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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by Sarga House. Hammock has chosen The Office Rap as his entrance music. Jack Hammock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Hammock!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn tries to bum rush Hammock with a series of wild strikes but Hammock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammock gets a clinch.
Hammock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammock tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorn avoids the damage to the body.
Hammock working Thorn over with knees to the body.
Hammock tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorn avoids the damage to the body.
Thorn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hammock lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hammock.
Hammock misses with a knee strike.
Thorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Thorn misses.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammock manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorn.
Hammock moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammock scores with a leg kick.
Jack Hammock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammock tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Hammock tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Hammock avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Thorn misses.
Thorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hammock clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammock stalling.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch but Hammock keeps him there for the moment.
Hammock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorn tries to circle away but Hammock has him pinned against the cage.
Hammock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Hammock.
Hammock tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorn avoids the damage to the body.
Thorn avoiding damage as Hammock throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hammock.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammock trying to land knees to the body.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorn tries to break the clinch but Hammock is controlling the position.
Hammock keeps control of Thorn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorn tries to break free but Hammock pushes him back against the cage.
Hammock scores with a knee to the head.
Hammock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammock tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
Hammock looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Hammock missing with knees to the body.
Hammock taking a breather.
Thorn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hammock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.
Hammock tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
Hammock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorn is defending well for now.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Hammock.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Hammock wants to clinch up but Thorn keeps it at a distance.
Thorn throws a right hand that Hammock ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammock also avoids with ease.
Hammock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorn.
Hammock moves in looking to clinch but Thorn pushes him off.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammock.
Thorn takes a swing at Hammock's ribcage but misses.
Hammock has closed the distance and engaged Thorn in a clinch.
Hammock misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Hammock.
Hammock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammock lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hammock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hammock is looking to clinch.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
Hammock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hammock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammock wants it to stay on the feet.
Kenny Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Hammock.
Hammock misses with a body kick.
Thorn looks to land a combination but Hammock avoids it well.
Hammock clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammock missing with knees to the body.
Thorn fails to pull guard.
Hammock with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorn is trying to force a seperation but Hammock has the dominant position.
Hammock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammock misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammock slows down the pace here.
Thorn avoids the elbow strike from Hammock, against the cage.
Hammock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.
Thorn jumps guard and drags Hammock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hammock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hammock misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Thorn misses.
Hammock gets caught flat footed, as Thorn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammock trying to keep a closed guard but Thorn is proving a slippery customer.
Thorn drops back looking for a leg! Hammock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammock manages to kick Thorn off! Thorn jumps back into Hammock's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thorn is fighting to break Hammock's control of his arms but Hammock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thorn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thorn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammock pulls Thorn in close to prevent any damage.
Thorn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammock is trying to keep Thorn in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Thorn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammock manages to avoid it.
Thorn shoots in for a double leg but Hammock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammock sprawls well. Hammock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thorn counters with a shoot takedown. Hammock fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammock trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammock controlling Thorn's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hammock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thorn has Hammock in his guard.
Hammock stands up from Thorn's guard - Hammock perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammock moves into the clinch.
Thorn tries to pull guard but Hammock won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Thorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Hammock stalling in the clinch but Thorn improves position.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Hammock.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn misses with a double jab
and Hammock moves into the clinch.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Hammock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hammock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn managing to block the knees to the body from Hammock.
Hammock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hammock tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammock counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammock tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thorn lands in his opponent's guard.
Thorn drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hammock looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hammock looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hammock!
Thorn is not content to let Hammock control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammock decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thorn to his feet.
Hammock takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Thorn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thorn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Thorn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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