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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke English has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gordon Thomas's chin.
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300 lbs
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289 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke English!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? English is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, English circles away and we're back to standing.
English gets caught flat footed, as Thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
English looking for a sweep. Not yet English, not yet.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for English on the ground.
English throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
English striking off his back.
English is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
English scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thomas wants to improve his position but English is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
English lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
English looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
English takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
English working the head and body with strikes.
English working Thomas over with strikes.
Thomas actively working from the bottom here.
Thomas wants to control but English is keeping busy.
Thomas landing strikes from the bottom.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
English lands with a punch from half guard.
English lands strikes from half guard.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
English lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas has hold of English's hands but English slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back.
English 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.
Thomas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
English takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
English slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
English is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
English looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English working the head and body with strikes.
English is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
English looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thomas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
English is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
English slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
English is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
English lands with a punch from half guard.
English lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but English is very close to passing his half guard.
English looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas 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.
English scoring with strikes to the body and head.
English lands strikes from half guard.
English working Thomas over with strikes.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. English is working away from the top position though.
English seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
English working Thomas over with strikes.
English is nestled in close to Thomas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
English scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
English seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
English working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
English is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
English is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
English looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas actively working from the bottom here.
English lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thomas taking some punishment here, with English in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. English lands a nice short elbow.
English landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from English there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
English looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
English working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas taking some punishment here, with English in his half guard.
English lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas taking some punishment here, with English in his half guard.
English has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke English dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
English with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in English's guard.
English throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thomas stays in close to English's body and controls the position.
English is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
English seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
English looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
English stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thomas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thomas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
English slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
English lands with a punch from half guard.
English is nestled in close to Thomas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control but English is keeping busy and won't allow it.
English seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
English takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thomas taking some punishment here, with English in his half guard.
English looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
English landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Luke English has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
English prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas avoids the head kick by English.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and English counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
Thomas is trying to control English's posture but English avoids it.
Thomas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
English is putting a hurting on Thomas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thomas tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Thomas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
English is chipping away with strikes.
English in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
English scoring with punches from side control.
Thomas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thomas throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
English working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
English cracks Thomas with a big elbow.
English working the body and head with strikes.
Thomas manages to get back to half guard.
English scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but English scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thomas trying to control here.
English lands with a punch from half guard.
English 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.
English looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thomas has hold of English's hands but English slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. English backs away looking to recover.
English shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
English looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thomas!
Thomas is working to get back to half guard.
English lands a nice shot to the head.
English scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
English raining down shots from the mount!
Thomas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
English is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
English in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thomas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke English showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
English misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gordon Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
English looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thomas working over English with some ground and pound. English looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thomas wants to work for an arm triangle but English is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
English is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
English manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but English is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
English lands a decent shot there.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
English manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
English landing some decent shots from guard.
English landing with the ground and pound.
English works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but English defends easily.
Thomas has momentary wrist control but English slips an elbow through the middle.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
English connects with a couple of short punches.
English postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
English stands up over Thomas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
English cracks Thomas with a solid left hand.
English chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
English tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Gordon Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke English.
Thomas jumps guard.
Thomas wants to sweep here but English controlling him for the moment.
English postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
English with a nice head shot there.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but English is having none of it.
English is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
English chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. English doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. English manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thomas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but English can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luke English is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
English looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but English persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and English counters with a takedown into side control.
English is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
English is chipping away with strikes.
Thomas seems a little lost for a moment, as English dominates the positioning.
English has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gordon Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
English trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke English comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got English winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke English!
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hype
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