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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mats Thoreson (ranked 1457 p4p, 44 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 2094 p4p, 72 weight class). Xezeron comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Our Truth by Lacuna Coil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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302 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
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195 cm
34
283 lbs
23 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Mats Thoreson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoreson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xezeron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xezeron throws a series of punches but Thoreson avoids them all with ease.
Xezeron is looking to clinch but Thoreson is avoiding it.
Thoreson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thoreson tries to clinch up.
Xezeron misses with a hook. Thoreson ducked under it nicely.
Thoreson slips under a jab from Xezeron.
Thoreson wants to clinch but Xezeron slips to the side
and Xezeron counters with a nice uppercut.
Xezeron misses the jab.
Thoreson misses with an uppercut. Xezeron saw that one coming.
Xezeron misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Xezeron misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xezeron throws a series of punches but Thoreson avoids them all with ease.
Thoreson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xezeron, pushing him back against the cage.
Thoreson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xezeron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xezeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thoreson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xezeron looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson misses with the head strike.
Thoreson lands a hook that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Thoreson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Thoreson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xezeron.
Xezeron has a couple of punches blocked by Thoreson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoreson.
Thoreson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thoreson.
Thoreson lands an uppercut.
Thoreson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thoreson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thoreson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xezeron is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thoreson.
Xezeron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thoreson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xezeron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoreson's elbow.
Xezeron lands a right hand.
Thoreson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xezeron dodges an elbow strike from Thoreson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xezeron is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thoreson is keeping busy.
Thoreson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thoreson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xezeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xezeron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thoreson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thoreson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xezeron can't find room to land a body shot as Thoreson controls the action.
Thoreson lands an uppercut.
Thoreson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xezeron misses with a punch on the inside.
Thoreson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thoreson avoids a wild elbow strike from Xezeron.
Xezeron slowing the pace effectively.
Thoreson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xezeron is rocked!
Xezeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xezeron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
Thoreson working aggressively here.
Thoreson can't find room to land a body shot as Xezeron controls the action.
Thoreson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thoreson has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
A short right from Thoreson on the inside.
Thoreson stops a takedown attempt from Xezeron.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thoreson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xezeron.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xezeron.
Thoreson tries to land knees in the clinch but Xezeron avoids the damage to the body.
Xezeron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thoreson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xezeron.
A shot in the inside from Thoreson.
Xezeron swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoreson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoreson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Xezeron in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron misses with an elbow over the top.
Thoreson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thoreson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Xezeron is still on wobbly legs! Can Thoreson finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoreson.
Xezeron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xezeron seems to have recovered his senses.
Thoreson digs a right hand into Xezeron's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xezeron's gas tank.
Xezeron blocks an uppercut.
Thoreson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xezeron takes a shot to the head.
Xezeron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thoreson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Xezeron's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Xezeron drops to his knees and Thoreson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mats Thoreson!
Mats Thoreson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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
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