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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Anthony will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavin Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anthony gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Anthony against the cage.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anthony's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas has Anthony up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anthony, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gavin Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Anthony.
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anthony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anthony avoids it.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anthony avoids it.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anthony's defenses.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anthony on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Anthony 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Anthony in a clinch.
Anthony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anthony avoids it.
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!
Anthony is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Anthony wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anthony thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Gavin Thomas has been cut.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Anthony against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anthony dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Anthony is trying to stall.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anthony has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas is trying to push Anthony away but Anthony has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anthony taking a breather.
Thomas stops a takedown attempt from Anthony.
Anthony blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anthony takes an elbow to the temple.
Anthony has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Anthony tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thomas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anthony, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anthony's defenses.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas drives through and clinches with Anthony against the cage.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anthony tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Anthony looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Anthony 's eye.
Anthony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anthony is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Anthony can't get the takedown.
Gavin Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Anthony.
Anthony is breathing heavily.
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Anthony shrugs off.
Anthony takes an elbow to the temple.
Thomas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anthony is defending well for now.
Anthony jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Anthony gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anthony jumps guard but Thomas stands there with Anthony around his waist. Anthony gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anthony takes an elbow to the temple.
Anthony takes an elbow to the temple.
Anthony jumps guard but Thomas stands there with Anthony around his waist. Anthony gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Anthony shrugs off.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Anthony is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anthony takes an elbow to the temple.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anthony's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anthony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anthony tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Thomas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anthony avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anthony is defending well for now.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anthony is defending well for now.
Anthony taking a breather.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anthony looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anthony is defending well for now.
Anthony is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thomas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gavin Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anthony's defenses.
Anthony is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thomas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Anthony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Anthony shrugs off.
Anthony is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Anthony shrugs off.
Anthony wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anthony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anthony tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anthony fails to pull guard.
Anthony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas clinches.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Gavin Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anthony.
Gavin Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Anthony.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Anthony against the cage.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anthony's defenses.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anthony.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Anthony shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Anthony avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anthony closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Anthony pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Anthony avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Anthony 's eye.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthony slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anthony.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Anthony shoots in.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Thomas is trying to push Anthony away but Anthony has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anthony tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anthony takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Anthony takes a shot to the head.
Anthony blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anthony tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Anthony in a clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Anthony shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is trying to drag Thomas to the mat but Thomas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Anthony is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anthony's defenses.
Anthony blocks an elbow strike.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anthony can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anthony looking to stall.
Mark Anthony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavin Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gavin Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Gavin Thomas!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Gavin Thomas!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Gavin Thomas!
Gavin Thomas wins by unanimous decision!
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