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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Finntroll - Trollhammaren. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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19 - 23 - 1 |
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169 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Alves punishes Thorne's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves cracks Thorne with a good jab.
A jab from Alves misses.
Thorne rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Alves 's ribcage.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves 's face.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves is working for takedown but Thorne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've been hearing reports that Alves has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thorne!
Thorne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've been informed that Thorne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thorne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
Thorne takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorne is pressed up against the cage. Alves 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.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thorne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorne looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves takes a swing at Thorne's ribcage but misses.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Thorne has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorne avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorne is keeping busy.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Thorne scores a nice knee to the body.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Thorne controls the action.
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 Larry Thorne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Thorne's shoulder, as Thorne tries to avoid the shot.
Alves scores with a body shot.
Thorne looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Thorne drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves lands with a right to the head.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves is trying to drag Thorne to the mat but Thorne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves 's defenses.
Alves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thorne prevents it.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
Alves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves 's face.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Alves tries to break free but Thorne pushes him back against the cage.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorne is keeping busy.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Alves .
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Alves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thorne is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Thorne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne moves into range and clinches up with Alves .
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Alves lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thorne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thorne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves .
Alves wants to free his trapped foot but Thorne is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thorne wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves stalling away here and it's allowed Thorne to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Thorne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thorne tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Thorne gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Thorne lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Thorne misses with a body kick.
Thorne wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves throws a body punch but Thorne moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorne lands a nice looking body kick.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorne has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Thorne avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alves is trying to drag Thorne to the mat but Thorne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves 's defenses.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Thorne scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Thorne lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves 's face.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorne lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves tries to pull guard but Thorne holds him up against the cage and eventually Alves drops back down to his feet.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves pushes Thorne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorne as Alves tries to tie him up.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorne lands a damaging elbow.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorne controls his hands.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thorne working Alves over with knees to the body.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Alves tries to stall but Thorne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
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!
Alves is trying to stall.
Thorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorne misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves shoots in for a double leg but Thorne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thorne - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thorne. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Thorne.
Thorne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorne.
Larry Thorne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thorne scores with a push kick.
Alves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thorne wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Thorne moves away and avoids it.
Thorne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thorne lands a head kick. Alves smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thorne 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Larry Thorne wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Larry Thorne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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