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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Gormsson (ranked 21 p4p, 5 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class). Gormsson comes to the cage accompanied by Saor - Children of the Mist. Po is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gormsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Gormsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gormsson throws out the jab.
Gormsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Po connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gormsson scrambles back to his feet.
Gormsson throws a nice head kick!
Po lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson misses with a body shot
and Po counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Po does it's job there.
Gormsson misses the shot to the body.
Gormsson looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po keeps Gormsson at a distance using the push kick.
Po connects with a single shot there.
Gormsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gormsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Po there.
Po moves out of range of the body kick from Gormsson.
Po appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Po slips a jab and a cross from Gormsson.
Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gormsson.
Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gormsson misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gormsson counters with a straight right hand.
Gormsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Gormsson. Beautiful body shot.
Gormsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Nice cross by Gormsson.
Gormsson misses with a wild body shot.
Po goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Harald Gormsson has been cut.
Gormsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
It seemed like Po was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gormsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Po finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Po lands a nice shot that snaps Gormsson's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po moves out of range of the body kick from Gormsson.
Po throws out a counter right but Gormsson avoids it with no problem.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Po looks to throw a body kick
and Gormsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick lands for Po.
Gormsson throws a right hand that misses
letting Po counter with a right hand.
Po is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Po finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Po.
Po has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gormsson misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson takes one on the button.
Gormsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Gormsson.
Po has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gormsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
Po keeps Gormsson at a distance using the push kick.
Gormsson swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
Po throws a looping overhand right but Gormsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gormsson looks to land a body kick but Po moved away.
Gormsson throws the kick towards the body but Po avoids it.
Po is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gormsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Po misses with the body kick
and Gormsson counters with a head kick.
Gormsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gormsson takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Gormsson throws a hook but Po blocks it.
Gormsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Po.
Gormsson misses with a right hand
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Po throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gormsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Gormsson is looking to counter punch.
Gormsson connects with a high kick.
Po closes the distance and clinches.
Po scores with a shot to the side of Gormsson's head.
Po prevents a body shot from Gormsson.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po blocking some punches.
A short left from Po.
Gormsson blocks a body shot from Po.
Gormsson blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Gormsson.
Gormsson manages to break the clinch.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Gormsson moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Gormsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gormsson lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po throws a head kick but Gormsson moves out of range.
As Po looks to move away, Gormsson throws a big counter combo but Po just gets out of the way.
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po throws a combination. Gormsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gormsson misses with a straight left.
Po needs to keep his hands up - Gormsson had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Gormsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gormsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gormsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Po.
Harald Gormsson's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a hook but Gormsson blocks it.
Gormsson misses with a head kick.
Po swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Po on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gormsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Po stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Po's corner calls for a 1-2. Po obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Gormsson misses.
Po looks to land a combination but Gormsson avoids it well.
Gormsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch lands to the side of Gormsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gormsson throws a head kick that misses.
Po appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gormsson misses with a body kick.
Po scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gormsson dips to his left and cracks Po with an uppercut!
Po misses with an uppercut. Gormsson saw that one coming.
Gormsson misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tong Po will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gormsson ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Gormsson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Gormsson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Po is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Gormsson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Gormsson!! Gormsson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Po throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po! Tong Po retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Tong Po thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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