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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Thompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danzig - Mother. Mikael Samoth had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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295 lbs
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316 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Samoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth connects with the punch.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Samoth is looking to improve his position.
Samoth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Samoth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Samoth wants to control but Thompson passes into side.
Samoth is looking for a sweep.
Thompson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Samoth is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thompson is putting a hurting on Samoth here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thompson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thompson has knee on belly momentarily but Samoth bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samoth is controlling Thompson's trapped leg to prevent Thompson from advancing to side control.
Samoth wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Samoth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Samoth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thompson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Samoth is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Samoth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Samoth keeps moving.
Samoth looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samoth punching from the bottom - just letting Thompson know he's still in a fight.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Samoth has wrist control.
Thompson pushing down on Samoth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but Samoth is working away.
Thompson is pressing down on Samoth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Samoth is holding on for now.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samoth's head.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Samoth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thompson working for submissions but it's allowed Samoth to get to half guard.
Samoth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samoth is looking for a kimura but Thompson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samoth to get the leverage.
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but Samoth is very close to passing his half guard.
Samoth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Samoth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samoth scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Samoth tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samoth throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
Thompson cracks Samoth with an open hand slap.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Samoth.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Samoth counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Samoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samoth shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Samoth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samoth.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Samoth avoids nicely.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Samoth moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Samoth counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
Samoth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Samoth wants to clinch.
Thompson throws a jab when Samoth was well out of range.
Samoth misses with a head kick.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samoth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Samoth tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samoth. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samoth wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Samoth ducks down to avoid it.
Samoth fails with the takedown.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Samoth counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Samoth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, jab by Samoth - just one landing.
Thompson throws the left hand but Samoth avoids the punch easily.
Thompson scores with a jab. Samoth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
Thompson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Samoth throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Samoth counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samoth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Samoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samoth.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samoth moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Samoth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Samoth. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Samoth avoids the body shot from Thompson.
No luck for Samoth with that takedown attempt.
Samoth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
Samoth tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samoth.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Samoth avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Samoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Samoth misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson swings for the body but Samoth moves out of range.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samoth actively working from the bottom here.
Samoth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Samoth wants to sweep but Thompson has passed to side control!
Rick Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Samoth is avoiding damage well.
Samoth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samoth tries to bench press Thompson off him but Thompson keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth can't do much from the bottom here.
Samoth sneaks back into half guard.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Samoth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samoth tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
Samoth actively working from the bottom here.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samoth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson trying to pass the guard but Samoth defending well.
Samoth looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samoth's head.
Mikael Samoth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson wants to advance to full mount but Samoth doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Thompson passes Samoth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Samoth is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Thompson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Samoth kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thompson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoth defending well though.
Rick Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Samoth actively working from the bottom here.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Samoth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson working over Samoth with some ground and pound. Samoth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson trying to control the pace.
Samoth tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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