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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pulse of the Maggots kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Darwin slips a straight right by Thomas.
Darwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Darwin's head.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Darwin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Darwin avoids them all with ease.
Darwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Darwin cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Darwin moves away and avoids it.
Darwin lands a jab.
Darwin lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Darwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Darwin swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Darwin throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas looks gassed!
Darwin lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Darwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Darwin had a free shot at his head there.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darwin scores with a shot to the body.
Darwin lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Darwin. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Darwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darwin.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Darwin.
Darwin misses with an uppercut.
Darwin lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Darwin moved out of range.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Darwin off balance momentarily.
Darwin tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Darwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas slips under a jab from Darwin.
Thomas jabs at Darwin's body.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Darwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Darwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darwin cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darwin scores with a kick to the body.
Darwin connects with the punch.
Darwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Darwin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Darwin throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Darwin.
Darwin slips a jab from Thomas.
Darwin lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darwin.
Darwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Darwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Darwin lands with a cross.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas misses with a combination
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Darwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darwin. Darwin obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Darwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thomas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Darwin has got the better of the exchanges.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darwin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Darwin throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Darwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Darwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darwin misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Darwin throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a hook but Darwin avoids it easily.
Thomas moves forwards but Darwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Darwin's ribs.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Darwin lands with a shot to the body.
Darwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Darwin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darwin, right into the meat.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Darwin. Beautiful body shot.
Darwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darwin.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Darwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
An inside leg kick from Darwin misses.
Darwin is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Charles Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Darwin avoids them all with ease.
Darwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darwin scores with a nice right hand.
Darwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Darwin.
Darwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Darwin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darwin throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Darwin.
Darwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darwin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Darwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Darwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Darwin.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Darwin blocks a jab.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Darwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Darwin tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Darwin missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that second 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.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin pushes Thomas away with a front kick.
Thomas looks to clinch
and Darwin counters with a good, hard body kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darwin throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darwin.
Darwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darwin scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darwin tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darwin throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Darwin clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas slips a jab from Darwin.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Darwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Darwin.
Darwin missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook. Darwin ducked under it nicely.
Darwin throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Thomas defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darwin is able to avoid easily.
Thomas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Darwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Darwin throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Darwin moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Thomas misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
Nice body punch from Darwin.
Darwin lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darwin. Darwin obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darwin can pounce on him.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darwin. Darwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Darwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Darwin throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Darwin slips the punch.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Lincoln Thomas has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darwin takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Darwin misses with the body kick
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darwin, right into the meat.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Darwin lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Darwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Darwin's ribs.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Darwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darwin walks into a left hand.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas looks to clinch
and Darwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Darwin.
Thomas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Darwin lands with a right hand.
Darwin thumps Thomas with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darwin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas throws a hook but Darwin avoids it easily.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
Darwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Darwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Darwin.
Darwin connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darwin moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas swings for the body but Darwin moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Darwin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thomas really felt that one!
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Darwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darwin at a distance.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Darwin saw that one coming.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Darwin.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darwin throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Darwin throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Darwin.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darwin.
Thomas misses the jab.
Darwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Darwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas cracks Darwin with an open hand slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands with a right hand.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Darwin moves away and avoids it.
Darwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Darwin throws a body kick that misses.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darwin needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Darwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
A lazy body kick from Thomas
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas misses with the body kick
and Darwin counters with a nice body kick.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin had his way with Lincoln Thomas in that round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darwin counters with an outside leg kick.
Darwin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darwin.
Darwin punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Darwin feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darwin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin slips under a jab.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darwin staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
Darwin cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Darwin.
Darwin with a jab.
Darwin lands with an overhand left.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Darwin catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darwin, right into the meat.
Darwin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Darwin throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Darwin staying out of range there.
Darwin keeps Thomas at a distance using the push kick.
Darwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Darwin moved out of range nicely.
Darwin takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Darwin as he connects with a hook.
Darwin connects with a nice looking jab.
Darwin cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darwin lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darwin breaks from the clinch.
Darwin tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Darwin.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darwin cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
Charles Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darwin lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Darwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darwin lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lincoln Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas throws a series of punches but Darwin avoids them all with ease.
Darwin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin thumps Thomas with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Darwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darwin, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:42
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:42
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Darwin!
Charles Darwin retains his light heavyweight title!
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