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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 Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison has chosen The Beast by Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
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213 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
18 - 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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and al Thor is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Bison blocks the leg kick.
Bison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bison closes the distance and clinches.
Bison tries a knee to the head but al Thor blocks it.
al Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bison tries a knee to the head but al Thor blocks it.
Bison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bison misses with a punch to the body.
al Thor lands with a left to the head.
Bison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Thor.
Bison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bison lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
A short left from al Thor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bison lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bison throws a half hearted mid kick.
al Thor blocks a head kick by Bison.
al Thor takes the fight into the clinch.
Bison working al Thor over with knees to the body.
al Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
al Thor is looking to break free of the clinch but Bison has double underhooks.
al Thor can't break the clinch.
al Thor misses with some punches.
al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bison uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bison avoids the head kick by al Thor.
al Thor thumps Bison with a low kick.
Bison throws a wild body kick that al Thor sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Thor. Bison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerventes Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Thor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Thor tries to clinch there but Bison circles away.
al Thor gets tackled into the cage by Bison. Bison maintains the clinch.
al Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bison tries to land a knee to the head but al Thor blocks with his arms.
al Thor digs a right hand into Bison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bison's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for al Thor.
Bison lands a nice knee to the body.
Bison misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bison's elbow.
al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bison tries to land a knee to the head but al Thor blocks with his arms.
Bison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bison working aggressively here.
al Thor lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison has a couple of punches blocked by al Thor.
A right handed body shot lands from al Thor.
al Thor misses with a body punch.
al Thor digs a right hand underneath Bison's ribcage. Bison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Thor is looking to land body kicks.
al Thor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Thor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bison sprawls well. Bison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. al Thor gets slowly back to his feet.
Bison walks into a jab.
Bison wants to land a leg kick but al Thor is out of range.
al Thor throws a half hearted mid kick.
al Thor misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bison.
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!
al Thor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bison throws a sloppy head kick and al Thor moves out of range easily.
al Thor shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rand al Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
al Thor fails with the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Bison.
Bison moves out of range of the body kick.
Bison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
al Thor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by al Thor.
al Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Thor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bison avoids the body shot from al Thor.
al Thor throws a big shot that misses.
al Thor is looking to wear down Bison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bison just misses with a punch to the body.
Bison pivots, looking for a leg kick but al Thor is out of range and Bison settles back down.
al Thor thuds a left hand into Bison's body.
Bison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from al Thor.
al Thor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
al Thor throws a big elbow that misses.
Bison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
al Thor throwing strikes from guard but Bison blocks nicely.
al Thor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bison wants to stand and escape but al Thor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor tries to free his leg and advance position but Bison is retaining full guard.
al Thor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bison controls al Thor momentarily but al Thor frees himself.
al Thor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
al Thor wants to control from the top but Bison keeps moving.
al Thor is looking to work some ground and pound but Bison has wrist control.
al Thor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
al Thor tries to free his leg and advance position but Bison is retaining full guard.
Bison pulls al Thor in close to prevent any damage.
Bison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cerventes Bison.
Bison misses with a body kick.
al Thor throws a wild body kick that Bison sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bison.
Both fighters circling a little - Bison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
al Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bison fails to land.
al Thor is looking to control Bison's arms but Bison gets an underhook and turns him. Now al Thor has his back to the cage.
al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
Bison has a couple of punches blocked by al Thor.
Bison misses with a knee to the head.
Bison blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison prevents a body shot from al Thor.
Bison misses with a punch on the inside.
al Thor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
al Thor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bison uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerventes Bison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bison tries to work over al Thor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bison scores with a shot to the side of al Thor's head.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al Thor avoids it.
Bison lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
al Thor can't get the takedown.
Bison has a couple of punches blocked by al Thor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bison.
Bison working aggressively here.
al Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison scores with the left hand. al Thor knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Bison throws a wild body kick that al Thor sees coming a mile off.
al Thor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bison tries to avoid it but al Thor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bison to the ground. Bison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rand al Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bison is looking to clinch.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Bison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bison throws a shot from downtown. al Thor moves away and avoids it.
al Thor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cerventes Bison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bison misses with a body kick.
al Thor misses with a kick to the body
and Bison counters with a two punch combo.
al Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bison moves away.
Bison misses with a head kick.
Bison misses with a head kick.
Bison thows a left - swing and a miss!
al Thor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cerventes Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Bison misses.
Bison scores with a nice body kick.
Bison blocks the body kick.
al Thor blocks a head kick by Bison.
Bison fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for al Thor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bison's sensitive parts.
al Thor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bison lands a jab to the head.
Bison tries a head kick but it misses.
al Thor throws a hook to the side of Bison's head but Bison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bison moves out of range of the leg kick from al Thor.
Bison throws a chopping leg kick but al Thor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bison tries to clinch
and al Thor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bison thinking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by al Thor.
al Thor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
al Thor wants to control but Bison is keeping him busy.
Bison is looking to reverse the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
al Thor throws an elbow but Bison slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from al Thor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
al Thor trying to control the position but Bison is working away.
al Thor tries to advance to mount but can't.
al Thor trying to control the action but Bison is working from the bottom.
Bison is looking for a sweep.
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.
Bison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bison gets back to half guard.
al Thor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
al Thor wants to free his trapped foot but Bison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bison is refusing to be controlled, as al Thor sits in half guard.
Bison wants to sweep but al Thor has passed to side control!
al Thor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rand al Thor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison defending against the ground and pound.
al Thor throws an elbow but Bison slips to the side and avoids it well.
al Thor throws a strike aimed at the side of Bison's head but Bison avoids it well.
Bison tries to buck al Thor off but al Thor is having none of it.
Bison regains half guard, as al Thor was trying to land strikes.
al Thor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
al Thor moves into full mount! Bison won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bison is desperately trying to improve his position but al Thor has a good base and remains in mount.
Bison wants to hold on but al Thor pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand al Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think al Thor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand al Thor!
A relieved looking Rand al Thor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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