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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Spitfire. Marvin has chosen King of Kings by Motorhead as his entrance music. King Marvin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
31 - 18 - 1 |
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166 lbs
36 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marvin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marvin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thunstrom to see if he's OK.
Thunstrom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marvin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Thunstrom is defending well.
Marvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thunstrom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marvin.
Marvin is keen to just control but Thunstrom is a slippery customer.
Thunstrom tries to roll over but Marvin keeps him under control.
Marvin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marvin landing shots from mount.
Marvin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thunstrom is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin lands a big shot there that rocks Thunstrom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marvin working the ground and pound effectively.
Marvin trying to control but Thunstrom is having none of it.
Thunstrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marvin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thunstrom is looking to improve his position but Marvin isn't that keen on the idea.
Marvin scoring with strikes but Thunstrom is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin looking to control but Thunstrom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marvin lands a heavy elbow.
Thunstrom is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thunstrom tries to hold on but Marvin postures up.
Thunstrom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marvin tries to control but Thunstrom wriggling away.
Marvin looking to finish Thunstrom with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thunstrom!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thunstrom wants to control but Marvin is having none of it.
Marvin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marvin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunstrom sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thunstrom is looking for a sweep. Marvin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marvin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thunstrom wants to control but Marvin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom actively working from the bottom here.
Thunstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marvin is thwarting Thunstrom's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin is looking to take a break and control but Thunstrom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marvin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thunstrom has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marvin drops an elbow to the side of Thunstrom's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marvin lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thunstrom moves away from the strike by Marvin.
Marvin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marvin showed some decent athleticism there.
King Marvin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marvin looks to land a strike but Thunstrom avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thunstrom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marvin has managed to get both his arms back between Thunstrom's legs - danger averted.
Thunstrom trying to keep a closed guard but Marvin is proving a slippery customer.
Marvin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Thunstrom is keeping the position.
Marvin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Thunstrom is keeping the position.
Marvin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thunstrom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marvin has managed to get both his arms back between Thunstrom's legs - danger averted.
Thunstrom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marvin looking to sit in guard and control but Thunstrom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marvin keeping moving, preventing Thunstrom from controlling successfully.
Thunstrom passes Marvin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marvin gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin looking to control.
Marvin keeping moving, preventing Thunstrom from controlling successfully.
Marvin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marvin looking for a sweep. Not yet Marvin, not yet.
Thunstrom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunstrom wants to control from the top but Marvin keeps moving.
Marvin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thunstrom manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throwing strikes but missing.
Thunstrom keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Thunstrom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marvin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marvin tries to free his leg and advance position but Thunstrom is retaining full guard.
Thunstrom looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Marvin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin stopping the sweep attempt from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marvin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thunstrom has his foot on Marvin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marvin works his way back into a safe position though.
Thunstrom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marvin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but King Marvin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Thunstrom throws a looping overhand right but Marvin ducks down to avoid it.
Marvin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marvin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Marvin misses.
Marvin closes the distance and clinches up with Thunstrom, looking for a takedown. Marvin pushes Thunstrom against the cage but Thunstrom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thunstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thunstrom misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Marvin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marvin throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin slips a jab from Thunstrom.
Marvin throws a series of punches but Thunstrom avoids them all with ease.
Marvin lands a jab to the head.
Thunstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marvin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunstrom's head.
Marvin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thunstroms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thunstrom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thunstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Marvin's shoulder, as Marvin tries to avoid the shot.
Marvin lands a jab.
Marvin lands a glancing blow to the side of Thunstrom's head.
Thunstrom gets caught napping as Marvin dives in and scores a takedown. Thunstrom manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marvin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marvin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thunstrom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marvin is working Thunstrom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thunstrom working for a triangle but Marvin defends it easily.
Marvin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marvin stands up over Thunstrom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin lands a couple of digs.
Marvin stands and throws Thunstrom's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thunstrom is not content to let Marvin control the position.
Marvin working away.
Lars Thunstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Marvin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marvin advances nicely into full mount.
Marvin controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marvin prevents Thunstrom from getting the reversal.
Marvin wants to control the pace but Thunstrom is squirming around nicely.
Thunstrom is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thunstrom is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marvin controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Marvin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marvin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Marvin!
An out of breath King Marvin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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