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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
35 - 12 - 1 |
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194 cm
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245 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Skarsgard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarsgard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Skarsgard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Skarsgard struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrett controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrett.
Skarsgard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Barrett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skarsgard's elbow.
Barrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barrett working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skarsgard.
Barrett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skarsgard or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Skarsgard.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barrett misses with some punches.
Skarsgard lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett tries a body shot but Skarsgard blocks it.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
Barrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skarsgard.
A right hand to the body from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands an uppercut.
Skarsgard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barrett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Skarsgard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barrett can turn it around.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Skarsgard fails to land.
Barrett tries to work over Skarsgard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrett.
Barrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barrett - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Barrett.
Barrett misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard has a couple of punches blocked by Barrett.
Skarsgard taking a breather.
Barrett can't find room to land a body shot as Skarsgard controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Skarsgard controls his hands.
Barrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Barrett.
Barrett being controlled against the cage.
Skarsgard has Barrett pressed against the cage.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skarsgard blocking some punches.
Skarsgard working aggressively here.
Barrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Barrett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard is working Barrett over against the cage.
Barrett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Barrett.
Skarsgard slows down the pace here.
Barrett misses with a punch to the body.
Skarsgard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Skarsgard.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skarsgard tries to work over Barrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Skarsgard.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands a body shot.
Barrett tries a body shot but Skarsgard blocks it.
Barrett pushes Skarsgard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barretts head.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Barrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Skarsgard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Barrett fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Skarsgard scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Skarsgard as the two fighters clinch.
Skarsgard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Still in the clinch, Skarsgard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skarsgard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skarsgard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barrett looks winded!
Skarsgard works on Barrett's body with a couple of short punches.
Skarsgard works on Barrett's body with a couple of short punches.
Skarsgard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Skarsgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett'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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skarsgard.
Skarsgard swinging wildly here.
Thor Skarsgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Skarsgard catches Barrett right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skarsgard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skarsgard has Barrett up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thor Skarsgard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett.
Barrett tries a body shot but Skarsgard blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Skarsgard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barrett scores with a shot to the side of Skarsgard's head.
A short body shot lands from Barrett as the two fighters clinch.
Barrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Barrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skarsgard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Skarsgard is working Barrett over against the cage.
Barrett can't find room to land a body shot as Skarsgard controls the action.
Skarsgard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Barrett.
Skarsgard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skarsgard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skarsgard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skarsgard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Barrett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barrett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skarsgard backwards.
Barrett misses with a punch to the body.
Skarsgard digs a right hand underneath Barrett's ribcage. Barrett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barrett lands with a left to the head.
Skarsgard lands a nice shot to the body.
Barrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrett is leaning against Skarsgard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrett tries to throw a body punch but Skarsgard avoids it by throwing Barrett back against the cage.
Skarsgard prevents a body shot from Barrett.
Skarsgard pushes Barrett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett.
Barrett being controlled against the cage.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Barrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skarsgard is working Barrett over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Skarsgard.
Barrett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skarsgard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barrett can do to turn this around?
Skarsgard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skarsgard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barrett up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Skarsgard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skarsgard lands a left hand.
Barrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Skarsgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skarsgard lands an uppercut.
Skarsgard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skarsgard lands an uppercut.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skarsgard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Skarsgard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skarsgard lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skarsgard.
Skarsgard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skarsgard.
Skarsgard slips under a jab.
Skarsgard just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrett tries to counter with a clinch but Skarsgard shakes him off and moves away.
Barrett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skarsgard moves into the clinch.
Barrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Skarsgard blocking some punches.
Barrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard has Barrett pressed against the cage.
Skarsgard is leaning against Barrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skarsgard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Skarsgard lands a right hand.
Skarsgard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skarsgard pushes Barrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett misses with some punches.
Barrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skarsgard is looking to control Barrett's arms but Barrett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skarsgard has his back to the cage.
Barrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Skarsgard on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Skarsgard.
Barrett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skarsgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Skarsgard lands a nice uppercut.
Skarsgard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Skarsgard lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands a left hand.
Skarsgard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skarsgard drops Barrett onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Barrett is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Barrett is rocked!
Skarsgard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Skarsgard finish him?
Skarsgard throws a big uppercut that drops Barrett! More strikes from Skarsgard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barrett lies dazed against the cage as Skarsgard celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Skarsgard!
Thor Skarsgard retains his heavyweight title!
Thor Skarsgard tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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