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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama said kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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184 cm
28
194 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
30
193 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A thudding body kick lands there by Thomas!
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Thomas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Alves blocks the body kick.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet. Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses. Alves shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily. Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Alves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thomas misses with a head kick.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Thomas scores with a nice body kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Alves's front leg but catches the back leg as Alves tries to avoid it. Alves looks gassed! Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thomas connects with a solid leg kick. Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karl Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Alves takes a body punch but keeps moving. Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Thomas effectively controlling the action here. Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
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It looks like Salvador Alves has been cut. Thomas landing knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head. Thomas with a knee to the head.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
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Alves is rocked! A knee to the head by Thomas.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him? A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas is pushing Alves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Thomas jerks Alves's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Alves drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Thomas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Thomas because Alves was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Karl Thomas! Karl Thomas managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $35), into his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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