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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackie Treehorn had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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222 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
205 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Pinto! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pinto connects with a looping right hand.
Treehorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Pinto dodges the punch combination from Treehorn.
Treehorn throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range. Pinto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Treehorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Pinto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Treehorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Treehorn takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Treehorn misses with an uppercut. Pinto scores with a spinning back kick! Treehorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Pinto throws a right and a left that Treehorn avoids nicely. Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and Treehorn moves out of range easily. Pinto throws a series of punches but Treehorn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Treehorn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Treehorn moves away from the strike by Pinto. Treehorn wants to clinch up but Pinto keeps it at a distance. Treehorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinto paws at him with a jab and circles away. Treehorn misses with a hook. The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pinto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and Treehorn moves out of range easily. Treehorn thows a body shot but no joy. Treehorn lands with a good body shot. Treehorn moves out of range of the body kick from Pinto.
Pinto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Treehorn's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Treehorn throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinto. Treehorn blocks a head kick by Pinto.
Treehorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Treehorn. Jackie Treehorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pinto lands a jab. Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Treehorn. Pinto blocks a jab. Treehorn throws a shot from downtown. Pinto moves away and avoids it. Pinto misses the shot to the body. Both fighters circling a little - Pinto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Treehorn takes a shot right to the bread basket. Treehorn is breathing heavily. A nice inside leg kick there by Pinto. That's going to slow Treehorn down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Pinto. Treehorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinto counters with an inside leg kick. Pinto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Treehorn.
Pinto closes the distance and clinches. A short right from Pinto on the inside. Pinto slows down the pace here.
Pinto is working Treehorn over against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto. Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut. Treehorn misses with the head strike.
Treehorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinto. A short right from Pinto.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Treehorn misses with a short punch on the inside. Pinto breaks from the clinch.
Pinto lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice shot by Pinto. Pinto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Treehorn. Treehorn avoids the head kick by Pinto.
Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Pinto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinto sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Treehorn to the ground! Pinto dives into full mount looking to finish!
Treehorn is rocked!
It looks like Jackie Treehorn has been cut. Pinto softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Treehorn is out cold! Pinto jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Pinto! A victorious Thiago Pinto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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