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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorn (ranked 702 p4p, 36 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 1350 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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22 - 11 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Gallagher is trying to counter with his kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorn misses the target.
Gallagher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallagher throws out the jab.
Thorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorn throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher cracks the inside of Thorn's front leg.
Thorn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher slips under a jab from Thorn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Thorn throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gallagher scores with a nice right hand.
Gallagher cracks Thorn with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Thorn misses the jab.
Gallagher scores with a body shot.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Thorn moved away.
Gallagher wants to clinch.
Thorn throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Liam Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thorn on the side of the head.
Liam Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
Gallagher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
Thorn avoids the head kick by Gallagher.
Thorn throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher lands with a nice combination. Thorn backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Damien Thorn has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gallagher did well to prevent Thorn getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn slips a nice elbow through Gallagher's hands, connecting with Gallagher's forehead.
Thorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gallagher's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gallagher won't allow Thorn to pass to mount.
Gallagher keeping control of the position.
Thorn lands with a punch from half guard.
Gallagher felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gallagher trying to control from the bottom.
Gallagher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gallagher.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
Gallagher wants to stand up but Thorn is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to keep Thorn in close.
Thorn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gallagher is pulling down on Thorn's head. It's preventing any offense from Thorn, at least for the moment.
Gallagher controls Thorn momentarily but Thorn frees himself.
Thorn postures up and lands a big shot to Gallagher's brow.
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.
Thorn postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thorn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gallagher is pulling down on Thorn's head. It's preventing any offense from Thorn, at least for the moment.
Thorn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher working a defensive guard here.
Thorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorn is fighting to break Gallagher's control of his arms but Gallagher is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallagher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorn content to stall in guard here.
Gallagher trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gallagher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorn lands with a shot to the body.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Gallagher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thorn throws a lazy body kick
and Gallagher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gallagher!
Thorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gallagher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thorn lands a jab.
Thorn gets tackled into the ropes by Gallagher. Gallagher maintains the clinch.
Gallagher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorn's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gallagher lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Thorn is blocking nicely.
Gallagher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gallagher throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
Gallagher lands a body punch.
Thorn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gallagher tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Gallagher back against the ropes.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Gallagher on the inside.
Gallagher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorn has clasped his hands together around Gallagher's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Thorn trying to control the position but Gallagher is working away.
You can see the frustration on Gallagher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thorn trying to control the action but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Thorn is chipping away with strikes.
Damien Thorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is looking for a sweep.
Gallagher is trying to control Thorn's posture but Thorn avoids it.
Gallagher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gallagher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher is pressing down on Thorn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Thorn from controlling successfully.
Gallagher being controlled here, momentarily.
Thorn connects with a couple of short punches.
Gallagher trying to keep a closed guard but Thorn is proving a slippery customer.
Gallagher wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thorn forces his way into half guard.
Gallagher trying to hold on to Thorn's head to control him but Thorn postures up.
Thorn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thorn is keen to just control but Gallagher is a slippery customer.
Thorn drops an elbow to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher is trying to control but can't.
Thorn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gallagher is looking to control Thorn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallagher avoid being mounted?
Thorn misses with a head shot. Gallagher uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gallagher looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thorn trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Thorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thorn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Thorn from controlling successfully.
Thorn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gallagher trying to keep a closed guard but Thorn is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thorn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gallagher's hands.
Thorn throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorn. That did some damage!
Liam Gallagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallagher wants to clinch.
Thorn throws out a powerful jab.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallagher. Gallagher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
Thorn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Gallagher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorn.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallagher.
Some wild striking there from Thorn.
Gallagher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thorn.
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
Thorn misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looks for the body kick but Thorn saw that one coming.
Thorn sizes up Gallagher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thorn loads up on a big right hand but Gallagher slips the punch.
Thorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thorn avoids the head kick by Gallagher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Thorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallagher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorn throws a front kick aimed at Gallagher's knee but Gallagher avoids it well.
Thorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gallagher throws a low kick but Thorn moves out of range easily.
Thorn misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gallagher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorn. That did some damage!
Gallagher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gallagher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorn looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Gallagher gets caught flat footed, as Thorn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thorn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorn passes Gallagher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gallagher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thorn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thorn is nestled in close to Gallagher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gallagher trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Thorn there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn drops an elbow to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thorn.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thorn is keen to just control but Gallagher is a slippery customer.
Gallagher looking for submissions off his back.
Thorn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher is looking to control Thorn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallagher avoid being mounted?
Thorn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gallagher is holding on to half guard well.
Gallagher trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Thorn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Damien Thorn!
Damien Thorn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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