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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 2417 p4p, 259 weight class) and Tyrone Slade (ranked 3352 p4p, 352 weight class). Tyrone Slade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
19 - 18 - 1 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
37 - 27 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Slade!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giantsbane throws a sloppy body shot
and Slade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giantsbane looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Giantsbane misses with a left hand
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Giantsbane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Tyrone Slade has been cut.
Slade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slade scores with a hook to the body. Giantsbane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Slade.
Giantsbane misses with a looping right.
Slade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slade throws a shot from downtown. Giantsbane moves away and avoids it.
Slade takes a swing at Giantsbane's ribcage but misses.
Giantsbane changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slade swings for the body but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Slade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giantsbane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Giantsbane.
Slade moves out of range as Giantsbane strikes.
Slade misses with a lunging right hand
and Giantsbane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slade there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Tyrone Slade's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane looks to throw the jab but Slade is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Giantsbane.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Giantsbane.
Slade connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Slade does it's job there.
Giantsbane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slade circles away quickly and effectively.
Slade throws out a counter right but Giantsbane avoids it with no problem.
Giantsbane throws a series of punches but Slade moves out of range.
Slade let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Slade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Giantsbane misses with a right hand
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tormund Giantsbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slade swings for the body but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Slade scores with a jab. Giantsbane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Giantsbane misses with an uppercut.
Slade throws out a counter right but Giantsbane avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slade.
Slade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giantsbane manages to avoid it.
Slade lands a nice shot to the body.
Slade lands a body shot.
Giantsbane digs a good body shot into Slade's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giantsbane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giantsbane avoids the head kick by Slade.
Giantsbane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Giantsbane closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slade.
Giantsbane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giantsbane looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Slade gets caught napping as Giantsbane dives in and scores a takedown. Slade manages to retain guard.
Giantsbane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giantsbane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giantsbane looking to sit in guard and control but Slade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Giantsbane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slade manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giantsbane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giantsbane trying to control but Slade is working from the bottom.
Giantsbane being controlled here momentarily.
Giantsbane throwing strikes but missing.
Giantsbane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giantsbane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giantsbane postures up in Slade's guard and throws a big left but Slade blocks it.
Slade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Giantsbane is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Giantsbane slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes there by Giantsbane.
Giantsbane connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Slade some visible discomfort.
Giantsbane working the ground and pound but Slade is defending the strikes.
Giantsbane tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Slade wants to control but Giantsbane postures up.
Giantsbane trying to control the action but Slade is working from the bottom.
Giantsbane controlling the position from side mount.
Giantsbane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Giantsbane working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tormund Giantsbane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Slade's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giantsbane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Slade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giantsbane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giantsbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giantsbane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slade.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Giantsbane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slade.
Giantsbane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Giantsbane is just out of range.
Giantsbane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Slade quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Giantsbane scores with a couple of nice shots.
The cut above Tyrone Slade's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slade wants to control but Giantsbane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slade slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Giantsbane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane distracts Slade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tyrone Slade's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyrone Slade's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tormund Giantsbane!
Tormund Giantsbane looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I AM A GOLDEN GOD.'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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