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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 892 p4p, 974 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 56 p4p, 59 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a combination. Narz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Narz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Narz throws a lazy body kick
and Thomas moves into the clinch.
Narz prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to control Narz's arms but Narz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Narz tries to tie him up.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Narz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas gets through Narz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Narz tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narzs head.
Narz lands with a right to the head.
Narz scores with a hook to the body.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Narz.
Narz misses with some punches.
Narz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narzs head.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Narz.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Narz.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
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!
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Narz.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narz.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz has Thomas pressed against the cage.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Narz breaks the clinch.
Narz tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tom Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Narz scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas throws a hook but Narz avoids it easily.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narz half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Narz is just out of range.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Narz fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narz.
Thomas tries to bum rush Narz with a series of wild strikes but Narz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Narz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas misses with a hook. Narz ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Narz misses the target.
Thomas jabs at Narz's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Narz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas cracks Narz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Narz's shoulder, as Narz tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas moves out of range as Narz throws a body kick.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Narz moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narz staying out of range there.
Narz misses with the combination.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narz on the side of the head.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Narz misses its intended target.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Narz lands with a shot to the body.
Narz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas tries to clinch but Narz is having none of it.
Narz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Narz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Narz's knee momentarily.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Narz blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Thomas.
A swing and a miss from Narz.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Narz swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narz.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Narz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Narz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narz connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narz throws out the jab.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Narz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Narz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Narz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Narz scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narz.
Narz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Narz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Narz's head but Narz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Narz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narz.
Narz moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Narz tried to counter with a leg kick but Thomas avoided it.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Narz moved out of range nicely.
Narz throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Narz connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Narz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Narz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Narz walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Narz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narz tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Narz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Narz counters with a nice leg kick.
Narz lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick from Narz lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Narz misses with a hook.
Tom Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Narz's defenses.
Narz throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Narz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Narz avoids it with no problem.
Narz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Narz. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narz throws a right hand that misses
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Narz back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Narz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Narz.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tom Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz lands a nice uppercut.
Narz lands a body shot.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narzs head.
A short right from Narz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Narz throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Narz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Narz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Narz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Narz avoids them all with ease.
Narz lands a nice looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Narz!
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!
Narz tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Narz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Narz misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Narz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Narz staying out of range there.
Thomas rushes Narz and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Narz on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Narz lands with a left to the head.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Narz takes a shot to the head.
Narz lands with a right to the head.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Narz.
Thomas taking a breather.
Narz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narz cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Narz digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Narz.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A right hand to the body from Narz.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narz is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Narz prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Narz scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narz.
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Narz improves position.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Narz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Narz.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Narz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Narz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Narz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Narz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narz throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Narz slips under a jab from Thomas.
Narz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tom Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Narz lands the left hand.
Narz looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Narz.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Narz should have avoided that one.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Narz throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narz.
Narz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Thomas moves out of range as Narz throws a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Narz.
Thomas is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Narz finish him?
Thomas misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Narz.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tom Thomas!
After winning the bout, Tom Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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