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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pelosio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Pelosio!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelosio staying out of range there.
Pelosio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thor is fending him off so far but Pelosio persists. Nope, Thor circles away and we're back to standing.
Thor misses with a wild combination.
Pelosio blocks a jab.
Pelosio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pelosio fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Pelosio.
Thor looks to land a combination but Pelosio avoids it well.
Thor misses with a hook
and Pelosio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pelosio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thor misses with a double jab
and Pelosio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thor is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pelosio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thor misses with a few strikes there.
Pelosio clinches with his opponent.
Pelosio breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelosio shoots in looking for a takedown but Thor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pelosio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor swings widly with a right hand
so Pelosio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pelosio stops Thor from standing up.
Pelosio looking to pass the guard.
Pelosio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thor has a closed guard, preventing Pelosio from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelosio trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
Pelosio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pelosio prevents Thor from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pelosio shoots for a takedown but Thor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor slaps away a takedown attempt from Pelosio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thor scores with a jab to the head.
Thor tries to bum rush Pelosio with a series of wild strikes but Pelosio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thor.
Pelosio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thor tries to bum rush Pelosio with a series of wild strikes but Pelosio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelosio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thor backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Pelosio.
Pelosio tries to clinch but Thor moves out of range.
Thor connects with a single shot there.
Pelosio ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
Mike Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pelosio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mike Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thor misses with a wild combination.
Thor throws a right hand that misses
and Pelosio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thor misses with a left hand
and Pelosio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pelosio moves in looking to clinch but Thor pushes him off.
Pelosio slips a jab and a cross from Thor.
Pelosio fails with the takedown.
Thor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thor throws a combination. Pelosio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thor throws a hook but Pelosio blocks it.
Pelosio slips a straight right by Thor.
Pelosio cracks the inside of Thor's front leg.
Thor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pelosio fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thor dominated that round.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pelosio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pelosio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pelosio closes the distance and clinches up with Thor, looking for a takedown. Pelosio pushes Thor against the cage but Thor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thor falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Pelosio to counter with a crisp jab.
Pelosio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thor.
Pelosio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelosio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Mike Thor has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Pelosio scores with a four punch combination!
Pelosio tries to clinch but Thor moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thor.
Pelosio defending well as Thor loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thor misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mike Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pelosio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pelosio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pelosio tries to clinch but Thor moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thor misses the target.
Pelosio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mike Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Pelosio.
Thor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelosio.
A combination from Thor does no damage.
Pelosio throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Thor. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pelosio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelosio takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelosio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thor's sensitive parts.
Thor missing with a left hand there. Pelosio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thor cracks Pelosio with a good jab.
Thor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pelosio circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thor!
Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pelosio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thor loads up on a big right hand but Pelosio slips the punch.
Pelosio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thor defends it nicely.
Thor looks to land a right hand but Pelosio moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Pelosio.
A slow jab from Thor misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pelosio shoots in for a double leg but Thor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thor throws a hook but Pelosio blocks it.
Pelosio moves into the clinch successfully.
Thor is trying to push Pelosio away but Pelosio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pelosio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pelosio moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelosio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pelosio throws a sloppy head kick and Thor moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelosio dives in and grabs Thor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thor pushes down on Pelosio's head and hops out.
Mike Thor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pelosio dodges the punch combination from Thor.
Thor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pelosio counters with a left and a right that stings Thor.
Pelosio shoots for a takedown but Thor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thor misses with the combination.
Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelosio can do to turn this around?
Thor throws a series of punches but Pelosio moves out of range.
Thor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelosio looks for a takedown but Thor sprawls well.
Pelosio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thor misses with a hook. Pelosio ducked under it nicely.
Pelosio is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Thor scores with a four punch combination!
Thor misses with an uppercut. Pelosio saw that one coming.
Thor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thor tries to bum rush Pelosio with a series of wild strikes but Pelosio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pelosio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pelosio darts in looking for a takedown but Thor gets double underhooks and turns Pelosio into the cage.
Thor wants to break free but Pelosio has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelosio is trying to force a seperation but Thor has the dominant position.
Pelosio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelosio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mike Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Pelosio.
A combination from Thor does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelosio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thor to the mat! Thor manages to get full guard.
Pelosio is looking to stand up but Thor won't let him.
Pelosio looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pelosio throwing strikes from guard but Thor blocks nicely.
Pelosio trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelosio is looking to pass into half guard but Thor pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Thor is in guard.
Thor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelosio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thor is looking to work some ground and pound but Pelosio has wrist control.
Thor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pelosio wants to sweep but no luck.
Pelosio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelosio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thor.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thor looks to land a left hand but Pelosio moved out of range nicely.
Thor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pelosio circles away quickly and effectively.
Thor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelosio doesn't manage to clinch there - Thor circles away.
Thor throws a right and a left that Pelosio avoids nicely.
Thor throws out a loose jab but Pelosio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thor throws a hook but Pelosio avoids it easily.
Thor tries to bum rush Pelosio with a series of wild strikes but Pelosio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Thor misses.
Thor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pelosio circles away quickly and effectively.
Thor throws a combination that misses
and Pelosio counters with a solid body kick.
Thor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thor misses.
Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pelosio tries to land a front kick but Thor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thor misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Pelosio lands but Thor takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelosio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pelosio backs up against the cage.
Pelosio moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelosio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thor.
Thor throws an overhand right that lands on Pelosio's shoulder, as Pelosio tries to avoid the shot.
Thor misses with a few strikes there.
Thor throws a hook but Pelosio blocks it.
Mark Pelosio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Thor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Thor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Thor!
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energy
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hype
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