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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Thoreson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
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302 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mats Thoreson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoreson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klitschko counters with a nice body shot.
Thoreson avoids the head kick by Klitschko.
Thoreson throws a counter combo.
Klitschko scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Thoreson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Klitschko catches Thoreson right on the button with a cross.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Thoreson moves out of range.
Thoreson is looking for the big counter here.
Klitschko lands a really nice looking cross but Thoreson seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko slips a jab and a cross from Thoreson.
Thoreson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klitschko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thoreson. Thoreson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Thoreson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Thoreson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Klitschko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klitschko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thoreson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thoreson slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Thoreson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klitschko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a straight left.
Thoreson shoots in looking for a takedown. Klitschko tries to sprawl out of it but Thoreson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klitschko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Klitschko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko stuns Thoreson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klitschko throws a jab but it's blocked by Thoreson.
Thoreson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klitschko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klitschko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice jab there from Klitschko.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thoreson moves away.
Thoreson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thoreson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Thoreson with that takedown attempt.
Yegor Klitschko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mats Thoreson.
Thoreson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Klitschko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Thoreson moves away and avoids it.
Klitschko lands a lovely overhand right.
Klitschko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thoreson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Klitschko.
Klitschko looks to land a right hand but Thoreson moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Thoreson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left and a right from Klitschko both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice straight punches there by Klitschko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klitschko.
A lazy left from Thoreson finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a lazy right hand but Thoreson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klitschko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klitschko is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko lands a nice looking body shot.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Thoreson is looking for the big counter here.
Klitschko stalks Thoreson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thoreson's face. Thoreson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson throws a series of punches but Klitschko avoids them all with ease.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thoreson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klitschko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thoreson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Klitschko has got the better of the exchanges.
Klitschko stalks Thoreson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thoreson's face. Thoreson staggers backwards, shaken.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thoreson can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Thoreson throws out a counter right but Klitschko avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thoreson throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko throws a combination. Thoreson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Klitschko delivers a nice body kick.
Yegor Klitschko is winning the standup battle so far.
Klitschko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klitschko swings for the body but Thoreson moves out of range.
It looks like Klitschko has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Thoreson slips under a jab from Klitschko.
Klitschko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Thoreson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klitschko throws a big shot that misses.
Klitschko throws the left hand but Thoreson avoids the punch easily.
Thoreson shoots for a double leg takedown but Klitschko sprawls well. He's pushed Thoreson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thoreson misses with a few strikes there.
Thoreson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Thoreson avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Thoreson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klitschko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko scores with a jab.
A nice combination there by Klitschko.
Klitschko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thoreson.
Klitschko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thoreson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thoreson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
As Klitschko backs off Thoreson throws a huge counter combo but Klitschko manages to avoid it all.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klitschko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Klitschko misses with a few strikes there.
Thoreson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that second round.
That's time! Klitschko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thoreson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thoreson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klitschko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klitschko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thoreson in his tracks.
Klitschko jabs at Thoreson's body.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Thoreson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Klitschko throws an overhand right that lands on Thoreson's shoulder, as Thoreson tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoreson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Thoreson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thoreson also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Thoreson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klitschko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Thoreson moves out of range.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Thoreson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Klitschko lands a jab to Thoreson's midsection.
Klitschko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thoreson slips a straight right by Klitschko.
Thoreson throws a counter combo.
Klitschko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Klitschko connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klitschko looks for the body kick but Thoreson saw that one coming.
As Klitschko backs off Thoreson throws a huge counter combo but Klitschko manages to avoid it all.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thoreson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klitschko.
Thoreson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Thoreson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko missing with a left hand there. Thoreson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thoreson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko tests Thoreson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Yegor Klitschko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thoreson.
Klitschko looks to land a left hand but Thoreson moved out of range nicely.
Thoreson slips a jab from Klitschko.
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko connects with a single shot there.
Thoreson tries to clinch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Klitschko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Klitschko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thoreson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thoreson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Klitschko sneaks out the side door and pushes Thoreson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoreson checks a leg kick.
Klitschko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mats Thoreson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klitschko, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yegor Klitschko!
A victorious Yegor Klitschko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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