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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Din Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps from Hell. Rebaldo Louza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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190 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Din Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Louza backing up. Louza nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Louza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Louza fails with the takedown.
Din Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Louza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Louza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Louza is not content to let Thomas control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Louza defends it.
Louza is trying to maintain the position but Thomas is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Louza tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
Thomas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Louza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomas landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Thomas looking to control but Louza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thomas breaks from Louza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
Louza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to control but Louza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Louza is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Louza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas trying to control but Louza is having none of it.
Thomas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thomas looking to control but Louza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thomas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Louza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Louza working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Louza is looking to escape.
Louza is desperately trying to improve his position but Thomas has a good base and remains in mount.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Louza is looking to escape.
Thomas prevents Louza from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Din Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louza manages to avoid it.
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Louza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Louza gets slowly back to his feet.
Louza tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Din Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza.
A nice combination there by Thomas.
Louza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Louza misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but Louza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thomas works his way into side control.
Thomas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Louza, who protects the arm well.
Louza parries the strikes from Thomas easily there. Thomas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Louza to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the position.
Louza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thomas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Louza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Din Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands an elbow.
Louza regains half guard there - taking advantage of Thomas's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thomas in particular looking to stall.
Louza is looking to improve his position.
Louza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thomas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thomas's back!
Louza is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Thomas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas manages to escape to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Louza avoids nicely.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Louza has his takedown stuffed
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Louza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Louza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Louza is breathing heavily.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Louza is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a strike but Louza avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Louza keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Louza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Louza tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Din Thomas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Louza is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas laying and praying for a moment but Louza takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thomas controlling the action here.
Louza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thomas pulls his head out easily.
Louza is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thomas trying to control the action but Louza is working from the bottom.
Thomas content to control rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Din Thomas just wasn't active enough.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Louza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas lunges at Louza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Louza's hand.
Thomas throws the left hand but Louza avoids the punch easily.
Din Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Louza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Louza is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Louza passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Louza is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Louza seems to be looking for submissions.
Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Louza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Louza there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pushes Louza off and gets back to his feet.
Din Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Louza tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rebaldo Louza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louza closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Louza pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Din Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza.
Louza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Louza's half guard.
Well, if Thomas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Thomas trying to control the action but Louza is working from the bottom.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louza defending well though.
Din Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the action but Louza is working from the bottom.
Thomas works his way into full mount!
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!
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rebaldo Louza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Louza for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Din Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Din Thomas!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Din Thomas!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Din Thomas!
Din Thomas wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Din Thomas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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