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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pharaoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Pharaoh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fakes the leg kick and cracks Pharaoh in the body.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Pharaoh's defenses.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Pharaoh misses with a head kick.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pharaoh has time to react.
Pharaoh tries a head kick but it misses.
Pharaoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pharaoh throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pharaoh.
Pharaoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pharaoh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thomas avoids the head kick by Pharaoh.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Pharaoh moved away.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Pharaoh is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pharaoh's head backwards.
It looks like Steve Pharaoh has been cut.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pharaoh.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Doc Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Pharaoh.
Pharaoh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pharaoh moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Pharaoh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pharaoh blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Pharaoh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas tries to bum rush Pharaoh with a series of wild strikes but Pharaoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pharaoh walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Pharaoh misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
A head kick by Pharaoh misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Pharaoh! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pharaoh to his feet! Pharaoh is in big trouble!
Pharaoh is rocked!
Pharaoh lands a high kick!
Oh Pharaoh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pharaoh tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pharaoh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Pharaoh seems to have got his legs back now.
Pharaoh slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Pharaoh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Pharaoh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Pharaoh's body.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas swinging wilding here.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pharaoh avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that misses.
Pharaoh slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas takes a swing at Pharaoh's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Pharaoh lands a head kick!
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Pharaoh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pharaoh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas tests Pharaoh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pharaoh thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas moves out of range as Pharaoh throws a body kick.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pharaoh circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Pharaoh shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pharaoh lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Pharaoh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pharaoh moves away and avoids it.
Pharaoh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pharaoh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
Pharaoh scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pharaoh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pharaoh is pushing down on Thomas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thomas is fighting to maintain full guard but Pharaoh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
Pharaoh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pharaoh.
Pharaoh moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas sneaks back into half guard.
Pharaoh is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thomas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pharaoh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thomas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thomas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thomas!
Thomas trying to control the action but Pharaoh is working from the bottom.
Pharaoh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pharaoh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thomas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but Pharaoh is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh with the active half guard here but Thomas passes nicely into side control.
Thomas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pharaoh is trying to improve his position.
Thomas looks up at the clock and then as Pharaoh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thomas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pharaoh gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Thomas throws some wild stikes that Pharaoh manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working the ground and pound effectively.
Thomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thomas thowing shots but they're missing.
Thomas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pharaoh's face.
Pharaoh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pharaoh is working hard here to advance position.
Thomas lands a heavy elbow.
Thomas thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Pharaoh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pharaoh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doc Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Pharaoh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas lands a jab to Pharaoh's midsection.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Pharaoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pharaoh keeps Thomas at a distance using the push kick.
Pharaoh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pharaoh - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pharaoh. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pharaoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas scores with a one two! Pharaoh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas thows a body kick. Pharaoh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doc Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Pharaoh moves out of range easily.
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas swinging wilding here.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Pharaoh throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Pharaoh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Pharaoh counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a swing at Pharaoh's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pharaoh moves away and avoids it.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Pharaoh tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Pharaoh slips the punch.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pharaoh looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Pharaoh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Pharaoh persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Pharaoh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pharaoh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pharaoh.
Both fighters circling a little - Pharaoh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pharaoh.
Pharaoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pharaoh throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pharaoh. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Nice sprawl there from Pharaoh as Thomas shoots in.
Pharaoh lands a front kick.
Pharaoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pharaoh throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Pharaoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pharaoh throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Pharaoh.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Thomas gets the takedown into side control.
Pharaoh sneaks back into half guard.
Pharaoh looking for submissions off his back.
Pharaoh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Pharaoh clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Pharaoh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Pharaoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pharaoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pharaoh to the mat! Pharaoh manages to get full guard.
Pharaoh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thomas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pharaoh is tightening it up a little... Thomas has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Thomas reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Thomas taps out! nice BJJ there by Pharaoh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Steve Pharaoh!
Steve Pharaoh is the new welterweight champion!
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