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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a right hand that Brevik ducks under and follows up with a left that Brevik also avoids with ease.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Brevik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Brevik moved out of range nicely.
Thomas with a hook.
Brevik lands a head shot.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Brevik circles away easily
and Brevik counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Brevik which made him look bad.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brevik was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas defending well as Brevik loads up on a big left hand.
Brevik connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brevik avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Brevik misses with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
letting Brevik counter with a right hand.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses.
Brevik throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Brevik is just out of range.
Brevik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brevik tries to clinch but Thomas moves away
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brevik slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right hand that Brevik ducks under and follows up with a left that Brevik also avoids with ease.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas moves out of range as Brevik throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thomas.
Donald Brevik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Thomas.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Brevik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Brevik finds it's target.
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 misses the jab.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Donald Brevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brevik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brevik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brevik slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Brevik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brevik, as that shot connected.
Brevik gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brevik wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Brevik.
Brevik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brevik scrambles back to his feet.
Brevik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brevik slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brevik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brevik stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brevik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brevik sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik is not content to let Thomas control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a strike aimed at the side of Brevik's head but Brevik avoids it well.
Brevik wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Brevik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Donald Brevik will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brevik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brevik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brevik.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Brevik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Donald Brevik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Thomas.
Brevik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brevik.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas swings for the body but Brevik moves out of range.
Thomas throws the left hand but Brevik avoids the punch easily.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Brevik sprawls well.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brevik.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Brevik.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Brevik counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Brevik drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brevik.
Brevik lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brevik.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Brevik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Gary Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Donald Brevik is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Brevik is out of range.
Brevik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas throws a body punch but Brevik moves out of range.
Brevik misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brevik throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Brevik ducks down to avoid it.
Brevik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brevik counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Brevik's head but Brevik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Brevik ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brevik.
Brevik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice uppercut there from Brevik.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Brevik ducks down to avoid it.
Brevik wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Brevik slips the punch.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brevik was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Brevik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Brevik's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Brevik there.
Brevik tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Brevik catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Brevik tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brevik counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brevik throws a head kick that misses.
Brevik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Brevik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas lands a jab to Brevik's midsection.
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 Donald Brevik will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brevik avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Brevik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brevik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Brevik moved out of range nicely.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brevik ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brevik.
Thomas stuns Brevik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Brevik.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Brevik.
Brevik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brevik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brevik backwards.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thomas.
Brevik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brevik looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Brevik misses with a low kick.
Brevik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brevik slips a straight right by Thomas.
Brevik wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Brevik tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas throws the left hand but Brevik avoids the punch easily.
Brevik misses with a body kick.
Gary Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brevik throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thomas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brevik pushes Thomas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thomas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thomas throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Brevik works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
Brevik pushes Thomas off looking to stand but Thomas dives back in and keeps control.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brevik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
Thomas thows a huge punch but Brevik dodges it nicely.
Donald Brevik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas thows a huge punch but Brevik dodges it nicely.
Thomas throwing shots but Brevik is blocking nicely.
Thomas stops Brevik from getting back to his feet.
Thomas looks to land a strike but Brevik avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thomas scoring with some ground and pound.
Thomas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pushing down on Brevik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brevik keeps working.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas is working for a submission of some sort.
Brevik pushes Thomas off looking to stand but Thomas dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brevik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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FIGHT
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