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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnuss Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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187 cm
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250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Magnuss Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Diego Martinez has been cut.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thorne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
Martinez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne lands a body shot.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Thorne.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne pulls Martinez into guard.
Thorne is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A knee to the head by Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Thorne's ribcage.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorne blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorne.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Thorne is looking for a takedown.
Thorne cracks Martinez with a nice body shot.
Thorne effectively controlling the action here.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorne breaks the clinch.
Magnuss Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez checks the leg kick.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorne.
Thorne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thorne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thorne decides to return to a standing position.
Martinez wants to clinch
and Thorne moves into the clinch.
Thorne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Thorne circles away.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thorne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Thorne is out of range.
Thorne has managed to clinch.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Thorne.
Thorne scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Thorne. Thorne maintains the clinch.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnuss Thorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martinez tries to clinch but Thorne is having none of it.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Thorne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne pulls Martinez into guard.
Martinez won't allow Thorne to get back to his feet.
Thorne is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Thorne lands a body punch.
Thorne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Thorne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Diego Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez moves to clinch but Thorne breaks away
and Thorne counters by clinching up.
Thorne slowing the pace effectively.
Thorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorne.
Magnuss Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorne closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Thorne is struggling to control the position.
Thorne seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Thorne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnuss Thorne.
Thorne shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Thorne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorne has managed to clinch.
Thorne effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnuss Thorne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Martinez'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 throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Thorne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Thorne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thorne.
Thorne keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorne.
Thorne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorne wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thorne stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorne tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorne.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Thorne.
Thorne circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorne takes the fight into the clinch.
Thorne avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Thorne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
Thorne digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Thorne decides to pull guard.
Thorne pushes Martinez off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorne moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorne avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Thorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Thorne to work.
Thorne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnuss Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Martinez regains guard immediately.
Thorne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Magnuss Thorne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diego Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorne clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
Martinez letting Thorne take a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnuss Thorne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thorne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnuss Thorne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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