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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Heyerdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Heyerdahl will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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213 cm
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280 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Heyerdahl!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heyerdahl misses with a wild body shot.
Heyerdahl scores with a head kick.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Juravlev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Juravlev throws a combination. Heyerdahl tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heyerdahl on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heyerdahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Juravlev checks a leg kick.
A combination from Juravlev does no damage.
Juravlev misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juravlev lands a big right hand that sends Heyerdahl crashing to the mat! Juravlev stays standing though and waves Heyerdahl back to his feet!
Heyerdahl is rocked!
Juravlev clinches.
Heyerdahl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heyerdahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juravlev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heyerdahl.
Juravlev jabs at Heyerdahl's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Juravlev as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heyerdahl, right into the meat.
Juravlev works the jab nicely.
Good exchange - Juravlev coming out on top.
Juravlev lands with a shot to the body.
Heyerdahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juravlev wants to clinch but Heyerdahl slips to the side
and Heyerdahl counters with a low kick, right behind Juravlev 's knee.
Juravlev takes a swing at Heyerdahl's ribcage but misses.
Heyerdahl shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've been told by Juravlev's head coaches at Golden Gym 14 Elite Coachs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That kick from Heyerdahl tenderised Juravlev's leg. Juravlev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heyerdahl has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Juravlev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heyerdahl.
Crunch! Heyerdahl slams his shin into Juravlev's torso.
Heyerdahl goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Heyerdahl finds it's target.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
Heyerdahl was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Heyerdahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Juravlev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heyerdahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Juravlev misses its target.
A low kick from Heyerdahl is predictable there
and Juravlev counters with a nice uppercut.
Juravlev misses with a hook.
Juravlev scores with a sloppy right hand. Heyerdahl should have avoided that one.
Juravlev lands an overhand right.
Juravlev ducks under a wild hook from Heyerdahl.
Juravlev misses with a lunging right hand
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Juravlev's knee momentarily.
Juravlev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Heyerdahl moves out of range.
Heyerdahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heyerdahl lands with a kick to the temple. Juravlev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juravlev. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Heyerdahl - that will leave a mark!
Heyerdahl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heyerdahl throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Juravlev cracks Heyerdahl with a good jab.
Juravlev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juravlev backing away here, and Heyerdahl unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Juravlev lands with a cross.
Heyerdahl scores with a nice right hand.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Juravlev tries to move into range but Heyerdahl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heyerdahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heyerdahl misses with a leg kick.
Heyerdahl scores with a head kick.
Jeez, Alexey Juravlev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Juravlev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl stalling in the clinch.
Juravlev breaks the clinch.
Juravlev misses with a left hand
and Heyerdahl counters with a good low kick that Juravlev was not able to check.
Juravlev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heyerdahl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Juravlev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heyerdahl counters with a good low kick that Juravlev was not able to check.
Juravlev avoids the head kick by Heyerdahl.
A quick step to the side and Juravlev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juravlev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heyerdahl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Juravlev scrambles back to his feet.
Heyerdahl throws a chopping leg kick but Juravlev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juravlev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heyerdahl thuds his shin into the meat of Juravlev's side.
Heyerdahl moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heyerdahl connects with a high kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Juravlev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thor Heyerdahl!
Thor Heyerdahl spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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