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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiaan Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hoost might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Redemption Song. Sebastiaan Hoost could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karl Thomas's chin.
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199 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Hoost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sebastiaan Hoost has been cut.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Hoost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Thomas working Hoost over with knees to the body.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoost.
Hoost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thomas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoost stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas stops a takedown attempt from Hoost.
Hoost taking a breather.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thomas gets underhooks to prevent Hoost's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastiaan Hoost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost takes a shot to the head.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Hoost.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoost avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Thomas being controlled against the cage.
Thomas has Hoost pushed against the cage.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Hoost blocks a body shot from Thomas.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoost avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Hoost avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoost avoids the damage to the body.
Hoost wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Hoost's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Hoost against the cage.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoost blocking some punches.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoost is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoost avoids it.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoosts head.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoost won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastiaan Hoost's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas tries to clinch but Hoost is having none of it.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoost.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoost checks a leg kick.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hoost.
Thomas throws a low kick but Hoost moves out of range easily.
Hoost 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.
Hoost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoost fails with the takedown.
Hoost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Hoost with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas cracks Hoost with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Hoost is avoiding it.
Hoost thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoost lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoost checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoost tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Hoost back into the cage.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Karl Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoost's elbow.
Hoost managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Hoost is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoost is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoost.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoost's efforts to push away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Hoost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoost wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoost in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with 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. Hoost is defending well for now.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoost backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas keeps control of Hoost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastiaan Hoost's cut.
That's time! Hoost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoost looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Sebastiaan Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoost.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Hoost moves out of range easily.
Thomas pushes Hoost up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoost wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoost.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoost avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Hoost is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas is defending well.
Hoost avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Hoost's ribcage. Hoost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoost avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas taking a breather.
Hoost wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Hoost's ribcage.
Hoost prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
That's three 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. Hoost 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. Hoost is defending well for now.
Hoost has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thomas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastiaan Hoost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoost avoids it.
Hoost tries for a takedown but Thomas manages to get underhooks.
Hoost is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Hoost into the cage.
Thomas tries to work over Hoost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoost is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoost.
Hoost tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastiaan Hoost's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Hoost counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
Thomas scores with a one two! Hoost had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hoost is rocked!
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoost drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big right from Hoost misses.
Thomas slips under a jab from Hoost.
Hoost swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoost 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Hoost.
Hoost tries for a takedown. No joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Hoost 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 Sebastiaan Hoost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoost throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoost throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Hoost's body.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoost tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoost throws out the jab.
Karl Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoost under the eye.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas throws a low kick but Hoost moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Hoost to the canvas! Thomas follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Thomas! Karl Thomas retains his middleweight title!
Karl Thomas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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