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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr Uking Salasal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jr Uking Salasal!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salasal tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Salasal throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salasal with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Salasal fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salasal is trying to push Thomas away but Thomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salasal's efforts to push away.
Salasal being controlled against the cage.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salasal leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Salasal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salasal shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salasal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Salasal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Salasal is retaining full guard.
Salasal looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thomas has picked Salasal up and slammed him! Salasal can't keep hold of the triangle and Thomas manages to pass to side control!
Salasal looks gassed!
Thomas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Salasal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salasal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thomas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salasal's guard.
Thomas decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
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!
Thomas feints and as Salasal raises his hands in defense, Thomas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas controlling from the top position.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Salasal has wrist control.
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 stays in close to Salasal's body and controls the position.
Thomas pushes down on Salasal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thomas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thomas uses his free foot to push down on Salasal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Salasal.
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salasal for as long as he can get away with.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas 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 lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salasal hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Thomas dominated that round.
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.
A head kick by Salasal misses
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thomas stalling.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thomas passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salasal tries to improve his position but instead Thomas has taken his back!
Salasal covering up well and avoiding damage.
Thomas keeps control of the position easily here as Salasal tries to buck him off.
Salasal is breathing heavily.
Thomas somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Salasal.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Thomas looking for the choke from the back.
Thomas is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Thomas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thomas punches the canvas rather than the man.
What can Salasal do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Thomas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands shots from the back.
Thomas biding his time, looking for the opening.
Thomas working for the choke.
Thomas controlling from the back.
Thomas missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a punch to the head.
Salasal fending off the submission attempt from Thomas.
Salasal covering up well under a series of strikes from Thomas.
Salasal covering up well under a series of strikes from Thomas.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Thomas tightening his grip on Salasal, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Thomas 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. This is the final round!
Salasal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas stands up and beckons Salasal to join him on the feet.
Salasal has his takedown stuffed
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Salasal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas looks to land a strike but Salasal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas passes into half guard.
Thomas slips a nice elbow through Salasal's hands, connecting with Salasal's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thomas in particular looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salasal is trying desperately to improve position.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Thomas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salasal to the ground. Thomas is now in Salasal's guard.
Thomas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thomas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salasal, up you get!
Salasal stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salasal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thomas moves into full mount!
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Thomas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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