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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Spies (ranked 3735 p4p, 2192 weight class) and Matth Thibodeaux (ranked 467 p4p, 280 weight class). Matth Thibodeaux is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harald Spies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matth Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thibodeaux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Thibodeaux. Those never looked like landing.
Spies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spies lands a left hand.
Spies taking a breather.
Spies working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Spies has double underhooks.
Spies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Spies fails to land.
Spies lands with a right to the head.
Spies stalling the fight.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Spies.
Spies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Spies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spies is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux can't break the clinch.
Spies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spies misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Spies has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Spies fails to land.
Spies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spies lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Spies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux letting Spies take a breather here.
Spies definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Spies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spies lands a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Spies away but Spies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Spies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spies misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Spies.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spies.
A head punch on the inside from Spies fails to land.
Spies has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Spies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spies has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Spies pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Spies misses with some punches.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spies misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that Spies semi-blocks.
It looks like Harald Spies has been cut.
Thibodeaux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick by Thibodeaux misses
and Spies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Spies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spies was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spies swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spies wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Spies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Spies's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Spies blocks a jab.
Spies forces Thibodeaux back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Spies.
Spies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spies throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spies has him pressed against the cage.
Harald Spies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spies misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spies tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Spies back against the cage.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Spies to work.
Spies throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Spies controlling the action here for a moment.
Spies misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Spies.
Spies pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spies tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Spies back against the cage.
Spies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spies has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch.
Spies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Spies away but Spies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spies has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Spies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Spies.
A frustrated look appears on Thibodeaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spies tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Spies back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spies.
Spies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Spies misses with the head strike.
Spies's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to force a seperation but Spies has the dominant position.
Spies throws a head punch that misses.
Spies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Spies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spies misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Spies has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Spies.
Spies misses with the head strike.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Spies on the inside.
A short right from Spies on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spies.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but Spies keeps him there for the moment.
Spies throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spies.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Spies dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harald Spies's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Spies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spies moves into range and clinches up with Thibodeaux.
Spies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spies.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Spies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thibodeaux's efforts to push away.
Spies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Spies.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spies has him pressed against the cage.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spies tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Spies struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Come on Spies - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Spies lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Spies has double underhooks.
Spies throws a head punch that misses.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spies working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matth Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies stalling.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to break free but Spies pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spies.
Spies tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Spies scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spies.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spies.
Spies tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Spies back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Spies as the two fighters clinch.
Spies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thibodeaux up against the cage.
Spies works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thibodeaux gets through Spies's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spies lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Spies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spies misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Spies has him pressed against the cage.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Spies won't allow it.
Spies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spies throws a head punch that misses.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Spies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spies.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Spies.
Thibodeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spies tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good body shot from Thibodeaux.
Spies misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Spies has double underhooks.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Spies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spies, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Spies!
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energy
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hype
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