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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Pulse of the Maggots as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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208 lbs
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213 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanthopoulous Xvii looking to score a takedown here. Thomas is defending well but Xanthopoulous Xvii drives through and ends up in Thomas's guard.
Thomas controlling the position.
Xanthopoulous Xvii trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thomas's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xanthopoulous Xvii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas rushes Xanthopoulous Xvii and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xanthopoulous Xvii's brow.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xanthopoulous Xvii wants a takedown.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids it.
Xanthopoulous Xvii managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks an elbow strike.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids the damage to the body.
Xanthopoulous Xvii dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii has been cut.
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xanthopoulous Xvii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xanthopoulous Xvii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thomas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Xanthopoulous Xvii back into the cage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Xanthopoulous Xvii is blocking nicely.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks it with crossed arms.
Xanthopoulous Xvii wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xanthopoulous Xvii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xanthopoulous Xvii wants the takedown. Thomas is fighting it off but Xanthopoulous Xvii persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thomas's guard against the cage.
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 not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lincoln Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Xanthopoulous Xvii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses
and Xanthopoulous Xvii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Thomas has Xanthopoulous Xvii pulled in close to control his posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Xanthopoulous Xvii back into the cage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xanthopoulous Xvii's brow.
Xanthopoulous Xvii prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xanthopoulous Xvii is defending well for now.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Xanthopoulous Xvii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids it.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks with his arms.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks it.
Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Xanthopoulous Xvii turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xanthopoulous Xvii decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Xanthopoulous Xvii on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Xanthopoulous Xvii slips the punch.
Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xanthopoulous Xvii checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws the left hand but Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Xanthopoulous Xvii. Xanthopoulous Xvii gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Xanthopoulous Xvii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Xanthopoulous Xvii counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
Xanthopoulous Xvii stands up from mount. Strange move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Xanthopoulous Xvii wants to stand up but Thomas has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Xanthopoulous Xvii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thomas's guard.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Xanthopoulous Xvii is having none of it.
Xanthopoulous Xvii trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii just wasn't active enough.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Xanthopoulous Xvii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Xanthopoulous Xvii postures up.
Xanthopoulous Xvii decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thomas, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas gets underhooks to prevent Xanthopoulous Xvii's takedown attempt.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xanthopoulous Xvii's brow.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xanthopoulous Xvii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Xanthopoulous Xvii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks it with crossed arms.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids it.
Xanthopoulous Xvii avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xanthopoulous Xvii avoids it.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xanthopoulous Xvii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xanthopoulous Xvii prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Xanthopoulous Xvii has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thomas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks with his arms.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Xanthopoulous Xvii avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xanthopoulous Xvii's brow.
Xanthopoulous Xvii turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Xanthopoulous Xvii decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thomas to his feet.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Xanthopoulous Xvii back into the cage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Xanthopoulous Xvii 's eye.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is trying to drag Thomas to the mat but Thomas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas prevents a takedown attempt there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lincoln Thomas.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii!
Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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