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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnuss Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Statkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Statkiewicz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Magnuss Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Statkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne thumps Statkiewicz with a low kick.
Thorne stuffs the takedown.
Statkiewicz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thorne.
Statkiewicz is looking to clinch but Thorne is avoiding it.
Thorne gets tackled into the cage by Statkiewicz. Statkiewicz maintains the clinch.
Statkiewicz lands with a right to the head.
Thorne tries a body shot but Statkiewicz blocks it.
Thorne stalling against the cage.
Thorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Statkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thorne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
It looks like Michal Statkiewicz has been cut.
Thorne taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Statkiewicz backwards.
Statkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Statkiewicz wants to stall.
Thorne lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz pushes Thorne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorne is stalling here.
Thorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorne.
Statkiewicz avoids the body shot from Thorne.
Statkiewicz throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Statkiewicz moves into the clinch.
Thorne is trying to break the clinch but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thorne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Statkiewicz smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnuss Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne avoids the head kick by Statkiewicz.
Statkiewicz closes the distance and clinches up with Thorne, looking for a takedown. Statkiewicz pushes Thorne against the cage but Thorne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thorne checks a low kick from Statkiewicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thorne decides to stand up, so the ref orders Statkiewicz to his feet.
Thorne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Thorne gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Statkiewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorne takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorne leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnuss Thorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Statkiewicz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good exchange - Thorne coming out on top.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Statkiewicz circles away.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Statkiewicz but Statkiewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thorne scores with a push kick.
Thorne closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thorne lands in his opponent's guard.
Thorne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thorne passes Statkiewicz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thorne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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!
Thorne escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thorne.
Thorne decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Statkiewicz throws a jab when Thorne was well out of range.
Thorne throws a series of strikes that have Statkiewicz backpedaling.
Nice uppercut there from Thorne.
Statkiewicz is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorne pushes Statkiewicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thorne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Statkiewicz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne pushes Statkiewicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Statkiewicz smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnuss Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne throws a body punch but Statkiewicz moves out of range.
Statkiewicz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Michal Statkiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorne pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Statkiewicz pushes him off.
Thorne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magnuss Thorne is winning the standup battle so far.
Statkiewicz stuffs the takedown.
Thorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Statkiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.
Thorne tries to clinch up but Statkiewicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Statkiewicz gets caught flat footed, as Thorne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thorne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorne has Statkiewicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorne has Statkiewicz pressed against the cage.
Thorne misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Statkiewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnuss Thorne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michal Statkiewicz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Thorne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Statkiewicz can do to turn this around?
Thorne scores with a jab. Statkiewicz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Statkiewicz tries to keep at a distance but Thorne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thorne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorne is trying to break the clinch but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne effectively controlling the action here.
Statkiewicz trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Statkiewicz into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorne can't find room to land a body shot as Statkiewicz controls the action.
Thorne misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thorne has a couple of punches blocked by Statkiewicz.
Thorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thorne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thorne stands up out of the half guard.
A head kick from Thorne lands but Statkiewicz takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Michal Statkiewicz's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz throws a right and a left that Thorne avoids nicely.
Thorne clinches with his opponent.
Thorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorne taking a breather.
Thorne breaks the clinch.
Thorne clinches up with Statkiewicz and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Magnuss Thorne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Statkiewicz's elbow.
Magnuss Thorne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne wants a takedown.
Thorne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorne jumps guard.
Statkiewicz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thorne is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnuss Thorne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thorne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnuss Thorne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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