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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tenchi Mu Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton has chosen Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tenchi Mu Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrence Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton throws a sloppy head kick and Mu Yo moves out of range easily.
Thornton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thornton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mu Yo.
Thornton pushes Mu Yo away with a front kick.
Mu Yo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thornton sprawls well. Thornton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mu Yo gets slowly back to his feet.
Thornton thuds his shin into the meat of Mu Yo's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Thornton.
Thornton scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thornton.
Mu Yo blocks a head kick by Thornton.
We've been hearing reports that Mu Yo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thornton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mu Yo's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornton feints and then cracks Mu Yo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mu Yo down.
Thornton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thornton scores with a leg kick.
Thornton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mu Yo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Thornton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mu Yo misses with a takedown attempt - Thornton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thornton scores with a head kick. Mu Yo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mu Yo fails with the takedown
and Thornton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mu Yo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tenchi Mu Yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thornton scores with a nice body kick.
Thornton cracks the inside of Mu Yo's front leg.
Thornton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thornton wants it to stay on the feet.
Mu Yo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thornton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mu Yo is out of range.
No luck for Mu Yo with that takedown attempt.
Mu Yo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton takes a swing at Mu Yo's ribcage but misses.
Mu Yo shoots in for a takedown but Thornton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thornton. Thornton obviously looking to wear him down.
Mu Yo dives in for a single leg takedown but Thornton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thornton lands a right hook to the body.
Mu Yo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Terrence Thornton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mu Yo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thornton but Thornton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thornton tries a head kick but it misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mu Yo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thornton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Tenchi Mu Yo has been cut.
Thornton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thornton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mu Yo.
Thornton throws a sloppy head kick and Mu Yo moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thornton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thornton.
Thornton throws a head kick that Mu Yo semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo shoots in but Thornton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mu Yo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thornton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mu Yo. That did some damage!
Mu Yo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mu Yo shoots in but Thornton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thornton delivers a nice body kick.
Thornton lands a right hook to the body.
Thornton stuffs the takedown.
Mu Yo shoots and misses
and Thornton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thornton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thornton scores with a leg kick.
Mu Yo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thornton counters with an outside leg kick.
Thornton lands a leg kick that knocks Mu Yo off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton throws a leg kick which misses Mu Yo's front leg but catches the back leg as Mu Yo tries to avoid it.
Thornton is looking to slow Mu Yo down with leg kicks.
Mu Yo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thornton lands with a kick to the temple. Mu Yo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thornton thumps Mu Yo with a low kick.
Thornton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thornton thumps Mu Yo with a low kick.
Mu Yo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thornton counters with a head kick. That will keep Mu Yo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mu Yo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thornton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thornton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thornton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thornton feints and then cracks Mu Yo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mu Yo down.
Mu Yo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mu Yo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thornton. Thornton obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Thornton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tenchi Mu Yo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thornton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mu Yo's calf.
Mu Yo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thornton counters with a good low kick that Mu Yo was not able to check.
Mu Yo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thornton counters with a nice leg kick.
Mu Yo fails with the takedown
and Thornton counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tenchi Mu Yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mu Yo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thornton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thornton lands a big head kick that sends Mu Yo tumbling to the mat! Thornton takes a step backwards and waves Mu Yo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mu Yo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mu Yo.
Thornton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thornton lands a nice looking body kick.
Thornton lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Mu Yo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thornton lands with a slapping head kick.
Thornton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thornton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu Yo blocks a head kick by Thornton.
Thornton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mu Yo seems to have got his legs back now.
Terrence Thornton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thornton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thornton lands with a kick to the temple. Mu Yo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters circle, before Thornton throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mu Yo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Thornton lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Terrence Thornton!
After winning the bout, Terrence Thornton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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