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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomson has chosen If I cant as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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298 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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260 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
England lands a nice hook to Thomson's body. Thomson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
England lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Craig Thomson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomson. England does a little dance to reset his feet.
England dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomson looks gassed!
Thomson blocks a head kick by England.
A slow jab from England misses its intended target.
Thomson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but England moves away.
England throws a hook but Thomson blocks it.
Thomson cracks England with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomson just misses with a punch to the body.
England lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from England misses.
England scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomson lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
England swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
England throws a body punch but Thomson moves out of range.
England misses the shot to the body.
England takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
England throws a lazy right hand but Thomson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
England throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
England shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomson misses with a body shot.
Thomson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomson wants to clinch up but England keeps it at a distance.
England throws a lazy right hand but Thomson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
England just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomson defending well as England loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
England misses with an uppercut. Thomson saw that one coming.
England throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
England does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomson digs a good hook to England's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomson moves away from the strike by England.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John England dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Thomson's cut.
That's time! England's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomson thuds a left hand into England's body.
England moves into range and connects with a jab.
John England is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomson takes a swing at England's ribcage but misses.
England tries a head kick but it misses.
England keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
England stalks Thomson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomson's face. Thomson staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Craig Thomson's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The cut above Craig Thomson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
England walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
England misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John England seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomson.
It looks like John England has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but England moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
England swings widly with a right hand
and Thomson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from England misses the target.
A head kick misses from England.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson connects with a single shot there.
England throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomson just misses with a punch to the body.
England misses with a hook.
England swings and misses with a hook to the body.
England looks to land a right hand but Thomson moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by England.
A lazy left from Thomson finds it's target.
Thomson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
England swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomson misses with a few strikes there.
Thomson throws a sloppy body shot
and England counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
England fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
England ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomson moves away.
England checks the leg kick.
England pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomson moves out of range of the leg kick from England.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
England misses with the combination.
England misses with a right hand
letting Thomson counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Craig Thomson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomson clinches.
Thomson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomson is trying to maintain a safe position but England gets an underhook and turns Thomson into the cage.
England looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomson tries to work over England's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
England looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomson is just out of range.
England throws a right hand that Thomson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
England stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Craig Thomson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
England throws a good cross that connects.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Thomson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John England!
John England retains his super heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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