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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Blaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. Blaver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC's Hells Bells. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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193 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Blaver!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson swings for the body but Blaver moves out of range.
Blaver connects with a body shot.
Blaver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blaver counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Blaver looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaver thows a big elbow that misses.
Thompson has his hands on Blaver's head, controlling the position.
Thompson wants to stand but Blaver is controlling the position.
Blaver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaver passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blaver takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson trying to hold on to Blaver's head to control him but Blaver postures up.
Blaver wants to pass to mount but Thompson is defending the position.
Thompson has his hands clasped together around Blaver's back. He's all about the action.
Thompson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blaver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaver looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blaver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blaver wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Blaver wants to stand but Thompson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blaver passes Thompson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thompson is pressing down on Blaver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blaver is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking for a triangle but Blaver pushes his legs off easily.
Blaver stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blaver wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Blaver landing some decent shots from guard.
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
Blaver trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blaver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thompson takes a step back to recover.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaver misses with a head kick.
Blaver throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Blaver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Blaver.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaver circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Blaver dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaver tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Blaver scores with a spinning back kick!
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Blaver.
Blaver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thompson. That did some damage!
Blaver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Alan Blaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaver counters with a good, hard body kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
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!
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Calvin Thompson has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaver moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaver.
Blaver misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaver misses with a straight left.
Blaver throws a head kick that misses
and Blaver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blaver pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Blaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blaver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Blaver's ribcage. Blaver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blaver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blaver trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Blaver misses with a body punch.
Blaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaver has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Blaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Blaver.
Good body shot from Blaver.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blaver is keeping busy.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blaver has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaver as Thompson tries to tie him up.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blaver prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Blaver lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaver tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Blaver.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blaver connects with a knee to the head.
Blaver misses with a punch to the body.
Blaver tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Blaver back against the cage.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Blaver is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaver moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Blaver counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Blaver wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Blaver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaver checks it well.
Blaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blaver.
Calvin Thompson's cut is getting worse.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaver counters with a good low kick that Thompson was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson throws a hook but Blaver blocks it.
Alan Blaver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaver takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Thompson catches Blaver right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Blaver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaver rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaver. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Blaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calvin Thompson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blaver throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaver.
Blaver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Blaver.
Blaver misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaver throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blaver lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson tests Blaver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaver misses with a kick to the body.
Blaver walks into a jab.
Blaver is rocked!
Thompson lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calvin Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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