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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Stone The Crow. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Riley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Riley.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas is leaning against Riley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas is working Riley over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Riley cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Riley moves away and avoids it.
Riley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Riley's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Riley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riley tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley looks gassed!
Riley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riley is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Riley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.
Riley seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Riley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Riley slips under a jab.
Riley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Riley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Riley settles back down.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Riley.
Riley blocks a jab.
Riley checks a low kick from Thomas.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas with a nice cross.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riley connects with the punch.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riley fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Riley's body.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley walks into a jab.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Riley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riley throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Rick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Riley misses.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Riley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Riley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Riley throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Riley wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Riley counters with a good, hard body kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
Thomas moves out of range as Riley strikes.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Riley moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Thomas lands the left hand.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Riley lands an overhand right.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
Riley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Riley
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Riley will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Riley is out of range.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Riley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riley moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Riley staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas punishes Riley's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas lands a left and a right that send Riley crashing to the mat, dazed. Thomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas cracks Riley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thomas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Riley to stand back up!
Riley tries to get into range but Thomas steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Riley! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Thomas scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Thomas!
Rick Thomas retains his middleweight title!
Rick Thomas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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