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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Sphinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack Sphinx acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mack Sphinx!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sphinx digs a good hook to Hightower's body.
Sphinx throws out a loose jab but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sphinx throws a right hand that Hightower ducks under and follows up with a left that Hightower also avoids with ease.
Sphinx throws a sloppy head kick and Hightower moves out of range easily.
A combination from Sphinx does no damage.
Sphinx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hightower.
Nice sprawl there from Sphinx as Hightower shoots in.
Hightower fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Hightower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hightower tries to move into range but Sphinx moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hightower looks to land a left hand but Sphinx moved out of range nicely.
Sphinx lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sphinx stuffs the takedown.
Sphinx lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Thor Hightower has been cut.
Hightower looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sphinx is fending him off so far but Hightower persists. Nope, Sphinx circles away and we're back to standing.
Sphinx misses with a wild combination.
Sphinx digs a good body shot into Hightower's ribs.
Hightower moves into the clinch.
Sphinx manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Sphinx.
Hightower shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sphinx pinned against the cage. Sphinx gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hightower moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sphinx is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hightower tries to pull guard but Sphinx holds him up against the cage and eventually Hightower drops back down to his feet.
Sphinx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sphinx gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sphinx keeping moving, preventing Hightower from controlling successfully.
Hightower showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower trying to control but Sphinx is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Thor Hightower wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hightower looking to score a takedown here. Sphinx is defending well but Hightower drives through and ends up in Sphinx's guard.
Hightower throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hightower passes into half guard.
Hightower is keen to just control but Sphinx is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower throwing shots but Sphinx is blocking nicely.
Hightower works his way into full mount!
Sphinx tries to hold on but Hightower postures up.
Sphinx has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sphinx preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hightower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Hightower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Hightower's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hightower misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hightower will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hightower takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hightower doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sphinx lands a really nice looking cross but Hightower seems unphased.
Sphinx gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hightower to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hightower is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sphinx is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sphinx has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hightower wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sphinx wanted to stand there but Hightower had control of the position.
Sphinx wants to control from the top but Hightower keeps moving.
Sphinx might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hightower kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hightower has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sphinx has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx wants to stand but Hightower has his arm trapped.
Sphinx decides to stand back up. Sphinx steps back and let's Hightower get back to his feet.
Sphinx tries to keep at a distance but Hightower has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sphinx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sphinx lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hightower at a distance.
Sphinx ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sphinx ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sphinx throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Sphinx tenderised Hightower's leg. Hightower is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sphinx prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hightower wants to take the fight to the mat but Sphinx manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Hightower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sphinx gets underhooks to prevent Hightower's takedown attempt.
Sphinx prevents the takedown attempt.
Sphinx manages to break the clinch.
Hightower looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sphinx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sphinx gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hightower to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower slips nicely into half guard.
Sphinx regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hightower.
Hightower has gone for a leg lock! Sphinx slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hightower's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hightower keeping moving, preventing Sphinx from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Sphinx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Hightower's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hightower shoots for a takedown but Sphinx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thor Hightower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sphinx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sphinx fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hightower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hightower has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hightower there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sphinx moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sphinx.
Thor Hightower is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hightower has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hightower is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hightower on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Hightower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sphinx throws an overhand right that drops Hightower like a sack of potatoes! Sphinx dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Sphinx!
A very excited looking Mack Sphinx made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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