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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kimbo slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thompson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All The Above. kimbo slice will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, kimbo slice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
slice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
slice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
slice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but slice moves away.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson has picked slice up - he's going for a ride! Thompson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Thompson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thompson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
slice is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thompson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thompson's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to control his opponent's hands but slice gets his hands free.
slice throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Thompson trying to control the hands but slice won't let him.
slice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
slice controlling well, preventing Thompson from escaping the position.
Thompson staying busy and making it hard for slice to control.
Thompson rolls, trying to escape but slice keeps control of the position.
slice trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thompson can't escape the position.
Thompson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Thompson reaches up to try and control the position but slice seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Thompson rolls and tries to escape and now slice has his back!
Thompson can't escape the position.
slice tries to keep control of the position but Thompson is staying busy.
Thompson tries to escape but slice has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Thompson trying to control the hands but slice won't let him.
Thompson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because slice is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
slice has the hooks in. Thompson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson staying busy and making it hard for slice to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson trying to control the hands but slice won't let him.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - slice's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
slice controlling well, preventing Thompson from escaping the position.
Thompson staying busy and making it hard for slice to control.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
slice is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Thompson is defending well though. slice let's go of the attempt for now.
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
slice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses slice's front leg but catches the back leg as slice tries to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson slow jab from slice misses its intended target.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
slice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by slice.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson lands a nice shot that snaps slice's head back.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as slice shoots in.
slice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thompson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
slice had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thompson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. slice Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thompson's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
slice tries to get the hooks in deep but Thompson pushed the leg off.
Thompson is really stuck here.
Thompson just trying to survive but slice is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
slice scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Thompson is looking for a way out.
slice lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by slice.
Thompson is trying to break free.
slice is not going to allow Thompson to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Thompson right now.
That's two 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.
Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
slice not allowing Thompson to control his hands.
slice scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Oooh a big shot gets through from slice. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Thompson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
slice is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Thompson up.
Thompson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Thompson breaks slice's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. slice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
slice has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson won't allow slice to sweep him here.
slice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
slice keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Thompson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
slice tries to clinch up.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Thompson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thompson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so slice is just riding it out for now. Thompson eventually gives up the hold.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Blake Thompson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for slice!
slice is in all sorts of trouble here.
slice is bucking up trying to escape but Thompson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thompson looking to finish slice with some ground and pound. This is bad for slice!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
slice tries to hold on but Thompson postures up.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks slice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
slice tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson landing punches.
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. slice looks a forlorn figure.
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
Thompson landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thompson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson lands a big elbow.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thompson raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson scoring with strikes but slice is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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