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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne comes to the ring accompanied by Finntroll - Trollhammaren. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
11 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Petter Anier has been cut.
Thorne throws a leg kick
and Anier counters with a takedown into side control.
Anier has control of an arm but Thorne manages to advance to Anier's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier trying to get back to his feet but Thorne is in full control for now.
Anier turns into Thorne and is now in his guard.
Anier wanted to stand there but Thorne had control of the position.
Anier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorne keeping moving, preventing Anier from controlling successfully.
Thorne being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne looking to control.
Anier stands up over Thorne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thorne wants to get back to his feet but Anier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anier wants to get up but he can't break Thorne's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anier showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thorne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anier takes a step back to recover.
Thorne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anier.
Anier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorne.
Anier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thorne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anier, pushing him back against the ropes.
Anier is working for takedown but Thorne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Larry Thorne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Thorne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anier's efforts to push away.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anier's defenses.
Anier avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne stalling in the clinch.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anier is looking for a takedown.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anier looks gassed!
Anier being controlled against the ropes.
Anier tries to pull guard but Thorne forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Anier is trying to break free.
Anier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anier is working for takedown but Thorne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anier avoids it.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorne is struggling to control the position.
Anier tries for a takedown but Thorne manages to get underhooks.
Thorne pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne is pressed up against the ropes. Anier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thorne down to the mat. Thorne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thorne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anier is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorne.
Thorne throws a leg kick which misses Anier's front leg but catches the back leg as Anier tries to avoid it.
Thorne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorne tries a low kick but Anier avoids it.
Thorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorne leaves Anier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thorne checks a leg kick.
That kick from Thorne tenderised Anier's leg. Anier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thorne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thorne counters with a thumping low kick.
Anier is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne takes the fight into the clinch.
Anier wants to take the fight to the mat but Thorne manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Larry Thorne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anier blocks it with crossed arms.
Anier is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anier blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne landing knees to the head.
Anier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anier tries to pull guard but Thorne won't allow it.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anier's face.
Anier tries to score a body lock takedown but Thorne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Anier avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne lands an elbow that stopped Anier in his tracks for a moment.
Anier looking to stall.
Thorne trying to stall but Anier improves his position.
Anier is trying to pull guard but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Anier can't get the takedown.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne landing knees to the head.
Anier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anier throws a head kick that misses.
Thorne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anier's head.
Thorne lands a big head kick that sends Anier to the canvas! Thorne follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Thorne!
After the fight, Larry Thorne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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