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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Firefly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen has chosen Thunder struck- ACDC as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rufus Firefly !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gundar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen misses with a low kick.
Thorsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firefly .
Firefly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thorsen has Firefly up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorsen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Firefly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Firefly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorsen manages to avoid it.
Thorsen shoots in and drives through. Firefly sprawls well.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firefly .
Thorsen is looking to clinch but Firefly is avoiding it.
Firefly looks to throw the jab but Thorsen is out of range.
Firefly fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Firefly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorsen closes the distance and clinches.
Thorsen is working Firefly over against the cage.
Thorsen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Firefly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rufus Firefly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gundar Thorsen.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Firefly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thorsen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
Firefly is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Thorsen - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Firefly .
Thorsen lands a right hand.
Firefly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorsen is working for takedown but Firefly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thorsen stalling the fight.
Thorsen breaks from the clinch.
Thorsen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thorsen working the head and body with strikes.
Thorsen in side control, throwing shots but Firefly defends.
Thorsen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Firefly taking punishment in the form of punches.
Firefly is trying to get back to half guard.
Firefly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thorsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorsen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firefly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Firefly throws a hook but Thorsen avoids it easily.
Rufus Firefly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Thorsen.
Thorsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorsen has Firefly up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Firefly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorsen thumps Firefly with a low kick.
Thorsen has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
Thorsen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Firefly .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a body punch.
Firefly is trying to drag Thorsen to the mat but Thorsen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thorsen pushes Firefly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Firefly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thorsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Firefly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorsen.
Firefly throws a leg kick but Thorsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thorsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Firefly circles away.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firefly .
Thorsen rushes Firefly and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Firefly s head.
Thorsen is working Firefly over against the cage.
Thorsen has Firefly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Firefly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thorsen is leaning against Firefly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thorsen - that landed with a thud.
Thorsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Firefly or not.
Thorsen breaks from the clinch.
Firefly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thorsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horrible takedown by Thorsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Firefly which made him look bad.
Thorsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Firefly , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Firefly doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorsen clinches up against the cage.
Thorsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gundar Thorsen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorsen moves into range and clinches up with Firefly .
Thorsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Firefly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gundar Thorsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Firefly .
A short left from Thorsen.
A right hand to the body from Thorsen.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorsen.
A right hand to the body from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen cracks Firefly with a nice body shot.
Thorsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thorsen breaks from the clinch.
Thorsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thorsen slowing the pace effectively.
Thorsen digs a right hand underneath Firefly 's ribcage. Firefly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thorsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorsen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorsen.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Firefly 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firefly 's gas tank.
Thorsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firefly tries to keep at a distance but Thorsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thorsen lands a nice uppercut.
Thorsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
Thorsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorsen forces Firefly back against the cage and clinches.
Thorsen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Firefly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thorsen breaks from the clinch.
Thorsen slips under a jab from Firefly .
Good exchange - Thorsen coming out on top.
Firefly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thorsen counters with a series of strikes. Firefly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thorsen moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Thorsen.
Thorsen presses Firefly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Thorsen.
Thorsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorsen lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Thorsen.
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body.
Thorsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorsen is leaning against Firefly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Thorsen on the inside.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Thorsen closes the distance and pushes Firefly back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a body punch.
Thorsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorsen gets underhooks to prevent Firefly 's takedown attempt.
Thorsen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen is pushing down on Firefly 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Firefly is fighting to maintain full guard but Thorsen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Thorsen there.
Thorsen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Firefly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thorsen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firefly is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Thorsen landing punches.
Thorsen working Firefly over with strikes here.
Thorsen lands with some strikes.
Firefly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Firefly is looking to get back to is feet but Thorsen passes into side control.
Firefly is trying to buck Thorsen off.
Thorsen scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firefly is trying to get back to half guard.
Firefly is trying to control Thorsen's posture but Thorsen avoids it.
Thorsen lands some shots froms side control.
Thorsen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thorsen landing a few strikes.
Thorsen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Firefly sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Firefly wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Firefly bucks up and tries to throw Thorsen off but instead Thorsen has got his back!
Firefly is covering up but some of the strikes from Thorsen are getting through and doing damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gundar Thorsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Firefly 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Firefly as he avoids it easily.
Firefly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorsen manages to avoid it.
Thorsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thorsen walks into a straight right hand from Firefly .
Firefly looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.
Thorsen closes the distance and clinches.
Thorsen has Firefly pushed against the cage.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Firefly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Firefly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorsen closes the distance and clinches.
Thorsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Thorsen is looking to clinch.
Firefly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorsen throws a nice looking combination but Firefly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Firefly is having none of it.
Firefly throws the left hand but Thorsen avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen has Firefly up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorsen.
Thorsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorsen is looking to clinch.
Thorsen wants to clinch.
Thorsen darts in and clinches Firefly up against the cage.
Thorsen manages to break the clinch.
Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firefly .
Gundar Thorsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Thorsen does no damage.
Thorsen is looking to clinch.
Thorsen clinches with his opponent.
Firefly looking for a takedown.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Firefly 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firefly 's gas tank.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Firefly 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firefly 's gas tank.
Thorsen digs a right hand underneath Firefly 's ribcage. Firefly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Thorsen.
Thorsen wants a takedown but no success here.
Thorsen manages to break the clinch.
Thorsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Firefly .
Firefly throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorsen.
Thorsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firefly .
A head kick misses from Thorsen.
Thorsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Firefly .
Thorsen rushes Firefly and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
Firefly can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Thorsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorsen.
A nice left hand lands by Thorsen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a right hand.
Thorsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Firefly 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firefly 's gas tank.
Thorsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
Thorsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Firefly is trying to break free.
Thorsen pushes Firefly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Firefly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Thorsen as the two fighters clinch.
Thorsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Firefly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Firefly tries to pull guard but Thorsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Firefly drops back down to his feet.
Thorsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thorsen keeps control of Firefly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Firefly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thorsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Thorsen as the two fighters clinch.
Thorsen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thorsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thorsen gets underhooks to prevent Firefly 's takedown attempt.
Rufus Firefly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rufus Firefly . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Thorsen slows down the pace here.
Thorsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Firefly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Firefly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Firefly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thorsen staying out of range there.
Firefly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorsen moves away.
Firefly misses with an uppercut. Thorsen saw that one coming.
Thorsen instigates a clinch.
Firefly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Firefly 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thorsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gundar Thorsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Firefly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorsen manages to avoid it.
Thorsen closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gundar Thorsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gundar Thorsen!
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