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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre's entrance music is Memories- Guetta. A fine choice. Thunstrom has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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174 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Andre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Andre moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunstrom blocks a body shot from Andre.
Andre blocks a body shot from Thunstrom.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thunstrom has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Andre blocks an uppercut.
Andre works on Thunstrom's body with a couple of short punches.
Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andre lands a nice shot to the body.
Andre lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andre can't find room to land a body shot as Thunstrom controls the action.
Thunstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Andre tries a body shot but Thunstrom blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andre.
Andre is working Thunstrom over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andres head.
Andre lands a shot to the body.
Andre effectively controlling the action here.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andre works on Thunstrom's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Thunstrom - that landed with a thud.
Andre stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Thunstrom fails to land.
Thunstrom is trying to break the clinch but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Andre lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Andre lands a left hand.
Thunstrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andre misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andre.
Thunstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Andre throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunstrom.
Andre tries a body shot but Thunstrom blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andre is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andre.
Thunstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunstrom.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunstrom blocks an uppercut.
Thunstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunstrom prevents a body shot from Andre.
Thunstrom misses with the head strike.
Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunstrom takes a shot to the head.
Andre blocking some punches.
Andre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andre.
Andre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andre working aggressively here.
Andre blocks an uppercut.
Thunstrom wants to break free but Andre has control.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Thunstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andre misses with a body punch.
Andre blocking some punches.
Andre breaks the clinch.
Andre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunstrom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andre won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre is not content to let Thunstrom control the position.
Thunstrom looking to control but instead Andre has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Andre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thunstrom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andre defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre won't allow Thunstrom to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thunstrom avoids a kick to the body.
Thunstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunstrom throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Thunstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Andre misses with a two punch combination.
Thunstrom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Alex Andre has been cut.
Andre staying out of range there.
Thunstrom connects with a jab.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Andre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunstrom.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Thunstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunstrom blocks a body shot from Andre.
Thunstrom lands a nice shot to the body.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andre.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunstrom's elbow.
Thunstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Andre lands with a right to the head.
Andre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thunstrom blocks a body shot from Andre.
Thunstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thunstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Andre - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Thunstrom fails to land.
Andre tries to throw a body punch but Thunstrom avoids it by throwing Andre back against the cage.
Thunstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thunstrom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thunstrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thunstrom blocking some punches.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunstrom's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Thunstrom throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Thunstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Andre.
Thunstrom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andre backwards.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Andre tries to work over Thunstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Thunstrom tries to circle away but Andre has him pinned against the cage.
Andre misses with the head strike.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Thunstrom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andre's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Thunstrom fails to land.
Thunstrom lands a nice shot to the body.
Thunstrom blocking some punches.
Andre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunstrom or not.
Andre blocking some punches.
Andre tries a body shot but Thunstrom blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Thunstrom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre prevents Thunstrom from breaking the clinch.
Thunstrom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunstrom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Andre scores with a hook to the body.
Thunstrom tries a body shot but Andre blocks it.
Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre blocking some punches.
Thunstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Thunstrom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lars Thunstrom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Andre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab from Thunstrom.
Andre tries to clinch but Thunstrom is having none of it.
Thunstrom shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thunstrom showed some decent athleticism there.
Thunstrom is working for a submission of some sort.
Thunstrom wants to pass the guard but Andre is defending well.
Thunstrom is looking for a kimura here.
Thunstrom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andre holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Andre manages to get to full guard.
Andre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thunstrom!
Andre punching from mount but Thunstrom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thunstrom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom is still trying to improve position.
Andre is stalling here but it's allowed Thunstrom to get half guard.
Thunstrom manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunstrom has a closed guard, preventing Andre from standing up.
Andre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thunstrom keeping moving, preventing Andre from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre postures up in Thunstrom's guard and throws a big left but Thunstrom blocks it.
Andre trying to control but Thunstrom is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Andre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thunstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andre.
Thunstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alex Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunstrom lands with a hook. Andre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunstrom is just out of range.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Thunstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Andre misses its intended target.
Andre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thunstrom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunstrom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andre on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre looks to land a combination. Thunstrom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom lands a jab.
Thunstrom loads up on a big right hand but Andre slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alex Andre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Alex Andre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut. Andre saw that one coming.
Alex Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Thunstrom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Andre.
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunstrom.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thunstrom takes a step back to recover.
Andre with a hook.
Andre throws a right and a left that Thunstrom avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws out a loose jab but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre throws a nice head kick!
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Thunstrom thuds his right hand into Andre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thunstrom steps in with a hook that catches Andre right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Thunstrom follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Andre looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Thunstrom!
After winning the bout, Lars Thunstrom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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