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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnaldur Hjoervarsson (ranked 836 p4p, 110 weight class) and Galtero El Toro (ranked 571 p4p, 72 weight class). Hjoervarsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Only. El Toro has chosen Ballad of Bodacious as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Galtero El Toro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjoervarsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but El Toro is out of range.
Hjoervarsson misses with an uppercut.
And El Toro tries to counter it with a takedown but Hjoervarsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hjoervarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hjoervarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
Hjoervarsson moves in looking to clinch but El Toro pushes him off.
El Toro feints the counter takedown.
Hjoervarsson needs to keep his hands up - El Toro had a free shot at his head there.
Hjoervarsson throws a wild body kick that El Toro sees coming a mile off.
Hjoervarsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
El Toro keeps the fight on the outside.
Hjoervarsson drives through and clinches with El Toro against the ropes.
Hjoervarsson is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hjoervarsson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that El Toro 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hjoervarsson misses with the head strike.
Hjoervarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
Hjoervarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
El Toro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hjoervarsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hjoervarsson wants to break free but El Toro has control.
Hjoervarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro scores with a nice hook to the head.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hjoervarsson.
El Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hjoervarsson.
El Toro prevents a body shot from Hjoervarsson.
El Toro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hjoervarsson prevents it.
El Toro lands with a short shot to the head.
El Toro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hjoervarsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galtero El Toro.
El Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Hjoervarsson.
El Toro wants a takedown.
El Toro wants to take the fight to the mat but Hjoervarsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hjoervarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hjoervarsson moves away from the strike by El Toro.
El Toro shoots in for a double leg but Hjoervarsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hjoervarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
El Toro lands a head shot.
El Toro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Hjoervarsson walks into a jab.
El Toro gets a double leg takedown into Hjoervarsson's guard.
Hjoervarsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hjoervarsson is working hard here to advance position.
Hjoervarsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hjoervarsson has his hands on El Toro's head, controlling the position.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Hjoervarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Toro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
El Toro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hjoervarsson working a defensive guard here.
El Toro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hjoervarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hjoervarsson keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
Hjoervarsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hjoervarsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Toro is one step ahead there.
El Toro trying to control but Hjoervarsson is working from the bottom.
El Toro lands a couple of digs.
El Toro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
El Toro is pushing down on Hjoervarsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hjoervarsson is fighting to maintain full guard but El Toro has managed to sneak the leg through.
El Toro working over Hjoervarsson with some ground and pound. Hjoervarsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hjoervarsson trying to control but El Toro postures up.
El Toro passes into side control, despite Hjoervarsson's attempt to control the position.
Hjoervarsson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson tries to hold on but El Toro postures up.
El Toro lands a heavy elbow.
Hjoervarsson is in a horrible position here. El Toro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Arnaldur Hjoervarsson has been cut.
Hjoervarsson tries to hold on but El Toro postures up.
El Toro lands a big shot there that rocks Hjoervarsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjoervarsson is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by El Toro.
El Toro wants to finish this one by submission but Hjoervarsson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from El Toro.
Hjoervarsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galtero El Toro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
El Toro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
El Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hjoervarsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
El Toro seems to be looking for submissions.
Hjoervarsson moves into full guard.
El Toro with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Toro lands a couple of digs.
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's cut is getting worse.
Hjoervarsson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hjoervarsson wants to sweep here but El Toro controlling him for the moment.
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.
El Toro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hjoervarsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Hjoervarsson is keeping the position.
El Toro throwing strikes from guard but Hjoervarsson blocks nicely.
Hjoervarsson working a defensive guard here.
El Toro is looking to work some ground and pound but Hjoervarsson has wrist control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for El Toro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hjoervarsson trying to control the position.
Hjoervarsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hjoervarsson controls El Toro momentarily but El Toro frees himself.
Hjoervarsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. El Toro manages to get himself to full guard.
El Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hjoervarsson stopping the sweep attempt from El Toro.
Hjoervarsson wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
Hjoervarsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hjoervarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hjoervarsson trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
El Toro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
El Toro trying to keep a closed guard but Hjoervarsson is proving a slippery customer.
Hjoervarsson wanted to stand there but El Toro had control of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hjoervarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hjoervarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hjoervarsson misses with a double jab.
El Toro throws a right hand that misses
and Hjoervarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hjoervarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
El Toro takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hjoervarsson scores with a jab.
Hjoervarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but El Toro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
El Toro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
Hjoervarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but El Toro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
El Toro thuds his right hand into Hjoervarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jeez, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
El Toro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hjoervarsson slips under a jab from El Toro.
Hjoervarsson lands a front kick.
Hjoervarsson throws a series of punches but El Toro avoids them all with ease.
El Toro misses with a hook. Hjoervarsson ducked under it nicely.
Hjoervarsson connects with a looping right hand.
El Toro misses with an uppercut
enabling Hjoervarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjoervarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
El Toro looks to land a left hand but Hjoervarsson moved out of range nicely.
Hjoervarsson forces El Toro back against the ropes and clinches.
El Toro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hjoervarsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
El Toro trying to control the position but instead, Hjoervarsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed El Toro into the ropes.
Hjoervarsson looking to stall.
El Toro tries a body shot but Hjoervarsson blocks it.
Hjoervarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
El Toro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hjoervarsson prevents it.
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galtero El Toro.
Hjoervarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hjoervarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Hjoervarsson works on El Toro's body with a couple of short punches.
Hjoervarsson tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
El Toro gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hjoervarsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hjoervarsson, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arnaldur Hjoervarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
El Toro defending well as Hjoervarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Hjoervarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
El Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson wants to clinch up but El Toro keeps it at a distance.
El Toro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hjoervarsson momentarily.
Hjoervarsson tries to clinch up but El Toro circles away and keeps his distance.
El Toro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hjoervarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hjoervarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hjoervarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but El Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Hjoervarsson there.
El Toro looks to land a right hand but Hjoervarsson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro cracks Hjoervarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
El Toro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hjoervarsson is fending him off so far but El Toro persists. Nope, Hjoervarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
El Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hjoervarsson.
El Toro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hjoervarsson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hjoervarsson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hjoervarsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
El Toro is looking to work some ground and pound but Hjoervarsson has wrist control.
Hjoervarsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El Toro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Galtero El Toro!
Our winner, Galtero El Toro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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