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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richtofen lands with a right hand.
Richtofen tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Richtofen off balance momentarily.
Richtofen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Richtofen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Richtofen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richtofen is out of range.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Richtofen circles away.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Richtofen counters with a good, hard body kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
Thomas motions for Richtofen to come forward. Thomas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas clinches.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Richtofen has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Richtofen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richtofen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Richtofen connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richtofen tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Richtofen slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Richtofen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richtofen.
Thomas swings for the body but Richtofen moves out of range.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Richtofen.
Richtofen checks a leg kick.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Richtofen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas slips a jab from Richtofen.
Thomas cracks the inside of Richtofen's front leg.
Richtofen delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richtofen.
Richtofen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas cracks the inside of Richtofen's front leg.
Richtofen lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Richtofen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas lands a head kick. Richtofen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Richtofen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richtofen cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Richtofen tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Richtofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richtofen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Richtofen misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richtofen. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Richtofen moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Richtofen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richtofen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richtofen thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas thumps Richtofen with a low kick.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Richtofen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Richtofen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas is looking to slow Richtofen down with leg kicks.
Richtofen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richtofen.
Thomas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Richtofen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Richtofen's head.
Richtofen checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Richtofen under the eye.
Richtofen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richtofen lands a head shot.
Richtofen misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Richtofen. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richtofen is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richtofen.
Richtofen motions for Thomas to come forward. Richtofen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas is looking to slow Richtofen down with leg kicks.
Richtofen throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richtofen looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas throws a low kick but Richtofen moves out of range easily.
Richtofen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richtofen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richtofen swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Richtofen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Richtofen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richtofen missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richtofen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Edward Richtofen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Richtofen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richtofen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richtofen blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Richtofen misses with some punches.
Richtofen misses with some punches.
Richtofen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richtofen lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to stall.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
Thomas tries to work over Richtofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richtofen digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richtofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Richtofen avoiding damage.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Richtofen.
Richtofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Richtofen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richtofen as Thomas tries to tie him up.
Richtofen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Richtofen avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richtofen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Richtofen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Edward Richtofen'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!
Thomas feints and then cracks Richtofen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richtofen down.
Thomas clinches up with Richtofen and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas tries a body shot but Richtofen blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Richtofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richtofen taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Richtofen keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Richtofen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richtofen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas wants to break free but Richtofen has control.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richtofen's elbow.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Richtofen can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen taking a breather.
Richtofen lands a shoulder strike.
Richtofen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Richtofen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
A big left from Richtofen misses.
Richtofen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas throws a push kick but Richtofen slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richtofen throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Richtofen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richtofen thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richtofen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richtofen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Richtofen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Richtofen misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Richtofen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Richtofen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Richtofen saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richtofen misses with a looping left.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richtofen swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Richtofen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richtofen jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Richtofen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karl Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Richtofen.
Richtofen connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen misses with a straight right.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Richtofen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas throws a push kick but Richtofen slaps the foot to one side.
Richtofen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richtofen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Richtofen saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richtofen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Richtofen throws a body kick that misses.
Edward Richtofen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward Richtofen.
I've got Richtofen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Richtofen!
Edward Richtofen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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