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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olle Tandberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Lorent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Lorent has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Olle Tandberg's chin.
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190 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Olle Tandberg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Lorent! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lorent throws a shot to the body.
Lorent throws the left hand but Tandberg avoids the punch easily. Tandberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lorent checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Lorent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tandberg manages to avoid it. Lorent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tandberg, pushing him back against the ropes. Tandberg looking to slow down the pace here. Tandberg is trying to stall.
Lorent lands with a left to the head. A head punch on the inside from Lorent fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lorent lands a nice uppercut. Lorent connects with a knee to the head.
Tandberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorent. Lorent working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tandberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short uppercut from Lorent. Lorent is struggling to control the position. Lorent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tandberg backwards. Tandberg looking to stall.
Lorent controlling the action here for a moment.
Lorent lands a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Lorent. Lorent misses with a hook from the clinch. Tandberg being controlled against the ropes. Lorent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tandberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Stalling in the clinch from Lorent.
Lorent lands a shoulder strike. Lorent leaning against his opponent.
Lorent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tandberg avoids it. Lorent looking to throw knees to the head but Tandberg is blocking nicely.
Lorent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Lorent pushes Tandberg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tandberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Lorent gets an underhook and turns Tandberg into the ropes. Lorent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tandberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lorent throws a punch but it's blocked by Tandberg. A short left from Lorent. Tandberg looking to stall.
Tandberg can't find room to land a body shot as Lorent controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Lorent.
Lorent holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tandberg blocking some punches.
Lorent misses with a punch on the inside.
Lorent misses with a knee strike.
Lorent lands a left hand.
Tandberg misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lorent lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lorent struggles to land a body shot inside as Tandberg controls his hands.
Tandberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lorent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lorent is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Lorent misses with a hook from the clinch. Tandberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Lorent gets an underhook and turns Tandberg into the ropes. Lorent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tandberg tries a body shot but Lorent blocks it.
Tandberg lands with a right to the head. A right hand to the body from Lorent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short right from Lorent on the inside. Lorent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Lorent dominated that round. That's time! Tandberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lorent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tandberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lorent. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lorent. A head kick misses from Lorent. Tandberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lorent checks it well. Lorent is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Tandberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lorent. Tandberg tries to bum rush Lorent with a series of wild strikes but Lorent uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lorent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tandberg stalling against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lorent has a couple of punches blocked by Tandberg.
Nice body punch from Lorent. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lorent obliges. A short uppercut from Lorent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tandberg is looking to control Lorent's arms but Lorent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tandberg has his back to the ropes. Lorent just leaning against Tandberg, taking a breather. Tandberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Lorent lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lorent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tandberg is defending well for now. Lorent misses with a knee to the head. Lorent leaning his opponent against the ropes. Lorent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Tandberg lands a body shot. Lorent trying to land knees to the body.
Tandberg wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lorent slowing the pace effectively. Lorent misses with a hook from the clinch. Lorent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gary Lorent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Tandberg is trying to stall.
Lorent lands with a left to the head. Lorent scores with a shot to the side of Tandberg's head. Lorent lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lorent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Tandberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lorent stalling in the clinch but Tandberg improves position. Lorent misses with the head strike.
Lorent swings wildly with an uppercut but Tandberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tandberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Lorent scores with a nice short uppercut. Tandberg is looking to control Lorent's arms but Lorent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tandberg has his back to the ropes. Lorent lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lorent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Lorent. Lorent has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Still in the clinch, Lorent scores with a nice short uppercut. Tandberg has a couple of punches blocked by Lorent.
Tandberg taking a breather. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lorent as Tandberg tries to tie him up. Lorent stalling in the clinch but Tandberg improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tandberg taking a breather. Lorent tries a knee to the head but Tandberg blocks it.
Lorent lands with a right to the head. Lorent lands with a right to the head. Lorent struggles to land a body shot inside as Tandberg controls his hands.
Lorent is breathing heavily. Lorent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lorent misses with a punch to the body.
Tandberg tries to stall but Lorent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tandberg taking a breather. Tandberg seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Lorent is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. Lorent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tandberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lorent's brow. A body shot lands from Tandberg.
Lorent looking to slow down the pace here. Lorent misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Lorent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Lorent misses with a hook. Tandberg ducked under it nicely. Good work by Lorent as he checks the leg kick. Tandberg sets himself, and Lorent steps forward looking for the clinch! Tandberg avoids it this time. Lorent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A left lands for Lorent. Tandberg misses with a leg kick and Lorent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Tandberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lorent checks a low kick from Tandberg. Tandberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olle Tandberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tandberg tries a low kick but Lorent avoids it. Lorent swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lorent throws out a loose jab but Tandberg uses good head movement to avoid it. Lorent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tandberg wants to land a leg kick but Lorent is out of range. Lorent appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Tandberg misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Lorent. Nice defenses there by Tandberg. Lorent misses the shot to the body. Some bone on bone action there as Lorent checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Lorent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tandberg. Tandberg avoids the body shot from Lorent.
Tandberg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Lorent misses with an uppercut. Tandberg saw that one coming. Lorent moves out of range of the leg kick from Tandberg. Tandberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lorent. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lorent! But no joy. An inside leg kick from Tandberg misses. Tandberg tries to land a leg kick but Lorent saw it coming and moves away.
Gary Lorent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tandberg is looking to chop away at Lorent's legs. It seemed like Lorent was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lorent throws a body shot but no joy. Tandberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Lorent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tandberg paws at him with a jab and circles away. A slow jab from Lorent misses its intended target. Lorent misses with a body shot.
Tandberg tried to counter with a leg kick but Lorent avoided it. Tandberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Olle Tandberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tandberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lorent as he avoids it easily. Tandberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Lorent. Lorent throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tandberg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. An inside leg kick from Tandberg misses. Lorent tries to close the distance and clinch but Tandberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tandberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lorent connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tandberg scrambles back to his feet. Lorent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tandberg.
Lorent cracks Tandberg with a good jab. Lorent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Tandberg throws a solid leg kick but Lorent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tandberg. Tandberg thows a leg kick but Lorent checks it and Lorent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Lorent throws a jab but it's blocked by Tandberg. Tandberg wants to land a leg kick but Lorent is out of range. The fight moves into the clinch position. A hook to the body from Tandberg.
Tandberg lands an elbow inside that Lorent shrugs off. A head punch on the inside from Lorent fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tandberg wants to stall.
Lorent misses with a punch on the inside.
Tandberg looking to stall.
Lorent misses with some punches.
Lorent gets through Tandberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Tandberg looking to stall.
Lorent blocks an elbow strike. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lorent lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lorent lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tandberg.
And that's the end of the fight! Gary Lorent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lorent 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Lorent! Gary Lorent decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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