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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Node Spur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiga Towshom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Node Spur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiga Towshom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towshom shoots in for a double leg but Spur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Towshom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spur misses with a combination
and Towshom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spur really felt that one!
Spur throws a combination that misses
and Towshom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spur leaves Towshom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Towshom counters with a thumping low kick.
Spur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Towshom counters with a body kick that stops Spur in his tracks momentarily.
Towshom slips a jab from Spur.
Towshom scores with a one two! Spur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spur could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Spur is breathing heavily.
Towshom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spur as he avoids it easily.
Node Spur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiga Towshom.
Spur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Towshom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Towshom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Towshom closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Towshom lands in his opponent's guard.
Spur can't keep his opponent in guard - Towshom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spur pushes Towshom off but Towshom dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towshom is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spur will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Spur tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Towshom controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Towshom.
Spur is trying to stand up.
Towshom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two 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.
Towshom with shots to the head and body - Spur looks very uncomfortable down there.
Towshom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spur trying desperately to get to his feet.
Towshom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Towshom might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thiga Towshom wasn't active enough on the ground.
Towshom throws a nice head kick!
Towshom scores with a head kick.
Spur takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Towshom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spur is fending him off so far but Towshom persists. Nope, Spur circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Towshom does no damage.
Towshom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spur on the side of the head.
Spur misses with a combination
and Towshom counters with a nice leg kick.
Towshom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sloppy strikes from Towshom. Those never looked like landing.
Towshom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Towshom looks to land a combination but Spur avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towshom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Towshom thuds his shin into the meat of Spur's side.
Towshom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Towshom throws a right hand that Spur ducks under and follows up with a left that Spur also avoids with ease.
Towshom throws a head kick that half lands.
Towshom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Towshom is looking to clinch but Spur is avoiding it.
Spur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Towshom counters with a big head kick but Spur shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Towshom circles away quickly and effectively.
Towshom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spur.
Spur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Towshom counters with a series of strikes. Spur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spur feints a jab promting Towshom to slip. Spur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Towshom slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Towshom scores with a head kick. Spur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spur misses with a combination
and Towshom counters with a head kick. That will keep Spur thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Spur does no damage.
Spur misses with a combination
and Towshom counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spur is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiga Towshom dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Towshom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Towshom connects with a solid leg kick.
Spur stuffs the takedown attempt from Towshom. Towshom gets slowly back to his feet.
Spur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Towshom counters with a head kick.
A punch combination from Spur misses.
Spur stuffs the takedown attempt from Towshom. Towshom gets slowly back to his feet.
Towshom has closed the distance and engaged Spur in a clinch.
Spur has had enough of the clinch but Towshom keeps him there for the moment.
Spur is trying to break the clinch but Towshom has him pressed against the cage.
Towshom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spur's efforts to push away.
Spur wants to break the clinch but can't.
Towshom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spur avoids it.
Towshom fails to pull guard.
Node Spur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiga Towshom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spur working hard to break the clinch.
Towshom jumps into guard, dragging Spur to the mat.
Spur wants to stand and escape but instead Towshom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towshom is standing up over Spur. Spur looks to escape but Towshom dives into side control.
Spur bucks up and tries to throw Towshom off but instead Towshom has got his back!
Spur has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
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.
Towshom lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Spur is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Towshom.
Towshom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spur wants to get back to his feet.
I would not like to be Spur right now.
Spur is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spur trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Towshom controlling the positon.
Spur holding both Towshom 's hands and preventing any damage.
Towshom is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spur is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Towshom scores with punches to the body.
Spur controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Towshom keeps control of the position easily here as Spur tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiga Towshom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Towshom looks to land a combination. Spur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Towshom lands a head kick!
Node Spur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spur misses with a combination
and Towshom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spur really felt that one!
Spur throws a combination that misses
and Towshom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Towshom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Towshom connects with a right hand. Spur shakes it off.
Towshom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Towshom wants to clinch up but Spur keeps it at a distance.
Towshom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Towshom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Towshom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Towshom feints a jab promting Spur to slip. Towshom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Towshom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Towshom lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Towshom lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towshom trying to land knees to the body.
Towshom lands a good knee to the midsection. Spur won't want to take too many of those.
Spur is trying to break the clinch but Towshom has him pressed against the cage.
Towshom misses with an elbow over the top.
Towshom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Towshom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Towshom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spur!
Spur wants to try and get back to his feet.
Towshom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spur is trying to stand up.
Spur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Node Spur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spur on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spur tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towshom controlling from the full mount.
Towshom's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Towshom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spur is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spur throwing hammer fists to the chest of Towshom. What's that going to do exactly?
Towshom controlling the pace for now.
Spur is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Thiga Towshom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Towshom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spur is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Towshom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Towshom has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spur wants to try and get back to his feet.
Towshom content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiga Towshom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Towshom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiga Towshom!
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