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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ry Bread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Break by Three Days Grace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ry Bread could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Corey Thomas's chin.
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197 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ry Bread!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bread lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Bread misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice sprawl there from Bread as Thomas shoots in.
Bread takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ry Bread has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bread as he avoids it easily.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ry Bread has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Thomas.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bread.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bread throws a series of strikes that have Thomas backpedaling.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bread but Bread pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bread, pushing him back against the cage.
Bread being controlled against the cage.
Bread is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Thomas keeps control of Bread as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bread is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bread working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bread tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bread misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Bread misses.
Bread throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Bread takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bread's guard.
Bread is trying to keep Thomas in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thomas wants to control but Bread is keeping him busy.
Bread might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bread keeping control of the position.
Bread is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bread is staying active underneath Thomas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bread knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
Bread is doing well to control the position and prevent Thomas from advancing to side control.
Bread is trying to stand up here but Thomas is controlling him well.
Bread is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Bread misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ry Bread's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bread closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thomas shoots in and bounces Bread off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas stops Bread from standing up.
Bread lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
Bread is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bread has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thomas's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bread punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bread.
Bread connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Bread cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Thomas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Bread cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bread cracks Thomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thomas is working to get back to half guard.
Bread lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thomas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bread connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bread cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bread lands with some strikes.
Thomas wants to hold on but Bread pushes him away.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bread pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bread is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bread lands with some strikes.
Bread scoring with strikes but Thomas is staying in there.
Thomas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thomas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bread won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Bread with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thomas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Thomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bread's guard.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bread swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
Thomas wants to stand but Bread has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bread throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Bread misses.
Bread throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters by clinching up.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bread's efforts to push away.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Bread in his tracks for a moment.
Bread is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ry Bread dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ry Bread's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bread cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Bread misses with a series of wild punches.
Bread throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses the body punch
and Bread makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas tries to clinch but Bread is having none of it.
Bread looks to land a combination. Thomas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bread throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Corey Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bread misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bread misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. Bread didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A punch combination from Bread misses.
Thomas has Bread up against the cage in a clinch.
Bread is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bread is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Bread wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Bread scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bread's efforts to push away.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bread lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bread lands a jab-cross combination.
Bread misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bread lands with a nice combination. Thomas backs away looking to recover.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bread lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas rushes Bread and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bread's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bread tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Bread is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Bread wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bread just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bread can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Bread tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Bread looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bread looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bread up against the cage.
Bread wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bread looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corey Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Bread shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ry Bread has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Bread looks to land a combination. Thomas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thomas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bread has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
Thomas is keen to just control but Bread is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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