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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Hawtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Thighs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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25
160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Hawtin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thunder Thighs!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thighs wants to clinch up but Hawtin keeps it at a distance.
Hawtin swings widly with a right hand
and Thighs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawtin thinking.
Thighs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawtin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thighs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawtin throws a right hand that misses
and Thighs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thighs.
Hawtin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thighs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thighs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawtin has him pressed against the cage.
Thighs tries to circle away but Hawtin has him pinned against the cage.
Thighs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thighs breaks the clinch.
Hawtin misses with a right hand
and Thighs counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawtin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thighs lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Thighs misses
and Hawtin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Thighs blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtin throws a shot from downtown. Thighs moves away and avoids it.
Hawtin misses with an uppercut.
Hawtin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hawtin throws a right hand that misses
and Thighs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawtin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawtin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thighs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawtin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thighs staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Thighs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawtin looks to land a left hand but Thighs moved out of range nicely.
Thighs tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawtin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawtin misses with a hook
and Thighs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thighs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawtin thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtin misses with an uppercut.
Thighs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawtin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thighs throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hawtin to counter with a crisp jab.
Thighs tries to clinch up but Hawtin circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Hawtin throws out a powerful jab.
Hawtin misses with a straight left.
Hawtin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Thighs to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawtin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thighs moves away from the strike by Hawtin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thighs tries to clinch but Hawtin moves out of range.
Hawtin throws a hook but Thighs avoids it easily.
Thighs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawtin rather than just go for the knockout.
Thighs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawtin throws an off balance right hand
and Thighs counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four 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.
Hawtin misses with a right hand
and Thighs counters with a nice body shot.
Thighs doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawtin circles away.
Hawtin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thighs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thighs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thunder Thighs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Hawtin throws a lazy right hand but Thighs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawtin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawtin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thighs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thighs misses the shot to the body.
Hawtin misses with a hook
and Hawtin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thighs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thighs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Thighs is looking to clinch.
A jab from Hawtin misses.
Hawtin swings widly with a right hand
and Thighs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thighs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thighs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hawtin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawtin managing to block the knees to the body from Thighs.
Thighs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawtin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thighs with a knee to the head.
Hawtin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thighs missing with knees to the body.
Thighs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawtin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ritchie Hawtin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thighs looking to throw knees to the head but Hawtin is blocking nicely.
Thighs tries to circle away but Hawtin has him pinned against the cage.
Thighs tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawtin avoids the damage to the body.
Thighs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawtin avoids it.
Thighs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thighs looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawtin is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thighs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder Thighs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawtin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hawtin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Hawtin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Hawtin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thighs 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thunder Thighs!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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