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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Madnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clubbed to Death. Madnick has chosen Mad Man as his entrance music. James Thompson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Madnick!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madnick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madnick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Madnick swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Madnick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Madnick on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madnick can't break the clinch.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Madnick blocks an uppercut.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madnick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madnick throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Madnick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Madnick.
Madnick wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Madnick is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madnick tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Madnick blocking some punches.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Madnick has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Madnick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madnick misses with the head strike.
Madnick misses with some punches.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Madnicks head.
Madnick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Madnick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madnick backwards.
Madnick is trying to stall.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Madnick or not.
Madnick looks gassed!
Madnick looking to slow down the pace here.
Madnick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madnick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson gets a clinch.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Madnick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madnick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Madnick throws a head punch that misses.
Madnick blocking some punches.
Madnick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Madnick.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Madnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson has Madnick pressed against the cage.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madnick blocks an uppercut.
Madnick taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Madnick controls the action.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Madnick's head.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madnick looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Madnick taking a breather.
Madnick breaks the clinch.
Madnick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madnick ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Madnick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madnick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madnick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thompson's head.
Madnick avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Madnick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Madnick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Madnick backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Madnick.
Madnick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madnick tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Madnick blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madnick.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Madnick controls his hands.
Madnick blocks an uppercut.
Madnick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madnick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madnick misses with a punch on the inside.
Madnick blocks an uppercut.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madnick's elbow.
Madnick scores with a shoulder strike.
Madnick blocking some punches.
Thompson taking a breather.
Madnick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madnick backwards.
Madnick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madnick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madnick manages to break the clinch.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Madnick swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madnick misses with a looping left.
Madnick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madnick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
A big right from Thompson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Thompson 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.
Madnick misses with a head kick.
Madnick swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madnick misses with a body punch
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Madnick back into the cage.
Madnick is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madnick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madnick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Madnick.
Madnick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Madnick is trying to stall.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Madnick up against the cage.
Madnick working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madnick.
Madnick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
A short right from Thompson.
Madnick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madnick lands with a left to the head.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Madnick is breathing heavily.
Madnick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madnick.
Madnick breaks the clinch.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madnick moves away.
The fighters circling - Madnick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Madnick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madnick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Madnick circles away.
Madnick throws a head kick that misses.
Madnick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madnick misses the body punch
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madnick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Madnick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madnick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Madnick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Thompson.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Madnick.
James Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a left hand
and Madnick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madnick throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madnick manages to avoid it.
Madnick walks into a left hand.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madnick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Madnick throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Madnick.
A big right from Madnick misses.
Madnick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madnick misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Thompson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Madnick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Madnick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madnick slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson throws a jab when Madnick was well out of range.
Madnick keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick misses with a left hand
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madnick loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madnick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
Madnick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson tries to clinch but Madnick moves out of range.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Madnick shakes it off.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madnick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Madnick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Madnick just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Madnick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Madnick.
Madnick throws a head punch that misses.
James Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madnick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madnick throws a right hand that misses
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Madnick tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madnick lands with a nice body kick.
Madnick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Thompson.
Madnick throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Madnick has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madnick.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Madnick's head.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
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!
Good body shot from Thompson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thompson.
Madnick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madnick swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madnick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson is leaning against Madnick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Madnick backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Thompson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Madnick.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Madnick should have avoided that one.
Madnick throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madnick can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheers as Madnick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
Madnick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Madnick.
A cross from Thompson lands.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Madnick avoids nicely.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madnick counters with a left to the body.
James Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Madnick.
Thompson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Madnick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madnick ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madnick looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Madnick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madnick doesn't seem phased though.
Madnick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Madnick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madnick misses with a straight right.
Jab by Madnick.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Madnick.
Madnick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Madnick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson tries to work over Madnick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madnick's efforts to push away.
Madnick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Madnick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madnick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to bum rush Madnick with a series of wild strikes but Madnick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Madnick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madnick controlling the action here for a moment.
Madnick is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Madnick.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Madnick is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson pushes Madnick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madnick blocks an uppercut.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madnick is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Thompson is stalling here.
Thompson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madnick.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thompson tries to stall but Madnick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madnick lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Madnick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madnick fakes the leg kick and cracks Thompson in the body.
A head kick misses from Madnick.
Madnick throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Madnick misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Madnick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madnick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson darts in and clinches Madnick up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Madnick fails to land.
Madnick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madnick is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Madnick trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Madnick into the cage.
Marcel Madnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madnick is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Madnick is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcel Madnick.
Madnick throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Madnick tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Thompson.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Thompson!
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