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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Aata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aata has chosen If you Wanty Blood You Got It by AC/DC as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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177 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Aata!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robert Aata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aata shoots and misses
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aata defends it well.
Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aata's head.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas 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.
Aata moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Aata blocks nicely.
Aata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas is working Aata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thomas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aata is proving hard to escape from.
Thomas cracks Aata with a solid left hand.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Aata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aata wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aata is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses. Aata uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thomas's guard. Nice move by Aata!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Aata is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas pulls Aata in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aata has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thomas is proving hard to escape from.
Thomas is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Aata rolls with it to try and escape but Thomas cranks on the arm and Aata is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Thomas!
Michael Thomas made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Monkey Cult Styles in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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