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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Devil went down to Georgia. Obasi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 6' 7'' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Solomon Obasi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class 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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obasi moves away.
Obasi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Obasi moved out of range nicely.
Obasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Obasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Obasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Obasi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Obasi ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obasi misses with a hook.
Obasi moves away from the strike by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solomon Obasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Obasi misses
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Obasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obasi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Obasi throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Obasi as Thomas shoots in.
Obasi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obasi moves away.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Obasi scores with a leg kick.
Obasi throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like John Thomas has been cut.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Obasi defends it nicely.
Obasi misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Obasi on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Obasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obasi throws a shot to the body.
Obasi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obasi misses the shot to the body.
Obasi scores with a hook.
Obasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook. Obasi ducked under it nicely.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obasi.
Obasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Obasi connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Obasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas swings for the body but Obasi moves out of range.
Obasi throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Obasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas is looking to wear down Obasi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Obasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obasi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Obasi back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Obasi which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Obasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obasi pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Obasi uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Obasi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Solomon Obasi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
Obasi misses with a leg kick.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas lunges at Obasi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obasi's hand.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Obasi backpedaling.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Obasi.
John Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obasi moves away.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Obasi's belly button to the back.
Obasi takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Obasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obasi connects with a knee to the head.
Obasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obasi is trying to stall.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Obasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obasi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obasi lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obasi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Obasi slowing the pace effectively.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
John Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obasi. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Obasi misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obasi is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Obasi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Obasi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Obasi will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Obasi is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Obasi.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Obasi ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Obasi is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obasi misses with a low kick.
Obasi tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Obasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Obasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Obasi misses.
Obasi throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Obasi only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obasi takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Obasi's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Obasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obasi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Obasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Obasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Obasi.
Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Obasi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Obasi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas swings for the body but Obasi moves out of range.
Obasi tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Obasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obasi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Obasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Obasi.
Thomas jabs at Obasi's body.
Obasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obasi moves away.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Obasi.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Obasi.
Obasi staying out of range there.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Obasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Obasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas takes a swing at Obasi's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Obasi saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Obasi's waist but Obasi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Obasi lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obasi.
Obasi throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a hook. Obasi ducked under it nicely.
Obasi feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Thomas.
Obasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a body punch but Obasi moves out of range.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obasi lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
A left lands for Obasi.
Obasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Obasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Obasi checks it
and Obasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Obasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings for the body but Obasi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Obasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Obasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Obasi counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas cracks the inside of Obasi's front leg.
Obasi misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas jabs Obasi right on the nose. Obasi blinks but takes it well.
Obasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from 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 John Thomas.
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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thomas!
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