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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and super bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, super bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn throws the kick towards the body but bear avoids it.
bear takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thorn darts in and clinches bear up against the cage.
Thorn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. bear gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thorn avoiding damage as bear throws knees to the body.
bear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
bear is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thorn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
bear scores with a knee to the head.
bear can't break the clinch.
Thorn blocks the elbow strike.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
bear breaks from the clinch.
bear misses with a wild combination.
bear misses with a head kick.
bear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
bear cracks Thorn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thorn slaps away a takedown attempt from bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
super bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bear scores with a head kick.
bear looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Thorn or perhaps it was just good defense by bear which made him look bad.
Thorn misses with a takedown attempt - bear sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Thorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bear throws a head kick that misses.
bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thorn doesn't manage to clinch there - bear circles away.
bear throws a quick inside leg kick.
bear clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Thorn is trying to trip bear. He has hold of a leg but bear is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thorn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thorn chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if bear can do anything to dispel that myth.
bear trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
bear is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bear scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thorn blocks a head kick by bear.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick from bear.
bear thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and bear counters with a body kick.
Thorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on bear if he has to take too many more of those.
bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Thorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thorn moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
bear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
bear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
bear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
bear misses with an elbow over the top.
bear misses with an elbow over the top.
bear throws an elbow that misses.
bear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorn is working for takedown but bear is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thorn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as bear walks away with a smile on his face. Thorn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
bear throws a sloppy head kick and Thorn moves out of range easily.
bear misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Thorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorn blocks a head kick by bear.
Thorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A punch combination from bear misses.
bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from bear.
bear with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thorn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck bear on the side of the head.
A lazy left from bear finds it's target.
bear tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Thorn blocks the low kick.
Thorn misses with a combination
and bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
bear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
super bear dominated that round.
That's time! Thorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
bear scores with a nice strike.
Thorn dodges the punch combination from bear.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bear circles away quickly and effectively.
bear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn counters with a three punch combo that has bear backing up. bear nods at Thorn to acknowledge the strikes.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thorn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
bear is looking to improve his position but Thorn isn't that keen on the idea.
Thorn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bear tries to reverse the position but Thorn maintains control.
bear in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thorn cracks bear with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bear is wriggling around trying to escape.
bear wants to control but Thorn is having none of it.
bear is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thorn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thorn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
bear tries to hold on but Thorn pushes him away.
Thorn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poor strikes thrown by Thorn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thorn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
bear tries to hold on but Thorn pushes him away.
bear really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thorn wants to control the pace but bear is squirming around nicely.
Thorn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
bear wants to hold on but Thorn pushes him away.
Thorn thowing shots but they're missing.
bear tries to hold on but Thorn pushes him away.
bear sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
bear kicks off Thorn and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn blocks a jab.
Crunch! Thorn slams his shin into bear's torso.
bear tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
bear lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
bear misses with a head kick.
bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorn misses with the combination.
bear scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thorn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
bear isn't going anywhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bear manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thorn wants to control but bear is keeping busy.
bear throwing shots but Thorn is blocking nicely.
Thorn won't allow bear to pass to mount.
Thorn is not content to let bear control the position.
Thorn won't allow bear to pass to mount.
Thorn trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorn looks like he's trying to stand up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bear moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Thorn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
bear throws a sloppy head kick and Thorn moves out of range easily.
bear lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bear circles away quickly and effectively.
bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
bear pushes Thorn away with a front kick.
Thorn dives in and grabs bear's left leg, looking for a takedown. bear pushes down on Thorn's head and hops out.
bear tries to clinch up but Thorn circles away and keeps his distance.
bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
bear scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorn rushes bear and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn dodges an elbow strike from bear.
bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorn looks to land a combination but bear avoids it well.
bear throws a sloppy head kick and Thorn moves out of range easily.
Thorn instigates a clinch.
bear is trying to stall.
Thorn blocks an elbow strike from bear.
With the fighters up against the cage, bear throws an elbow but misses.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from bear.
Thorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
bear tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, bear regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bear pulls Thorn in close to his closed guard and prevents Thorn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that bear has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
bear looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
bear wants to stand and escape but Thorn is having none of it.
Thorn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
bear preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
bear controlling Thorn's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thorn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
bear misses with a head kick.
bear misses with a straight left.
A left and a right from Thorn both land. Nice combination.
bear throws a sloppy head kick
and Thorn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thorn tries to clinch but bear is having none of it.
bear slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bear connects with a crisp jab.
bear closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thorn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thorn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
bear trying to control here.
bear is doing well to control the position and prevent Thorn from advancing to side control.
Thorn is thwarting bear's attempts to control the position.
Thorn throwing shots but bear is blocking nicely.
Thorn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Thorn!
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