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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho comes to the cage accompanied by Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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192 cm
30
207 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor misses with a low kick as Mustacho jumps back.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
Mustacho shoots in and bounces Thor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mustacho trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
Thor keeping full guard, as Mustacho tries to pass.
Mustacho lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mustacho manages to get himself to full guard.
Mustacho is pulling down on Thor's head. It's preventing any offense from Thor, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho striking off his back but it's not causing Thor any problems.
Thor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mustacho is looking to reverse the position.
Mustacho sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mustacho wants to improve his position but Thor is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mustacho tries to get to full guard but Thor has control of the leg.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hans Thor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mustacho.
Mustacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thor throws a wild body kick that Mustacho sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho looks for the body kick but Thor saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thor.
Thor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mustacho lands with a shot to the body.
Mustacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thor.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mustacho.
Mustacho misses with the body kick
and Thor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mustacho looks for the body kick but Thor saw that one coming.
Mustacho walks into a straight right hand from Thor.
Mustacho is looking to slow Thor down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustacho.
Thor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mustacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustacho prevents a body shot from Thor.
Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mustacho pushes Thor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mustacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Thor.
Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mustacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thor checks a leg kick.
Hans Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustacho shoots in for a double leg but Thor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogerio Mustacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustacho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rogerio Mustacho will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mustacho.
Thor looks to throw the jab but Mustacho is out of range.
Mustacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Thor scores with a leg kick.
Thor throws the kick towards the body but Mustacho avoids it.
Mustacho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mustacho looks to land a right hand but Thor moved out of range.
Mustacho throws a low kick, looking for Thor's leg but Thor calmly moves out of range.
Mustacho dips to his left and cracks Thor with an uppercut!
Thor connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho misses with a shot to the body
and Thor counters with an outside leg kick.
Thor cracks Mustacho with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor tries to clinch up but Mustacho circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Thor.
Thor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mustacho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mustacho.
Mustacho with a jab.
Mustacho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thor.
Thor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mustacho will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thor slips under a jab from Mustacho.
Mustacho tries for a takedown but Thor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mustacho wants to slow Thor down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thor throws a leg kick but Mustacho checks it.
Mustacho tries a low kick but Thor avoids it.
Mustacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thor jabs at Mustacho's body.
Thor wants to clinch up but Mustacho keeps it at a distance.
Mustacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustacho throws a front kick that sends Thor stumbling back into the cage.
Rogerio Mustacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor moves away from the strike by Mustacho.
Thor blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thor throws a low kick but Mustacho avoids it.
Thor closes the distance and clinches.
Mustacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thor scores with a hook to the body.
Mustacho takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thor.
Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Mustacho.
Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mustacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mustacho lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mustacho.
Mustacho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mustacho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thor gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thor won't allow Mustacho to sweep him here.
Mustacho is working hard here to advance position.
Rogerio Mustacho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thor advances position into side control!
Thor is looking to take a break and control but Mustacho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thor advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mustacho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mustacho checks a leg kick.
Mustacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mustacho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thor blocks a head kick by Mustacho.
Thor swings widly with a right hand
so Mustacho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mustacho manages to get himself to full guard.
Mustacho is trying to keep Thor in close.
Thor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor stopping the sweep attempt from Mustacho.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hans Thor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mustacho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thor misses with a body shot.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustacho throws a leg kick which misses Thor's front leg but catches the back leg as Thor tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Thor.
Thor blocks a head kick by Mustacho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thor. Mustacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mustacho throws a wild body kick that Thor sees coming a mile off.
Mustacho throws the left hand but Thor avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mustacho.
Mustacho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mustacho shoots in looking for a takedown. Thor tries to sprawl out of it but Mustacho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Thor. That snapped Mustacho's head back.
Hans Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Thor.
Mustacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thor throws a chopping leg kick but Mustacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mustacho connects with a solid leg kick.
Thor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mustacho. That did some damage!
Mustacho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mustacho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thor scores with a jab to the body.
Thor lunges at Mustacho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mustacho's hand.
Mustacho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustacho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Thor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Thor!
Hans 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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