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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Twyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanh Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thanh Son has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
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160 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jermaine Twyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanh Son!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son is looking to clinch.
Twyman throws a leg kick but Son moved away.
Twyman moves in looking to clinch but Son pushes him off.
Twyman throws a leg kick which misses Son's front leg but catches the back leg as Son tries to avoid it.
Son looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Twyman!
Twyman wants to control but Son is having none of it.
Twyman wants to get back to his feet.
Son avoids the attempt from Twyman to control.
Twyman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son looking to control and managing it successfully.
Twyman is looking to get to half guard.
Twyman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Son sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Twyman holds on, trying desperately to control.
Twyman tries to hold on but Son postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twyman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Twyman working to try and regain half guard.
Twyman is working hard here to advance position.
Twyman wants to control but Son is having none of it.
Twyman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Son content just to control the position here.
Twyman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Twyman is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Twyman wants to hold on but Son pushes him away.
Son controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanh Son 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.
Twyman throws a sloppy head kick and Son moves out of range easily.
Son displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Twyman throws out the jab.
Twyman misses with a takedown attempt
and Son decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Twyman's guard.
Twyman wants to stand and escape but Son is having none of it.
Twyman seems keen to control Son's posture.
Son stands and throws Twyman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Son controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Twyman tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twyman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Son controlling from the full mount.
Twyman wants to control but Son is having none of it.
Son controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Twyman is looking to improve his position but Son isn't that keen on the idea.
Son controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twyman is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twyman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Son controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Son has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Despite being in the dominant position, Thanh Son just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Twyman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Son counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Son.
Twyman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Son has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Twyman tries to improve position but can't.
Twyman is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Son working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanh Son showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Twyman misses with a double jab
and Son counters with a series of strikes. Twyman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Twyman looks to score with a jab to the body but Son is just out of range.
Twyman clinches up with Son and pushes him back against the cage.
Twyman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Son tries to pull guard but Twyman holds him up against the cage and eventually Son drops back down to his feet.
Twyman jumps guard.
Son is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Twyman working a defensive guard here.
Son takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twyman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Twyman wants to stand up but Son is controlling him.
Son controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Twyman wants to stand up but Son is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Twyman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Twyman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Twyman thows a leg kick but Son checks it
and Son counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Twyman!
Twyman tries to lock up and control but Son gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twyman can't escape the position.
Son controlling his opponent.
Twyman can't escape the position.
Son looking to control and managing it successfully.
Twyman wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twyman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Twyman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Twyman is looking to get to half guard.
Twyman wants to control but Son is having none of it.
Twyman is trying to stand up.
Twyman tries to hold on but Son pushes him away.
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.
Son controlling the position easily from mount.
Twyman is looking to improve his position but Son isn't that keen on the idea.
Jermaine Twyman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twyman tries to hold on but Son pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thanh Son comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Son 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanh Son!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
16% |
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