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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John McSulley (ranked 896 p4p, 651 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 125 p4p, 94 weight class). Thomas has chosen LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John McSulley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
Thomas clobbers McSulley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McSulley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like McSulley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
McSulley slips under a jab from Thomas.
McSulley throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
McSulley is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
McSulley fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from McSulley.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas looks for the body kick but McSulley saw that one coming.
Thomas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas takes a swing at McSulley's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley misses with a body shot.
Thomas defending well as McSulley loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McSulley throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McSulley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
McSulley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and McSulley counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles McSulley. McSulley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
McSulley blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into McSulley's ribs.
McSulley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas moves away from the strike by McSulley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
McSulley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
McSulley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McSulley lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Thomas.
McSulley scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas tries to work over McSulley's front leg with a kick but McSulley checks it.
McSulley is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McSulley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thomas lunges at McSulley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McSulley's hand.
McSulley ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and McSulley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McSulley needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at McSulley's knee but McSulley avoids it well.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas feints a jab promting McSulley to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McSulley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McSulley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McSulley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas tries to bum rush McSulley with a series of wild strikes but McSulley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McSulley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
McSulley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McSulley tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
McSulley lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
McSulley half committed to a counter leg kick.
McSulley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSulley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from McSulley.
McSulley throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. McSulley saw that one coming.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and McSulley counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas feints and then cracks McSulley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McSulley down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McSulley.
McSulley misses with a body kick.
McSulley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McSulley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and McSulley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McSulley misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by McSulley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McSulley.
Thomas with a nice cross.
McSulley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McSulley lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McSulley is looking to counter punch.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces McSulley off the cage and back into range.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McSulley throws a head kick that misses.
McSulley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McSulley cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and McSulley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas moves out of range as McSulley strikes.
McSulley throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws out a counter right but McSulley avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from McSulley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of McSulley's side.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crunch! Thomas slams his shin into McSulley's torso.
McSulley swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSulley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McSulley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but McSulley slips the punch.
McSulley jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McSulley looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thomas!
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McSulley if he has to take too many more of those.
McSulley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McSulley ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McSulley loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
McSulley tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McSulley throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSulley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas with a nice cross.
That kick from Thomas tenderised McSulley's leg. McSulley is trying to keep his angry face on.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McSulley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
McSulley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas thuds a left hand into McSulley's body.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas tries to bum rush McSulley with a series of wild strikes but McSulley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like McSulley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McSulley counters with a nice leg kick.
McSulley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McSulley misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas moves away from the strike by McSulley.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSulley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
McSulley throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Thomas feints and then cracks McSulley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McSulley down.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Thomas throws a jab when McSulley was well out of range.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
McSulley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
McSulley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McSulley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thomas misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from McSulley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
McSulley throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and McSulley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
McSulley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas avoids the body shot from McSulley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McSulley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas throws a hook but McSulley avoids it easily.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McSulley throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas punishes McSulley's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McSulley.
McSulley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
McSulley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McSulley.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and McSulley counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McSulley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas tests McSulley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
John McSulley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
McSulley avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas cracks McSulley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas looks for the body kick but McSulley saw that one coming.
McSulley throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
McSulley looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. McSulley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McSulley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McSulley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
McSulley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thomas moves out of range as McSulley throws a body kick.
McSulley slips under a jab.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
McSulley slips a jab from Thomas.
McSulley appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McSulley looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and McSulley counters with a left to the body.
Thomas tries to work over McSulley's front leg with a kick but McSulley checks it.
McSulley lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Thomas.
McSulley slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Good leg kick by Thomas.
McSulley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McSulley 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.
McSulley ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patrick Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSulley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
McSulley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McSulley swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but McSulley moved out of range nicely.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McSulley throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas wants to slow McSulley down by chopping away at his legs.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses
and McSulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McSulley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Thomas misses.
It looked like McSulley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thomas!
A very excited looking Patrick Thomas 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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