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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabrouk Al Qirbi (ranked 2004 p4p, 1411 weight class) and Scott Thompson (ranked 245 p4p, 177 weight class). Thompson has chosen Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mabrouk Al Qirbi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mabrouk Al Qirbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Al Qirbi to the mat! Al Qirbi manages to get full guard.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Al Qirbi keeps moving.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson is stalling in the full guard.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson stands up over Al Qirbi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thompson happy to just control the position for now.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qirbi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson trying to control the position but Al Qirbi is working away.
Thompson just content to control the position.
Thompson laying and praying for a moment but Al Qirbi takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson wants to control but Al Qirbi is keeping him busy.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mabrouk Al Qirbi has been cut.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Al Qirbi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qirbi. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thompson tries to work over Al Qirbi's front leg with a kick but Al Qirbi checks it.
A jab from Al Qirbi misses.
Al Qirbi walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to score a takedown here. Al Qirbi is defending well but Thompson drives through and ends up in Al Qirbi's guard.
Al Qirbi looking to control.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Qirbi keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thompson advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Al Qirbi is being controlled here.
Thompson in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Al Qirbi parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Al Qirbi to escape.
The strikes coming from Thompson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mabrouk Al Qirbi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left lands for Thompson.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Al Qirbi stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qirbi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Al Qirbi gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson dives in and grabs Al Qirbi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Qirbi pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Mabrouk Al Qirbi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
Al Qirbi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Qirbi.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Qirbi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qirbi moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson moves out of range as Al Qirbi strikes.
Thompson tests Al Qirbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Qirbi misses with a straight left.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Thompson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Al Qirbi defends well and Thompson ends up having to push Al Qirbi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Qirbi counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Al Qirbi's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Al Qirbi moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Al Qirbi throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Qirbi counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson works Al Qirbi's body with a nice hook.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mabrouk Al Qirbi's cut is getting worse.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Qirbi misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qirbi throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qirbi takes one to the chin there.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qirbi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into Al Qirbi's guard.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Al Qirbi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Al Qirbi prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qirbi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thompson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Thompson trying to control but Al Qirbi is working from the bottom.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Al Qirbi keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Qirbi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Al Qirbi keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Al Qirbi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Al Qirbi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mabrouk Al Qirbi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al Qirbi swivels and escapes.
Mabrouk Al Qirbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson scores with a decent looking hook.
Thompson defending well as Al Qirbi loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Al Qirbi misses.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Al Qirbi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Qirbi as he avoids it easily.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Al Qirbi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mabrouk Al Qirbi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook but Al Qirbi blocks it.
Oooooh!!! Al Qirbi has knocked Thompson down with a huge combo! Al Qirbi steps away and waves a wobbly Thompson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Thompson is rocked!
It looks like Scott Thompson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qirbi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Qirbi finish him?
Thompson tries to get into range but Al Qirbi steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Thompson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Al Qirbi scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mabrouk Al Qirbi!
A very excited looking Mabrouk Al Qirbi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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