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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hauna Daotot (ranked 24844 p4p, 25355 weight class) and Andre Thomas (ranked 576 p4p, 562 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm 22 217 1 - 3 - 0 |
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191 cm 25 238 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Good kicks Tends to cut |
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hauna Daotot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Thomas ! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daotot. Thomas cracks a nice hook into Daotot's ribs. Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daotot's sensitive parts. Daotot needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there. Daotot throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease. Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Hauna Daotot has been cut. Daotot throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease. Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daotot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Daotot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick. Thomas cracks a nice hook into Daotot's ribs. Daotot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas . Thomas scores with a push kick. Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Daotot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Thomas delivers a nice body kick. Thomas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Thomas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Thomas is looking to slow Daotot down with leg kicks. Daotot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Daotot off balance momentarily. Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Andre Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daotot eats them both and turns towards Thomas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Daotot throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely. Daotot is breathing heavily. Daotot misses with a double jab.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Daotot's belly button to the back. Daotot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daotot scrambles back to his feet. Sloppy strikes from Daotot. Those never looked like landing. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice body punch from Thomas . Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick. Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Daotot does no damage. Daotot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Daotot off balance momentarily. Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daotot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A nice leg kick from Thomas , right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thomas lands the left hand. A good leg kick by Thomas . A jab lands there for Thomas . Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch. Daotot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas looks to land a combination. Daotot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Donk. Thomas catches Daotot right on the button with a cross. Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick. Daotot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daotot takes one on the button. Daotot takes a kick to the side of the head. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Daotot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas . Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas stalks Daotot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daotot's face. Daotot staggers backwards, shaken. A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thomas lands a high kick!
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daotot. Thomas lands with a shot to the body. Daotot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas . Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas 's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Daotot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Daotot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Daotot back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Thomas connects with a solid leg kick. Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Thomas with a nice calf kick. Daotot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Daotot tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas . Thomas with a nice calf kick. Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas . That's going to slow Daotot down. That kick from Thomas tenderised Daotot's leg. Daotot is trying to keep his angry face on. Thomas scores with a jab. Daotot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thomas lands a lovely overhand right. Daotot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thomas . Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daotot if he has to take too many more of those.
Daotot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas . Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick. Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas . Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daotot in his tracks. Thomas keeps Daotot at a distance using the push kick. Thomas lands with a good body shot. A nice leg kick from Thomas , right into the meat of the thigh.
Daotot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Daotot's front leg but catches the back leg as Daotot tries to avoid it. Thomas sizes up Daotot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Thomas throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Daotot off balance momentarily. Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daotot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Thomas dodges the punch combination from Daotot.
Daotot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Thomas dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hauna Daotot's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Thomas scores with a push kick. Daotot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Daotot takes a kick to the side of the head. A combination from Daotot does no damage. Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daotot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Thomas lands a head kick. Daotot smiles back at him and beckons him forward. An inside leg kick lands from Thomas . Andre Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup. Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick. Daotot tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daotot's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas . Daotot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas . Thomas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daotot eats them both and turns towards Thomas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Daotot misses with the combination.
Daotot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick. Thomas connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas feints and then cracks Daotot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daotot down. Thomas connects with a leg kick. Daotot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Daotot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Daotot backpedaling.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daotot's sensitive parts. Daotot throws a right and a left that both miss. A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination. Daotot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow. Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daotot takes a body punch but keeps moving. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Daotot might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Daotot off balance momentarily. Thomas connects with an inside leg kick. Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Daotot throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Daotot off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thomas connects with a solid leg kick. Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Daotot off balance momentarily. Daotot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination! Crunch! Thomas slams his shin into Daotot's torso. Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Thomas lands a high kick!
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Daotot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Thomas 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Both fighters circling a little - Thomas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Daotot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Daotot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Nice shot lands for Thomas . Daotot takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Daotot's side. Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thomas scores with a nice body kick.
Daotot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Thomas feints and then cracks Daotot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daotot down. Daotot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Daotot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Daotot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas . Daotot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hauna Daotot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Daotot tries to clinch up. Thomas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Daotot blocks it well. Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daotot. A nice leg kick from Thomas , right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Daotot throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease. Thomas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daotot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thomas scores with a head kick. Daotot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A punch combination from Daotot misses. Daotot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Thomas clobbers Daotot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Thomas is looking to slow Daotot down with leg kicks. Some wild striking there from Daotot.
Daotot 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. Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daotot rather than just go for the knockout. Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Daotot misses with a double jab.
Daotot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Daotot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Hauna Daotot's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daotot misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands. That kick from Thomas tenderised Daotot's leg. Daotot is trying to keep his angry face on. Good leg kick by Thomas . Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Daotot's side. A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas . That's going to slow Daotot down. Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Daotot walks into a straight right hand from Thomas . Daotot misses with a double jab.
Thomas flicks out a counter leg kick but Daotot steps away. Daotot misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a good, hard body kick but Daotot shrugs it off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Daotot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Daotot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Daotot's body. Daotot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas .
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target. Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination! Thomas with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two. Thomas jabs Daotot right on the nose. Daotot blinks but takes it well. Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daotot's head. Daotot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas . Good shot there by Thomas . Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daotot swinging wildly here.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Daotot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick. Daotot throws a right and a left that both miss. Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Nice cross by Thomas . Thomas thuds a left hand into Daotot's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thomas thuds a left hand into Daotot's body. Thomas lands with a nice body punch. Thomas lands a nice hook to Daotot's body. Daotot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Thomas connects with a solid leg kick. Daotot misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Daotot misses with a few strikes there.
Daotot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas is working the combinations to good effect here. Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Daotot off balance momentarily. Thomas scores with a head kick. Daotot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daotot. That did some damage! Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daotot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Daotot throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely. Daotot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thomas throws a combination. Daotot tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Daotot throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease. A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas . Daotot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas . Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daotot if he has to take too many more of those.
Donk. Thomas catches Daotot right on the button with a cross. Daotot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas . Nice body punch from Thomas . Thomas lands a jab to Daotot's midsection. Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. This has been an exciting period of action! Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick. Thomas throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daotot looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Daotot misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thomas scores with a jab. Daotot acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Daotot fails to land with a series of punches.
Daotot 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. Daotot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas . Daotot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas . Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Daotot misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook. Thomas connects with a solid leg kick. Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Daotot throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease. Thomas lands the left hand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thomas is looking to slow Daotot down with leg kicks. Hauna Daotot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas . Thomas connects with a body shot. Daotot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas . Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight! Andre Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Thomas 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Thomas !
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