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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Ester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by 300/Five Finger Death Punch - White Knuckles. Mel Ester looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavin Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mel Ester!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shoots in and bounces Ester off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ester looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson passes into half guard.
Thompson seems to be working for a kimura but Ester defends the submission attempt.
Thompson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thompson moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries for a kimura but Ester is defending well.
Thompson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thompson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ester knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thompson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ester has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Thompson but great work by Ester.
Thompson tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ester asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Thompson regains half guard.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thompson has his feet on Ester's thighs here. He's pushed Ester off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ester screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gavin Thompson!
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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
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