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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tane Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to clinch there but Gauthier circles away.
Gauthier fails with the takedown.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gauthier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gauthier clinches but Thompson breaks the clinch
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Gauthier wants a takedown.
Tane Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Gauthier.
Gauthier looks gassed!
Thompson lands a body punch.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Gauthier avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gauthier.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gauthier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gauthier goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gauthier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters by clinching up.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Kim Gauthier has been cut.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gauthier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Gauthier.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gauthier blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Gauthier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gauthier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gauthier counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thompson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Gauthier's attempts to control the action.
Gauthier thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gauthier thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson is looking to get to half guard.
Gauthier trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Gauthier prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gauthier tries to push Thompson's head away but Thompson is holding on tight.
Thompson tries to hold on but Gauthier postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gauthier avoids the attempt from Thompson to control.
Gauthier prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gauthier looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gauthier goes for an armbar but Thompson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Gauthier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson clinches up against the ropes.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Gauthier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gauthier managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gauthier.
Gauthier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gauthier is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tane Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Gauthier.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Gauthier blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Gauthier blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gauthier can't get the takedown.
Gauthier can't get the takedown.
Gauthier is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gauthier is breathing heavily.
Gauthier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gauthier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gauthier has Thompson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gauthier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gauthier's face.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Gauthier blocks it.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gauthier.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gauthiers head.
Gauthier is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Gauthier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Gauthier shrugs off.
Gauthier is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gauthier has his back to the ropes.
Gauthier blocking some punches.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Gauthier.
Gauthier goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Gauthier pushes him off.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Gauthier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Gauthier goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson tries to clinch but Gauthier moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gauthier shoots and misses
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gauthier won't be happy with that.
Gauthier is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thompson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gauthier regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gauthier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gauthier scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gauthier goes for an armbar but Thompson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Thompson.
Gauthier working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thompson has passed into half guard!
Gauthier tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Gauthier'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!
Thompson clinches up against the ropes.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gauthier gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gauthier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gauthier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gauthier's back!
Gauthier rolls, trying to escape but Thompson keeps control of the position.
Thompson is trying to stick to Gauthier's back but Gauthier is turning into Thompson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Thompson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gauthier.
Gauthier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gauthier is one step ahead there.
Gauthier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier advances position into side control!
Gauthier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thompson is trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thompson is pressing down on Gauthier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gauthier drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thompson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gauthier has Thompson in his guard.
Gauthier has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thompson has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier is looking for a sweep.
Gauthier gets back to half guard.
Gauthier is pressing down on Thompson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gauthier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gauthier is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thompson gets full guard.
Gauthier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gauthier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gauthier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gauthier.
Thompson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gauthier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gauthier punching from the bottom.
Gauthier is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gauthier tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
Thompson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like Thompson is going to stand back up.
Gauthier looking for submissions off his back.
Gauthier is looking to improve his position.
Gauthier is in trouble now - Thompson has advanced to mount!
Kim Gauthier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson moves to the back.
Thompson is persistently looking for the submission but Gauthier is defending it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tane Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tane Thompson!
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