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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haw Thorn (ranked 783 p4p, 1062 weight class) and Gabriel Havran (ranked 43 p4p, 130 weight class). Thorn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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16 - 6 - 0 |
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12 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havran jabs Thorn right on the nose. Thorn blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Haw Thorn has been cut.
Havran checks a low kick from Thorn.
Thorn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Havran takes a step back to recover.
Havran misses with a hook. Thorn ducked under it nicely.
It appears Thorn was looking to counter with a kick there.
Havran misses with a hook to the body
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Havran.
Thorn throws a front kick that sends Havran stumbling back into the cage.
Thorn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Havran misses the jab.
Havran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorn connects with a body shot.
Havran looks winded!
Thorn scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havran misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel Havran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havran looks to throw the jab but Thorn is out of range.
Havran on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thorn lands the left hand.
Havran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorn closes the distance and pushes Havran back into the cage.
Thorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thorn - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Thorn.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Thorn slows down the pace here.
Thorn stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thorn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
Thorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havran's elbow.
Thorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thorn blocks an uppercut.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Havran throws a head punch that misses.
Havran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Thorn manages to break the clinch.
Havran throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorn lands with a nice body punch.
Thorn slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Havran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Havran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Gabriel Havran's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn jabs Havran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Havran looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Thorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorn lands a jab-cross combination.
Thorn scores with a kick to the body.
Havran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Gabriel Havran's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Havran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorn.
Havran misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a nice body shot.
Thorn instigates a clinch.
Thorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Havran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Havran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn cracks Havran with a nice body shot.
Thorn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
Gabriel Havran's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Havran.
Thorn slows down the pace here.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Havran working aggressively here.
Thorn is working Havran over against the cage.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body.
Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Thorn on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Havran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Haw Thorn!
A relieved looking Haw Thorn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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