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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Thomas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, rocky boa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
boa shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but boa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas pulls guard.
boa trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
boa working some strikes from top position.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing boa from controlling successfully.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
boa stands up and waves to Thomas to follow him.
Thomas looks for the body kick but boa saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
boa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas tries for a takedown but boa circles away easily
and boa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking to control.
boa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
boa 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.
boa is looking to stand up but Thomas won't let him.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing boa from controlling successfully.
Thomas controls boa momentarily but boa frees himself.
Thomas can't keep his opponent in guard - boa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
boa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
boa is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but boa has control of the leg.
boa trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with boa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
boa throwing shots but Thomas is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boa stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
boa wants to clinch.
boa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky boa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
boa can't do much from the bottom here.
boa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thomas's best efforts.
boa is breathing heavily.
boa is controlling Thomas's trapped leg to prevent Thomas from advancing to side control.
boa wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
boa is looking to improve his position.
boa wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thomas in particular looking to stall.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but boa keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas clinches but boa breaks the clinch
and boa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky boa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on rocky boa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
boa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in boa's guard now.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but boa is keeping the position.
boa is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomas postures up.
Thomas trying to control but boa is working from the bottom.
boa wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas wanted to stand there but boa had control of the position.
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed boa's guard.
boa is trying to get back to full guard.
rocky boa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and boa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by boa.
Thomas wants to improve his position but instead boa has moved into half guard.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but boa is very close to passing his half guard.
Thomas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
boa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas tries to kick boa off but boa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
boa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
boa is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by boa.
boa is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
boa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. boa will be more careful next time no doubt.
boa tries to clinch up.
boa closes the distance and clinches.
boa breaks from the clinch.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and boa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by boa.
Thomas tries to pull guard but boa holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
rocky boa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Thomas.
boa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from boa.
boa is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
boa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
boa has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
boa wants to sweep but no luck.
boa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thomas escapes and throws boa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Thomas tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
boa wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
boa shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed boa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
boa throws a head kick that misses.
boa clinches up against the cage.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas jumps guard but boa stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
boa is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag boa down to the mat. boa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
rocky boa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and boa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
boa digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
boa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thomas prevents it.
The referee calls for boa to work.
boa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
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 rocky boa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on rocky boa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and boa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - boa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
boa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps boa thinking.
boa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but boa keeps him there for the moment.
boa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thomas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky boa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas tries for a takedown but boa manages to get underhooks.
Thomas is pressed up against the cage. boa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thomas down to the mat. Thomas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
boa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. boa didn't expect that.
boa has Thomas pulled in close to control his posture.
Thomas wants to control from the top but boa keeps moving.
boa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boa thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but boa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
boa chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas is working an open guard so boa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from boa. boa gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
boa tries a head kick but it misses.
boa throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for boa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
boa is looking to get to half guard.
Thomas looking for a guillotine from mount but boa is having none of it.
Thomas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now boa is on top in guard.
boa stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
boa trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - boa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thomas has hold of boa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and boa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
boa tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
boa is working to get back to half guard.
Thomas trying to control but boa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
boa is desperately trying to improve his position but Thomas has a good base and remains in mount.
Thomas trying to control but boa is having none of it.
boa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Frankie Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. boa is looking for a way out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think boa 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rocky boa!
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energy
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hype
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