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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Xxplosive. Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Down - Stone The Crow. Rick Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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194 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Watts knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Watts.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watts throws a combination that misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Watts lands a jab.
Watts swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrone Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Watts thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Watts shoots in.
Rick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Thomas defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Thomas catches Watts right on the button with a cross.
Watts misses with a left hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Watts on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Watts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watts moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Watts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts blocks a jab.
Watts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watts tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watts's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watts shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Watts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watts avoids the body shot from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Watts might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Watts misses with a body shot
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Watts moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watts moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Watts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts misses with a left hand
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Watts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomas is trying to defend but Watts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
Watts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
Watts trying to advance position but Thomas counters by regaining guard.
Thomas is adopting a defensive guard.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
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.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Watts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watts wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watts closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Watts looking to pass the guard.
Thomas managing to control the position.
Watts is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Watts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watts wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Watts is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Rick Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watts throws and elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watts's guard. Nice move by Thomas!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
Tyrone Watts has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Watts staying out of range there.
Tyrone Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Thomas!
Rick Thomas is the new middleweight champion!
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