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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Thomas (ranked 5464 p4p, 3111 weight class) and Demolition Smash (ranked 520 p4p, 331 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demolition Smash!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Smash on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Smash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mario Thomas has been cut.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Smash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Thomas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smash throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas punishes Smash's body with a nice straight punch.
Smash throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Smash walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smash throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smash counters with a nice uppercut.
Smash fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mario Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Smash swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smash misses the jab.
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Smash.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Smash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas tries to bum rush Smash with a series of wild strikes but Smash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smash.
Smash misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Smash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Smash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a combination. Smash tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smash circles away quickly and effectively.
Smash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A lazy left from Smash finds it's target.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Smash with an uppercut!
Smash throws a leg kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smash scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas lands with a hook. Smash tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash misses with a straight right.
Smash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Smash misses.
Mario Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smash scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smash throws a good cross that connects.
Mario Thomas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
letting Smash counter with a right hand.
Smash misses the jab.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Smash throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Smash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smash misses with a hook.
Smash misses with a wild body shot.
Smash throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Smash throws an off balance right hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smash walks into a left hand.
Smash has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smash there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Mario Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smash counters with a straight right hand.
Smash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smash misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas tries to bum rush Smash with a series of wild strikes but Smash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Smash was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Smash avoids nicely.
Thomas throws a hook but Smash blocks it.
Smash takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smash throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas clobbers Smash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Smash finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smash slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas cracks Smash with a good jab.
Thomas slips under a jab from Smash.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Smash counters with a straight right hand.
Jeez, Mario Thomas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smash misses the shot to the body.
Smash on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smash throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Smash throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
As Smash looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo but Smash just gets out of the way.
Mario Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smash throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smash.
Smash looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smash lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Smash appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smash.
A telegraphed right hand from Smash misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Smash on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Smash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Smash.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Smash moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Smash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mario Thomas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Demolition Smash!
Mario Thomas was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't want any regrets here. I know he has insane knock out power but I also didn't want to hesitate on the feet like I did the last fight. In hindsight maybe I should have tried for more takedowns.'.
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