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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 3253 p4p, 5815 weight class) and Dylan Sydal (ranked 365 p4p, 571 weight class). Dylan Sydal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dylan Sydal!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sydal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson looking to score a takedown here. Sydal is defending well but Thompson drives through and ends up in Sydal's guard.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sydal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sydal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sydal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sydal keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Sydal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thompson stops Sydal from standing up.
Thompson is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sydal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sydal keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Sydal working a defensive guard here.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson stands up over Sydal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thompson is working Sydal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sydal's head.
Thompson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson stands up over Sydal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sydal is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson cracks Sydal with a solid left hand.
Thompson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thompson distracts Sydal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Sydal looks winded!
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sydal is rocked!
Sydal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson pushes down on Sydal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sydal is still in real trouble! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sydal seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson winds up and cracks Sydal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sydal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sydal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sydal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sydal tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thompson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sydal has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson stands up over Sydal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sydal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thompson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson distracts Sydal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson is working Sydal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson works over Sydal with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thompson is in close to Sydal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ricky Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sydal is breathing heavily.
Thompson distracts Sydal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson won't allow Sydal to sweep him here.
Thompson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sydal keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Sydal is rocked!
Thompson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sydal! More strikes land and this one is all over! Thompson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
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FIGHT
RATING
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