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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's entrance music is Day Man Remix. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Day Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Man has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
A lazy body kick from Thompson
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Karl Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Man tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thompson is in Man's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Thompson postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karl Thompson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Day Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Man is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson lands a jab to Man's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Man misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Man takes one to the side of the head.
Thompson is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Man is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?
Thompson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Man is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Karl Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Thompson. Oh but Man has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Thompson goes limp - he's gone! Man jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Day Man!
A very excited looking Day Man made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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