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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Andrychuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thompson's choice of entrance music: Kreator - Extreme Aggressions. Oleg Andrychuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Andrychuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrychuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrychuk moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrychuk moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Andrychuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Andrychuk's leg. Andrychuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Andrychuk off balance momentarily.
Andrychuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Andrychuk's belly button to the back.
Thompson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Andrychuk eats them both and turns towards Thompson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Andrychuk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrychuk scores with a takedown into Thompson'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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrychuk.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Andrychuk from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrychuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andrychuk throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andrychuk is controlling him.
Andrychuk trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Andrychuk won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Andrychuk throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andrychuk's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrychuk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oleg Andrychuk just wasn't active enough.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Andrychuk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andrychuk drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson jabs at Andrychuk's body.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrychuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Nick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrychuk shoots in and bounces Thompson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andrychuk forces his way into half guard.
Andrychuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Andrychuk is controlling him
Andrychuk thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Thompson moves into full guard.
Andrychuk 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.
Andrychuk won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Andrychuk trying to move into half guard but instead Thompson has managed to sweep!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson gets to his feet. Andrychuk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Andrychuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thompson tests Andrychuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrychuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Andrychuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Thompson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Andrychuk shrugs it off though.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Nick Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Andrychuk avoids it.
Andrychuk gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrychuk wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Andrychuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andrychuk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is not content to let Andrychuk control the position.
Thompson kicks off Andrychuk and gets to his feet.
Andrychuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrychuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson tries to land a body kick
and Andrychuk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andrychuk trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Andrychuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Andrychuk throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andrychuk's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oleg Andrychuk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andrychuk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thompson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Andrychuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Andrychuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrychuk distracts Thompson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andrychuk throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break Andrychuk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrychuk looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrychuk, not yet.
Andrychuk wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Thompson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrychuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andrychuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Andrychuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson throws a head kick that Andrychuk semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrychuk at a distance.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Oleg Andrychuk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Andrychuk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Andrychuk. Andrychuk gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson scores with a hook.
Thompson is looking to slow Andrychuk down with leg kicks.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Andrychuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson swings for the body but Andrychuk moves out of range.
Andrychuk moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrychuk shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Andrychuk moves out of range.
Andrychuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andrychuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson scores with a jab. Andrychuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrychuk looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Andrychuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Andrychuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrychuk misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson sizes up Andrychuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrychuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Oleg Andrychuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrychuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Andrychuk counters with a single leg into guard. Thompson didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson pushes Andrychuk off and gets back to his feet.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrychuk is defended easily by Thompson.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Andrychuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrychuk needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andrychuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Andrychuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andrychuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrychuk ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Andrychuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrychuk scrambles back to his feet.
Andrychuk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andrychuk lands in his opponent's guard.
Andrychuk throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but Andrychuk is having none of it.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrychuk.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andrychuk wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrychuk throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Thompson!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Thompson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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