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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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194 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Connely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connely moves away.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
No joy there for Connely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Connely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Craig Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connely throws a combination that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Connely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connely. Connely obviously looking to wear him down.
Connely connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Connely works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Connely shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Connely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Connely.
Connely avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Connely misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Connely looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Connely is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Connely takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Connely shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomas is trying to defend but Connely finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. Connely is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thomas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connely wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Connely not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Connely.
A combination from Connely does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connely jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Connely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Connely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connely. Connely obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Connely.
Connely misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Connely misses with a double jab.
Connely misses the jab.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Connely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connely.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Connely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Connely's head but Connely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Connely counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connely.
The fighters circling - Connely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Connely counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Connely has control of the leg.
Connely controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thomas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Connely is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Connely wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Connely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Connely counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Connely counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Connely counters with a head kick. That will keep Thomas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Connely somewhat.
Connely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Connely scores with a jab.
Connely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Connely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Connely fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Connely misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Connely throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Connely makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Connely counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Connely dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Connely. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Connely.
Connely misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connely misses with a straight right.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Connely attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely misses with a left hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Connely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Craig Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Connely counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Connely finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Connely counters with an outside leg kick.
Connely looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Connely walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice combination there by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Connely. Connely gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Connely is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Connely's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Thomas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Connely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Craig Thomas just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's time! Connely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connely.
Connely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Connely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Connely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connely stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas jabs Connely right on the nose. Connely blinks but takes it well.
Connely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connely fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Connely dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Connely's head and hops out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Connely. That's going to slow Thomas down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Connely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Connely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Connely moved out of range.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connely throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Connely avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Connely counters with a straight right hand.
Connely turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Connely counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Connely lands a jab.
Connely bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Connely had his way with Craig Thomas in that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Connely's head but Connely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Connely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Connely's head but Connely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Connely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Connely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Connely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Connely.
Connely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Connely.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Connely counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Connely swinging wildly here.
Connely throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Connely.
Connely takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chris Connely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Connely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Connely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Connely scores with a hook.
Chris Connely is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Connely counters with a nice uppercut.
Connely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Connely.
Craig Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Connely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connely connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Connely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Connely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Connely 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 50:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Connely!
Chris Connely retains his middleweight title!
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