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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clarence Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Hands!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas throws a hook but Hands blocks it.
Hands scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Hands misses with a looping right.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hands moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Hands moves into the clinch successfully.
Hands lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Hands.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hands scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Hands postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
Hands working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hands throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hands looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Hands is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hands pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Hands.
Hands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hands blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Hands.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands slips under a jab from Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hands thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Hands.
Hands closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hands.
A nice left hand lands by Hands.
Hands keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Hands has him pressed against the cage.
Hands digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas wants to break free but Hands has control.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Hands can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Hands lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Hands lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hands lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Hands swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hands moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Hands scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hands paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clarence Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hands closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hands has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Hands slips the punch.
Hands closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thomas to the mat! Thomas manages to get full guard.
Hands slips nicely into half guard.
Hands missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hands wants to pass the guard but Thomas is defending well.
Ground and pound from Hands.
Hands is nestled in close to Thomas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thomas is looking to escape.
Hands is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
Hands throwing shots but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas tries to kick Hands off but Hands keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Hands lands strikes from half guard.
Hands has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hands not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hands is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hands closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hands lands a nice short elbow.
Thomas punching from the bottom.
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.
Hands lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hands thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Hands prevents Thomas from standing back up.
Hands wants to pass to mount but Thomas is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Hands dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Hands lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Hands looks to land a combination. Thomas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Hands takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hands shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hands.
Hands with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands working the ground and pound effectively.
Hands putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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 is working to get back to half guard.
Hands connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands breaks from Thomas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hands thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. Hands is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hands thows a huge punch but Thomas dodges it nicely.
Hands tries to pass to full mount but Thomas defends it.
Hands wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Hands thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hands swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Hands off the cage and back into rage.
Hands shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Hands gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Hands keeps moving and retains side control.
Hands working the head and body with strikes.
Hands working the ground and pound from side control.
Thomas is trying to control Hands's posture but Hands avoids it.
Hands scoring with punches and elbows.
Hands is chipping away with strikes.
Hands throws an elbow but Thomas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hands working away.
Hands is working Thomas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mister Hands has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands is working Thomas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thomas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hands has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Thomas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hands tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hands connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thomas some visible discomfort.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet.
Hands is chipping away with strikes.
Hands scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hands cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thomas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hands is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control Hands's posture but Hands avoids it.
Hands tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hands in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hands lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hands scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands prevents Thomas from escaping the position.
Hands tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thomas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hands is controlling him well.
Hands landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Hands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Hands's head back.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Hands takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Hands.
Hands fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomas sprawls well initially but Hands persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hands missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas won't allow Hands to pass to mount.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Hands is controlling him well.
Hands is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hands is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hands missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hands missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomas misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Hands slips the punch.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hands.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Hands listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a hook but Hands blocks it.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Hands avoids it well.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas throws a body punch but Hands moves out of range.
Hands scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hands clinches with his opponent.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hands has him pressed against the cage.
Hands lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Hands scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hands lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hands.
A short uppercut from Hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Hands.
Nice body punch from Hands - that landed with a thud.
Hands lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Nice body punch from Hands - that landed with a thud.
Hands working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hands.
Thomas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hands prevents it.
Mister Hands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hands.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hands has him pressed against the cage.
Hands lands a body shot.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hands.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Hands is controlling the position.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hands.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Hands lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hands keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hands has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hands blocking some punches.
Hands prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Hands is controlling the position.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Hands has the dominant position.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Hands has the dominant position.
Hands throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Hands prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Hands lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Hands has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hands.
Clarence Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hands makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Hands improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hands prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas tries to circle away but Hands has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas trying to stall but Hands improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hands stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Hands.
Hands scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hands has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hands has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hands.
Thomas tries to score a body lock takedown but Hands shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hands prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Hands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hands winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Hands!
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energy
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