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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel delos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derrick Thomas's chin.
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
delos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
delos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
delos Santos misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
delos Santos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thomas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. delos Santos is trying to defend but Thomas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thomas stalling away here and it's allowed delos Santos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if delos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas working some strikes from top position.
Thomas trying to control but delos Santos is working from the bottom.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thomas advances to half guard.
Thomas prevents delos Santos from standing back up.
Thomas works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas won't let delos Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thomas breaks from delos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas landing shots from mount.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the head.
Thomas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but delos Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Thomas drags him back down.
delos Santos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thomas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas throws an elbow but delos Santos slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to move into full mount but can't pass delos Santos's legs.
delos Santos pushes Thomas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thomas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thomas wants to control but delos Santos is keeping him busy.
Thomas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but delos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
delos Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with delos Santos but delos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
delos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from delos Santos.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
delos Santos tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from delos Santos.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
delos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as delos Santos blocks the leg kick.
delos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
delos Santos wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
delos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. delos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
delos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. delos Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Thomas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
delos Santos wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
delos Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
delos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
delos Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thomas is controlling him well.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, delos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
delos Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
delos Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thomas working for a submission but delos Santos is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
delos Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Thomas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas won't let delos Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
delos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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 delos Santos's face.
Thomas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
delos Santos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
delos Santos is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
delos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
delos Santos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thomas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
delos Santos really wants to buck Thomas off and get back to his feet.
Thomas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
delos Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thomas 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.
Thomas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
delos Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas landing strikes, looking to finish!
delos Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 delos Santos's face.
delos Santos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
delos Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Thomas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas unloading with bombs!
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, delos Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Thomas trying to control but delos Santos is having none of it.
You get the feeling that delos Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a big shot there that rocks delos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thomas is landing with some decent strikes but delos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
delos Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Derrick Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Thomas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
delos Santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Thomas.
delos Santos is trying to stand.
Thomas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
delos Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Thomas lands a heavy elbow.
Thomas is going oldschool here, as he tries to force delos Santos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so delos Santos shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
delos Santos misses with a straight right.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with delos Santos but delos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from delos Santos.
delos Santos misses with a looping left.
delos Santos misses with a looping right.
Derrick Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but delos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas avoids the body shot from delos Santos.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by delos Santos.
A jab from delos Santos finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
delos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and delos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. delos Santos sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thomas is trying to control. delos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thomas prevents delos Santos from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos is looking to escape.
Thomas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thomas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Thomas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thomas looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
delos Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Thomas breaks from delos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
delos Santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thomas landing strikes from the mount.
Thomas working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can delos Santos hang on?
delos Santos really wants to buck Thomas off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Thomas.
delos Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thomas.
Thomas unloads with some shots from mount but delos Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Thomas thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Thomas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
delos Santos is trying to stand.
Thomas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thomas won't let delos Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thomas is landing with some decent strikes but delos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a heavy elbow.
Thomas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thomas looking to finish delos Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for delos Santos!
delos Santos really wants to buck Thomas off and get back to his feet.
Thomas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thomas with a couple of short strikes.
delos Santos really wants to buck Thomas off and get back to his feet.
Thomas has control of delos Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and delos Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
delos Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thomas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
delos Santos tries to buck Thomas off but he can't manage it.
Thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thomas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thomas scoring with strikes but delos Santos is staying in there.
Thomas lands a heavy elbow.
Miguel delos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
delos Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
delos Santos really wants to buck Thomas off and get back to his feet.
Thomas lands a big elbow.
Thomas wants to control the pace but delos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Derrick Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
delos Santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Thomas!
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