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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abc One Two Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Thorton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abc One Two Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micky Thorton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One Two Three tries for a takedown but Thorton circles away easily
and Thorton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
One Two Three fails with the takedown
and Thorton counters with a series of strikes. One Two Three will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thorton drives through and clinches with One Two Three against the cage.
One Two Three jumps guard but Thorton stands there with One Two Three around his waist. One Two Three gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abc One Two Three. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorton has hold of one of One Two Three's legs. One Two Three is fighting the takedown attempt but Thorton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
One Two Three on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if One Two Three tries to get out of the position.
Thorton wants to control from the top but One Two Three keeps moving.
One Two Three manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thorton manages to get himself to full guard.
Thorton controls One Two Three momentarily but One Two Three frees himself.
One Two Three looking to sit in guard and control but Thorton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorton trying to control but One Two Three is working from the bottom.
One Two Three looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thorton is one step ahead there.
Thorton cracks One Two Three with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One Two Three seems keen to control Thorton's posture.
Thorton works over One Two Three with some ground and pound from guard.
Thorton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as One Two Three works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
One Two Three is trying to keep Thorton in close.
Thorton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thorton throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thorton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but One Two Three is avoiding damage well.
Thorton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thorton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thorton wants to lay and pray for a moment but One Two Three keeps working.
One Two Three is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Thorton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorton working the head and body with strikes.
One Two Three is not content to let Thorton control the position.
You can see the frustration on One Two Three's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thorton in side control, throwing shots but One Two Three defends.
One Two Three on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
One Two Three takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thorton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thorton working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thorton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thorton throws a strike aimed at the side of One Two Three's head but One Two Three avoids it well.
Thorton scoring with punches and elbows.
One Two Three looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thorton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but One Two Three is avoiding damage well.
One Two Three tries to get back to half guard but can't.
One Two Three takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thorton working away.
Thorton wants to lay and pray for a moment but One Two Three keeps working.
One Two Three could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but One Two Three is avoiding damage well.
Thorton is trying to ground and pound but One Two Three uses the momentary lack of control by Thorton to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Thorton 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.
Thorton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
One Two Three misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from One Two Three.
One Two Three tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten One Two Three somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abc One Two Three. 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.
One Two Three with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thorton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
One Two Three slaps away a takedown attempt from Thorton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
One Two Three looks for a takedown but Thorton sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One Two Three fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thorton closes the distance and clinches.
Thorton is trying to trip One Two Three. He has hold of a leg but One Two Three is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thorton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
One Two Three working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorton.
Thorton throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorton trying to control the position from guard on top but One Two Three is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorton throwing strikes but missing.
Thorton is in close to One Two Three's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thorton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorton wants to control from the top but One Two Three keeps moving.
Thorton throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thorton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thorton trying to control the position from guard on top but One Two Three is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
One Two Three might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thorton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
One Two Three preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thorton is looking to work some ground and pound but One Two Three has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thorton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with One Two Three but One Two Three pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thorton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has One Two Three pinned against the cage. One Two Three gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thorton has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorton moves into the clinch.
One Two Three jumps guard but Thorton stands there with One Two Three around his waist. One Two Three gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
One Two Three tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thorton lands a shoulder strike.
Thorton pulls guard.
One Two Three pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorton is keeping the position for now.
Thorton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
One Two Three controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorton looking to hit a scissor sweep but One Two Three is one step ahead there.
Thorton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thorton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorton trying to control but One Two Three is working from the bottom.
One Two Three manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thorton manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Thorton 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!
Thorton fails with a takedown attempt.
Thorton stalks One Two Three and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into One Two Three's face. One Two Three staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Abc One Two Three has been cut.
One Two Three shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorton defends it nicely.
One Two Three shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. One Two Three showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One Two Three is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One Two Three thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
One Two Three is thwarting Thorton's attempts to control the position.
One Two Three throws a strike but Thorton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
One Two Three is fighting to break Thorton's control of his arms but Thorton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
One Two Three preventing the sweep.
One Two Three distracts Thorton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Micky Thorton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thorton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One Two Three has his hands on Thorton's head, controlling the position.
Thorton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thorton trying to control but One Two Three is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thorton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
One Two Three keeping moving, preventing Thorton from controlling successfully.
Thorton content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One Two Three has momentary wrist control but Thorton slips an elbow through the middle.
One Two Three keeping moving, preventing Thorton from controlling successfully.
Thorton throwing strikes but missing.
Thorton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thorton trying to control but One Two Three is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abc One Two Three seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorton instigates a clinch.
One Two Three jumps guard but Thorton stands there with One Two Three around his waist. One Two Three gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thorton pushes One Two Three back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One Two Three is working for takedown but Thorton is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abc One Two Three. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One Two Three drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thorton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
One Two Three has Thorton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thorton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
One Two Three tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorton just stands there and leans against the cage.
One Two Three fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thorton manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorton shoots in for a takedown but One Two Three shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
One Two Three fails to land the takedown.
Thorton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micky Thorton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorton 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micky Thorton!
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energy
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hype
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