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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorne (ranked 9229 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Levy (ranked 6264 p4p, 433 weight class). Damien Thorne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Levy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Levy ducks right into an uppercut from Thorne.
Levy clinches up against the cage.
Thorne trying to stall but Levy improves his position.
Levy has had enough of the clinch but Thorne keeps him there for the moment.
Levy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Thorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Levy breaks the clinch.
Levy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Levy duly obliges.
Levy moves into the clinch successfully.
Thorne taking a breather.
Levy avoiding damage.
Levy working hard to break the clinch.
Levy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damien Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy moves into the clinch.
Levy wants to break free but Thorne has control.
Levy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Levy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Levy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Levy clinches with his opponent.
Levy blocks a body shot from Thorne.
Levy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Levy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Levy.
Thorne misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levy is pushing Thorne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thorne prevents Levy from breaking the clinch.
Levy is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
Levy pushes Thorne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Levy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thorne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Levy's efforts to push away.
Levy has Thorne pushed against the cage.
Levy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy misses with a series of wild punches.
Levy tries to clinch there but Thorne circles away.
Thorne swings for the body but Levy moves out of range.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Levy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorne tries to keep at a distance but Levy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Levy lands a shoulder strike.
Levy wants to break free but Thorne has control.
Levy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Levy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Levy is keeping busy.
Levy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Levy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorne wants to clinch up but Levy keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Levy blocks the low kick.
Levy scores with a hook.
Levy moves into the clinch.
Levy lands with a short shot to the head.
Levy misses with a punch on the inside.
Levy is trying to break free.
Levy wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorne won't allow it.
Levy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Levy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Levy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorne throws a nice looking combination but Levy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Levy slips under a jab.
Thorne needs to keep his hands up - Levy had a free shot at his head there.
Levy avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Levy takes the fight into the clinch.
Levy is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Levy is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levy.
Levy is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
Levy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Levy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy blocks a body shot from Thorne.
Thorne has had enough of the clinch but Levy keeps him there for the moment.
Levy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Levy circles away.
Levy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Levy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Levy tries to break free but Thorne pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Levy.
Alan Levy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Levy wants to break free but Thorne has control.
Levy is pressed up against the cage. Thorne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Levy down to the mat. Levy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab from Levy does it's job there.
Levy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorne.
Thorne misses with a shot to the body
letting Levy counter with a right hand.
Levy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Levy.
Thorne looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Levy.
Thorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Levy manages to break the clinch.
Thorne walks into a jab.
Levy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorne, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne wants to stall.
Levy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Levy.
Thorne just leaning against Levy, taking a breather.
Levy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorne throws an overhand right that lands on Levy's shoulder, as Levy tries to avoid the shot.
Thorne tries to clinch up
and Levy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Levy moves into the clinch.
Levy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Levy tries to circle away but Thorne has him pinned against the cage.
Levy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Levy is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is pushing Levy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Levy is trying to break free.
Levy has had enough of the clinch but Thorne keeps him there for the moment.
Levy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Levy is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
Levy manages to break the clinch.
Thorne slaps away a takedown attempt from Levy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Levy counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Levy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Levy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorne takes one to the side of the head.
Levy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorne at a distance.
Levy darts in and clinches Thorne up against the cage.
Levy slowing the pace effectively.
Levy lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Levy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorne taking a breather.
Levy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damien Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorne misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Levy circles away.
Levy stalks Thorne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thorne's face. Thorne staggers backwards, shaken.
Thorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorne. Levy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorne pushes Levy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne is trying to force a seperation but Levy has the dominant position.
Levy scores with a shot to the side of Thorne's head.
Levy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Levy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Levy avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Levy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Levy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Levy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorne wants to clinch.
Thorne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Levy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorne as he avoids it easily.
Thorne swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Levy to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Levy.
Levy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThorne.
Thorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Levy clobbers Thorne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Levy checks a leg kick nicely.
Levy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thorne misses with an uppercut. Levy saw that one coming.
Levy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorne misses with a shot to the body
and Levy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Levy wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorne won't allow it.
Levy is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Levy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Levy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Levy is trying to break free.
Levy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Levy is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Levy is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Levy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thorne keeps control of Levy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Levy as Thorne tries to tie him up.
Levy breaks from the clinch.
Thorne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thorne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Levy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorne, pushing him back against the cage.
Levy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Levy lands an uppercut.
Thorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damien Thorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alan Levy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thorne tries to work over Levy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Levy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Levy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Levy!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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