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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janne Ninneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninneman comes to the ring accompanied by My Life. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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166 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Ninneman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninneman misses with a hook. Thorne ducked under it nicely.
Janne Ninneman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne lands a front kick.
Thorne dodges the punch combination from Ninneman.
Thorne rushes Ninneman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ninneman is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Thorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorne pushes Ninneman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ninneman being controlled against the ropes.
Ninneman tries to circle away but Thorne has him pinned against the ropes.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninneman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninneman is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
Ninneman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thorne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Ninneman's ribcage.
Ninneman working hard to break the clinch.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Thorne breaks the clinch.
Ninneman throws out a loose jab but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninneman connects with a body shot.
Ninneman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ninneman.
Thorne closes the distance and pushes Ninneman back into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne breaks from the clinch.
Ninneman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ninneman lands with a straight right. Thorne didn't see that one coming.
Ninneman just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninneman lands with a nice body punch.
Ninneman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ninneman lands a body shot.
Ninneman is looking to wear down Thorne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ninneman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ninneman is breathing heavily.
Thorne ducks under a wild hook from Ninneman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninneman thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ninneman gets tackled into the ropes by Thorne. Thorne maintains the clinch.
Ninneman is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorne is stalling here.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ninneman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorne breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to clinch but Ninneman is having none of it.
Thorne tries to clinch but Ninneman moves out of range.
Thorne avoids the body shot from Ninneman.
Ninneman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thorne clinches with his opponent.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ninneman up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninneman can't break the clinch.
Thorne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne 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.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses.
Ninneman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Ninneman.
Ninneman throws a series of punches but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Ninneman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
Thorne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ninneman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Janne Ninneman is winning the standup battle so far.
Ninneman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thorne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ninneman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ninneman is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Ninneman being controlled against the ropes.
Thorne breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninneman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorne circles away quickly and effectively.
Ninneman misses with a two punch combination.
Thorne tries to clinch up but Ninneman circles away and keeps his distance.
Ninneman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorne gets a clinch.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ninneman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorne is stalling here.
Thorne breaks the clinch.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Ninneman is avoiding it.
Ninneman misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Ninneman is avoiding it.
Thorne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Thorne.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Ninneman pushes him off.
Ninneman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ninneman throws a series of punches but Thorne moves out of range.
Ninneman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorne drives through and clinches with Ninneman against the ropes.
Ninneman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ninneman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninneman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorne clinches up with Ninneman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ninneman working hard to break the clinch.
Thorne manages to break the clinch.
Ninneman avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Thorne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ninneman.
Thorne wants to clinch up but Ninneman keeps it at a distance.
Thorne gets a clinch.
Thorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Ninneman. Those never looked like landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thorne - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorne takes the fight into the clinch.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent 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!
Thorne controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Thorne's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ninneman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thorne clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorne clinches with his opponent.
Thorne prevents Ninneman from breaking the clinch.
Thorne lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thorne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorne receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Thorne manages to break the clinch.
Thorne tries to clinch but Ninneman is having none of it.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Ninneman is avoiding it.
Ninneman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ninneman!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ninneman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorne.
Ninneman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Ninneman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninneman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorne lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Janne Ninneman has been cut.
Ninneman avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Thorne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorne scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Ninneman's ribcage.
Thorne breaks from the clinch.
Thorne gets a clinch.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Thorne has Ninneman pushed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Ninneman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh Ninneman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Ninneman blocks with his arms.
Thorne prevents Ninneman from breaking the clinch.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ninneman seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ninneman is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
Thorne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Ninneman circles away.
Ninneman throws a body punch but Thorne moves out of range.
Ninneman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorne.
Ninneman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninneman misses with a hook.
Ninneman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ninneman throws out the jab.
Janne Ninneman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ninneman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorne manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ninneman. Thorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorne is looking to clinch.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne moves into the clinch successfully.
Thorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ninneman's head.
Ninneman misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninneman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorne closes the distance and clinches.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Ninneman's ribcage.
Thorne leaning his opponent against the ropes.
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 lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Larry Thorne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Ninneman can't break the clinch.
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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Thorne!
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