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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by Outerspace- Revolution. Tantalus Flay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aznar Thrul's chin.
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183 lbs
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194 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flay clobbers Thrul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thrul lands a body shot.
Flay checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Flay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thrul doesn't seem phased though.
Thrul throws a series of punches but Flay avoids them all with ease.
Thrul moves out of range as Flay strikes.
Flay thuds a left hand into Thrul's body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thrul has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Flay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Flay misses.
Thrul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Flay misses.
Thrul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flay fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flay moves away.
Flay throws a leg kick which misses Thrul's front leg but catches the back leg as Thrul tries to avoid it.
Thrul dives in and scores a takedown into Flay's guard.
Thrul throws a big right hand that misses.
Flay has momentary wrist control but Thrul slips an elbow through the middle.
Flay pulls Thrul in close to his closed guard and prevents Thrul from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thrul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thrul is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thrul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thrul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flay looking for a sweep. Not yet Flay, not yet.
Thrul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thrul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flay looking for a sweep. Not yet Flay, not yet.
Thrul wants to control from the top but Flay keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a hook. Thrul ducked under it nicely.
Thrul tries to clinch up but Flay circles away and keeps his distance.
Flay attempts a counter takedown but Thrul avoids it well and moves away.
Flay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thrul in his tracks.
Thrul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thrul shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thrul creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thrul postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thrul is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Flay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flay parries the strikes from Thrul easily there. Thrul is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Flay to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flay isn't going anywhere.
The strikes coming from Thrul are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul throws an elbow but Flay slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thrul working the ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thrul looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Flay is avoiding damage well.
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flay dodges the ground and pound from Thrul.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thrul lands a nice forearm strike.
Thrul working the ground and pound from side control.
Thrul landing a few strikes.
Flay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Flay can't do much from the bottom here.
Thrul scoring with punches from side control.
Flay dodges the ground and pound from Thrul.
Thrul working the head with strikes.
Flay tries to improve position but can't.
Flay sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Flay trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Thrul there.
Flay trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flay manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thrul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thrul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Flay is trying to keep Thrul in close.
Thrul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thrul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thrul throwing strikes from guard but Flay blocks nicely.
Thrul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Well,Flay is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Thrul lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flay keeping moving, preventing Thrul from controlling successfully.
Thrul stands up over Flay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thrul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flay's head.
Flay pulls Thrul in close to prevent any damage.
Flay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thrul is looking to work some ground and pound but Flay has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thrul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thrul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thrul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flay throws out the jab.
Thrul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flay at a distance.
A head kick misses from Thrul.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a looping left.
Thrul scores with a nice strike.
Flay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thrul's waist but Thrul gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flay off to one side.
Nice defenses there by Thrul.
Tantalus Flay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aznar Thrul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flay tries to move into range but Thrul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Thrul.
Flay shoots and misses
and Thrul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tantalus Flay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Thrul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thrul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thrul shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thrul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aznar Thrul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thrul 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Aznar Thrul!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Aznar Thrul!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Aznar Thrul!
Aznar Thrul wins by unanimous decision!
Aznar Thrul tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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