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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Huge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clarence Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Huge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Huge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Huge.
Thomas throws a jab when Huge was well out of range.
Huge avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Horrible takedown by Huge or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Huge darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Huge is controlling him well.
Huge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Huge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas is trying to escape back to his feet but Huge uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Huge working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huge trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Huge creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thomas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge takes a little break here. Thomas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Huge lands a few punches from side control.
Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huge working the ground and pound but Thomas is defending the strikes.
Huge works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thomas tries to escape but Huge is in control.
Huge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Huge in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huge closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thomas to the mat! Thomas manages to get full guard.
Huge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huge won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Huge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas pulls Huge in close to his closed guard and prevents Huge from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thomas wants to stand but Huge is controlling the position.
Huge wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Huge is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thomas wants to stand but Huge is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huge misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clarence Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Huge.
Thomas lands a with a good body shot.
Huge looks gassed!
Thomas scores with a jab. Huge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas cracks Huge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Huge fails to land the takedown.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Huge keeps it at a distance.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas throws the left hand but Huge avoids the punch easily.
Huge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Huge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Thomas wants to stand but Huge is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas managing to control the position.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Thomas throws a right hand that Huge ducks under and follows up with a left that Huge also avoids with ease.
Huge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Huge.
Clarence Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huge defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas throws a combination. Huge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Huge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Huge closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Huge pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huge on the side of the head.
Huge tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Huge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clarence Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Huge.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Huge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Huge moved out of range.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huge doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas clobbers Huge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huge ducks straight into an uppercut from Thomas and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Huge maanges to regain guard straight away.
Huge is rocked!
Huge being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huge is keeping the position for now.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Huge keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Huge working a defensive guard here.
Huge doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Huge striking off his back but it's not causing Thomas any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Huge being controlled here, momentarily.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Huge keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Clarence Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Huge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Huge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Huge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Huge shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huge throwing strikes but missing.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Huge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Thomas trying to control the position here.
Huge stops Thomas from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huge is looking to clinch.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huge.
Huge shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Huge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huge needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huge moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Clarence Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Thomas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Huge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Huge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Huge persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huge.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Huge with that takedown attempt.
Clarence Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Huge.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Huge has time to react.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Huge sprawling to the canvas. Thomas follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Huge hang on?
Thomas tries to stand but can't do so whilst Huge controls his leg.
Thomas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huge is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thomas decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas pushes Huge up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huge defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Huge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thomas!
Huge tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas tries to hold on but Huge pushes him away.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Huge with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thomas tries to hold on but Huge pushes him away.
Huge throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thomas because Huge loaded up on that one.
Huge thowing shots but they're missing.
Huge throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge won't let Thomas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thomas tries to lock up and control but Huge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huge with the ground and pound from mount.
Huge punching from mount but Thomas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Huge throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Huge throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thomas tries to hold on but Huge pushes him away.
Huge working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.
Poor strikes thrown by Huge there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to hold on but Huge pushes him away.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Thomas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Huge is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thomas is working to get back to half guard.
Huge raining down shots from the mount!
Thomas tries to hold on but Huge postures up.
Thomas regains half guard.
Huge prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Huge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas won't allow Huge to pass to mount.
Thomas is not content to let Huge control the position.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Huge is very close to passing his half guard.
Huge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Huge scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Huge drags him back down.
Huge working away.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Thomas clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Huge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Thomas kicks Huge off and gets to his feet.
Huge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huge circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huge.
Huge ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Huge staying out of range there.
Huge shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clarence Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Huge.
A shot to de liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Clarence Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas cracks Huge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a hook. Huge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Huge. Huge gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Huge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huge can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Huge.
Huge throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thomas was covering up waiting for the punch and Huge finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Huge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Huge is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
Thomas content just to control the position here.
Thomas prevents Huge from getting the reversal.
Thomas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge working to try and regain half guard.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Clarence Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Huge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Huge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas swinging wilding here.
Huge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Huge drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Huge is proving a slippery customer.
Huge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thomas is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Thomas had his way with Matt Huge in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Huge fails with the takedown.
Huge shoots in but no luck this time.
Huge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clarence Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Huge.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Huge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Huge is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Huge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huge seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Huge slips the punch.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Huge ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Huge slips the punch.
Huge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Huge tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huge somewhat.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Huge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huge doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas tries to clinch but Huge is having none of it.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huge shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Huge takes one on the button.
Huge moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Huge with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Huge ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Huge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Huge shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thomas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Huge throws a big right hand that misses.
Huge tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Huge tries to pass.
Thomas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas tries to clinch but Huge is having none of it.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Huge circles away and keeps his distance.
Huge shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Huge shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Huge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Huge is just out of range.
Huge doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Huge takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Huge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Huge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Huge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thomas wants to control but Huge is keeping busy.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Huge is controlling him
Huge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matt Huge has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas pushes Huge off and gets back to his feet.
Matt Huge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Huge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Huge walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Thomas!
Clarence Thomas retains his welterweight title!
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