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Pencil is bucking up trying to escape but Solefald cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Sharp Pencil has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Solefald working away from the top, dropping strikes. Solefald landing shots from mount. Pencil is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Solefald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The cut above Sharp Pencil's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Solefald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sharp Pencil's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sharp Pencil's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valravn Solefald! Valravn Solefald decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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