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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth has managed to clinch.
Samoth lands with a short shot to the head.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal struggles to land a body shot inside as Samoth controls his hands.
Rekdal tries to throw a body punch but Samoth avoids it by throwing Rekdal back against the cage.
Rekdal stalling the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Rekdal.
Samoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rekdal stalling against the cage.
Rekdal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samoth is looking for a takedown.
Rekdal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rekdal letting Samoth take a breather here.
Rekdal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samoth backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rekdal has a couple of punches blocked by Samoth.
Rekdal lands with a short shot to the head.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Rekdal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth jumps guard and drags Rekdal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samoth wants to improve his position but instead Rekdal has moved into half guard.
Samoth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Samoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Samoth, not yet.
Rekdal looking to sit in guard and control but Samoth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samoth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rekdal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tries to hold on but Rekdal postures up.
Samoth working to try and regain half guard.
Rekdal avoids the attempt from Samoth to control.
Rekdal controlling his opponent.
Rekdal trying to control but Samoth is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal content just to control the position here.
Samoth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samoth tries to hold on but Rekdal postures up.
Samoth reaches up and holds on to Rekdal to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal tries to control but Samoth wriggling away.
Samoth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samoth wants to control but Rekdal is having none of it.
Rekdal content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samoth wants to control but Rekdal is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that round.
That's time! Rekdal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rekdal clinches up with Samoth and pushes him back against the cage.
Samoth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rekdal backwards.
It looks like Thorbjorn Rekdal has been cut.
Samoth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rekdal walks away with a smile on his face. Samoth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rekdal thows a leg kick but Samoth checks it
and Samoth counters with a nice body kick.
Rekdal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samoth.
Rekdal moves into the clinch successfully.
Samoth pulls guard.
Rekdal tries to free his leg and advance position but Samoth is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekdal stopping the sweep attempt from Samoth.
Samoth is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal won't allow Samoth to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samoth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rekdal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rekdal controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thorbjorn Rekdal just wasn't active enough.
Rekdal lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth slips a straight right by Rekdal.
Rekdal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samoth's calf.
Rekdal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Rekdal.
Samoth scores with a takedown into Rekdal's guard.
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!
Samoth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samoth drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rekdal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rekdal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rekdal!
Rekdal in side control, throwing shots but Samoth defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal is looking to take a break and control but Samoth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rekdal controls the position from side control.
Samoth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rekdal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Samoth can't do much from the bottom here.
Rekdal takes a little break here. Samoth wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rekdal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Samoth manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rekdal thows a huge punch but Samoth dodges it nicely.
Samoth actively working from the bottom here.
Samoth controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikael Samoth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Rekdal's cut.
That's time! Rekdal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rekdal looks to land a left hand but Samoth moved out of range nicely.
Rekdal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rekdal misses with a hook to the body
and Samoth finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekdal throws a body punch but Samoth moves out of range.
Rekdal works the jab nicely.
Samoth lands a glancing blow to the side of Rekdal's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Samoth.
Rekdal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rekdal misses with a few strikes there.
Samoth lands with a good body shot.
Samoth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rekdal swings widly with a right hand
and Samoth counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth looks to score with a jab to the body but Rekdal is just out of range.
Samoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samoth throws a leg kick which misses Rekdal's front leg but catches the back leg as Rekdal tries to avoid it.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Samoth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Samoth misses.
Rekdal misses with a hook. Samoth ducked under it nicely.
Samoth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rekdal.
Samoth moves into the clinch.
Rekdal misses with a body punch.
Samoth has Rekdal pushed against the cage.
Samoth misses with a knee strike.
Samoth is working for takedown but Rekdal is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Samoth scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Samoth lands with a left to the head.
Rekdal has Samoth pressed against the cage.
Samoth controlling the action here for a moment.
Samoth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal throws a punch but it's blocked by Samoth.
Samoth has Rekdal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rekdal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
Samoth tries to stall but Rekdal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rekdal throws a punch but it's blocked by Samoth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal is looking to control Samoth's arms but Samoth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rekdal has his back to the cage.
Rekdal tries a body shot but Samoth blocks it.
Rekdal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samoth can't get the takedown.
Thorbjorn Rekdal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Samoth.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Samoth slows down the pace here.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikael Samoth.
Rekdal misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal darts in and clinches Samoth up against the cage.
Rekdal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Samoth.
Rekdal tries to stall but Samoth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rekdal lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Samoth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rekdal just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rekdal is trying to maintain a safe position but Samoth gets an underhook and turns Rekdal into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samoth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
Mikael Samoth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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