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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Collin Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hathaway moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Hathaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hathaway 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 Thompson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thompson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hathaway forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hathaway avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Hathaway.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hathaway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Hathaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks it.
Hathaway is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hathaway is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hathaway tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Hathaway tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Hathaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hathaway takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Hathaway is blocking nicely.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Hathaway tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Hathaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hathaway tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson thumps Hathaway with a low kick.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Hathaway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick by Hathaway misses
and Thompson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hathaway is breathing heavily.
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hathaway counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thompson's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hathaway controls the pace.
Thompson is working an open guard so Hathaway takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hathaway throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hathaway managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hathaway won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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.
The crowd are getting on Thompson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hathaway is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hathaway could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hathaway's face.
Thompson wants to break free but Hathaway has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hathaway is defending well for now.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Hathaway has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Collin Hathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hathaway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Hathaway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair 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.
Hathaway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
Thompson is pushing Hathaway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hathaway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hathaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hathaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks with his arms.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Hathaway manages to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson wants to stall.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hathaway avoids it.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Hathaway throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hathaway avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson keeps control of Hathaway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hathaway smiles and moves away.
Hathaway throws a push kick but Thompson slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot by Hathaway.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway with a nice cross.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Hathaway. Hathaway gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hathaway. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hathaway clinches up against the cage.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
Hathaway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Collin Hathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hathaway is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hathaway avoids it.
Thompson jumps guard but Hathaway stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hathaway has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hathaway won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson working Hathaway over with knees to the body.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Hathaway's ribcage.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hathaway shoots in but no luck this time.
Alistair Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Hathaway is avoiding it.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Hathaway.
Hathaway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Hathaway keeps it at a distance.
Hathaway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hathaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks with his arms.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hathaway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson tries to clinch but Hathaway is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Hathaway shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hathaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Hathaway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hathaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Hathaway. Hathaway maintains the clinch.
Thompson stalling against the cage.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Hathaway can't break the clinch.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hathaway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hathaway's face.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Hathaway jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Hathaway around his waist. Hathaway gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Hathaway tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hathaway letting Thompson take a breather here.
Hathaway tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hathaway missing with knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hathaway avoids it.
Hathaway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hathaway up against the cage.
Hathaway 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. Hathaway gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Collin Hathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Hathaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Collin Hathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collin Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hathaway shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hathaway's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hathaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Hathaway keeps it at a distance.
Hathaway clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alistair Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hathaway misses with a knee to the head.
Alistair Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hathaway won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hathaway, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hathaway throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Hathaway being controlled against the cage.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hathaway avoids the damage to the body.
Hathaway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hathaway's face.
Hathaway lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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