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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Surprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Thuram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surprise comes to the cage accompanied by Remember my NAME!. Thuram is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dario G - Carneval de Paris. Marcel Thuram is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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204 lbs
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Surprise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Thuram!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surprise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thuram momentarily.
Thuram shoots in and drives through. Surprise sprawls well.
Thuram decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Surprise looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surprise wants to get back to his feet.
Surprise actively working from the bottom here.
Thuram prevents Surprise from standing back up.
Surprise wants to get back to full guard.
Thuram is keen to just control but Surprise is a slippery customer.
Thuram trying to pass the guard but Surprise defending well.
Surprise is trying to get back to full guard.
Thuram thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Surprise wants to improve his position but Thuram is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thuram is keen to just control but Surprise is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surprise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Surprise wants to improve his position but Thuram is controlling well.
Surprise pushes Thuram off looking to stand but Thuram dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like Thuram is going to stand back up.
Surprise wants to improve his position but Thuram is controlling well.
Surprise trying to hold on to Thuram's head to control him but Thuram postures up.
Surprise wants to get back to full guard.
Surprise wants to control but Thuram is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thuram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surprise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surprise cracks the inside of Thuram's front leg.
Thuram connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thuram works over Surprise's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Ace Surprise has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surprise scores with a punch to the head.
Surprise throws out a loose jab but Thuram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Surprise tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thuram sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Surprise somewhat.
Thuram scores with a three punch combo!
Thuram throws a leg kick which misses Surprise's front leg but catches the back leg as Surprise tries to avoid it.
Surprise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thuram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surprise manages to avoid it.
Thuram is looking to clinch.
A left lands for Surprise.
An inside leg kick from Thuram misses.
Surprise thows a body shot but no joy.
Thuram defending well as Surprise loads up on a big left hand.
Thuram stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thuram wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuram is looking to clinch.
Marcel Thuram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thuram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thuram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thuram throws a sloppy head kick and Surprise moves out of range easily.
Surprise lands a nice shot to the body.
Surprise throws a looping overhand right but Thuram ducks down to avoid it.
Thuram scores with a leg kick.
Surprise is breathing heavily.
Thuram on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Surprise lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surprise chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thuram can pounce on him.
Thuram fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thuram lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Surprise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Surprise avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thuram tries to close the distance and clinch but Surprise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuram looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thuram lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thuram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Surprise momentarily.
Thuram fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Surprise avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thuram darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Surprise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thuram misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thuram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Surprise tries to bum rush Thuram with a series of wild strikes but Thuram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surprise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thuram was well out of range. Poor timing from Surprise.
Thuram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surprise.
Thuram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Surprise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Thuram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Surprise's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thuram on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thuram lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thuram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Surprise.
Surprise dives in and grabs Thuram's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thuram pushes down on Surprise's head and hops out.
Thuram clinches with his opponent.
Surprise has a couple of punches blocked by Thuram.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Surprise.
Surprise has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thuram clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Thuram looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thuram is really stuck here.
Surprise scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Thuram is looking for a way out.
Surprise working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuram is trying to get back to his feet but Surprise has full control of the position and if anything, Thuram has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Surprise scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Thuram manages to reverse the position and now he's in Surprise's guard. Nice work there by Thuram.
Thuram looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Surprise is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thuram wants to pass the guard but Surprise is keeping the position.
Surprise looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuram trying to control but Surprise is working from the bottom.
Surprise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thuram must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thuram wants to get up but he can't break Surprise's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Surprise is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thuram defends well.
Thuram wants to get up but he can't break Surprise's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Surprise looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thuram puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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!
Thuram works his foot free and advances to mount.
Thuram with shots to the head and body - Surprise looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thuram cracks Surprise with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surprise is trying to escape the mount.
Thuram tries to control but Surprise wriggling away.
Surprise tries to lock up and control but Thuram gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Surprise tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Surprise is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surprise manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Surprise is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thuram frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Surprise is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surprise takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Surprise tries to hold on but Thuram postures up.
Surprise tries to reverse the position but Thuram maintains control.
The referee warns Surprise that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surprise is in all sorts of trouble here.
Surprise is working hard here to advance position.
Thuram trying to control but Surprise is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thuram cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thuram looking to finish Surprise with some ground and pound. This is bad for Surprise!
Thuram controlling from mount.
Surprise is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Thuram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ace Surprise's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thuram.
Surprise throws a jab but it's blocked by Thuram.
Thuram lands a big head kick that sends Surprise tumbling to the mat! Thuram takes a step backwards and waves Surprise back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ace Surprise's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thuram finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thuram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Surprise throws out the jab.
Surprise throws a nice looking combination but Thuram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Surprise.
Surprise displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thuram.
Surprise throws a nice looking combination but Thuram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Surprise closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thuram's guard.
Thuram tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thuram is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Surprise postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcel Thuram has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuram looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Surprise passes into half guard.
Thuram is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Surprise pulls his head out easily.
Surprise seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Surprise not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Surprise is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thuram really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Surprise raining down shots from the mount!
Thuram is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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!
Thuram is in a horrible position here. Surprise smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surprise working the ground and pound effectively.
Surprise raining down hammerfists from mount.
Surprise with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Surprise connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thuram tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Surprise cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Surprise tries to control but Thuram wriggling away.
Thuram tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Surprise trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Surprise lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Surprise connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Surprise raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surprise cracks Thuram with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Surprise has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Surprise is landing with some decent strikes but Thuram is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thuram is rocked!
Thuram tries to lock up and control but Surprise gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thuram is still in real trouble! Can Surprise finish him?
Surprise with the ground and pound from mount.
Surprise working the ground and pound effectively.
Surprise with shots to the head and body - Thuram looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surprise is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thuram can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Surprise postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Thuram out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Surprise goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ace Surprise!
Ace Surprise retains his light heavyweight title!
Ace Surprise thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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