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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Sheynauvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rand al Thor has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rand al Thor seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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224 lbs
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Sheynauvah!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheynauvah connects with a body shot.
A combination from Sheynauvah does no damage.
al Thor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Thor punishes Sheynauvah's body with a nice straight punch.
Sheynauvah lands a head kick!
It looks like Rand al Thor has been cut.
al Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
al Thor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
al Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheynauvah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Thor was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheynauvah.
al Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
Sheynauvah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from al Thor. Sheynauvah shrugs it off though.
Sheynauvah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sheynauvah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Thor is out of range.
al Thor walks into a jab.
al Thor ducks right into an uppercut from Sheynauvah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheynauvah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheynauvah loads up on a big right hand but al Thor slips the punch.
Leonidas Sheynauvah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Thor throws an overhand right that lands on Sheynauvah's shoulder, as Sheynauvah tries to avoid the shot.
Sheynauvah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sheynauvah drops his hands momentarily and al Thor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sheynauvah misses with a body kick.
al Thor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheynauvah throws a solid leg kick but al Thor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah throws a series of punches but al Thor avoids them all with ease.
al Thor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sheynauvah at a distance.
al Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheynauvah throws a push kick but al Thor slaps the foot to one side.
al Thor throws a body kick that misses.
al Thor closes the distance and clinches.
al Thor lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Thor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah misses with a knee strike.
al Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheynauvah looking to throw knees to the head but al Thor is blocking nicely.
al Thor lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by al Thor.
Sheynauvah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from al Thor.
Sheynauvah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sheynauvah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Thor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sheynauvah tries to land knees in the clinch but al Thor avoids the damage to the body.
al Thor jumps into guard, dragging Sheynauvah to the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
al Thor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sheynauvah is aware though and is defending well.
al Thor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sheynauvah defends well.
al Thor looking to control.
al Thor is looking for a triangle but Sheynauvah pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor is working an open guard so Sheynauvah takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
al Thor avoids the head kick by Sheynauvah.
al Thor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sheynauvah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten al Thor somewhat.
al Thor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
al Thor moves away from the strike by Sheynauvah.
al Thor walks into a straight right hand from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah misses with a low kick.
Sheynauvah swings for the body but al Thor moves out of range.
Sheynauvah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sheynauvah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from al Thor.
Sheynauvah avoids the head kick by al Thor.
al Thor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheynauvah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Thor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sheynauvah tries to buck al Thor off but al Thor is having none of it.
al Thor happy to just control the position for now.
Sheynauvah is trying to control al Thor's posture but al Thor avoids it.
Sheynauvah pushes al Thor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, al Thor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
al Thor cracks Sheynauvah with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sheynauvah holds on to al Thor's head and controls the position momentarily.
al Thor wants to control but Sheynauvah is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Thor working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rand al Thor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
al Thor lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheynauvah off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Sheynauvah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Thor jabs Sheynauvah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sheynauvah pivots, looking for a leg kick but al Thor is out of range and Sheynauvah settles back down.
al Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheynauvah was well out of range. Poor timing from al Thor.
al Thor misses with a kick to the body.
al Thor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheynauvah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al Thor cracks Sheynauvah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
al Thor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sheynauvah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten al Thor somewhat.
A punch combination from Sheynauvah misses.
al Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheynauvah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Thor was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah throws the left hand but al Thor avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sheynauvah misses.
al Thor misses with a head kick.
al Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheynauvah is just out of range.
al Thor dips to his left and cracks Sheynauvah with an uppercut!
al Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
al Thor lands with a right hand.
Leonidas Sheynauvah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheynauvah throws a lazy head kick
and al Thor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sheynauvah thinking.
Sheynauvah throws a jab when al Thor was well out of range.
al Thor misses with a body kick.
Sheynauvah stuffs the takedown.
Sheynauvah keeps the fight on the outside.
al Thor ducks right into an uppercut from Sheynauvah.
al Thor takes a swing at Sheynauvah's ribcage but misses.
Sheynauvah sizes up al Thor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Sheynauvah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sheynauvah throws the left hand but al Thor avoids the punch easily.
Sheynauvah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
al Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheynauvah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sheynauvah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheynauvah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sheynauvah, right into the meat.
Sheynauvah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but al Thor circles away quickly and effectively.
al Thor throws a body punch but Sheynauvah moves out of range.
al Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Thor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
al Thor ducks under a wild hook from Sheynauvah.
al Thor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rand al Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from al Thor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor swings for the body but Sheynauvah moves out of range.
Sheynauvah moves out of range of the strikes.
al Thor shoots for a takedown but Sheynauvah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big right from Sheynauvah misses.
Sheynauvah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sheynauvah missing with a left hand there. al Thor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sheynauvah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and al Thor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sheynauvah scrambles back to his feet.
Sheynauvah misses with a double jab.
al Thor lands a nice hook to Sheynauvah's body. Sheynauvah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sheynauvah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from al Thor.
al Thor just misses with a punch to the body.
al Thor sizes up Sheynauvah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheynauvah.
al Thor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sheynauvah throws a head kick that al Thor semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheynauvah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sheynauvah digs a good body shot into al Thor's ribs.
Sheynauvah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Thor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - al Thor lands in his opponent's guard.
Sheynauvah is breathing heavily.
Sheynauvah wants to stand but al Thor is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Thor stopping the sweep attempt from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah is looking to sweep but instead, al Thor has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rand al Thor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
al Thor closes the distance and clinches.
al Thor breaks the clinch.
al Thor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
al Thor scores with a punch to the head.
al Thor lands a jab.
Sheynauvah throws a series of punches but al Thor avoids them all with ease.
Sheynauvah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
al Thor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
al Thor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rand al Thor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sheynauvah has hold of al Thor's hands but al Thor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
al Thor is thwarting Sheynauvah's attempts to control the position.
al Thor lands strikes from half guard.
al Thor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sheynauvah wants to improve his position but al Thor is controlling well.
al Thor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sheynauvah's head.
al Thor is looking to advance position but Sheynauvah won't allow it.
al Thor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sheynauvah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from al Thor.
al Thor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sheynauvah has hold of al Thor's hands but al Thor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor wants to pass the guard but Sheynauvah is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheynauvah is not content to let al Thor control the position.
Sheynauvah is looking to escape.
al Thor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheynauvah keeps working.
al Thor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sheynauvah tries to kick al Thor off but al Thor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sheynauvah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
al Thor working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Thor stops Sheynauvah from getting back to his feet.
al Thor moves into full mount! Sheynauvah won't be happy about that!
al Thor with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sheynauvah is rocked!
al Thor is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Sheynauvah goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for al Thor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
During a confident post fight interview, Rand al Thor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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