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EEC 165 Spock v Thompson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Sutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Sutter moves out of range.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sutter.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sutter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sutter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopkins looks gassed!
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sutter counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Hopkins has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Sutter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Limelight by Rush. Scott Thorpe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Machado's chin.
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260 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Machado!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado's corner calls for a 1-2. Machado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
Thorpe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thorpe tries to move into range but Machado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thorpe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thorpe somewhat.
Thorpe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machado sprawls well. Machado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorpe gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorpe throws a wild body kick that Machado sees coming a mile off.
Horrible takedown by Thorpe or perhaps it was just good defense by Machado which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Thorpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado lands a jab to Thorpe's midsection.
Machado lands with a hook. Thorpe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machado scores with a hook to the body. Thorpe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thorpe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorpe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Machado.
Machado scores with a jab.
Machado lands the left hand.
Thorpe misses with a double jab.
Machado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thorpe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thorpe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado lands with a hook. Thorpe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Machado.
Machado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Machado digs a good hook to Thorpe's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machado scores with a sloppy right hand. Thorpe should have avoided that one.
Thorpe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paulo Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machado lands with a right hand.
Machado with a nice cross.
Machado lands a body shot.
Machado clobbers Thorpe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Machado.
Machado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machado lands a right hook to the body.
Machado connects with a crisp jab.
Thorpe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machado to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott Thorpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado scores with the left hand. Thorpe knows he should have avoided that one.
Machado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Machado.
Machado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scott Thorpe's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorpe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thorpe scrambles back to his feet.
Machado lands with an uppercut that bounces Thorpe off the cage and back into range.
Thorpe is rocked!
Machado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thorpes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Thorpe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machado lands a jab-cross combination.
Machado throws out a powerful jab.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorpe seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorpe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands a slapping body shot.
Machado cracks Thorpe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scott Thorpe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Machado thuds his right hand into Thorpe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thorpe misses with a takedown attempt - Machado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thorpe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch lands to the side of Thorpe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machado scores with a nice right hand.
Thorpe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Machado lands a jab to Thorpe's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Thorpe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machado jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Machado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machado lands with an uppercut that bounces Thorpe off the cage and back into range.
Jeez, Scott Thorpe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Machado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paulo Machado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machado connects with a body shot that sends Thorpe's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorpe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machado tries to avoid it but Thorpe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machado to the ground. Machado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Machado lands with a cross.
Thorpe fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Machado. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice straight punches there by Machado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machado.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Thorpe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paulo Machado!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valesquez comes to the cage accompanied by "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura. Fabricio Valesquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Omar Mendes's chin.
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valesquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valesquez scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Omar Mendes has been cut.
Mendes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mendes defending well as Valesquez loads up on a big left hand.
Valesquez slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Mendes stuffs the takedown.
Mendes lands with a right hand.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Valesquez moves out of range.
Mendes misses the jab.
Valesquez throws a front kick aimed at Mendes's knee but Mendes avoids it well.
Mendes stalks Valesquez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valesquez's face. Valesquez staggers backwards, shaken.
Mendes scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Mendes stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Valesquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valesquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendes's waist but Mendes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valesquez off to one side.
Mendes with a jab.
Valesquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valesquez misses with a low kick.
Mendes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valesquez momentarily.
Mendes looks to land a combination but Valesquez avoids it well.
Mendes misses with a double jab
and Valesquez counters with a nice leg kick.
Mendes throws a right hand that Valesquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valesquez also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Mendes finds it's target.
Valesquez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valesquez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez moves out of range as Mendes throws a body kick.
Valesquez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Valesquez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mendes could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Valesquez has cracked it and Mendes is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Valesquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabricio Valesquez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Break Stuff. Barron is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ave Satani. Colin Barron acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Barron!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron tests Ortiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ortiz's hands.
Barron throws a wild body kick that Ortiz sees coming a mile off.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barron.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barron!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Barron tenderised Ortiz's leg. Ortiz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barron cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
Barron scores with a shot to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Barron with a jab.
It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Colin Barron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz drops his hands momentarily and Barron needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Ortiz just on the top of the head. Ortiz drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Ortiz - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Colin Barron!
A very excited looking Colin Barron 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tulppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calaway comes into the arena with R.I.P. blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tulppu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulppu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Calaway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Tulppu.
Sloppy strikes from Tulppu. Those never looked like landing.
Tulppu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tulppu takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Teppo Tulppu has been cut.
Calaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooh!!! Calaway has knocked Tulppu down with a huge combo! Calaway steps away and waves a wobbly Tulppu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tulppu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulppu.
Tulppu is still on wobbly legs! Can Calaway finish him?
Tulppu throws a shot from downtown. Calaway moves away and avoids it.
Calaway looks to throw the jab but Tulppu is out of range.
Tulppu misses the shot to the body.
Tulppu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Calaway. Those never looked like landing.
Calaway throws a big shot that misses.
Calaway throws a nice looking combination but Tulppu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calaway missing with a left hand there. Tulppu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calaway misses with a looping left.
Calaway looks to throw the jab but Tulppu is out of range.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Tulppu moves out of range.
Tulppu ducks under a wild hook from Calaway.
Calaway staying out of range there.
Tulppu moves away from the strike by Calaway.
Tulppu seems to have recovered his senses.
Calaway moves out of range as Tulppu strikes.
Calaway lands with a right that hurts Tulppu. Tulppu looks to clinch but Calaway throws a short knee that drops Tulppu. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mark Calaway!
Mark Calaway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kramer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to O Jerry ....or is it Sherry....no matter its by Journey. Silva has chosen Vlad the Impaler as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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12 - 3 - 0 |
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218 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosmo Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kramer.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kramer clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kramer fails to land.
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Kramer's ribcage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kramer.
Knees to the body from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Kramer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knees to the body from Kramer.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kramer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Kramer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kramer takes a shot to the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Kramer missing with knees to the body.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva is looking to control Kramer's arms but Kramer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Kramer misses with a knee strike.
Kramer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Kramer throws an elbow but misses.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kramer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kramer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kramer.
Kramer lands an uppercut.
Kramer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kramer pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kramer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kramer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kramer.
Kramer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kramer is breathing heavily.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kramer blocks with his arms.
Kramer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kramer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kramer avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kramer.
Silva'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.
Kramer lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva presses Kramer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
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.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kosmo Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kramer misses with a low kick.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kramer tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kramer's head.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva tries a low kick but Kramer avoids it.
Kramer gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kramer.
Kramer misses with a knee to the head.
Kramer lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to stall but Kramer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kramer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Kramer.
Kramer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kramer working Silva over with knees to the body.
Kramer scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Kramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kramer.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kramer.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thor Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Kramer missing with knees to the body.
Kramer trying to land knees to the body.
Kramer looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Kramer pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Kramer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kramer's brow.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kramer avoids it.
Kramer lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kramer.
Kramer trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to work over Kramer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kramer scores a nice knee to the body.
Kramer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kramer looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kramer as Silva tries to tie him up.
Kramer crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Kramer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kramer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kramer pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kramer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kramer is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kramer has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer landing knees to the body.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Kramer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kramer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kramer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosmo Kramer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kramer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kramer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Kramer tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Kramer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Kramer moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Kramer tries to clinch up.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Kramer moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kramer checks a leg kick.
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kramer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Kramer off balance momentarily.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Kramer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Kramer's head.
A jab from Kramer finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva throws a leg kick but Kramer moved away.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a low kick but Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kramer tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Kramer tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kramer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Silva tenderised Kramer's leg. Kramer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thor Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kramer wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Kramer tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kramer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Kramer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Kramer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kramer lands a knee to the body.
Kramer tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kramer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Kramer lands a damaging elbow.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Kramer scores with a knee to the head.
Kramer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking a breather.
Kramer lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Kramer.
Kramer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kramer avoids it.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Kramer won't want to take too many of those.
Silva avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kramer is defending well for now.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kramer connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva has Kramer pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Silva.
Well Silva 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
A less than humble Thor Silva 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cube comes to the cage accompanied by Bow Down. Ice Cube has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dee Jay!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cube throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jay throws a series of punches but Cube avoids them all with ease.
Cube misses with a few strikes there.
Jay thows a body shot but no joy.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Cube moved out of range nicely.
Cube missing with a left hand there. Jay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dee Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cube at a distance.
Jay moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Jay misses
letting Cube counter with a right hand.
Jay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Jay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay throws a series of punches but Cube avoids them all with ease.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay just misses with a punch to the body.
Jay throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cube counter with a right hand.
Jay dips to his left and cracks Cube with an uppercut!
Cube on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cube slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay looks to throw the jab but Cube is out of range.
Jay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cube takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jay scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Jay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jay.
Cube takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cube staying out of range there.
Jay swings widly with a right hand
and Cube counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cube displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jay throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jay misses its intended target.
Jay looks to land a combination but Cube avoids it well.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cube throws a hook but Jay avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Jay. Beautiful body shot.
Jay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cube needs to keep his hands up - Jay had a free shot at his head there.
Jay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jay looks to land a right hand but Cube moved out of range.
Jay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jay throws a shot from downtown. Cube moves away and avoids it.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Jay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cube sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
Cube throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Jay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
Jay works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cube is defended easily by Jay.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Cube lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay throws a body punch but Cube moves out of range.
Cube takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cube is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jay looks to land a right hand but Cube moved out of range.
Cube swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dee Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cube swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jay.
Cube fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ice Cube. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jay avoids it really well and circles away.
Jay lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cube on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ice Cube is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cube.
Jay swings for the body but Cube moves out of range.
Cube walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jay gets caught flat footed, as Cube shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cube postures up.
Jay seems keen to control Cube's posture.
Jay working a defensive guard here.
Cube sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dee Jay was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A shot to the liver by Jay. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a body shot.
Jay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Jay scores with a nice right hand.
Dee Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay scores with a nice head shot.
Jay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cube takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ice Cube has been cut.
Jay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cube's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Jay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ice Cube'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!
Jay with a jab.
Jay misses with a straight right.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cube was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Jay cracks Cube with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cube looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jay finish him?
Cube is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay misses with a looping right.
Cube walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Jay as he connects with a hook.
Cube pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jay thows a body shot but no joy.
Jay lands a big uppercut and Cube crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cube looks OK. Jay waves Cube back to his feet!
Oh Cube is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay misses the jab.
Cube shoots for a takedown but Jay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cube seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jay throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Cube stumbling backwards into the cage! Cube bounces back off the cage towards Jay, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jay lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jay celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dee Jay!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Spock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spock has chosen 2000 Light Years as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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30
151 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Spock!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spock lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Spock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
Thompson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spock checks a low kick from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spock defends it nicely.
Spock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spock.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Spock.
Thompson throws a hook but Spock avoids it easily.
Spock lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spock throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spock as he avoids it easily.
Spock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spock tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses the jab.
Spock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spock misses with a body punch
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spock swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spock was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Spock throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Spock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Spock controls his hands.
Thompson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spock throws an elbow that misses.
Spock stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Thompson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spock is defending well.
Thompson jumps into guard, dragging Spock to the mat.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spock is fighting to break Thompson's control of his arms but Thompson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thompson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spock has passed into side control.
Thompson manages to get back to half guard.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to get back to full guard here but Spock has managed to pass to side control instead.
Thompson tries to bench press Spock off him but Spock keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Spock is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson tries to bench press Spock off him but Spock keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mister Spock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spock throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Spock cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Thompson throws a jab when Spock was well out of range.
Thompson misses with a body shot
and Spock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spock.
Spock looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spock works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Spock just misses with a punch to the body.
Spock looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spock trying to control here.
Thompson trying to control the action but Spock is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spock is just riding it out for now. Thompson eventually gives up the hold.
Spock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spock is trying to control but Thompson manages to pass to mount!
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson throws some wild stikes that Spock manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Spock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Billy Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Spock manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Thompson not doing much here.
Spock is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spock wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson winds up and cracks Spock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Thompson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Thompson misses
and Spock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Spock scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Spock.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spock.
Thompson walks into a jab.
Thompson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spock. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock just misses with a punch to the body.
Spock lands a slapping body shot.
Spock checks a low kick from Thompson.
Mister Spock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spock manages to avoid it.
Spock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spock but Spock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spock.
Spock missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spock throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spock.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Thompson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Spock, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Spock against the cage but Spock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Spock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thompson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Spock is just out of range.
Spock tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Spock looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spock slips a jab from Thompson.
Spock tries to clinch up.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spock defends it nicely.
Spock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spock. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spock looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Spock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson throws a jab when Spock was well out of range.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Spock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spock works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Spock loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Spock.
Spock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Spock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thompson momentarily.
Spock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spock with a jab.
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!
Spock misses the shot to the body.
Spock wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Spock.
Decent striking displayed by Spock there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spock misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Spock really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Spock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Spock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Spock.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Spock.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Spock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spock can pounce on him.
Spock throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Spock throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Spock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Spock is retaining full guard.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has gone for a leg lock! Spock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thompson's guard.
Spock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Spock passes into side control.
Thompson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Spock's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
Thompson won't allow Spock to pass to mount.
Spock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Spock has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets full guard.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spock.
Spock tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Billy Thompson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spock.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spock is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Spock circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spock.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Spock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Spock jumps back.
Spock with a nice cross.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Spock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Spock sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spock has Thompson pushed against the cage.
Spock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoiding damage as Spock throws knees to the body.
Spock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Spock.
Spock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spock throws a good cross that connects.
Thompson lands a head shot.
Spock throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Spock is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Spock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Spock counters with a straight right hand.
Spock misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson misses with a combination
letting Spock counter with a right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Thompson.
Mister Spock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spock moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spock stuns Thompson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spock misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Decent striking displayed by Spock there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson drops his hands momentarily and Spock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spock throws a nice head kick!
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Spock misses.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thompson misses with a hook. Spock ducked under it nicely.
Spock lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Spock slips the punch.
Spock swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Spock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spock scores with a punch to the head.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Spock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spock sprawls well initially but Thompson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spock tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Spock is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spock avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throwing shots but Spock is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Spock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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