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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wulfen Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratos Gorkhain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wulfen Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratos Gorkhain!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorkhain misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorkhain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorkhain lands a two punch combo.
Gorkhain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thor.
Thor has Gorkhain pressed against the cage, preventing Gorkhain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorkhain fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gorkhain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gorkhain scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Gorkhain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorkhain misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thor lands in his opponent's guard.
Gorkhain has Thor pulled in close to control his posture.
Thor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gorkhain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gorkhain pushes Thor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gorkhain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thor.
Thor shoots in looking for a takedown but Gorkhain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kratos Gorkhain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor is looking to clinch but Gorkhain is avoiding it.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorkhain.
Thor is breathing heavily.
Gorkhain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorkhain swinging wildly here.
Jab by Gorkhain.
Gorkhain scores with a three punch combo!
Gorkhain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thor.
Gorkhain is trying to force a seperation but Thor has the dominant position.
Gorkhain tries to circle away but Thor has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain tries to circle away but Thor has him pinned against the cage.
Gorkhain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gorkhain as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfen Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thor.
A head kick misses from Thor.
Gorkhain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorkhain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor shoots in but no luck this time.
Gorkhain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gorkhain is fending him off so far but Thor persists. Nope, Gorkhain circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorkhain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Thor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thor shoots in for a takedown but Gorkhain shows good takedown defense.
Gorkhain misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that Thor avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Gorkhain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gorkhain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thor slips a jab and a cross from Gorkhain.
Thor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wulfen Thor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Gorkhain does no damage.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorkhain.
Gorkhain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kratos Gorkhain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Gorkhain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gorkhain is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gorkhain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thor goes for a takedown attempt but Gorkhain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfen Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorkhain jabs Thor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thor shoots in looking for a takedown but Gorkhain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that Thor avoids nicely.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that Thor avoids nicely.
Gorkhain throws a series of strikes that have Thor backpedaling.
Gorkhain feints a jab promting Thor to slip. Gorkhain then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gorkhain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor gets the takedown into side control.
Gorkhain pushes Thor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thor goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gorkhain has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Thor but great work by Gorkhain.
Gorkhain stands up and beckons Thor to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor rushes Gorkhain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorkhain working hard to break the clinch.
Thor misses with a knee to the head.
Thor tries to pull guard but Gorkhain won't allow it.
Gorkhain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gorkhain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thor closes the distance and clinches.
Gorkhain wants to stall.
Thor wants to take the fight to the mat but Gorkhain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gorkhain is trying to break free.
Thor is trying to push Gorkhain away but Gorkhain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gorkhain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gorkhain is trying to push Thor away but Thor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorkhain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gorkhain manages to break the clinch.
Gorkhain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gorkhain is not content to let Thor control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorkhain kicks off Thor and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kratos Gorkhain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gorkhain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thor.
Gorkhain misses with a two punch combination.
Thor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Thor avoids them all with ease.
Gorkhain throws a combination. Thor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gorkhain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thor.
Gorkhain misses with an uppercut
and Thor counters with a series of strikes. Gorkhain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Gorkhain moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorkhain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorkhain swinging wildly here.
Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorkhain is just out of range.
Thor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorkhain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorkhain fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorkhain throws a combination that misses
and Thor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorkhain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thor.
Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorkhain was well out of range. Poor timing from Thor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain misses with a two punch combination.
Gorkhain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thor circles away quickly and effectively.
Gorkhain slaps away a takedown attempt from Thor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfen Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorkhain.
Thor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gorkhain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thor wants to stand but Gorkhain is controlling his arm.
Thor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gorkhain to see if he's OK.
Gorkhain wants to get back to his feet but Thor drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor looking to control but instead Gorkhain has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wulfen Thor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorkhain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thor.
Gorkhain tries to kick Thor off but Thor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gorkhain manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gorkhain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorkhain circles away.
Gorkhain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gorkhain throws a left and a right that both miss
so Thor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor throwing strikes but missing.
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!
Thor postures up in Gorkhain's guard and throws a big left but Gorkhain blocks it.
Gorkhain wants to sweep here but Thor controlling him for the moment.
Thor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gorkhain has Thor pulled in close to control his posture.
Gorkhain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wulfen Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kratos Gorkhain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kratos Gorkhain wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thor shoots in looking for a takedown but Gorkhain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kratos Gorkhain.
I've got Gorkhain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wulfen Thor!
Wulfen Thor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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