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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wilks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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250 lbs
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190 cm
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wilks!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilks misses with the combination.
Wilks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like DJ Thompson has been cut.
Thompson gets the takedown into side control.
Wilks is being controlled here.
Wilks tries to improve position but can't.
Wilks gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilks is trying to control but can't.
Wilks tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
Wilks manages to get to full guard.
Wilks wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Wilks keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilks looks gassed!
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Wilks, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Wilks against the cage but Wilks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Wilks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wilks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilks is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilks is pushing down on Thompson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thompson is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wilks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thompson is doing well to control the position and prevent Wilks from advancing to side control.
Wilks is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thompson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilks is working away from the top position though.
Thompson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
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.
Wilks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilks is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
Wilks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wilks is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wilks is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wilks is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson is controlling the pace.
Wilks is trying to stand up here but Thompson is controlling him well.
Thompson stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wilks for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DJ Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DJ Thompson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilks throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Wilks misses with a wild body shot.
Wilks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilks tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilks to the ground. Wilks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Thompson stalls from top position.
Wilks is looking to reverse the position.
Thompson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Thompson trying to control the position but Wilks is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lull in the action here as Thompson stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilks is looking for a sweep.
Thompson trying to control the action but Wilks is working from the bottom.
Thompson just content to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. DJ Thompson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wilks jabs at Thompson's body.
Wilks scores with a hook.
Wilks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilks takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilks presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilks looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Wilks.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilks pinned against the cage. Wilks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wilks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wilks's guard.
Thompson postures up.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thompson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Wilks's legs - danger averted.
Wilks is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wilks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilks is fighting to break Thompson's control of his arms but Thompson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Wilks from controlling successfully.
Wilks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilks trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilks being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DJ Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DJ Thompson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wilks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Wilks.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilks defends it nicely.
Wilks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilks has managed to clinch.
Wilks breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilks digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Wilks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilks decides to pull guard.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilks is retaining full guard.
Wilks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Wilks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilks being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilks wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
DJ Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnny Wilks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Wilks misses.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilks but Wilks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilks throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Wilks misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Some wild striking there from Wilks.
Wilks looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Wilks as Thompson shoots in.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilks throws out the jab.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wilks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilks throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Wilks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wilks loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Wilks scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilks circles away.
DJ Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilks punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Wilks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ 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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RATING
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