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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Thornton (ranked 2695 p4p, 2950 weight class) and Time To Fight Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton stuffs the takedown attempt from Wright. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Time To Fight Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright lunges at Thornton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thornton's hand.
Thornton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thornton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thornton to the ground. Wright is now in Thornton's guard.
Wright landing some decent shots from guard.
Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wright not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wright stands and throws Thornton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright with the ground and pound but Thornton regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Thornton is defending well.
Thornton is looking to improve his position.
Thornton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wright on the ground.
Wright content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wright is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Thornton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wright.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright is looking for a kimura here.
Wright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thornton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is taking a breather. Thornton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wright lands a big elbow.
Wright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wright lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've been informed that Wright has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a big elbow.
Wright controlling his opponent.
Thornton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thornton tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wright content just to control the position here.
Wright working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright lands a heavy elbow.
Wright is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thornton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thornton hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright dominated that round.
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.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thornton in his tracks.
Wright fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thornton to the ground. Wright is now in Thornton's guard.
Wright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thornton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wright controls the pace.
Wright is pushing down on Thornton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thornton is fighting to maintain full guard but Wright has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wright throwing shots but Thornton is blocking nicely.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wright is working away from the top position though.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Thornton is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright stalling.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Wright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Thornton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
Wright not doing much here.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Thornton is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright controlling the action here.
Wright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Thornton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
Wright not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wright is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wright seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wright is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Thornton as he works his way to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Wright with a jab.
Thornton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wright slips a straight right by Thornton.
Wright is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wright drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thornton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Thornton is keeping the position.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wright's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thornton misses with a straight right.
Wright has closed the distance and engaged Thornton in a clinch.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rob Thornton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Time To Fight Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright jabs Thornton right on the nose. Thornton blinks but takes it well.
Wright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thornton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wright controlling the position.
Wright advances nicely into full mount.
Wright controlling the position easily from mount.
Thornton is in a horrible position here. Wright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright controlling from the full mount.
Wright quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Wright but it's paid off an Thornton is forced to tap! Nice work by Wright.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Time To Fight Wright!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Time To Fight Wright waved his t-shirt featuring Un-Kaged Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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