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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trond Asmundsen (ranked 1129 p4p, 147 weight class) and Takeshi Kovacs (ranked 1235 p4p, 156 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeshi Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs scores with a one two! Asmundsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Trond Asmundsen has been cut.
Asmundsen shoots in and gets a takedown into Kovacs's guard.
Kovacs trying to keep a closed guard but Asmundsen is proving a slippery customer.
Asmundsen looking to pass the guard.
Asmundsen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Asmundsen wants to control from the top but Kovacs keeps moving.
Asmundsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Asmundsen stays in close to Kovacs's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Asmundsen advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kovacs rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Asmundsen's guard! Nice work there by Kovacs!
Asmundsen wants to control the position but Kovacs says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kovacs trying to mount his opponent but Asmundsen defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are battling for position here. Asmundsen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Asmundsen keeping moving, preventing Kovacs from controlling successfully.
Asmundsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kovacs manages to get himself to full guard.
Kovacs keeping full guard, as Asmundsen tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Asmundsen passes into half guard.
Kovacs felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kovacs controlling the position for now.
Asmundsen throwing shots but Kovacs is blocking nicely.
Kovacs trying to control but Asmundsen postures up.
Kovacs is looking for a sweep. Asmundsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kovacs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kovacs is trying to control the position but Asmundsen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen looking to pass the guard.
Asmundsen preventing the sweep.
Kovacs working for a triangle but Asmundsen defends it easily.
Kovacs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Asmundsen wants to control from the top but Kovacs keeps moving.
Kovacs wants to control position but Asmundsen is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Kovacs here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Trond Asmundsen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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