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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikora Tama (ranked 433 p4p, 310 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 58 p4p, 44 weight class). Tama comes to the cage accompanied by Haka War Dance. Torvik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torvik.
Torvik scores with a body shot.
Tama fails with the takedown
and Torvik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nikora Tama has been cut.
Torvik throws an overhand right that lands on Tama's shoulder, as Tama tries to avoid the shot.
Torvik cracks Tama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No luck for Tama with that takedown attempt.
Torvik lands a slapping body shot.
Sven Torvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Torvik. No joy for Tama on that attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Torvik misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikora Tama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torvik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tama's head.
Tama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torvik pulls Tama in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tama is in close to Torvik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tama showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tama connects with a couple of short punches.
Torvik looking to control.
Tama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tama controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tama lands a couple of elbows.
Tama has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torvik looking to control.
Torvik keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
Torvik looking for a sweep. Not yet Torvik, not yet.
Tama is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tama content to stall in guard here.
Tama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Torvik manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tama's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tama winds up and cracks Torvik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torvik is controlling Tama's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Torvik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tama slips a nice elbow through Torvik's hands, connecting with Torvik's forehead.
Torvik is looking for a sweep. Tama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torvik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tama lands with a punch from half guard.
Tama lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik is trying to get back to full guard.
Torvik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tama is working away from the top position though.
Torvik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Torvik.
Tama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torvik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torvik keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torvik wants to sweep here but Tama controlling him for the moment.
Tama wants to control from the top but Torvik keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikora Tama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikora Tama's cut.
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.
Torvik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torvik throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tama slips a straight right by Torvik.
Torvik stuffs the takedown attempt from Tama. Tama gets slowly back to his feet.
Tama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torvik under the eye.
A low kick from Torvik is predictable there
and Tama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torvik won't be happy with that.
Nikora Tama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torvik keeps working.
Torvik is looking to regain half guard here but Tama keeps moving and retains side control.
Tama working the head and body with strikes.
We've been informed that Torvik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tama creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tama is working Torvik over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tama wants to control but Torvik is keeping him busy.
Tama scores with punches from side control.
Torvik is trying to control Tama's posture but Tama avoids it.
Tama works to advance to full mount. Torvik defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tama controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torvik is working to get back to half guard.
Tama with shots to the head and body - Torvik looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama landing punches.
Tama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Torvik working to try and regain half guard.
Tama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tama lands a big elbow.
Torvik is squirming around, avoiding Tama's attempts to control the action.
Torvik is desperately trying to improve his position but Tama has a good base and remains in mount.
Tama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torvik can do to turn this around?
Tama lands with some strikes.
Torvik tries to reverse the position but Tama maintains control.
Tama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tama tries to control but Torvik wriggling away.
Tama is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Tama extends the arm and Torvik is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikora Tama!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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