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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farmhouse Flander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Farmhouse Flander!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thornton is defended easily by Flander.
Flander's corner calls for a 1-2. Flander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thornton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flander lands a jab to the head.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flander as he jumps to the side.
Flander throws a lazy right hand but Thornton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flander throws a right hand that Thornton ducks under and follows up with a left that Thornton also avoids with ease.
Thornton looks for a takedown but Flander sprawls well.
Thornton has been working on his balance at Werewolf's cave, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Flander.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thornton.
Thornton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thornton showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Flander is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton with the ground and pound but Flander uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thornton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flander wants to stand but Thornton is controlling the position.
Thornton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thornton throwing strikes but missing.
Thornton stops Flander from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thornton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thornton throwing strikes but missing.
Flander pulls Thornton in close to prevent any damage.
Thornton throwing strikes but missing.
Thornton postures up and lands a big shot to Flander's brow.
Thornton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thornton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thornton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thornton manages to get himself to full guard.
Thornton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flander is in close to Thornton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flander trying to control but Thornton is working from the bottom.
Thornton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flander gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flander slips nicely into half guard.
Thornton is staying active underneath Flander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thornton has hold of Flander's hands but Flander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thornton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flander pulls his head out easily.
Flander slips a nice elbow through Thornton's hands, connecting with Thornton's forehead.
Flander lands with a punch from half guard.
Thornton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flander working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flander landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Flander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thornton taking some punishment here, with Flander in his half guard.
Thornton actively working from the bottom here.
Flander looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thornton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Flander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thornton looking for submissions off his back.
Thornton actively working from the bottom here.
Flander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flander is trying to control the action in half guard but Thornton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thornton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thornton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flander working Thornton over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farmhouse Flander 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.
Flander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flander lands a jab.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown but Flander shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flander tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Flander instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Flander.
Flander misses with an elbow over the top.
Flander tries a knee to the head but Thornton blocks it.
Thornton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flander scores with a shot to the side of Thornton's head.
Flander is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thornton goes for a takedown attempt but Flander pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Flander quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flander gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thornton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farmhouse Flander has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flander wants to stand up but Thornton is controlling him.
Flander managing to control the position.
Thornton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flander bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thornton's guard.
Flander avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flander working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thornton's head.
Flander wants to control from the top but Thornton keeps moving.
Thornton has an active guard here but Flander has managed to pass into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Flander working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flander takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thornton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flander pulls his head out easily.
Thornton actively working from the bottom here.
Flander is nestled in close to Thornton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Flander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flander working the head and body with strikes.
Flander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thornton keeps working.
Flander is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Flander winds up and cracks Thornton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flander lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Flander landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flander takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thornton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flander pulls his head out easily.
Flander keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thornton moves into full guard.
Thornton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flander can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flander stands up over Thornton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flander is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flander loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thornton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flander is aware though and is defending well.
Flander scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thornton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flander gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flander landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flander defends it easily.
Thornton has momentary wrist control but Flander slips an elbow through the middle.
Flander not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thornton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Flander puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Flander drops an elbow to the side of Thornton's head.
Thornton actively working from the bottom here.
Flander scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thornton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flander wants to control but Thornton is keeping him busy.
Flander looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Flander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farmhouse Flander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
The fighters circling - Flander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Flander misses the target.
Thornton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flander drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thornton defends it well.
Flander works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flander works over Thornton's head and body with a nice combination.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thornton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flander is looking to stand up but Thornton isn't so interested in that idea.
Thornton throws a big right hand that misses.
Thornton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flander working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thornton.
Flander is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton is staying active underneath Flander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flander works his foot free and advances to mount.
Flander is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thornton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thornton is looking to get to half guard.
Flander breaks from Thornton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flander takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Flander landing punches.
Thornton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thornton actively working from the bottom here.
Thornton tries to get to full guard but Flander has control of the leg.
Flander is looking to take a break and control but Thornton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keith Thornton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farmhouse Flander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flander takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thornton actively working from the bottom here.
Flander is keen to just control but Thornton is a slippery customer.
Thornton actively working from the bottom here.
Thornton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thornton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flander scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thornton looking for submissions off his back.
Thornton tries to get to full guard but Flander has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flander content to control rather than advance.
Thornton looking for a kimura from the bottom but Flander passes into side control!
Flander is looking to take a break and control but Thornton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flander working the ground and pound from side control.
Flander taking a breather here.
Thornton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is not content to let Flander control the position.
Thornton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flander wants to control but Thornton is keeping him busy.
Thornton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flander tries to move to mount but Thornton blocks the move with his legs.
Thornton taking a bit of punishment here - Flander scoring with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farmhouse Flander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flander 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farmhouse Flander!
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hype
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