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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne comes to the cage accompanied by Mushroomhead - Sun Doesn't Rise. 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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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorne shoots in looking for a takedown but Manhoef manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thorne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manhoef tries to clinch but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
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!
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manhoef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorne. That did some damage!
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manhoef darts in and clinches Thorne up against the cage.
Manhoef looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Thorne tries to work over Manhoef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manhoef is trying to stall.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Damien Thorne has been cut.
Thorne is trying to stall.
Manhoef lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Manhoef lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manhoef trying to stall but Thorne improves his position.
Manhoef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manhoef.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorne.
Thorne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manhoef unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manhoef digs a right hand underneath Thorne's ribcage. Thorne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Manhoef.
Knees to the body from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorne.
Manhoef lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thorne fails to land.
Manhoef is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Manhoef digs a right hand into Thorne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorne's gas tank.
Thorne misses with some punches.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Manhoef trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manhoef into the cage.
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
Thorne has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
A head punch on the inside from Thorne fails to land.
Thorne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Manhoef.
Thorne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Manhoef.
A nice left hand lands by Thorne.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manhoef crunches a lovely knee into Thorne's ribcage.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thorne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorne tries to throw a body punch but Manhoef avoids it by throwing Thorne back against the cage.
A short right from Thorne.
Manhoef taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Thorne as the two fighters clinch.
Thorne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorne cracks Manhoef with a nice body shot.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorne blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorne.
Thorne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manhoef or not.
Thorne lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorne.
Thorne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manhoef's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorne scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Thorne as the two fighters clinch.
Thorne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Thorne lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorne pushes Manhoef back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorne presses Manhoef against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorne.
Thorne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorne pushes Manhoef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thorne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Thorne.
Thorne presses Manhoef against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Thorne.
Thorne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook 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!
Thorne scores with a hook to the body.
Thorne pushes Manhoef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorne.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorne.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Thorne.
Thorne lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thorne - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Thorne.
Thorne lands an uppercut.
Thorne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thorne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Manhoef is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorne gets an underhook and turns Manhoef into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne lands a nice uppercut.
Thorne cracks Manhoef with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Thorne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorne scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thorne jabs Manhoef to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thorne lands an overhand right.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorne punishes Manhoef's body with a nice straight punch.
Thorne misses with a wild combination.
Thorne scores with a hook.
Manhoef is rocked!
Thorne cracks Manhoef on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Manhoef falls backwards against the cage. Thorne follows up with more strikes that drop Manhoef to his knees. Thorne keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Manhoef! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Thorne!
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