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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene A Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene A Mac!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas cracks Mac with an open hand slap.
Mac pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas has Mac pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mac manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mac blocking some punches.
Mac lands a body punch.
Mac tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Mac controls his hands.
Mac has clasped his hands together around Thomas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Thomas wants to control but Mac postures up.
Thomas prevents Mac from moving into mount.
Thomas regains half guard.
Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas is looking to control Mac's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomas avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is not content to let Mac control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Thomas throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
Thomas throws a right hand that Mac ducks under and follows up with a left that Mac also avoids with ease.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mac momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mac stuffs the takedown.
Mac doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Doc Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Mac dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Mac moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doc Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Mac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Mac avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mac shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mac takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Mac blocks a leg kick.
Thomas drops Mac with a left right combo! Thomas follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mac is rocked!
It looks like Gene A Mac has been cut.
Mac parries the strikes from Thomas easily there. Thomas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mac to escape.
Mac is still in real trouble! Can Thomas finish him?
Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas working the ground and pound but Mac is defending the strikes.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mac seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws a strike aimed at the side of Mac's head but Mac avoids it well.
Thomas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gene A Mac's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mac tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Mac moved out of range.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mac's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas wants to slow Mac down by chopping away at his legs.
Doc Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas shoots in but Mac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gene A Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Mac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mac.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Mac is out of range.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Mac moved out of range.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mac stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Mac avoids it well.
Mac closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Mac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Mac tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac wants to clinch.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mac but Mac pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mac tries to clinch up.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Mac tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doc Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Mac pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mac is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Mac keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mac doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Mac tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas takes a swing at Mac's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Mac avoids them all with ease.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Mac's head back.
Mac is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gene A Mac's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Mac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Mac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Gene A Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Mac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac moves away.
Thomas cracks Mac with a good jab.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thomas throwing shots but Mac is blocking nicely.
Mac won't allow Thomas to pass to mount.
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mac keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mac has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mac keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mac defending well though.
Thomas misses with a head shot. Mac uses the momentum to regain guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doc Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gene A Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Mac moved out of range nicely.
Mac tries to clinch up.
Mac takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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