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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorn (ranked 479 p4p, 63 weight class) and Bo Mikeli (ranked 1426 p4p, 161 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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199 cm
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266 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 New York, Damien Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Mikeli!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mikeli finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorn's head.
Mikeli connects with a body shot that sends Thorn's belly button to the back.
Mikeli moves forwards but Thorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mikeli throws the left hand but Thorn avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Thorn misses with a straight right.
Mikeli misses with a looping right.
Mikeli closes the distance but Thorn moves to the side
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Bo Mikeli has been cut.
Thorn connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thorn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Mikeli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikeli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mikeli rushes Thorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mikeli.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Mikeli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn staying out of range there.
Thorn throws a low kick, looking for Mikeli's leg but Mikeli calmly moves out of range.
Thorn sets himself, and Mikeli steps forward looking for the clinch! Thorn avoids it this time.
Thorn defending well as Mikeli loads up on a big left hand.
Thorn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mikeli's head.
Thorn misses with a low kick.
Mikeli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thorn has a couple of punches blocked by Mikeli.
A head punch on the inside from Mikeli fails to land.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Mikeli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikeli's corner calls for a 1-2. Mikeli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mikeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Mikeli.
Thorn scores with a nice head shot.
Thorn throws a nice looking combination but Mikeli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikeli throws a nice looking combination but Thorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikeli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikeli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikeli tries to clinch up.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn scores with a decent looking hook.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mikeli misses the target.
Mikeli avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mikeli lands a nice uppercut.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn blocks an uppercut.
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mikeli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Mikeli misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thorn is trying to control the action in half guard but Mikeli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mikeli tries to get to full guard but Thorn has control of the leg.
Mikeli is refusing to be controlled, as Thorn sits in half guard.
Mikeli is looking for a sweep. Thorn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thorn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mikeli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorn.
Thorn thows a huge punch but Mikeli dodges it nicely.
Mikeli is staying active underneath Thorn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikeli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorn.
Mikeli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thorn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thorn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thorn with the ground and pound but Mikeli uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thorn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mikeli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thorn's guard.
Thorn wants to stand up but Mikeli is controlling him.
Thorn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thorn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Mikeli's cut.
That's time! Thorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Thorn.
Thorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thorn wants to slow Mikeli down by chopping away at his legs.
Mikeli lands a nice hook to Thorn's body. Thorn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikeli throws a right hand that Thorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorn also avoids with ease.
Thorn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bo Mikeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Thorn. That snapped Mikeli's head back.
Thorn throws a big shot that misses.
Thorn sets himself, and Mikeli steps forward looking for the clinch! Thorn avoids it this time.
Thorn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Mikeli there.
A good leg kick by Thorn.
Mikeli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mikeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikeli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mikeli clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Mikeli swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikeli controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikeli tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Mikeli back against the cage.
Mikeli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mikeli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Mikeli.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mikeli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Mikeli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mikeli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bo Mikeli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Mikeli misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Nice body punch from Mikeli.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikeli can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Mikeli.
Mikeli struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Mikeli breaks from the clinch.
Mikeli with a jab.
Thorn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikeli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Damien Thorn has been cut.
Thorn misses with a hook.
Mikeli clinches.
Mikeli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mikeli throws a head punch that misses.
Mikeli misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikeli prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Mikeli.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mikeli's elbow.
Thorn blocking some punches.
Mikeli blocking some punches.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Mikeli controls the action.
Mikeli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thorn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mikeli can turn it around.
Mikeli blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Mikeli breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mikeli throws a shot to the body.
Mikeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mikeli throws a body punch but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Mikeli loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mikeli circles away quickly and effectively.
Mikeli tries to clinch but Thorn moves away
and Thorn counters with a three punch combo that has Mikeli backing up. Mikeli nods at Thorn to acknowledge the strikes.
Thorn misses with a two punch combination.
Mikeli lands with a straight right. Thorn didn't see that one coming.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Mikeli's shoulder, as Mikeli tries to avoid the shot.
Thorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mikeli.
Thorn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mikeli cracks Thorn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mikeli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikeli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikeli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorn misses with a looping right.
Mikeli lands a big right hand that sends Thorn crashing to the mat! Mikeli stays standing though and waves Thorn back to his feet!
Thorn is rocked!
Thorn scores with a nice right hand.
Mikeli drops Thorn with a huge uppercut! Thorn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mikeli is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Mikeli!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bo Mikeli thanked Aspire Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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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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