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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Afterworld. Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Larry Thorne has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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182 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love blocks the body kick.
Thorne scores with a hook to the body. Love takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thorne pushes Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Love managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorne blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Love working aggressively here.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Love lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Love stalls.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Love shrugs off.
It looks like Kevin Love has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Love - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Love displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thorne up against the cage.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love lands an uppercut.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love blocks the elbow strike.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love tries a body shot but Thorne blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thorne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Love's brow.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Love.
Love 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.
Love takes an elbow to the forehead.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne lands a left hand.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Thorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Thorne scores a nice knee to the body.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Love avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Love stalling in the clinch.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Love lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thorne's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thorne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Thorne misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Love.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
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 Kevin Love's cut.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love leaning his opponent against the cage.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorne won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
Love blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne misses with the head strike.
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thorne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Love dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
Love lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Love is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Love's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love 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.
Love avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love 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.
Love trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Love into the cage.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Love blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne pushes off an throws an elbow but Love leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorne throws an elbow but misses.
Love missing with knees to the body.
Love takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a head punch that misses.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Love lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Love avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
Love lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Love misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Love blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love working Thorne over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love tries to stall but Thorne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne being controlled against the cage.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne tries to throw a body punch but Love avoids it by throwing Thorne back against the cage.
Thorne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Love avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Love into the cage.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Love blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larry Thorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorne scores with a kick to the body.
Love catches Thorne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Love blocks a low kick nicely.
Love appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thorne rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love misses with a hook to the ribs.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorne blocks it with crossed arms.
Love misses with a body punch.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne lands a body shot.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thornes head.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Thorne tries a body shot but Love blocks it.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Love lands a shoulder strike.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne scores with a shot to the side of Love's head.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Love dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Love has Thorne pushed against the cage.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Love.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Love lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorne or not.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Thorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Kevin Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorne blocks a body shot from Love.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Love blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Love.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Love avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Love won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Love.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Love just leaning against Thorne, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Love stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Love won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Love in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Love tries to stall but Thorne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Larry Thorne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
Thorne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Love landing knees to the body.
Thorne avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Thorne!
During a confident post fight interview, Larry Thorne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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