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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
14 - 20 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguel scores a takedown into full mount!
Miguel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thomas is looking to get to half guard.
Thomas is in a horrible position here. Miguel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Miguel maintains control.
Miguel looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miguel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Miguel wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Miguel landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thomas can't escape the position.
Thomas is working hard here to advance position.
Miguel breaks from Thomas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Miguel with the ground and pound from mount.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miguel unloading with bombs!
Miguel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
Thomas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miguel connects with a nice short shot to Thomas's temple.
Miguel 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 makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miguel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miguel passes into half guard.
Miguel is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miguel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Miguel works his way into side control.
Miguel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thomas to his feet.
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Miguel has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Miguel.
Thomas avoiding damage as Miguel throws knees to the body.
Miguel manages to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Miguel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miguel passes into half guard.
Miguel 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.
Miguel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miguel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miguel stands up from half guard.
Miguel tries to clinch but Thomas moves away
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miguel.
Miguel gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miguel is pressing down on Thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Miguel is controlling well.
Thomas gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Miguel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miguel tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Miguel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miguel looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Miguel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miguel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miguel tries to clinch but Thomas moves away
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miguel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miguel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thomas did well to prevent Miguel getting side control.
Miguel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miguel.
Miguel is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miguel is breathing heavily.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miguel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thomas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thomas.
Thomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miguel's guard.
Miguel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Miguel blocks nicely.
Sam Miguel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miguel is looking to stand back up but Thomas counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Miguel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miguel sees it coming and defends easily.
Thomas thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Miguel to regain full guard.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miguel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miguel holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Thomas wants to get up but he can't break Miguel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miguel is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas avoiding damage as Miguel throws knees to the body.
Miguel trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
Miguel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miguel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miguel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sam Miguel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miguel manages to avoid it.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Miguel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miguel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas is looking to wear down Miguel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miguel throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miguel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miguel darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Miguel has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas gets through Miguel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miguel fails to pull guard.
Thomas is working Miguel over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Miguel tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Miguel.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Miguel's head.
Miguel tries to pull guard but Thomas won't allow it.
Paul Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Miguel.
A frustrated look appears on Miguel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miguel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Paul Thomas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Miguel wants to clinch.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Miguel shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miguel misses the jab.
Nice cross by Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miguel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miguel closes the distance and clinches.
Miguel tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
Miguel jumps guard but Thomas stands there with Miguel around his waist. Miguel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thomas avoiding damage as Miguel throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Miguel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Miguel.
Thomas avoiding damage as Miguel throws knees to the body.
Miguel is trying to stall.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miguel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Miguel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Miguel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paul Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Miguel.
Miguel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miguel.
Miguel looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Miguel tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miguel backwards.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miguel up against the cage.
Miguel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miguel tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Miguel tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws the left hand but Miguel avoids the punch easily.
Miguel wants to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miguel thinking.
Miguel doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Miguel.
Miguel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miguel thinking.
Miguel scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Miguel tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Miguel controlling him for the moment.
Thomas throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Miguel escapes and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Miguel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miguel lands a nice forearm strike.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miguel defending well though.
Miguel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miguel.
Thomas has gone for a leg lock! Miguel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thomas's guard.
Miguel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miguel gets to his feet - Thomas follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Miguel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miguel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Miguel!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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