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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valravn Solefald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solefald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Valravn - Koder På Snor. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valravn Solefald!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant gets caught napping as Solefald dives in and scores a takedown. Tennant manages to retain guard.
Solefald content to stall in guard here.
Solefald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Solefald is in close to Tennant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Solefald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Solefald postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solefald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Solefald looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tennant lands with a cross.
It looks like Valravn Solefald has been cut.
Tennant cracks Solefald with an open hand slap.
Tennant gets caught napping as Solefald dives in and scores a takedown. Tennant manages to retain guard.
Solefald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solefald postures up.
Tennant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Solefald slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Valravn Solefald wasn't active enough on the ground.
Solefald shoots in for a double leg but Tennant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tennant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tennant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valravn Solefald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tennant looks to score with a jab to the body but Solefald is just out of range.
David Tennant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solefald walks into a stiff left hand from Tennant.
Tennant lands an overhand right.
Solefald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tennant did well to prevent Solefald getting side control.
Solefald content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Solefald has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Solefald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Solefald with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Valravn Solefald hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tennant scores with a jab to the body.
Solefald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solefald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Solefald is looking for a kimura here.
Solefald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Solefald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solefald passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valravn Solefald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valravn Solefald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tennant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tennant slaps away a takedown attempt from Solefald, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Solefald tries for a takedown but Tennant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Solefald shoots and misses
enabling Tennant to counter with a crisp jab.
David Tennant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valravn Solefald.
Solefald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Solefald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solefald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tennant circles away.
Solefald decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tennant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Solefald on the ground.
Solefald controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Solefald.
Solefald working Tennant over with strikes.
Solefald throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tennant to regain full guard.
Solefald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tennant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Solefald with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solefald stays in close to Tennant's body and controls the position.
Solefald wants to pass the guard but Tennant is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tennant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Solefald controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Solefald is looking to work some ground and pound but Tennant has wrist control.
Solefald sitting in guard here, content to control.
Valravn Solefald has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Solefald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant lands a nice shot that snaps Solefald's head back.
That has opened up Valravn Solefald's cut even more.
Tennant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solefald fails to land the takedown.
Solefald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Solefald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tennant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Solefald shoots for a takedown but Tennant saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tennant lands with a shot to the body.
Solefald shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tennant as he avoids it easily.
Solefald is breathing heavily.
Tennant connects with a jab.
Solefald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solefald shoots in looking for a takedown but Tennant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Solefald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donk. Tennant catches Solefald right on the button with a cross.
Tennant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Solefald under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solefald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tennant as he jumps to the side.
Tennant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The cut above Valravn Solefald's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tennant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Solefald in his tracks.
Jab from Tennant.
Tennant scores with a jab to the body.
Tennant tests Solefald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tennant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valravn Solefald's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Solefald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tennant's waist but Tennant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Solefald off to one side.
Solefald shoots in looking for a takedown. Tennant tries to sprawl out of it but Solefald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tennant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tennant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solefald.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tennant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Valravn Solefald's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Tennant!
Our winner, David Tennant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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