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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Thorne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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169 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones digs a good body shot into Thorne's ribs.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Thorne with an uppercut!
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones jabs Thorne right on the nose. Thorne blinks but takes it well.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Jones.
Mike Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Thorne is out of range.
Jones misses with a hook. Thorne ducked under it nicely.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a series of punches but Thorne moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Thorne saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorne lands a high kick!
It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
Jones misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorne.
Thorne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Thorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorne is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thorne under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorne throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thorne wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Thorne staying out of range there.
Jones cracks Thorne with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Thorne.
Thorne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorne tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Thorne takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorne on the side of the head.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Thorne moved out of range.
Thorne is looking to clinch.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Thorne moved out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Thorne's head but Thorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorne moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Thorne.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Mike Jones's cut is getting worse.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Thorne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Thorne is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thorne down to the mat. Thorne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thorne tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Thorne slips under a jab from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne clinches with his opponent.
Thorne has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thorne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry Thorne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones lands a nice hook to Thorne's body. Thorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Larry Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorne ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Thorne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones connects with a right hand. Thorne shakes it off.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to break free.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thorne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Thorne throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Thorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Thorne moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries to circle away but Thorne has him pinned against the cage.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne stalling the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne has Jones pushed against the cage.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Thorne slows down the pace here.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Thorne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorne.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thorne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larry Thorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones'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. This is the final round!
Thorne lands with a nice body kick.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Thorne moved out of range nicely.
Thorne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thorne walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mike Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorne pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thorne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorne slips under a jab.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorne forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Thorne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Thorne receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Thorne continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thorne is trying to stall.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne has Jones pushed against the cage.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorne is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Thorne into the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorne has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thorne leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thorne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Larry Thorne wins by unanimous decision!
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