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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ambrose comes into the arena with Amos Moses - Primus blaring out of the sound system. Ezekiel Ambrose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Ambrose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Ambrose throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ambrose lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson looks to clinch
and Ambrose counters by clinching up.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ambrose avoids it.
Ambrose avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Ambrose blocks an elbow strike.
Ambrose content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ambrose.
Ambrose avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambrose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ambrose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Ambrose - that landed with a thud.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson looks gassed!
A short body shot lands from Ambrose as the two fighters clinch.
Ambrose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
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 short body shot lands from Ambrose as the two fighters clinch.
Ambrose leaning against his opponent.
Ambrose digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a body shot.
Ambrose lands a body shot.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Ambrose.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ambrose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ambrose is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ambrose.
A short right from Ambrose.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Ambrose scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Ambrose as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Ambrose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambrose lands a body punch.
Ambrose lands with a light punch inside.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambrose avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ambrose on the inside.
Thompson is rocked!
Ambrose gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ambrose finish him?
Ambrose scores with a shoulder strike.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ambrose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambrose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ambrose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ambrose is working Thompson over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ambrose.
A short right from Ambrose on the inside.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ambrose lands a nice uppercut.
Ambrose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose is stalling here.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Ambrose cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Ambrose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Ambrose on the inside.
Ambrose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ambrose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose has Thompson pushed against the cage.
Ambrose lands a shot to the body.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson working Ambrose over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ambrose.
A right handed body shot lands from Ambrose.
A short left from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Ambrose.
Ambrose managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
A short right from Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ambrose lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ambrose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ambrose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a shot to the body.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Ambrose.
Ambrose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
A shot in the inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ambrose lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ambrose.
Still in the clinch, Ambrose scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Ambrose lands with a short shot to the head.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
A short right from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Ambrose dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ambrose throws a series of strikes that have Thompson backpedaling.
Thompson throws a lazy head kick
and Ambrose counters with a nice body shot.
Ambrose lands with a shot to the body.
Ezekiel Ambrose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ambrose lands a slapping body shot.
Ambrose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Ambrose finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Ambrose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ambrose clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Ambrose.
Nice body punch from Ambrose.
Ambrose effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambrose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ambrose lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ambrose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Ambrose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose lands a right hand.
Ambrose lands a shot to the body.
Ambrose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Ambrose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ambrose cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Ambrose lands a right hand.
Ambrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ambrose blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ambrose lands a nice shot to the body.
Ezekiel Ambrose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ambrose lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Ambrose.
A shot in the inside from Ambrose.
A shot in the inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands with a light punch inside.
Ambrose digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Ambrose lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Ambrose is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Ambrose.
A shot in the inside from Ambrose.
A right hook to the body lands for Ambrose.
Ambrose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ambrose lands a right hand.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambrose leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ambrose blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Ambrose.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ambrose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
A short left from Ambrose.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ambrose is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Ambrose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambrose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambrose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ambrose gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Ambrose.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ambrose digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Ambrose lands with a light punch inside.
Ambrose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ambrose digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ambrose is working Thompson over against the cage.
A short right from Ambrose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike.
Ambrose lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose is working Thompson over against the cage.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ambrose avoids the damage to the body.
Ambrose is working Thompson over against the cage.
Ambrose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ambrose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Ambrose blocks it.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrose lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Ambrose.
A short uppercut from Ambrose.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ambrose's brow.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Ambrose dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ambrose lands with a nice combination. Thompson backs away looking to recover.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson wants to clinch
enabling Ambrose to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson closes the distance but Ambrose moves to the side
and Ambrose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Ambrose both land. Nice combination.
Ambrose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Ambrose jumps back.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Ambrose.
Thompson darts in trying to clinch
and Ambrose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ambrose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose lands a body punch.
Ambrose avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Ambrose is blocking nicely.
Ambrose is working Thompson over against the cage.
Ambrose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Ambrose works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ambrose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ambrose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ambrose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
A right hook to the body lands for Ambrose.
A right handed body shot lands from Ambrose.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Ambrose.
Ambrose presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ambrose digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ambrose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambrose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ambrose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambrose lands with a right to the head.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose lands a nice shot to the body.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ambrose.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ambrose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Ambrose.
A short right from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ambrose.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambrose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ambrose as the two fighters clinch.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ambrose lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Ambrose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose lands with a short shot to the head.
Ambrose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ambrose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Ambrose gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Ambrose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambrose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ambrose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Ambrose - that landed with a thud.
Ambrose lands a right hand.
Ambrose scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ambrose lands with a right to the head.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Ambrose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ambrose avoids it.
Ambrose lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Ambrose blocks it.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Ambrose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ambrose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Ambrose scores with a shoulder strike.
Ambrose content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Ambrose.
Nice body punch from Ambrose - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Ambrose blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambrose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ambrose blocks it with crossed arms.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Ambrose gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Ambrose clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Ambrose.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.
Ambrose instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Ambrose on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ambrose - that landed with a thud.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Ambrose to work.
Still in the clinch, Ambrose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambrose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ambrose stalls.
Ambrose lands with a short shot to the head.
Ambrose gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Ambrose is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Ambrose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ambrose.
Ambrose blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson letting Ambrose take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
Ambrose lands with a right to the head.
Ambrose avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Ambrose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands a body shot.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike.
Ambrose lands a body shot.
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ambrose works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ambrose presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ambrose lands with a short shot to the head.
Ambrose digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambrose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Ambrose lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Ambrose is blocking nicely.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambrose lands with a light punch inside.
Ambrose presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ambrose lands a body shot.
Ambrose lands a body punch.
Ambrose is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ambrose lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambrose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
Ambrose lands a body punch.
Ambrose is working Thompson over against the cage.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Ambrose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ambrose.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ambrose lands a shot to the body.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ambrose avoids the damage to the body.
Ambrose presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ambrose presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ambrose scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Ambrose.
A hook to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ambrose lands with a right to the head.
Ambrose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ambrose stalls.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ambrose avoids it.
Ambrose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ambrose as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ambrose.
Ambrose works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ambrose.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ambrose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ambrose.
A short body shot lands from Ambrose as the two fighters clinch.
Ambrose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Ambrose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ambrose lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Ambrose.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Ambrose is blocking nicely.
Ambrose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambrose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ambrose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A short right from Ambrose on the inside.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Ambrose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Ambrose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Ambrose blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Ambrose had his way with Hunter Thompson in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ambrose to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson tries to clinch but Ambrose moves away
and Ambrose counters by clinching up.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ambrose blocks it with crossed arms.
Ambrose lands a right hand.
A short right from Ambrose on the inside.
Ambrose stalling against the cage.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ambrose scores with a shoulder strike.
Ambrose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Ambrose slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Ambrose.
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.
Ambrose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Ambrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ambrose digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ambrose cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a body punch.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ambrose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
Ambrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ambrose as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Ambrose.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambrose lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose is pushing Thompson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ambrose lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ambrose avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Ambrose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ambrose.
Ezekiel Ambrose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Ambrose.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ambrose scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambrose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ambrose - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ambrose - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ambrose avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Ambrose.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ambrose is defending well for now.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ambrose avoids it.
A body shot lands from Ambrose.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambrose.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ambrose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
Ambrose is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Ambrose.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ambrose's brow.
Ambrose pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Ambrose avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Hunter Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambrose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ambrose works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Ambrose - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Ambrose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ambrose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklin scores the fight 50:40
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:41
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Ambrose!
Ezekiel Ambrose retains his middleweight title!
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