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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Roots closes the distance and pushes Thorne back into the cage.
Roots misses with some punches.
Thorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorne pushes Roots back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roots.
Roots misses with a punch on the inside.
Roots keeps control of Thorne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Roots fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roots.
A short uppercut from Roots.
Roots prevents a body shot from Thorne.
Roots misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Thorne blocks a body shot from Roots.
Thorne has a couple of punches blocked by Roots.
Thorne misses with a punch on the inside.
Roots misses with some punches.
Thorne misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Roots tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roots.
Roots tries to work over Thorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roots lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Thorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thorne tries to work over Roots's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roots misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorne misses with some punches.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roots tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Roots uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Roots.
Roots has a couple of punches blocked by Thorne.
Thorne working aggressively here.
#T2#
Roots prevents a body shot from Thorne.
Roots scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thorne working aggressively here.
Thorne tries to break the clinch but Roots is controlling the position.
Roots blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Roots controls his hands.
Roots lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roots swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Roots uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roots tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Roots misses with some punches.
Roots has a couple of punches blocked by Thorne.
#T3#
Roots misses with some punches.
Thorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roots tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Roots.
Roots fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roots working aggressively here.
Roots throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorne.
Roots has a couple of punches blocked by Thorne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roots's elbow.
Roots swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roots backwards.
Roots tries a body shot but Thorne blocks it.
Roots blocking some punches.
Roots misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roots throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorne. #T4#
Roots blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Roots.
Thorne lands an uppercut.
Roots throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorne.
Roots prevents Thorne from breaking the clinch.
Roots tries to throw a body punch but Thorne avoids it by throwing Roots back against the cage.
Roots goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorne misses with the head strike.
Roots lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne throws a head punch that misses.
Roots working aggressively here.
Roots blocking some punches.
Roots swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roots misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Levi Roots will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Thorne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorne lands a nice hook to Roots's body. Roots takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roots tries to clinch up but Thorne circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roots looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roots swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorne scores with the left hand. Roots knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Thorne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roots doesn't seem phased though.
Thorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Roots.
Thorne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roots takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thorne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorne blocks a jab.
Thorne misses with a straight right.
Roots fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roots moves in looking to clinch but Thorne pushes him off.
Roots fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Thorne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorne connects with a jab.
Levi Roots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roots closes the distance but Thorne moves to the side
and Thorne counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Thorne tries to keep at a distance but Roots has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Roots.
A head punch on the inside from Thorne fails to land.
Thorne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorne misses with some punches.
Thorne working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Roots fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thorne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Roots swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roots prevents a body shot from Thorne.
Levi Roots has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roots tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Thorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Roots uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorne misses with a punch to the body.
Roots throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorne.
Thorne blocks a body shot from Roots.
Thorne lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roots swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roots throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Roots.
Roots tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorne misses with some punches.
Thorne throws a head punch that misses.
Roots cracks Thorne with a nice body shot.
Roots swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Roots throws a head punch that misses.
Thorne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne blocking some punches.
Roots lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roots misses with a punch on the inside.
Roots lands a nice uppercut.
Roots prevents a body shot from Thorne.
Roots keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorne's efforts to push away.
Roots misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Thorne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roots takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roots tries to clinch up but Thorne circles away and keeps his distance.
Roots bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roots keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T4#
A big right from Thorne misses.
Thorne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roots misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roots looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roots throws a looping overhand right but Thorne ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorne! But no joy.
Roots takes a swing at Thorne's ribcage but misses.
Thorne scores with the left hand. Roots knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorne. Roots does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Roots rushes Thorne and presses him up against the cage.
Thorne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roots misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Thorne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorne scores with a jab to the body.
Roots tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Roots.
Thorne throws out a counter right but Roots avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Thorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Thorne avoids the body shot from Roots.
Thorne keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Roots misses.
Roots tries to clinch up.
Roots moves to clinch but Thorne breaks away
enabling Thorne to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Levi Roots has been cut.
Thorne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thorne lands with a nice body punch.
Roots is looking to clinch but Thorne is avoiding it.
Roots doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorne circles away.
Thorne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thorne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorne.
Roots wants to clinch#KD2#
and Thorne counters with a nice right hand that sends Roots toppling to the canvas! Roots scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thorne finish him?!#ROC2#Roots is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorne moves away.
Oh Roots is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorne defending well as Roots loads up on a big left hand.
Thorne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roots at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Thorne. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Roots tries to clinch but Thorne is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorne drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Roots right on the button. Roots goes down! Thorne follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Thorne gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Thorne!
A very excited looking Kip Thorne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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