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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Bongderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongderson's entrance music is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. A fine choice. Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Bongderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bongderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorne. Thorne obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorne connects with an inside leg kick.
Bongderson throws a big shot that misses.
Bongderson looks to land a right hand but Thorne moved out of range.
Bongderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thorne throws a chopping leg kick but Bongderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bongderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
Thorne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bongderson's calf.
Bongderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bongderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorne manages to avoid it.
Thorne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bongderson swinging wildly here.
Thorne throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bongderson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongderson checks a low kick from Thorne.
Bongderson thumps Thorne with a low kick.
Bongderson lands with a nice combination. Thorne backs away looking to recover.
Bongderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorne.
Thorne misses with a kick to the body
and Bongderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thorne thinking.
Bongderson throws a good cross that connects.
Bongderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorne takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bongderson checks the leg kick.
Thorne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bongderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bongderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Thorne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne slips a jab from Bongderson.
Thorne moves into the clinch.
Thorne pushes off an throws an elbow but Bongderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Bongderson is blocking nicely.
Bongderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bongderson lands a left hand.
Bongderson letting Thorne take a breather here.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bongderson tries to pull guard but Thorne holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bongderson drops back down to his feet.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Bongderson avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bongderson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bongderson's defenses.
Thorne keeps control of Bongderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Thorne keeps control of Bongderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorne is struggling to control the position.
Bongderson is trying to pull guard but Thorne turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Bongderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bongderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Bongderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bongderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thorne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson wants to stand up but Thorne is controlling him.
Bongderson has his hands on Thorne's head, controlling the position.
Bongderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thorne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bongderson lands a slapping body shot.
Bongderson misses with a wild combination.
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 Larry Thorne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Bongderson circles away.
Thorne throws a wild body kick that Bongderson sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Thorne tenderised Bongderson's leg. Bongderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thorne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larry Thorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorne throws a leg kick
enabling Bongderson to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne throws a low kick but Bongderson moves out of range easily.
Bongderson tries to score with a low kick but Thorne moves his leg out of the way.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Bongderson is avoiding it.
Thorne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bongderson misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Bongderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bongderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bongderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bongderson tries to score with a low kick but Thorne moves his leg out of the way.
Bongderson misses with a hook to the body
and Thorne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bongderson misses with a wild body shot.
Bongderson scores with a hook to the body. Thorne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bongderson is trying to push Thorne away but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bongderson tries to pull guard but Thorne won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Thorne.
Bongderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorne just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bongderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bongderson lands an uppercut.
Bongderson is trying to pull guard but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Bongderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Thorne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bongderson.
Bongderson breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bongderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bongderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bongderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorne's head.
Thorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bongderson looks to land a left hand but Thorne moved out of range nicely.
Bongderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bongderson.
Thorne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Bongderson circles away.
Bongderson misses with a hook.
Bongderson connects with a body shot that sends Thorne's belly button to the back.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Bongderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bongderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larry Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bongderson blocks the body kick.
Bongderson lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bongderson throws a body punch but Thorne moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.
Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Bongderson in a clinch.
Bongderson manages to break the clinch.
Bongderson checks a low kick from Thorne.
Bongderson scores with a nice strike.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Thorne lands a front kick.
Bongderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorne connects with an inside leg kick.
Thorne walks into a left hand.
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 Danny Bongderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thorne tries to clinch but Bongderson is having none of it.
Thorne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bongderson will feel that in the morning.
Bongderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bongderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorne.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bongderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bongderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thorne looks to land a body kick but Bongderson moved away.
Thorne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorne.
Bongderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorne can pounce on him.
Thorne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bongderson.
Thorne tries a low kick but Bongderson avoids it.
Bongderson tries to score with a low kick but Thorne moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bongderson stuns Thorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorne throws the kick towards the body but Bongderson avoids it.
Thorne tried to score with a low kick but Bongderson checks it.
Bongderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bongderson throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thorne. That's going to slow Bongderson down.
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick and Bongderson moves out of range easily.
Thorne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Thorne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bongderson throws a body punch but Thorne moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson misses with a straight left.
Thorne staying out of range there.
Thorne tries to score with a low kick but Bongderson moves his leg out of the way.
Bongderson checks a low kick from Thorne.
Jab by Bongderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bongderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorne.
Thorne fakes the leg kick and cracks Bongderson in the body.
A clash of legs there as Bongderson blocks the low kick.
Thorne walks into a left hand.
Thorne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thorne throws a body kick that misses.
Bongderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorne.
Bongderson sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thorne.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Bongderson pushes him off.
Thorne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bongderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thorne tries a low kick but Bongderson avoids it.
Thorne connects with a solid leg kick.
Thorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Bongderson.
Thorne clinches with his opponent.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bongderson's face.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thorne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bongderson's brow.
Bongderson pulls Thorne into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bongderson pushes Thorne off and gets back to his feet.
Thorne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thorne tried to score with a low kick but Bongderson checks it.
Bongderson throws out a loose jab but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne throws a head kick that misses
and Thorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bongderson sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bongderson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thorne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Larry Thorne wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Larry Thorne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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