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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Extreme Aggressions. The crowd seem to be enjoying Haverford 's choice of entrance music: Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
28 - 21 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Haverford !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haverford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haverford doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Haverford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thompson keeps Haverford at a distance using the push kick.
Haverford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Haverford .
Haverford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haverford checks it well.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Haverford 's torso.
Haverford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thompson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haverford if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Haverford misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haverford momentarily.
Haverford throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson thows a body kick. Haverford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haverford momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford takes one on the button.
Haverford drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haverford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haverford misses with the combination.
Haverford throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
Haverford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haverford throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Haverford .
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Haverford wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haverford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Haverford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Haverford 's eye.
It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Haverford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haverford trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Haverford is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Haverford managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Haverford .
Haverford avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Haverford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Haverford backwards.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Haverford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haverford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thompson.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Haverford looks winded!
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Haverford backwards.
Haverford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson lands a body shot.
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!
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haverford 's defenses.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Haverford in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Tom Haverford 's cut even more.
Haverford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Haverford shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Haverford missing with knees to the body.
Haverford looking to slow down the pace here.
Haverford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haverford backwards.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Haverford shrugs off.
The cut above Tom Haverford 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Haverford shrugs off.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haverford 's defenses.
Haverford trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haverford blocks it with crossed arms.
Haverford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Haverford 's takedown attempt.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Tom Haverford 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Haverford connects with an inside leg kick.
Haverford throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Nick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haverford if he has to take too many more of those.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haverford .
Haverford effectively controlling the action here.
Haverford is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Haverford into the cage.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haverford can do to turn this around?
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Haverford trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Haverford takes an elbow to the temple.
Haverford managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haverford is breathing heavily.
Haverford looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Haverford 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). 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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hype
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pop
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