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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruens has chosen River Below as his entrance music. Paul Bruens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bruens!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Bruens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Paul Bruens has been cut.
Thomas sizes up Bruens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bruens checks a leg kick.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ash Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bruens.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Ash Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruens gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.
Thomas is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bruens looking to control but instead Thomas has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bruens is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens misses with a head shot. Thomas uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Bruens tries to pass.
Bruens trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas has control of Bruens's left arm, preventing Bruens from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ash Thomas.
Good work by Bruens as he checks the leg kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Bruens moves out of range easily.
Bruens moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Bruens.
Bruens misses with a body shot
and Bruens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bruens fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruens. That did some damage!
Bruens throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ash Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruens ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas clobbers Bruens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas tests Bruens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bruens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomas lands with a hook. Bruens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruens.
Bruens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruens misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!
Bruens misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bruens misses its intended target.
Thomas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick from Bruens misses.
Bruens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Bruens is breathing heavily.
Thomas takes a swing at Bruens's ribcage but misses.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Bruens walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruens is rocked!
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Bruens is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruens seems to have recovered his senses.
Bruens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas digs a good hook to Bruens's body.
Thomas rushes Bruens with punches - Bruens moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bruens goes down! Thomas follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Thomas!
Ash Thomas very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent, Inc.™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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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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