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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yo Yo Scrape by Skinny Puppy. Tom Thompson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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165 cm
25
170 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Thompson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Turner manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Thompson gets the takedown into side control.
Turner stops Thompson from passing to mount.
Thompson trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Turner pushes Thompson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thompson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thompson.
Thompson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turner is pushing Thompson's head away, looking to escape. Thompson manages to hold on to the position though.
Turner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Thompson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
That's two 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.
Turner is trying to buck Thompson off.
Thompson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Turner is trying to escape and Thompson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Turner is forced to tap! Nice work there by Thompson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Thompson! Tom Thompson retains his welterweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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