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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Godfrid Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taishi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haraldsson comes to the cage accompanied by The Ballad of the Swords. Mori has chosen The House That Snow Built as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Godfrid Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taishi Mori!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haraldsson throws a sloppy head kick and Mori moves out of range easily.
Mori has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Haraldsson avoids the head kick by Mori.
Mori thumps Haraldsson with a low kick.
Taishi Mori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haraldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mori clinches up with Haraldsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Mori tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haraldsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mori's face.
It looks like Taishi Mori has been cut.
Mori tries to land knees in the clinch but Haraldsson avoids the damage to the body.
Mori wants to take the fight to the mat but Haraldsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Haraldsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mori has Haraldsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haraldsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Godfrid Haraldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Mori.
Haraldsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haraldsson misses with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Haraldsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Haraldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haraldsson working Mori over with knees to the body.
Mori looks winded!
Haraldsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haraldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haraldsson with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson landing knees to the head.
Haraldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haraldsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mori is trying to pull guard but Haraldsson has him pressed against the cage.
Haraldsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson crunches a lovely knee into Mori's ribcage.
Mori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haraldsson controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haraldsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haraldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Mori throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haraldsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haraldsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haraldsson slows down the pace here.
Haraldsson misses with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haraldsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mori's face.
Mori pulls Haraldsson into guard.
Mori is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mori is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haraldsson defends well.
Haraldsson wanted to stand there but Mori had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori working for a triangle but Haraldsson defends it easily.
Mori seems keen to control Haraldsson's posture.
Haraldsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mori had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haraldsson defends it easily.
Mori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haraldsson wants to stand and escape but instead Mori has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Haraldsson wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haraldsson keeping full guard, as Mori tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Godfrid Haraldsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taishi Mori's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Haraldsson.
Mori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haraldsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mori's face.
Haraldsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haraldsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haraldsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mori.
Haraldsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mori is looking for a takedown.
Haraldsson trying to land knees to the body.
Haraldsson effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mori trying to land knees to the body.
Haraldsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haraldsson tries to land a knee to the head but Mori blocks with his arms.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haraldsson scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mori shoots in looking for a takedown but Haraldsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Godfrid Haraldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Mori.
Mori is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mori is trying to break the clinch but Haraldsson is controlling him.
Haraldsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haraldsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haraldsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Taishi Mori's cut even more.
Mori has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Haraldsson after a bit of a struggle.
Haraldsson tries to land a knee to the head but Mori blocks with his arms.
Haraldsson misses with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson connects with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haraldsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mori drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haraldsson lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haraldsson obliges.
A knee to the head by Haraldsson.
Mori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haraldsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haraldsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.
Mori throws a sloppy head kick and Haraldsson moves out of range easily.
Haraldsson cracks the inside of Mori's front leg.
Mori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Mori.
Haraldsson is looking to clinch.
Haraldsson lands a head kick!
The cut above Taishi Mori's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mori shoots in and bounces Haraldsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mori works over Haraldsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Haraldsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mori's guard.
Mori is trying to keep Haraldsson in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haraldsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Godfrid Haraldsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taishi Mori's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Haraldsson moves in looking to clinch but Mori pushes him off.
Mori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Haraldsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haraldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haraldsson looking to throw knees to the head but Mori is blocking nicely.
Mori has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haraldsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Haraldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mori won't want to take too many of those.
Mori is trying to force a seperation but Haraldsson has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haraldsson obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haraldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Haraldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haraldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haraldsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haraldsson scores with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson connects with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson crunches a lovely knee into Mori's ribcage.
Haraldsson connects with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson scores with a knee to the head.
Mori is rocked!
Haraldsson has Mori pushed against the cage.
Haraldsson landing knees to the head.
Mori is still on wobbly legs! Can Haraldsson finish him?
Taishi Mori's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haraldsson keeps control of Mori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Haraldsson.
A frustrated look appears on Mori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mori seems to have recovered his senses.
Haraldsson prevents Mori from breaking the clinch.
Haraldsson taking a breather.
Mori takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mori takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson working Mori over with knees to the body.
Haraldsson lands a knee to the body.
Haraldsson connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Taishi Mori's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Godfrid Haraldsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Godfrid Haraldsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Taishi Mori stepped up to the mic, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Euolucao - BEEF'.
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energy
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hype
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