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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gravity kills - Guilty. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Gale throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Gale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gale. Thomas shrugs it off though.
Gale misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Gale fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters circling a little - Gale finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thomas looks gassed!
Gale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gale!
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gale thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Gale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gale tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Gale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas moves out of range as Gale throws a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Gale.
Thomas misses with a hook. Gale ducked under it nicely.
Darius Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Gale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gale.
Gale cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Darius Thomas has been cut.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gale.
Gale swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Gale scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Gale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gale.
Gale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gale connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Gale finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gale. Thomas shrugs it off though.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Gale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Gale.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gale digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Gale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 moves out of range of the body kick from Gale.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gale.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Gale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gale thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale scores with a push kick.
Gale moves into the clinch successfully.
Gale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gale works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Gale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gale tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Thomas's cut.
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.
Gale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
A cross from Thomas lands.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Gale ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gale feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Gale throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gale.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gale, right into the meat.
Gale scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gale digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Gale is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Gale lands with a nice body punch.
Darius Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot lands for Gale.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gale feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Gale scores with a push kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gale.
Gale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Gale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gale.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Gale throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gale!
Gale connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Gale throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Gale counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Gale's head but Gale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Gale.
Thomas 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.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Gale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gale thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Gale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gale connects with a solid leg kick.
Codi Gale is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gale lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Gale.
Gale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gale can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Gale.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gale tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Gale lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darius Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Gale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Thomas catches Gale right on the button with a cross.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Gale cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Gale looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Gale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Gale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gale lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gale moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Gale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Gale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Gale moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas cracks Gale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Gale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gale moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gale avoids the body shot from Thomas.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Gale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gale thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Gale.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gale backs up against the cage.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gale misses with a body shot.
Darius Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gale avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Gale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gale - that will leave a mark!
Gale is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Gale lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Codi Gale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gale manages to avoid it.
Gale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gale misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Gale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gale.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gale slips under a jab from Thomas.
Gale slips a straight right by Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Codi Gale.
Well Gale 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Codi Gale!
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