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Event:
CMMA 80 Camara vs Thompson
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Thompson throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Camara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Camara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Camara shoots in.
Camara slips under a jab from Thompson.
Camara tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Thompson rushes Camara and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mbaku Camara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camara.
Camara takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries to circle away but Camara has him pinned against the cage.
Camara tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Camara avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Camara looking for a takedown.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Camara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well.#T1#
Camara has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Camara tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Camara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Camara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Camara avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson wants to break free but Camara has control.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Camara is controlling him.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Camara goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson feints a jab promting Camara to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Camara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Camara shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Camara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T2#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Camara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#TD#
Camara closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thompson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Camara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Camara is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Camara trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Camara advances to half guard.
Camara controlling the action here.
Thompson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Camara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Thompson is defending against the submission attempts here by Camara.
Camara prevents Thompson from standing back up.
#SUB#
Camara is working for a submission of some sort.
Camara moves into full mount! Thompson won't be happy about that! #T4##SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Camara looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Camara tries to control but Thompson wriggling away. #SUB#
Camara is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thompson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thompson shrugs it off.
Camara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Camara mounts Thompson! Really nice guard pass there! #SUB#
Camara working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Camara's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Camara jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thompson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thompson and Camara has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vargas Thompson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Thompson moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Thompson tightens his grip and picks Camara up, before dumping him to the ground. Camara manages to land in guard.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Camara has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thompson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Camara has tightened it up now! Thompson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mbaku Camara!
A less than humble Mbaku Camara misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
CMMA 71 Torres vs Gruff
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Ortiz gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ortiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC2#Thompson is rocked!
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Thompson with a big uppercut! Thompson tries to clinch up but Ortiz pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Thompson to the mat! Thompson covers up and Ortiz unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diaz Ortiz!
Our winner, Diaz Ortiz, 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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Event:
CMMA 64 Adams vs Zhao
Date: Jan 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CL2#
Zutis has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Zutis misses with a wild combination.
#TD#
Zutis tries to sprawl but Thompson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zutis kicks Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Thompson rushes Zutis and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Zutis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zutis landing some decent shots from guard.
Zutis controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Zutis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zutis trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zutis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thompson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Thompson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SU2#
Zutis decides to stand back up. #CL2#
Zutis has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Thompson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thompson throws a strike but Zutis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zutis looking to control.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zutis works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Zutis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Zutis keeps moving.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Zutis looking to control.
#SUB2#
Zutis looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Thompson postures up in Zutis's guard and throws a big left but Zutis blocks it.
Thompson pushes down on Zutis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zutis lands a couple of sideways elbows. #T4#
Zutis is looking to improve his position.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zutis's head.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zutis wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thompson is thwarting Zutis's attempts to control the position.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson working over Zutis with some ground and pound. Zutis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zutis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikita Zutis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!#CL2#
Zutis forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zutiss head.
Zutis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson has Zutis pushed against the cage.
Thompson lands a big right hand that drops Zutis! The killer instinct kicks in and Thompson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Thompson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vargas Thompson!
Vargas Thompson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2020 |
#R1#
Thompson misses with a left hand
and Bok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thompson closes the distance but Bok moves to the side #KD#
and Bok counters with a nice right hand that sends Thompson toppling to the canvas! Thompson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bok finish him?!#ROC#Thompson is rocked!#TD#
Bok shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Bok slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Bok lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Maxim Bok!
Maxim Bok thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CEC 701
Date: Nov 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fazier misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson cracks Fazier with an open hand slap.#CUT2#It looks like Derrick Fazier has been cut.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fazier lands a head shot.
Fazier throws a body kick that misses.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Fazier avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Fazier.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
Fazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson leaves Fazier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fazier is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Fazier in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fazier being controlled against the cage.
Thompson lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Fazier has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Fazier's takedown attempt.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fazier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Fazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body. #T2#
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Fazier's ribcage.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fazier's defenses.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson is pushing Fazier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fazier avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Fazier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Fazier's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Fazier misses its target.#T3##CL2#
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson just leaning against Fazier, taking a breather.
Fazier wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fazier, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson working Fazier over with knees to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fazier backwards. #T4#
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
#BC2#
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fazier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fazier off to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thompson.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fazier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Fazier.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson misses with a hook. Fazier ducked under it nicely.
Fazier throws a big counter combination but Thompson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fazier misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vargas Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Fazier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Fazier.
Fazier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Thompson pushes Fazier up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Thompson.
Fazier is trying to break free.
Fazier avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC2#
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Fazier gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Thompson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fazier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Fazier takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#Derrick Fazier's cut is getting worse.
Fazier working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fazier is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
#BC2#
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson takes a swing at Fazier's ribcage but misses.
Fazier thinks about countering with a body kick.#CL2#
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fazier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.#T3#
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fazier is defending well for now.
Thompson prevents Fazier from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson working Fazier over with knees to the body.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Derrick Fazier's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Fazier shrugs off. #BC2#
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vargas Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson is looking to slow Fazier down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson lands a front kick.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Fazier throws a quick counter head kick but Thompson was just out of range.#TD2#
Thompson shoots in and bounces Fazier off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson trying to control but Fazier is working from the bottom.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Fazier's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vargas Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Fazier'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!#R3#
Thompson swings for the body but Fazier moves out of range.
Fazier dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Fazier quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Thompson swings for the body but Fazier moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Fazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and Fazier counters with a head kick. That will keep Thompson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fazier scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fazier defends well and Thompson ends up having to push Fazier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fazier misses with a head kick.
#T1##TD2#
Thompson feints and as Fazier raises his hands in defense, Thompson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson throws a strike but Fazier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##ES2#
Thompson kicks Fazier off and gets to his feet.
Derrick Fazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson misses the jab.
Fazier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fazier moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fazier. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fazier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Thompson drives through and clinches with Fazier against the cage.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
#T2#
Thompson prevents Fazier from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fazier stuffs the takedown.
Derrick Fazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vargas Thompson.
Nice cross by Fazier.
Fazier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fazier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thompson eats them both and turns towards Fazier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fazier needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Thompson clinches.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson wants to take the fight to the mat but Fazier manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fazier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vargas Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson avoiding damage.
A short right from Thompson.
Fazier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Thompson. #T4#
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Fazier can't break the clinch.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Fazier wants to break free but Thompson has control.
#BC2#
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Derrick Fazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Fazier.
Fazier takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vargas Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vargas Thompson!
A victorious Vargas Thompson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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