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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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227 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geese Fury!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn tries to score with a low kick but Fury moves his leg out of the way.
Thorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
Fury now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've been informed that Fury has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thorn connects with a solid leg kick.
Thorn thows a leg kick but Fury checks it
and Thorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn misses with a hook.
Fury doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thorn lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Thorn.
Damien Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Thorn finds it's target.
Thorn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorn doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorn lands a head shot.
We've been hearing reports that Thorn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thorn backs up against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Thorn.
Thorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorn throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thorn.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Thorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Fury moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury unleashes a big counter combination but Thorn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Fury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Thorn's shoulder, as Thorn tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Thorn misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorn looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Thorn thuds a left hand into Fury's body.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thorn cracks Fury with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thorn feints and as Fury raises his hands in defense, Thorn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thorn chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thorn is one step ahead there.
Thorn throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.
Thorn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thorn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorn is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorn landing some decent shots from guard.
Fury avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Thorn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorn scores with a takedown into Fury's guard.
Thorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorn throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Thorn from controlling successfully.
Thorn 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Thorn from controlling successfully.
Thorn postures up and lands a big shot to Fury's brow.
Thorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
Thorn misses with a right hand
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury throws out a counter right but Thorn avoids it with no problem.
Fury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorn can pounce on him.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Thorn is looking for a counter combo.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fury! But no joy.
Thorn connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a straight left.
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorn.
Damien Thorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fury's calf.
Fury tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn looking to score a takedown here. Fury is defending well but Thorn drives through and ends up in Fury's guard.
Thorn working some strikes from top position.
Thorn throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fury looking for a sweep. Not yet Fury, not yet.
Thorn lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is looking to work some ground and pound but Fury has wrist control.
Thorn is looking to work some ground and pound but Fury has wrist control.
Thorn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury controlling Thorn's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thorn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Thorn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Thorn finds it's way through Fury's defenses.
Thorn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fury throws a counter combo.
Fury cracks Thorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fury slips a jab from Thorn.
Thorn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Nice defenses there by Thorn.
Fury slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
An inside leg kick from Thorn misses.
Fury lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorn.
Thorn looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Thorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorn. Thorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Fury's head.
Thorn throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorn takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Fury misses.
Thorn throws a leg kick but Fury moved away.
Fury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fury misses with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thorn misses with a double jab.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorn.
Fury checks the leg kick.
Geese Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Thorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thorn loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Fury throws a counter combo.
Fury blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thorn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Fury unleashes a big counter combination but Thorn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Thorn does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
Fury lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Damien Thorn has been cut.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Thorn's head but Thorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damien Thorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury checks a leg kick.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thorn lands a jab to the head.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
Thorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a combination
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Thorn.
A little jabbing left from Fury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thorn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fury! But no joy.
Fury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury lands a really nice looking cross but Thorn seems unphased.
Thorn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fury. That did some damage!
Thorn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Thorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thorn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Thorn!
After the fight, Damien Thorn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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