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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
9 - 1 - 0 |
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183 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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
9 - 1 - 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharaoh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomas is trying to defend but Pharaoh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pharaoh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pharaoh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Pharaoh.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas manages to get to full guard.
Pharaoh advances position into side control!
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pharaoh off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pharaoh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thomas working for a submission but Pharaoh is keeping him at bay.
Thomas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Thomas has control of Pharaoh's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pharaoh regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pharaoh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pharaoh tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Pharaoh regains half guard.
Pharaoh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pharaoh looking for submissions off his back.
Thomas is pressing down on Pharaoh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pharaoh is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thomas throwing shots but Pharaoh is blocking nicely.
Pharaoh is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas trying to control but Pharaoh is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Pharaoh 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.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Pharaoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas jabs Pharaoh right on the nose. Pharaoh blinks but takes it well.
Pharaoh slips under a jab.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Pharaoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pharaoh throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Pharaoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws the left hand but Pharaoh avoids the punch easily.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pharaoh manages to avoid it.
Pharaoh slips a straight right by Thomas.
Pharaoh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back.
Pharaoh works his way into side control.
Pharaoh swings around for an armbar but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pharaoh's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thomas trying to move into half guard but instead Pharaoh has managed to sweep!
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pharaoh trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pharaoh preventing the sweep.
Pharaoh postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Pharaoh preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pharaohis looking to pass into half guard but Thomas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Thomas is in guard.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pharaoh is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pharaoh.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Pharaoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Pharaoh.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pharaoh.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Doc Thomas has been cut.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pharaoh slips under a jab.
Pharaoh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Steve Pharaoh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pharaoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pharaoh.
Pharaoh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
Pharaoh is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas is working Pharaoh over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh is trying to improve his position.
Pharaoh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thomas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thomas looks to land a strike but Pharaoh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pharaoh looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thomas has picked Pharaoh up and slammed him! Pharaoh can't keep hold of the triangle and Thomas manages to pass to side control!
Pharaoh sneaks back into half guard.
Pharaoh regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pharaoh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thomas throws a strike but Pharaoh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Pharaoh wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pharaoh is one step ahead there.
Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pharaoh is aware though and is defending well.
Pharaoh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thomas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pharaoh stacks Thomas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pharaoh!
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pharaoh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pharaoh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well.
Pharaoh goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Thomas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pharaoh's guard! Nice work there by Thomas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas'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.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas swings for the body but Pharaoh moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Pharaoh shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pharaoh avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Pharaoh slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pharaoh moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Pharaoh slips the punch.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pharaoh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pharaoh off to one side.
Pharaoh wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that misses.
That's two 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 connects with a right hand. Pharaoh shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Pharaoh.
Doc Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pharaoh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Pharaoh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pharaoh slips a jab from Thomas.
Pharaoh misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas throws a hook but Pharaoh blocks it.
Pharaoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pharaoh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pharaoh.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Thomas takes a swing at Pharaoh's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Pharaoh throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pharaoh dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Pharaoh's head and hops out.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a swing at Pharaoh's ribcage but misses.
Pharaoh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pharaoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pharaoh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Pharaoh is out of range.
Pharaoh with a poor takedown
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pharaoh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a hook. Pharaoh ducked under it nicely.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Pharaoh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas digs a good hook to Pharaoh's body.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh is looking to land body kicks.
Pharaoh takes one to the chin there.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Pharaoh moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pharaoh checks a leg kick.
Pharaoh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doc Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pharaoh tries to land a body kick
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Pharaoh throws a leg kick that misses.
Pharaoh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pharaoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pharaoh defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pharaoh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pharaoh scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pharaoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pharaoh throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Pharaoh shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Pharaoh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Pharaoh misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Pharaoh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh misses with a head kick.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pharaoh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Pharaoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Pharaoh misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pharaoh moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Thomas!
Doc Thomas is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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