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FWC Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guthrum Oskar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guthrum Oskar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Young!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young missing with a left hand there. Oskar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Oskar pushes him off.
A slow jab from Oskar misses its intended target.
And Young tries to counter it with a takedown but Oskar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Young throws a series of punches but Oskar avoids them all with ease.
Oskar tries to counter with a takedown but Young is quick to defend against it.
Young has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oskar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Oskar misses.
Oskar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oskar blocking some punches.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Oskar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Oskar blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oskar avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Oskar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Oskar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Oskar breaks the clinch.
Oskar lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Reggie Young has been cut.
Young moves into range and clinches up with Oskar.
Young connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oskar's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Oskar.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Oskar.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oskars head.
Oskar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young is defending well.
Oskar prevents a body shot from Young.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Oskar.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Oskar controls his hands.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oskar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oskar swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oskar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Oskar coming out on top.
Oskar throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oskar throws a leg kick
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Oskar tries a head kick but it misses.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oskar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young looks to land a right hand but Oskar moved out of range.
Oskar misses with a hook
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Oskar is rocked!
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oskar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young stops a takedown attempt from Oskar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guthrum Oskar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Young.
Oh Oskar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Guthrum Oskar has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oskar managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Oskar.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oskar.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oskar blocks it with crossed arms.
Oskar seems to have got his legs back now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oskar or not.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Young tries a knee to the head but Oskar blocks it.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Oskar is blocking nicely.
Oskar has picked Young up - he's going for a ride! Oskar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Oskar prevents Young from improving his position.
Young is staying active underneath Oskar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Young dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young wants to clinch up but Oskar keeps it at a distance.
Young slips under a jab.
Oskar ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Oskar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Oskar misses its target.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Oskar.
Reggie Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oskar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oskar throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Oskar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young drops Oskar with a beautiful combination! Oskar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Young is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oskar misses with a double jab.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oskar throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Young! Oskar is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reggie Young!
The defeated Guthrum Oskar had this to say: 'Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Haapana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr comes into the arena with Breathing blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannu Haapana!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapana tries to work over Sheehan Jr's front leg with a kick but Sheehan Jr checks it.
Haapana moves in looking to clinch but Sheehan Jr pushes him off.
Sheehan Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sheehan Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Haapana.
Haapana wants to land a leg kick but Sheehan Jr is out of range.
Haapana is looking to clinch but Sheehan Jr is avoiding it.
Haapana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haapana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheehan Jr lands a jab.
Haapana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheehan Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haapana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haapana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haapana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hannu Haapana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Haapana clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapana struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheehan Jr controls his hands.
Haapana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sheehan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheehan Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Haapana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haapana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheehan Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheehan Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haapana eats them both and turns towards Sheehan Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Hannu Haapana has been cut.
Sheehan Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haapana tries to counter with a clinch but Sheehan Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Haapana moves into the clinch.
Sheehan Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheehan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Haapana.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook. Haapana ducked under it nicely.
Haapana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheehan Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sheehan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheehan Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haapana's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Haapana connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheehan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Haapana.
Sheehan Jr throws a counter high kick but Haapana was just alert enough to avoid it.
Donk. Sheehan Jr catches Haapana right on the button with a cross.
Haapana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheehan Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sheehan Jr slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Sheehan Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sheehan Jr clobbers Haapana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sheehan Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haapana was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheehan Jr.
Haapana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haapana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sheehan Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A low kick from Haapana is predictable there
enabling Sheehan Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a nice looking combination but Haapana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheehan Jr connects with a jab.
Sheehan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haapana.
Nice shot lands for Sheehan Jr.
Haapana is rocked!
Haapana ducks into an uppercut from Sheehan Jr and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justus Sheehan Jr!
In his post fight interview, Justus Sheehan Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Blacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blacker comes to the cage accompanied by Flo Rida My House. Tyrone Blacker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Blacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scotty Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson misses with a body kick.
Blacker stuffs the takedown attempt from Simpson. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet.
Blacker closes the distance and pushes Simpson back into the cage.
Simpson tries to stall but Blacker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blacker.
Simpson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blacker smiles and moves away.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blacker moves into range and clinches up with Simpson.
Blacker lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blacker is defending well.
Blacker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tyrone Blacker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty Simpson.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Blacker won't allow it.
Blacker lands an uppercut.
Simpson tries to stall but Blacker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Blacker holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacker working aggressively here.
Blacker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simpson avoids it.
Simpson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blacker to keep the fight standing.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Blacker improves position.
Blacker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simpson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson looks winded!
Blacker with a knee to the head.
Blacker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blacker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blacker creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Simpson with a big uppercut! Simpson tries to clinch up but Blacker pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Simpson to the mat! Simpson covers up and Blacker unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyrone Blacker!
Tyrone Blacker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Veigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Veigne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Mosby's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Veigne!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Veigne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mosby doesn't seem phased though.
Veigne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Veigne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lucas Veigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Veigne lands with a big left! Mosby is wobbled badly! Veigne comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mosby to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Veigne!
Lucas Veigne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Gym Buddy Holdings logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielson comes into the arena with Cult of Personality blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Danielson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Danielson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Danielson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thornton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danielson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thornton throws a leg kick
and Danielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thornton with a poor takedown
and Danielson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Danielson .
A short body shot lands from Danielson as the two fighters clinch.
Danielson gets underhooks to prevent Thornton's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danielson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danielson manages to break the clinch.
Danielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thornton.
Thornton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danielson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thornton.
Danielson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danielson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thornton. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton shoots in and gets a takedown into Danielson 's guard.
Danielson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Danielson keeping moving, preventing Thornton from controlling successfully.
Thornton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danielson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danielson pulls Thornton in to control the position.
Thornton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danielson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thornton is looking to work some ground and pound but Danielson has wrist control.
Thornton chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danielson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thornton landing with the ground and pound.
Thornton scoring with some ground and pound.
Danielson working a defensive guard here.
Thornton trying to control the position from guard on top but Danielson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornton is looking to work some ground and pound but Danielson has wrist control.
Thornton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thornton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Danielson 's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danielson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thornton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thornton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thornton drops an elbow to the side of Danielson 's head.
Danielson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Danielson tries to get out of the position.
Thornton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thornton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danielson is staying active underneath Thornton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thornton working the head and body with strikes.
Thornton working Danielson over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danielson tries to get to full guard but Thornton has control of the leg.
Thornton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danielson keeps working.
Danielson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thornton on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thornton.
Danielson trying to control here.
Thornton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thornton drops an elbow to the side of Danielson 's head.
Thornton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thornton wants to take a breather but Danielson is having none of it.
Thornton throwing shots but Danielson is blocking nicely.
Thornton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thornton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danielson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thornton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Thornton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thornton connects with the punch.
Danielson connects with a single shot there.
Thornton swings widly with a right hand
and Danielson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Danielson .
Thornton has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Thornton drops his hands momentarily and Danielson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thornton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danielson pushes Thornton away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thornton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danielson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danielson slips a jab from Thornton.
Thornton swings for the body but Danielson moves out of range.
Danielson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thornton manages to circle out of the way.
Danielson instigates a clinch.
Thornton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Danielson prevents it.
Danielson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Danielson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danielson misses with a straight right.
Thornton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Danielson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Keith Thornton has been cut.
Thornton misses with a left hand
and Danielson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Danielson .
Thornton throws a body punch but Danielson moves out of range.
Thornton shoots in but no luck this time.
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!
Danielson wants to clinch.
Danielson lands a glancing blow to the side of Thornton's head.
Johnny Danielson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thornton in his tracks.
Thornton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danielson slips a straight right by Thornton.
Danielson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danielson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thornton tries to score with a low kick but Danielson moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Thornton misses.
Danielson is looking to clinch.
Danielson lands with an uppercut that bounces Thornton off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a wild body shot.
Danielson moves out of range as Thornton strikes.
Danielson lands with a right hand.
Thornton misses with a looping left.
Thornton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danielson fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thornton.
Thornton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danielson misses with a low kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Danielson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keith Thornton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Danielson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thornton in his tracks.
Danielson scores with a jab. Thornton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thornton throws an off balance right hand
and Danielson counters with a leg kick.
Danielson connects with a solid leg kick.
Thornton moves away from the strike by Danielson .
Johnny Danielson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thornton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thornton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danielson tries to avoid it but Thornton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danielson to the ground. Danielson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton misses with a wild body shot.
Danielson throwing a counter right hand but Thornton manages to avoid it.
That kick from Danielson tenderised Thornton's leg. Thornton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danielson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson lands with an uppercut that bounces Thornton off the cage and back into range.
Danielson checks a leg kick.
Thornton throws a chopping leg kick but Danielson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Danielson misses the target.
Danielson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thornton.
Thornton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Danielson to the ground. Thornton is now in Danielson 's guard.
Danielson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thornton chips away with some ground and pound.
Danielson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thornton postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is in close to Danielson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Danielson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thornton trying to control but Danielson is working from the bottom.
Danielson working a defensive guard here.
Thornton throws a big elbow that misses.
Thornton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thornton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thornton being controlled here momentarily.
Danielson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thornton wants to control from the top but Danielson keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thornton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danielson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thornton looks to land a left hand but Danielson moved out of range nicely.
Thornton fails with the takedown.
Danielson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thornton.
Thornton misses with a hook
and Danielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danielson blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Danielson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielson tries to clinch up but Thornton circles away and keeps his distance.
Thornton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danielson defends it well.
Thornton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danielson throws a leg kick but Thornton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Danielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thornton gets tackled into the cage by Danielson . Danielson maintains the clinch.
Thornton jumps guard but Danielson stands there with Thornton around his waist. Thornton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnny Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Thornton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danielson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danielson cracks Thornton with a nice body shot.
Thornton wants a takedown but no success here.
Danielson lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Danielson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Thornton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thornton throws a hook to the side of Danielson 's head but Danielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thornton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danielson .
Danielson tests Thornton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thornton misses with a body shot
and Danielson counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Danielson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson throws out a powerful jab.
Thornton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Danielson 's guard.
Danielson kicks Thornton off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton misses with a body punch
and Danielson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thornton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thornton misses with a jab to the body
and Danielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danielson ducks under a wild hook from Thornton.
As Thornton tries to get set, Danielson tries to push him back and clinch up but Thornton manages to avoid the attempt.
Keith Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thornton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danielson lands a jab to the nose.
Thornton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danielson throws out the jab.
Danielson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thornton misses with a takedown attempt - Danielson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danielson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danielson scores with a nice head shot.
Thornton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danielson missing with a left hand there. Thornton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thornton with the counter takedown but Danielson avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton walks into a stiff left hand from Danielson .
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thornton misses with a looping left.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Thornton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Danielson . That one must have hurt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thornton or perhaps it was just good defense by Danielson , which made it look bad.
Danielson throwing a counter right hand but Thornton manages to avoid it.
Thornton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danielson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnny Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Thornton.
Thornton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thornton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danielson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thornton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Danielson counters with a left to the body.
Danielson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thornton is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Danielson .
Danielson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thornton is trying to drag Danielson to the mat but Danielson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thornton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Danielson is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Danielson had his way with Keith Thornton in that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Thornton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Danielson lands a leg kick that knocks Thornton off balance momentarily.
Thornton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danielson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thornton misses with a wild body shot.
Thornton lands the left hand.
Thornton tries to keep at a distance but Danielson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danielson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thornton can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Danielson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thornton tries to pull guard but Danielson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson just leaning against Thornton, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danielson .
Danielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Thornton.
Thornton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thornton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Danielson smiles and moves away.
Johnny Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Thornton.
Danielson lands a right hook to the body.
Thornton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Danielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Danielson tests Thornton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Danielson .
Keith Thornton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson slips under a jab.
Danielson throwing a counter right hand but Thornton manages to avoid it.
Thornton misses with a hook.
Danielson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thornton feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thornton. Danielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danielson slips a jab from Thornton.
Thornton throws a body kick that misses
and Danielson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danielson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnny Danielson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thornton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Danielson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thornton tries to score a body lock takedown but Danielson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danielson .
Thornton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Danielson digs a right hand underneath Thornton's ribcage. Thornton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danielson gets through Thornton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danielson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danielson stalling the fight.
Danielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danielson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnny Danielson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thornton jumps guard but Danielson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Danielson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danielson pushes Thornton up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thornton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danielson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Danielson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thornton misses the jab.
Danielson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thornton misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Danielson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danielson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Danielson !
Johnny Danielson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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