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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Lunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe's entrance music is Limelight by Rush. A fine choice. Lunde is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Time to say goodbye. Hank Lunde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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286 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Lunde!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lunde.
It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
Thorpe avoids the body shot from Lunde.
Lunde shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lunde showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lunde thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lunde wants to pass to mount but Thorpe is defending the position.
Lunde prevents Thorpe from standing back up.
Thorpe is refusing to be controlled, as Lunde sits in half guard.
Lunde sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorpe defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunde misses with a head shot. Thorpe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lunde postures up and lands a big shot to Thorpe's brow.
Thorpe wants to get back to his feet but Lunde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lunde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorpe is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lunde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thorpe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lunde.
Lunde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorpe is keeping the position for now.
Lunde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe is looking to stand up but Lunde isn't so interested in that idea.
Lunde throws a big right hand that misses.
Lunde missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorpe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lunde on the ground.
Lunde postures up in Thorpe's guard and throws a big left but Thorpe blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lunde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lunde throws a strike but Thorpe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lunde looking to control.
Lunde is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thorpe is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunde has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorpe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lunde wants to sweep but no luck.
Lunde pulls Thorpe in to control the position.
Lunde is trying to keep Thorpe in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lunde holds on and takes a little breather.
Lunde tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thorpe staying out of range there.
Thorpe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lunde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lunde feints a jab promting Thorpe to slip. Lunde then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thorpe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a body punch but Lunde moves out of range.
Lunde moves away from the strike by Thorpe.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lunde.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunde shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorpe defends it nicely.
Lunde shoots in but no luck this time.
Lunde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorpe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lunde manages to avoid it.
Lunde throws a right hand that misses
and Thorpe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lunde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thorpe's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Lunde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Thorpe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lunde ducks under a wild hook from Thorpe.
Thorpe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lunde to the ground. Thorpe is now in Lunde's guard.
Thorpe trying to control but Lunde is working from the bottom.
Thorpe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lunde keeping full guard, as Thorpe tries to pass.
Thorpe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lunde working a defensive guard here.
Lunde looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lunde is trying to control the position but Thorpe postures up.
Lunde managing to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thorpe with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunde is trying to keep Thorpe in close.
Lunde tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hank Lunde hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thorpe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lunde.
Lunde throws a shot from downtown. Thorpe moves away and avoids it.
Scott Thorpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lunde shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thorpe's guard.
Lunde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lunde throwing strikes but missing.
Thorpe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lunde tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorpe is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lunde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lunde trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lunde throws a big elbow that misses.
Lunde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorpe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lunde stops Thorpe from standing up.
Lunde is in close to Thorpe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thorpe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thorpe tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorpe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunde trying to control but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
Lunde is looking to work some ground and pound but Thorpe has wrist control.
Lundeis looking to pass into half guard but Thorpe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Thorpe is in guard.
Lunde tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lunde throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Thorpe preventing the sweep.
Thorpe wants to get up but he can't break Lunde's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lunde manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lunde misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunde tries to control but Thorpe wriggling away.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Lunde there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lunde throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thorpe because Lunde loaded up on that one.
Lunde throws some wild stikes that Thorpe manages to avoid easily.
Thorpe is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Thorpe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lunde.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thorpe?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Lunde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Thorpe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lunde changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thorpe tries to avoid it but Lunde manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thorpe to the ground. Thorpe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thorpe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice takedown defense from Thorpe. No joy for Lunde on that attempt.
Thorpe ducks under a wild hook from Lunde.
Thorpe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lunde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott Thorpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Lunde.
Lunde misses with a takedown
and Thorpe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thorpe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lunde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lunde wants a takedown but no success here.
Lunde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorpe just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lunde has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thorpe is trying to keep an underhook but Lunde manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lunde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thorpe is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunde not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lunde is trying to work for a kimura but Thorpe is defending well.
Still in half guard, Lunde seems content to control.
Thorpe kicks Lunde off and gets back to his feet.
Thorpe tries to close the distance and clinch but Lunde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Lunde does it's job there.
Lunde shoots in and drives through. Thorpe sprawls well.
Lunde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lunde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorpe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorpe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thorpe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thorpe manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorpe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorpe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lunde.
Lunde throws a series of strikes that have Thorpe backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorpe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lunde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thorpe somewhat.
Thorpe misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lunde jabs Thorpe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Thorpe as Lunde shoots in.
Hank Lunde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lunde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lunde closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thorpe's guard.
Lunde trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lunde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thorpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott Thorpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunde tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorpe is retaining full guard.
Lunde trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lunde lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thorpe wants to stand up but Lunde is controlling him.
Lunde wants to control from the top but Thorpe keeps moving.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Lunde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lunde winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Lunde!
Hank Lunde thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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