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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Megan Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Megan Fox was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Megan Fox!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox shoots and misses
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Megan Fox has been cut.
Fox with a poor takedown
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson counters with a leg kick.
Cary Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Megan Fox.
Fox looks gassed!
Thompson feints and then cracks Fox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fox down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson looks for a takedown but Fox sprawls well.
Thompson drops Fox with a beautiful combination! Fox stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thompson is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Fox dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Thompson misses.
Thompson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fox checks the leg kick.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
Thompson scores with a push kick.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Fox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Fox moves out of range.
Thompson tries to work over Fox's front leg with a kick but Fox checks it.
Megan Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson tries to clinch but Fox moves away
and Fox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thompson wants to control but Fox is keeping busy.
Fox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fox seems to be looking for submissions.
Thompson trying to control here.
Thompson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fox's guard.
Fox is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Thompson wants to stand but Fox has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fox controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson tries to stand but Fox is controlling from the bottom.
Fox trying to control the position.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Megan Fox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thompson wants to free his trapped foot but Fox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Thompson works his way into side control.
Thompson tries to stand but Fox is controlling his head.
Fox struggling a bit here.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Thompson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fox has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is trying to improve his position.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fox sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thompson working the ground and pound but Fox is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Fox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
What's Fox going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Fox sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fox is staying active underneath Thompson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Thompson prevents Fox from improving his position.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like Thompson is going to stand back up.
Fox wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Fox is staying active underneath Thompson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fox trying to control here.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Fox wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fox tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Fox is trying to control but can't.
Thompson wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fox trying to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cary Thompson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fox fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Fox tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Cary Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Megan Fox.
Fox tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Megan Fox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Fox tries a head kick but it misses.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fox is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break Fox's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Fox's brow.
Thompson drops back looking for a leg! Fox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fox manages to kick Thompson off! Thompson jumps back into Fox's guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson throws a strike but Fox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Fox is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
That's two 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.
Fox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
Fox wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Fox had control of the position.
Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Fox is keeping the position.
Thompson won't allow Fox to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Fox is predictable there
and Thompson counters with a good, hard body kick but Fox shrugs it off.
Fox slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Fox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson moves into full guard.
Thompson looking to control.
Thompson trying to control the position here.
Fox wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fox!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the attempt from Fox to control.
Fox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson looking to finish Fox with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fox!
Fox wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thompson looking to finish with strikes here!
Megan Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cary Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cary Thompson!
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energy
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