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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Torhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torhammer has chosen Doom Unit - Killing Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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171 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
26
154 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graeme Symons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Torhammer finds it's target.
Torhammer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Symons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Symons connects with a jab.
Torhammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torhammer throws a body punch but Symons moves out of range.
Symons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torhammer misses with a body kick.
Torhammer misses with a wild body shot.
Torhammer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Symons counters with a single leg into guard. Torhammer didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Symons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Symons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torhammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Symons is one step ahead there.
Torhammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Symons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torhammer looking for a guillotine here but Symons defends easily.
Symons slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Torhammer controlling the position.
Torhammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Symons.
Symons is in close to Torhammer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Symons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Symons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torhammer's head.
Torhammer trying to control the position.
Symons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Symons is pushing down on Torhammer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Torhammer is fighting to maintain full guard but Symons has managed to sneak the leg through.
Torhammer is refusing to be controlled, as Symons sits in half guard.
Torhammer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Torhammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Symons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torhammer is staying active underneath Symons, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torhammer wants to control but Symons is keeping busy.
Symons lands strikes from half guard.
Torhammer is looking to improve his position.
Symons lands strikes from half guard.
Symons throws a strike but Torhammer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Symons works over Torhammer with some ground and pound from guard.
Symons is looking to work some ground and pound but Torhammer has wrist control.
Symons working some strikes from top position.
Torhammer is looking to cinch up a triangle. Symons throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Torhammer's body to avoid the submission. Torhammer has instead reached around Symons's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Torhammer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Henrik Torhammer!
A victorious Henrik Torhammer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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