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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Thomas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Britt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Britt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Britt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas tries a low kick but Britt avoids it.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Britt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britt scores with a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Britt pushes him off.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Britt throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Britt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Britt is avoiding it.
Britt looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Britt counters with a left to the body.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt misses the shot to the body.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Britt.
Britt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Britt with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas avoids the body shot from Britt.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Britt.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Britt is able to avoid easily.
Britt misses the shot to the body.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Britt checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a head kick but Britt moves out of range.
Britt lands a nice looking body shot.
Britt swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Britt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Britt stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Britt stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position.
Britt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Britt is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Britt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Britt just leaning against Thomas, taking a breather.
Britt manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the body from Britt misses
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Britt lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Britt moves out of range of the body kick.
Britt thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britt scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Britt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Britt shrugs it off though.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Britt pushes him off.
Britt works over Thomas's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Britt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Britt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Britt throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Britt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Britt down.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Britt misses the shot to the body.
Britt misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Britt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Britt.
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Britt being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt controlling the action here for a moment.
Britt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Britt's efforts to push away.
Thomas leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Britt wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Britt is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Britt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britt scores with a jab to the body.
Britt throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Britt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Britt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Britt blocks a leg kick.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick but Britt moves out of range.
Eric Britt is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Britt's legs.
Britt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Britt had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Britt checks a leg kick.
Britt is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Britt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas tries to clinch but Britt moves out of range.
Britt looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
A jab from Britt misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Britt checks a low kick from Thomas.
Britt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Britt blocks a leg kick.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Britt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Britt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Britt.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britt.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Britt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas tries to work over Britt's front leg with a kick but Britt checks it.
Britt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Britt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Britt takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Britt misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Britt finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Britt's front leg but catches the back leg as Britt tries to avoid it.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Britt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Britt misses.
Thomas is looking to slow Britt down with leg kicks.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Britt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Britt moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Britt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Britt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Britt takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Britt lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas cracks the inside of Britt's front leg.
Britt scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Britt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Britt.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Britt moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Britt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Britt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Britt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Britt's knee but Britt avoids it well.
Britt lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Britt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Britt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Britt.
A bone on bone clash there as Britt blocks the leg kick.
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Britt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas slips a straight right by Britt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Britt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Britt. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Britt clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Britt looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas throws a head kick but Britt moves out of range.
Britt checks a low kick from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Britt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Britt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Britt throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Britt.
Britt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A slow jab from Britt misses its intended target.
Britt takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Britt is able to avoid easily.
Britt throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Britt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Britt checks it.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britt misses with a low kick.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Britt, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Britt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britt managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Britt tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas stalling against the cage.
Britt struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Britt won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britt.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Britt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Britt keeps it at a distance.
Britt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Britt looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Britt swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Britt stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britt throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Britt only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karl Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Britt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Britt stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Britt tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Britt or not.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt can't break the clinch.
Thomas tries a body shot but Britt blocks it.
Britt has Thomas pressed against the cage.
Britt avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Britt wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Britt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Britt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas tries to clinch but Britt moves out of range.
Britt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Britt if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Britt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Britt scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that Britt semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Britt keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to work over Britt's front leg with a kick but Britt checks it.
Britt is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Britt cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Britt swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Britt takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Britt connects with a body shot.
Britt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Britt moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Britt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Britt moves out of range easily.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Britt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Britt.
Britt takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Karl Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Britt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Britt checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Britt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Britt!
Eric Britt is the new middleweight champion!
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