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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Castagnoli (ranked 2099 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Scott Thompson (ranked 243 p4p, 283 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Castagnoli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to James Bond Theme. Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson. Claudio Castagnoli had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claudio Castagnoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Castagnoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Castagnoli tries to avoid it.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Castagnoli.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castagnoli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thompson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Castagnoli misses.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Castagnoli should have avoided that one.
Castagnoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castagnoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Castagnoli's belly button to the back.
Castagnoli lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castagnoli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castagnoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Castagnoli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castagnoli manages to avoid it.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Castagnoli is just out of range.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castagnoli rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castagnoli misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Castagnoli pulls Thompson in to control the position.
Castagnoli is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Castagnoli is looking to sweep but instead, Thompson has passed into half guard.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castagnoli defending well though.
Castagnoli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Castagnoli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Thompson trying to control the action but Castagnoli is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Castagnoli is defending well.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Castagnoli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Castagnoli is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castagnoli avoid being mounted?
Thompson wants to take a breather but Castagnoli is having none of it.
Castagnoli is holding on to half guard well.
Castagnoli moves into full guard.
Castagnoli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Castagnoli keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Castagnoli has wrist control.
Castagnoli wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Castagnoli keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Castagnoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Castagnoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castagnoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Castagnoli off the cage and back into range.
Castagnoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson misses with a hook to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castagnoli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castagnoli misses with a hook.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castagnoli moves away.
Thompson throws a body punch but Castagnoli moves out of range.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castagnoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Castagnoli enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Castagnoli manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castagnoli is looking for a triangle here but Thompson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Castagnoli to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castagnoli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thompson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thompson lands a nice forearm strike.
Castagnoli is trying to get back to half guard.
Castagnoli is not content to let Thompson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson controlling the position.
Castagnoli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Castagnoli taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.
Thompson working the body and head with strikes.
Castagnoli is looking to regain half guard here but Thompson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Castagnoli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castagnoli tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Castagnoli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Castagnoli on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Castagnoli is looking for a sweep.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Castagnoli is rocked!
Thompson controls the position.
Thompson trying to control the action but Castagnoli is working from the bottom.
Thompson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thompson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Castagnoli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castagnoli tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Castagnoli seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Castagnoli's legs.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castagnoli keeps working.
Thompson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Castagnoli can't do much from the bottom here.
Castagnoli tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson controlling the position.
Castagnoli can't do much from the bottom here.
Castagnoli is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castagnoli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Castagnoli wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson works to advance to full mount. Castagnoli defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
Castagnoli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson tries to control but Castagnoli wriggling away.
Scott Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Castagnoli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Castagnoli scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Thompson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Thompson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Thompson!
A relieved looking Scott Thompson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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