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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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184 lbs
31 - 14 - 2 |
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176 cm
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203 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Billington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Billington checks a leg kick.
Billington misses with a takedown attempt - Of Ravia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Of Ravia leaves Billington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Of Ravia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Billington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Billington misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Of Ravia blocks the leg kick.
Billington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
Billington misses with an uppercut. Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Billington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Ravia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Billington connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Billington.
Billington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Billington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia scores with a hook to the body. Billington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Billington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Of Ravia throws a solid leg kick but Billington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Ravia.
Billington slips under a jab from Of Ravia.
A big right from Billington misses.
Billington throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Of Ravia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Billington is trying to force a seperation but Of Ravia has the dominant position.
Billington scores with a hook to the body.
Of Ravia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Billington.
Of Ravia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Billington throws a head punch that misses.
Billington lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Ravia controls his hands.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Billington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billington tries to throw a body punch but Of Ravia avoids it by throwing Billington back against the cage.
Billington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Billington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Of Ravia fails to land.
Billington working aggressively here.
Of Ravia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Billington working aggressively here.
Of Ravia blocks a body shot from Billington.
Of Ravia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Billington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with the head strike.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Billington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Billington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but Billington blocks with his arms.
Billington misses with a punch on the inside.
Billington misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Billington's face.
Of Ravia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Of Ravia stalling.
Billington misses with a body punch.
A short right from Billington on the inside.
Of Ravia scores with a shot to the side of Billington's head.
Billington pushes Of Ravia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billington swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Ravia uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Billington throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Ravia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia pulls guard successfully.
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Billington from controlling successfully.
Billington with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Of Ravia wants to sweep here but Billington controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington throws a big right hand that misses.
Of Ravia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Billington.
Billington wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Billington will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Of Ravia, right into the meat.
Billington throws a chopping leg kick but Of Ravia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Billington blocks the leg kick.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut
and Billington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Billington.
Billington scoring with some ground and pound.
Of Ravia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Billington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Of Ravia holds on and takes a little breather.
Billington won't allow Of Ravia to sweep him here.
Of Ravia trying to keep a closed guard but Billington is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Ravia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Of Ravia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Of Ravia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Billington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Billington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Billington wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
Billington postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Billington forces his way into half guard.
Billington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Billington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Of Ravia trying to control from the bottom.
Of Ravia is trying to get back to full guard.
Billington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Of Ravia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Of Ravia trying to control here.
Of Ravia tries to roll over but Billington keeps him under control.
Billington lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Of Ravia tries to roll over but Billington keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Billington is keen to just control but Of Ravia is a slippery customer.
Of Ravia trying to control from the bottom.
Billington trying to mount his opponent but Of Ravia defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Of Ravia is trying to maintain the position but Billington is very close to passing his half guard.
Billington prevents Of Ravia from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia is trying to control but Billington passes into side control!
Of Ravia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Of Ravia can't do much from the bottom here.
Of Ravia tries to bench press Billington off him but Billington keeps the position.
Billington lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Of Ravia down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billington lands a decent elbow from side control.
Of Ravia is looking for a sweep.
Billington is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Of Ravia will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Of Ravia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Billington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Of Ravia's head backwards.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Billington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia tries to clinch there but Billington circles away.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Billington fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Billington coming out on top.
Billington missing with a left hand there. Of Ravia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Billington.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Billington is defended easily by Of Ravia.
Billington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billington throws out a leg kick but Of Ravia moves out of range and Billington only half commits.
Billington throws an overhand right that lands on Of Ravia's shoulder, as Of Ravia tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.
Jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Billington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Of Ravia.
Billington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Billington ducks right into an uppercut from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Ravia tries to clinch up.
Of Ravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Billington was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Ravia.
Billington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billington missing with a left hand there. Of Ravia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Billington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia scores with a hook.
Billington misses with a double jab.
Billington misses with an uppercut. Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia scores with a leg kick.
Billington shoots for a double leg takedown but Of Ravia sprawls well. He's pushed Billington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick that knocks Billington off balance momentarily.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Billington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Billington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Of Ravia.
Billington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Of Ravia misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Billington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Billington finds it's way through Of Ravia's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington misses with a series of wild punches.
Of Ravia throws a body kick that misses.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Of Ravia slips a jab from Billington.
Of Ravia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Billington throws a combination. Of Ravia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billington.
Of Ravia throws a solid leg kick but Billington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Ravia.
Billington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Billington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Of Ravia. Of Ravia obviously looking to wear him down.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but Billington moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Billington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Billington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Billington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Ravia cracks Billington with a good jab.
Of Ravia rushes Billington and presses him up against the cage.
Of Ravia throws a head punch that misses.
Billington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Billington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
Billington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Billington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Ravia's elbow.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the head.
Thomas Billington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington letting Of Ravia take a breather here.
Billington lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Billington.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Billington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Billington!
Our winner, Thomas Billington, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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