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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Tannenbaum (ranked 2262 p4p, 1876 weight class) and Sovor Trandel (ranked 280 p4p, 226 weight class). Tannenbaum comes into the arena with Andrea Bocelli: O Tannenbaum blaring out of the sound system. Trandel has chosen Fuel and Fire - Bride as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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12 - 11 - 0 |
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198 cm
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Tannenbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trandel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tannenbaum pinned against the cage. Tannenbaum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tannenbaum throws a counter high kick but Trandel was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tannenbaum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Tannenbaum.
Trandel looks to land a left hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trandel.
Trandel checks a leg kick.
Trandel with the counter takedown but Tannenbaum avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trandel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tannenbaum with a body shot.
Tannenbaum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trandel.
Tannenbaum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trandel throws a lazy uppercut
and Tannenbaum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tannenbaum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trandel throws a series of punches but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tannenbaum misses the target.
Trandel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trandel is able to avoid easily.
Trandel misses with a shot to the body
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trandel swings widly with a right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trandel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trandel moves out of range of the body kick from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum looks to score with a jab to the body but Trandel is just out of range.
Trandel throws a right hand that misses
and Tannenbaum counters with a good low kick that Trandel was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trandel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tannenbaum lands a jab to Trandel's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum misses with a body shot.
And Trandel tries to counter it with a takedown but Tannenbaum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - Trandel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tannenbaum throws a body shot but no joy.
Tannenbaum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trandel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tannenbaum moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Trandel cracks Tannenbaum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trandel dives in and grabs Tannenbaum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tannenbaum pushes down on Trandel's head and hops out.
Tannenbaum is looking to wear down Trandel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tannenbaum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trandel will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trandel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tannenbaum moves away.
Trandel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tannenbaum connects with a body shot that sends Trandel's belly button to the back.
Tannenbaum throws a lazy head kick
and Trandel counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tannenbaum tries to improve position but can't.
Trandel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tannenbaum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tannenbaum struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Tannenbaum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch combination from Tannenbaum misses.
Trandel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tannenbaum defends it well.
Trandel misses with a body shot
and Tannenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trandel takes one on the button.
Tannenbaum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trandel can do to turn this around?
Tannenbaum lands with a kick to the temple. Trandel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tannenbaum throws the kick towards the body but Trandel avoids it.
Trandel throws out a counter right but Tannenbaum avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum misses with a takedown attempt - Trandel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the side of Trandel's head but Trandel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trandel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tannenbaum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tannenbaum takes a swing at Trandel's ribcage but misses.
Trandel looks to land a right hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range.
Trandel throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tannenbaum to counter with a crisp jab.
Tannenbaum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trandel misses with a takedown
and Tannenbaum counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trandel.
Tannenbaum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tannenbaum lands a high kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trandel is defended easily by Tannenbaum.
Trandel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum clobbers Trandel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tannenbaum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Trandel as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tannenbaum.
Trandel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tannenbaum lands with an uppercut that bounces Trandel off the cage and back into range.
Trandel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tannenbaum manages to avoid it.
Tannenbaum clobbers Trandel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum misses with a wild combination.
And Trandel tries to counter it with a takedown but Tannenbaum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Trandel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tannenbaum slaps away a takedown attempt from Trandel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klaus Tannenbaum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sovor Trandel.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trandel throws a lazy right hand but Tannenbaum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tannenbaum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Tannenbaum dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tannenbaum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tannenbaum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trandel.
Tannenbaum connects with a crisp jab.
Trandel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tannenbaum misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Trandel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trandel, as that shot connected.
Trandel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the side of Trandel's head but Trandel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel fails with a takedown attempt.
Trandel swings for the body but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Trandel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tannenbaum scores with a hook to the body. Trandel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sovor Trandel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lazy left from Trandel finds it's target.
It looks like Klaus Tannenbaum has been cut.
A low kick lands for Tannenbaum.
Trandel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tannenbaum was well out of range. Poor timing from Trandel.
Trandel throws out a loose jab but Tannenbaum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trandel scores with a jab. Tannenbaum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Tannenbaum misses.
Trandel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trandel! But no joy.
Trandel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trandel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trandel throws a nice looking combination but Tannenbaum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tannenbaum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trandel takes a swing at Tannenbaum's ribcage but misses.
Tannenbaum throws a big counter combination but Trandel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tannenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trandel was well out of range. Poor timing from Tannenbaum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum lands a front kick.
A left lands for Trandel.
Trandel looks to throw the jab but Tannenbaum is out of range.
Trandel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tannenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klaus Tannenbaum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sovor Trandel.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tannenbaum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Klaus Tannenbaum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Tannenbaum. That snapped Trandel's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Tannenbaum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tannenbaum, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Tannenbaum!
Klaus Tannenbaum bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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