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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Thompson (ranked 5001 p4p, 3965 weight class) and Taira Yoichi (ranked 0 p4p, 408 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taira Yoichi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoichi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Taira Yoichi has been cut.
Yoichi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson pushes Yoichi off looking to stand but Yoichi dives back in and keeps control.
Thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thompson tries to get out of the position.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yoichi slows the pace down in half guard.
Thompson is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoichi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thompson kicks Yoichi off and gets back to his feet.
Yoichi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yoichi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thompson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Chad Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoichi forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoichi backwards.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Yoichi's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoichi.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Yoichi tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yoichi jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson wants to stand but Yoichi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but instead Yoichi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoichi prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Yoichi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yoichi presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Yoichi tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Yoichi looks winded!
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoichi backwards.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Yoichi's head.
Thompson lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoichis head.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoichi or not.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
A short right from Thompson.
Yoichi is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoichi.
Yoichi is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoichi.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Yoichi seems to have recovered his senses.
Yoichi wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Yoichi with a big uppercut! Yoichi tries to clinch up but Thompson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Yoichi to the mat! Yoichi covers up and Thompson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chad Thompson!
Chad Thompson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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