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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Prater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Thomas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Prater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prater shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Prater throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Prater. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prater counters by clinching up.
Prater changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thomas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Prater gets a takedown into half guard.
Thomas keeping hold of Prater's head, controlling as best he can.
Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Prater is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prater has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Prater scoring with strikes but Thomas is staying in there.
Prater has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thomas's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prater scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
Thomas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Prater.
Prater tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas tries to hold on but Prater postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prater putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Prater's attempts to control the action.
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
Prater controlling the pace for now.
Prater has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thomas looks gassed!
Prater tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prater connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Prater controlling from mount.
Prater gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Prater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prater tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Prater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prater tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails to pull guard.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prater manages to break the clinch.
Prater scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Prater is working Thomas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Prater thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Prater dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Prater shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Prater showed some decent athleticism there.
Prater is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prater is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prater is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prater trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas gets full guard.
Thomas is looking for a triangle but Prater pushes his legs off easily.
Prater gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thomas tries for a takedown but Prater sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prater drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prater prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Prater wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Prater content to control rather than advance.
Prater working the head and body with strikes.
Prater tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thomas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Prater perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Prater circles away.
Prater scores with a push kick.
Prater throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Prater counters with a single leg into guard. Thomas didn't expect that.
Prater gets to his feet - Thomas follows without any prompting.
Prater misses with a looping right.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prater's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prater looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Prater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
A big left from Prater misses.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyler Prater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Thomas.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Prater counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Prater trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prater is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Prater dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Prater fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Prater blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Prater.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prater to the mat! Prater manages to get full guard.
Prater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prater not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Prater has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Thomas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Prater.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prater manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thomas's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prater is controlling Thomas's trapped leg to prevent Thomas from advancing to side control.
Prater wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Prater defends it.
Prater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Prater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prater moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas advances to half guard.
Thomas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Prater is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thomas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Prater wants to get back to his feet.
Prater is looking to improve his position.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Prater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to advance position but Prater won't allow it.
Prater wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Prater.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Prater backs away looking to recover.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Prater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Tyler Prater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prater trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is adopting a defensive guard.
Prater trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Prater wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Prater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prater trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jake Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Prater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prater looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Thomas.
I think Prater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Prater!
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FIGHT
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