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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Del Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Esau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thompson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gin and Juice by Snoop Dog. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Del Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Esau!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Esau doesn't seem bothered though.
Esau swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esau throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
Esau misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esau.
Thompson tries to clinch but Esau is having none of it.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Esau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Esau looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stalling.
Esau tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson is working Esau over against the cage.
Esau takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson is leaning against Esau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Esau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson has Esau pressed against the cage, preventing Esau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esau is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Esau blocks with his arms.
Thompson taking a breather.
Esau misses with the head strike.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Esau shrugs off.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson avoiding damage.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson cracks Esau with a nice body shot.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Esau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Esau's face.
Thompson stalling.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson has Esau pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esau takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson is working Esau over against the cage.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Esau 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson gets through Esau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Esau 's eye.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esau backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson lands an elbow just above Esau 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Esau fails to land.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Del Thompson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Esau wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Esau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Esau takes a shot to the head.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esau can't break the clinch.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Esau is blocking nicely.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Esau up against the cage.
Thompson has Esau pressed against the cage, preventing Esau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Esau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esau takes an elbow to the temple.
Esau tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esau working aggressively here.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Esau being controlled against the cage.
Esau swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Esau won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Esau takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Esau fails to pull guard.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Esau backwards.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson working Esau over with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Esau up against the cage.
Esau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Esau in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Esau takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Del Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Esau jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Esau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Esau pushes him off.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Esau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson lands with a straight right. Esau didn't see that one coming.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Esau is avoiding it.
Esau tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Esau is avoiding it.
Thompson tries to clinch but Esau is having none of it.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Esau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thompson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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.
Esau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esau throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Esau misses with a series of wild punches.
Esau misses with a series of wild punches.
Esau checks a low kick from Thompson.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Del Thompson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Esau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Esau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esau misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Esau does no damage.
Thompson tries to clinch but Esau moves out of range.
Del Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Esau keeps it at a distance.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1-2. Thompson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Esau.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson tries to clinch but Esau moves out of range.
Esau misses with a wild combination.
Esau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson is working Esau over against the cage.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Esau wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson stalling against the cage.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Esau in his tracks for a moment.
Esau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Thompson cracks Esau with a nice body shot.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Esau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Esau tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Esau misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson pushes Esau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Esau's face.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Esau shrugs off.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esau is defending well for now.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esau.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson stalling.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Esau 's eye.
Esau misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esau tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Esaus head.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Esau wants to break the clinch but can't.
Esau takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Esau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Thompson just leaning against Esau, taking a breather.
Esau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Del Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Esau misses with a punch on the inside.
Esau working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson digs a right hand into Esau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esau's gas tank.
Jacob Esau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson digs a right hand into Esau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esau's gas tank.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thompson keeps control of Esau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Esau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Thompson to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esau wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Del Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Del Thompson!
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hype
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