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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riggs Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riggs Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Singer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Singer.
Singer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas shoots in and bounces Singer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas stands up over Singer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Singer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Singer wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
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.
Singer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Singer looking for a sweep. Not yet Singer, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Singer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Singer has escaped and now he's on top!
Singer wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singer is one step ahead there.
Singer controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Singer!
Thomas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Singer tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas mounts Singer! Really nice guard pass there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thomas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Singer tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
Thomas has control of Singer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Singer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Singer is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riggs Thomas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singer but Singer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Singer lands with an overhand left.
Thomas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Singer tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Singer stops Thomas from passing to mount.
Thomas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Singer is avoiding damage well.
Singer is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
Thomas tries to advance to mount but Singer denies him.
Thomas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Singer parries the strikes from Thomas easily there. Thomas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Singer to escape.
Singer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singer tries to buck Thomas off but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singer has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Thomas working the ground and pound.
Singer is trying to improve his position.
Thomas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Singer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Singer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thomas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas advances to full mount.
Thomas working for a guillotine from mount but Singer is in no mood to give up.
Singer wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas working for a submission but Singer is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Thomas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thomas won't let Singer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thomas wants to finish this one by submission but Singer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Thomas.
Riggs Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Singer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thomas won't let Singer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riggs Thomas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thomas scores a takedown into full mount!
Thomas throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Singer has his hands clasped together but Thomas breaks the hold and Singer is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Thomas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riggs Thomas!
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