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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thacker comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Safan - Win In the End. Thompson has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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197 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Thacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thacker checks a leg kick.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
Thacker wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Thacker checks a low kick from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thacker digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thacker misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Enoch Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thacker misses with a body shot
and Thompson counters with a good low kick that Thacker was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker throws a sloppy body shot
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Thacker backing up. Thacker nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Thacker takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thacker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the body from Thacker misses
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jason Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thacker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thacker throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker misses with a body shot
and Thompson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thacker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thacker.
Thacker misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thompson throws a head kick but Thacker moves out of range.
Thacker misses with a looping right.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thacker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thacker checks a leg kick.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thacker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thacker shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Thacker swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thacker is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thacker misses with a wild combination.
Thompson slips under a jab from Thacker.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Thacker moves his leg out of the way.
Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enoch Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
Thacker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thacker forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thompson cracks Thacker with an open hand slap.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson tried to score with a low kick but Thacker checks it.
Thacker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that Thacker semi-blocks.
Thacker checks a low kick from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thacker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thacker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thacker misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Thacker misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thompson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thacker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thompson cracks the inside of Thacker's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thacker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thacker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
Thacker digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Thacker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thompson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to slow Thacker down with leg kicks.
Thacker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thacker takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Thacker checks it.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Enoch Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thacker.
Thompson is looking to chop away at Thacker's legs.
Thacker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enoch Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson tries to work over Thacker's front leg with a kick but Thacker checks it.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker misses with a body shot.
Thompson throws out a leg kick but Thacker moves out of range and Thompson only half commits.
Thompson throws out a leg kick but Thacker moves out of range and Thompson only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Thacker blocks the leg kick.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thacker is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
Thacker misses with a jab to the body
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Thacker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thacker.
Nice straight punches there by Thacker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thacker.
Thacker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Jason Thacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thacker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thacker jabs at Thompson's body.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Thacker. Thacker gets slowly back to his feet.
Thacker jabs at Thompson's body.
Thacker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thompson counters with a head kick.
Thacker tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thacker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thacker misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
Thacker misses the body punch
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thacker takes a kick to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tried to score with a low kick but Thacker checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a leg kick.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Thacker moved away.
Thacker cracks Thompson with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thacker misses with a hook.
Thacker throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enoch 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enoch Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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