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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ogmundur Girsurrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogmundur Girsurrson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karl Thomas's chin.
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183 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
31
194 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ogmundur Girsurrson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Girsurrson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas. Girsurrson scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one. A head kick misses from Thomas. Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Girsurrson tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it. Thomas throws a leg kick and Girsurrson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Girsurrson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A leg kick checked by Girsurrson. Some wild striking there from Girsurrson.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Girsurrson punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch. Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Girsurrson in a clinch.
Girsurrson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Girsurrson lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Girsurrson misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Girsurrson.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Girsurrson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Girsurrson scores with a nice short uppercut. Thomas looking to slow down the pace here. Girsurrson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Girsurrson. Girsurrson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it. Thomas thumps Girsurrson with a low kick. Thomas takes the fight into the clinch. Girsurrson working aggressively here.
Thomas taking a breather. Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Girsurrson lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Girsurrson blocks with his arms.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Girsurrson's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Girsurrson lands with a light punch inside. Thomas blocking some punches.
Girsurrson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Girsurrson is blocking nicely.
Girsurrson is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Girsurrson presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Girsurrson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it. Girsurrson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow. Girsurrson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Girsurrson avoids the damage to the body. Girsurrson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Girsurrson is blocking nicely.
Girsurrson tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Girsurrson misses with a hook from the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas. Girsurrson breaks the clinch.
Girsurrson moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas. Girsurrson misses with a double jab.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Girsurrson is out of range. Girsurrson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Good work by Girsurrson as he checks the leg kick. Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Girsurrson. Thomas throws a low kick but Girsurrson moves out of range easily. Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Girsurrson down. 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! Girsurrson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thomas closes the distance and pushes Girsurrson back into the cage. Girsurrson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Girsurrson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A battle for position here, against the cage. Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Girsurrson tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Girsurrson's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girsurrson. Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Girsurrson's head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thomas with a knee to the head.
Girsurrson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girsurrson.
Girsurrson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ogmundur Girsurrson will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Girsurrson misses with a double jab
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Girsurrson checks a leg kick. Girsurrson checks the leg kick. Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Girsurrson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas feints and then cracks Girsurrson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Girsurrson down. Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Girsurrson saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Girsurrson looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely. Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Girsurrson in a clinch.
Girsurrson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Girsurrson misses with some punches.
Girsurrson is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Girsurrson has his back to the cage. Girsurrson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Girsurrson is rocked! Thomas prevents a body shot from Girsurrson. Oh Girsurrson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Thomas has Girsurrson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Girsurrson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Thomas - that's hurt Girsurrson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Girsurrson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Girsurrson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Karl Thomas! Jumping up and down and very excited, Karl Thomas waved his t-shirt featuring >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $35)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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