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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helder Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pusha T - Exodus 23:1. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helder Dias!
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, Terrence Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dias throws a hook but Thornton avoids it easily.
Dias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thornton circles away quickly and effectively.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dias moves away.
Thornton lands a slapping body shot.
Thornton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dias. That did some damage!
Thornton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dias. That did some damage!
Thornton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dias misses with a hook.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Dias misses with a jab to the body
and Thornton counters with a right hand to the body.
Thornton connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thornton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've been hearing reports that Dias has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dias takes a swing at Thornton's ribcage but misses.
Thornton misses with a head kick.
Thornton lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thornton misses with a body shot.
Dias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrence Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornton loads up on a big right hand but Dias slips the punch.
Dias moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton connects with a body shot that sends Dias's belly button to the back.
Thornton misses with a kick to the body.
Dias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thornton.
Thornton lands with a kick to the temple. Dias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab lands there for Thornton.
Thornton works the jab nicely.
Dias is rocked!
Thornton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dias rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thornton lands a front kick.
Thornton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thornton throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.
Dias swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dias moves out of range of the leg kick from Thornton.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dias moves away.
Thornton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thornton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dias swings for the body but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thornton digs a good body shot into Dias's ribs.
Thornton punishes Dias's body with a nice straight punch.
Thornton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Dias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thornton lands a brutal head kick. Dias looks out on his feet and Thornton throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Terrence Thornton!
A very excited looking Terrence Thornton 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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pop
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