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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micah Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suman Thapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micah Madden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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279 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micah Madden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suman Thapa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thapa cracks Madden with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Micah Madden has been cut.
Madden blocks a head kick by Thapa.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thapa breaks the clinch.
Thapa wants to clinch.
Madden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thapa avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thapa.
Thapa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thapa wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thapa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Madden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thapa moves into the clinch.
Thapa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thapa has Madden pushed against the cage.
Thapa drags the fight down to the ground.
Thapa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thapa controls Madden momentarily but Madden frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Madden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madden landing some decent shots from guard.
Thapa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Madden.
Thapa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Madden throws an elbow that misses. Thapa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Madden's guard. Nice move by Thapa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thapa is stalling in the full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Thapa has eaten all the pies!
Madden looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thapa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Madden is trying to control but can't.
Thapa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thapa prevents Madden from improving his position.
Thapa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Madden works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thapa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thapa looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thapa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thapa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madden is keeping the position for now.
Thapa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thapa wants to control from the top but Madden keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thapa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thapa gets a clinch.
Madden working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madden manages to break the clinch.
Madden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Madden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thapa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suman Thapa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micah Madden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thapa gets the takedown into side control.
Thapa trying to control the action but Madden is working from the bottom.
Thapa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Thapa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Madden will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Madden tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madden wants to control but Thapa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thapa trying to control the position but Madden is working away.
Thapa tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thapa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Thapa stands up and beckons Madden to his feet.
Thapa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thapa is looking for a kimura but Madden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thapa to get the leverage.
Madden is trying is best to control the position here.
Thapa is thwarting Madden's attempts to control the position.
Madden is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Madden is staying active underneath Thapa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Madden wants to control but Thapa is keeping busy.
Madden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madden is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thapa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Madden.
Madden shoots and misses
and Thapa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Suman Thapa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thapa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thapa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thapa trying to control the position from guard on top but Madden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madden pulls Thapa in close to his closed guard and prevents Thapa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thapa passes Madden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suman Thapa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micah Madden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Madden is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Madden is defended easily by Thapa.
Madden tries to sprawl but Thapa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thapa decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madden shoots for a takedown but Thapa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thapa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thapa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Madden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thapa is fending him off so far but Madden persists. Nope, Thapa circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Madden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madden shoots for a takedown but Thapa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thapa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Madden napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thapa is looking to take a break and control but Madden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thapa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thapa has hold of Madden's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Madden manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Thapa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Madden is looking to escape.
Madden is looking to improve his position but Thapa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madden regains half guard.
Thapa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thapa is just content to waste time from the top position. Madden takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Thapa trying to control the position from guard on top but Madden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thapa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Madden's guard.
Thapa pushes down on Madden's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thapa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thapa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Thapa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thapa unloads with some shots from mount but Madden bucks and avoids them well.
Thapa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Madden tries to reverse the position but Thapa maintains control.
Thapa tries to control but Madden wriggling away.
Thapa punching from mount but Madden doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thapa is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Micah Madden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suman Thapa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thapa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madden throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suman Thapa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thapa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suman Thapa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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