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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanislov Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislov Jankowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stanislov Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jankowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thomas has his foot on Jankowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jankowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Jankowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Jankowski drops back looking for a leg! Thomas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thomas manages to kick Jankowski off! Jankowski jumps back into Thomas's guard.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas controls Jankowski momentarily but Jankowski frees himself.
Jankowski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thomas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thomas has escaped and now he's on top!
Jankowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas stands up and waves to Jankowski to follow him.
Jankowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Jankowski which made him look bad.
Thomas pushes Jankowski up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Jankowski's head.
Jankowski tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thomas wants a takedown.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Thomas taking a breather.
Jankowski tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislov Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas jumps guard.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Jankowski tries to pass.
Jankowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thomas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jankowski has Thomas in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas content to stall in guard here.
Jankowski is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankowski is retaining full guard.
Jankowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jankowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Thomas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankowski being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Thomas dominated that round.
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.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Jankowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jankowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Stanislov Jankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Jankowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jankowski is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jankowski down to the mat. Jankowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jankowski pinned against the cage. Jankowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stanislov Jankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Thomas.
Jankowski has a takedown stuffed.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jankowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.
Jankowski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jankowski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thomas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thomas shrugs it off.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jankowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Thomas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jankowski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Thomas has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Thomas!
Brad Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the top position.
Thomas stands up and waves to Jankowski to follow him.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jankowski circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jankowski dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Jankowski's head and hops out.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Jankowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jankowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Jankowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brad Thomas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jankowski.
Thomas works over Jankowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Jankowski sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Jankowski which made him look bad.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Jankowski against the cage.
Jankowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thomas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Jankowski goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislov Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jankowski tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jankowski to the ground. Jankowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Jankowski stuffs the takedown.
Jankowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jankowski swivels and escapes.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas goes for a takedown attempt but Jankowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jankowski backs up against the cage.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Jankowski gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Jankowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thomas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jankowski closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Jankowski pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Jankowski shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jankowski regains guard.
Thomas trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Thomas wants to stand but Jankowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Jankowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brad Thomas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stanislov Jankowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas drags the fight down to the ground.
Jankowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jankowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thomas pushes Jankowski off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Thomas!
In his post fight interview, Brad Thomas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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