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Event:
Pulse 38
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Mercy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mercy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thorton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Thorton blocks a head kick by Mercy.
Thorton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mercy scores with a shot to the body.
Mercy scores with a head kick.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Thorton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mercy as he avoids it easily.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1#
Mercy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercy scores with a push kick.
Thorton shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercy tries to sprawl out of it but Thorton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mercy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thorton avoids the head kick by Mercy.
Thorton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercy counters with a three punch combo that has Thorton backing up. Thorton nods at Mercy to acknowledge the strikes.
Melvin Mercy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Thorton.
Thorton avoids the head kick by Mercy.
Mercy throws a head kick that Thorton semi-blocks.
#ROC#
Thorton is rocked!
Thorton wants to stay close but Mercy steps back to make room for something. Thorton seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Mercy and Thorton drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Melvin Mercy!
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Event:
Pulse 35
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Thorton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sears's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thorton under the eye.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorton moves away.#TD#
Thorton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sears is trying to keep Thorton in close.
Thorton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.
Thorton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sears looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sears really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thorton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sears is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorton connects with a couple of short punches.
Thorton advances position into side control!#SUB#
Thorton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1#
Sears can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Thorton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Thorton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sears, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Thorton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sears has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Thorton but great work by Sears.
Thorton gets back to half guard.
Sears is trying to control. Thorton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Sears prevents Thorton from improving his position.#SUB#
Thorton looking for submissions off his back.
Thorton trying to get back to full guard but Sears takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Thorton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sears is looking to advance position but Thorton won't allow it.
Sears throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Thorton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Thorton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Thorton trying to control here.
Thorton is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Thorton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Thorton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thorton manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Thorton is looking for a triangle but Sears pushes his legs off easily.
Thorton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4##SUB#
Thorton is looking for a triangle but Sears pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Thorton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sears gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sears accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Sears avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thorton looking to control.
Sears must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Thorton looking for a guillotine here but Sears defends easily.
Sears throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Thorton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sears looks to throw a body kick#TD#
and Thorton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thorton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorton trying to control but Sears is working from the bottom.
Sears wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.
Sears is trying to keep Thorton in close.
#SUB#
Thorton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T1#
Sears is trying to keep Thorton in close.
Thorton forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Thorton is looking for a kimura here.
Sears is not content to let Thorton control the position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sears is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Thorton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sears defends it well. #SUB#
Thorton seems to be working for a kimura but Sears defends the submission attempt.
Thorton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thorton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sears trying to control but Thorton postures up.
Thorton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sears knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3#
Thorton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sears has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hugs & Kisses. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sears is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Thorton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sears sees it coming and defends easily.
Sears is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thorton trying to control from Sears's half guard. Sears has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thorton postures up.
Thorton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thorton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thorton throws an elbow that misses. Sears uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thorton's guard. Nice move by Sears!#REVB##T4##SUB#
Sears has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thorton to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sears is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thorton pulls down on the head and he's put Sears to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luther Thorton!
During a confident post fight interview, Luther Thorton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Pulse 32
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Thorton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ingles pinned against the ropes. Ingles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ingles slaps away a takedown attempt from Thorton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ingles moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorton fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Thorton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ingles throws a series of punches but Thorton avoids them all with ease.
Ingles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
Ingles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ingles scores with a three punch combo!
Ingles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thorton back to the ropes. Ingles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC2#
Thorton is rocked!
Ingles lands a big right hook! Thorton looks hurt but is still standing! Ingles lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Thorton falls down and Ingles dives in with a huge hammer fist! Thorton's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Ingles runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenato Ingles!
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Event:
Pulse 29
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Lazada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL#
Thorton clinches up with Lazada and pushes him back against the ropes.#TD2#
Lazada tightens his grip and picks Thorton up, before dumping him to the ground. Thorton manages to land in guard. #SUB#
Thorton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lazada should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Thorton has tightened it up now! Lazada should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luther Thorton!
After winning the bout, Luther Thorton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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