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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Thomas (ranked 4082 p4p, 3225 weight class) and Hrvoje Vinkovic (ranked 428 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Vinkovic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinkovic misses with a body shot.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
Vinkovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas digs a good hook to Vinkovic's body.
Hrvoje Vinkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Vinkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas with a hook.
Vinkovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas scores with a one two! Vinkovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Vinkovic misses.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinkovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vinkovic tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Vinkovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vinkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinkovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Vinkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Vinkovic's shoulder, as Vinkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Vinkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Vinkovic tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas throws a right hand that Vinkovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinkovic also avoids with ease.
Vinkovic lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vinkovic forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Vinkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Vinkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Vinkovic tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Vinkovic scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to circle away but Vinkovic has him pinned against the cage.
Vinkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Vinkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vinkovic fails to land.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Vinkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Vinkovic working aggressively here.
Vinkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Vinkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinkovic.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Vinkovic.
Vinkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinkovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas taking a breather.
Vinkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Vinkovic's head.
Vinkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Vinkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vinkovic takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Vinkovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinkovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Thomas misses.
It seemed like Vinkovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinkovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Vinkovic tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Nice shot by Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinkovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinkovic rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vinkovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hrvoje Vinkovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vinkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vinkovic misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinkovic tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a hook but Vinkovic blocks it.
Vinkovic misses with a body shot.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Vinkovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vinkovic is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Vinkovic down.
Vinkovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinkovic.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Vinkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinkovic scores with a hook to the body.
Vinkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Vinkovic gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Vinkovic throws a head punch that misses.
Vinkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinkovic tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Vinkovic.
Thomas taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Vinkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Vinkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Vinkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Vinkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinkovic blocking some punches.
Vinkovic lands an uppercut.
Vinkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Vinkovic digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vinkovic is working Thomas over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hrvoje Vinkovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vinkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Vinkovic moves into the clinch.
Vinkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Vinkovic misses with the head strike.
Vinkovic tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vinkovic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Vinkovic.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to control Vinkovic's arms but Vinkovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Vinkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Vinkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Vinkovic tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Vinkovic misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinkovic tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Vinkovic fails to land.
Vinkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas is struggling to control the position.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinkovic lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vinkovic misses with some punches.
Vinkovic working aggressively here.
Vinkovic tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vinkovic lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinkovic takes one on the button.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vinkovic on the side of the head.
Vinkovic sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vinkovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
A countering left hand to the body from Vinkovic misses.
Vinkovic catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Vinkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Vinkovic misses.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Vinkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Vinkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vinkovic fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hrvoje Vinkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vinkovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hrvoje Vinkovic!
Hrvoje Vinkovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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