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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 cm
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168 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Greenthumb! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Gunner! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Greenthumb misses with a two punch combination.
Greenthumb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunner throws out the jab. Greenthumb manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gunner on his heels. He'll look to pass Gunner's guard now, I'm sure. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Gunner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Greenthumb's corner is telling him to maintain position. Greenthumb looking to pass the guard. Greenthumb prevents Gunner from getting back to his feet. Greenthumb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Gunner wants to stand up but Greenthumb is controlling him. Greenthumb wants to control from the top but Gunner keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Gunner feints and then cracks Greenthumb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Greenthumb down. Gunner throws a hook but Greenthumb avoids it easily. Thomas Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greenthumb fails with a takedown attempt. Gunner tries to land a front kick but Greenthumb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A nice combination there by Gunner.
It looks like Doctor Greenthumb has been cut. A slow jab from Gunner misses its intended target. Gunner avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Greenthumb moves away from the strike by Gunner. Greenthumb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunner was well out of range. Poor timing from Greenthumb. Gunner connects with a solid leg kick. Greenthumb blocks a head kick by Gunner.
Greenthumb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gunner tries to land a front kick but Greenthumb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Gunner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Greenthumb has time to react. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Greenthumb moves out of range of the strikes. Gunner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greenthumb closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Greenthumb lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gunner keeping moving, preventing Greenthumb from controlling successfully. Gunner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Greenthumb is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Greenthumb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Greenthumb prevents Gunner from getting back to his feet. Greenthumb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunner swivels though and keeps the full guard. Greenthumb chips away with some ground and pound. Greenthumb throwing strikes but missing. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Greenthumb prevents Gunner from getting back to his feet. Greenthumb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greenthumb stops Gunner from standing up. Greenthumb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Greenthumb won't allow Gunner to get back to his feet. Greenthumb trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Greenthumb prevents Gunner from getting back to his feet. Greenthumb wants to control from the top but Gunner keeps moving. Gunner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Greenthumb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunner swivels though and keeps the full guard. Greenthumb wants to control from the top but Gunner keeps moving. Gunner is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Greenthumb tries for a takedown but Gunner manages to get underhooks.
Gunner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greenthumb tries to clinch there but Gunner circles away.
Greenthumb throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gunner was covering up waiting for the punch and Greenthumb finishes the takedown easily into guard. Greenthumb controls from within his opponent's guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Greenthumb trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gunner wants to stand and escape but Greenthumb is having none of it. Greenthumb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Greenthumb throws a big elbow that misses. Greenthumb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunner swivels though and keeps the full guard. Gunner is looking to stand up but Greenthumb isn't so interested in that idea. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Gunner will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Doctor Greenthumb'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.
Greenthumb throws a body punch but Gunner moves out of range. Gunner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greenthumb.
Gunner slips a jab and a cross from Greenthumb.
An inside leg kick from Gunner misses. Greenthumb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gunner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Greenthumb shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gunner is trying to defend but Greenthumb finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Greenthumb is keen to just control but Gunner is a slippery customer. Greenthumb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gunner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Greenthumb not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Gunner pushes Greenthumb off looking to stand but Greenthumb dives back in and keeps control.
Greenthumb sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunner defending well though. Greenthumb prevents Gunner from standing back up.
Greenthumb slips a nice elbow through Gunner's hands, connecting with Gunner's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greenthumb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunner keeps working. Gunner pushes Greenthumb off looking to stand but Greenthumb dives back in and keeps control.
Greenthumb looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gunner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Greenthumb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Gunner is looking to escape. Gunner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greenthumb. Gunner is not content to let Greenthumb control the position. Greenthumb prevents Gunner from standing back up.
Greenthumb thows a huge punch but Gunner dodges it nicely.
Greenthumb trying to pass the guard but Gunner defending well. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Gunner is looking to get back to is feet but Greenthumb passes into side control.
Greenthumb cracks Gunner with a big elbow. Greenthumb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunner keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greenthumb is working Gunner over with some ground and pound from side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Greenthumb in side control, throwing shots but Gunner defends. Greenthumb landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Greenthumb cracks Gunner with a big elbow. Gunner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Greenthumb is controlling him well. Greenthumb working the ground and pound from side control. Greenthumb throwing shots but missing, from side control. Sloppy strikes there by Greenthumb. Gunner prevents Greenthumb from improving position. Gunner defending against the ground and pound. Gunner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Greenthumb is controlling him well. Gunner is breathing heavily. Gunner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Doctor Greenthumb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Greenthumb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunner keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gunner is pushing Greenthumb's head away, looking to escape. Greenthumb manages to hold on to the position though. Greenthumb trying to control the position but Gunner is working away. Greenthumb has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Gunner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Greenthumb has just dragged him back down to the mat. Gunner on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Greenthumb trying to control the position but Gunner is working away. Greenthumb working the ground and pound but Gunner is defending the strikes. Greenthumb creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gunner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Greenthumb working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gunner pushes Greenthumb away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Greenthumb gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Greenthumb tries to move to mount but Gunner blocks the move with his legs. Greenthumb working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gunner wants to get back to his feet but Greenthumb drags him back down. Greenthumb cracks Gunner with a big elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Greenthumb advances to mount. Greenthumb looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Greenthumb unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gunner wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Greenthumb celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doctor Greenthumb! After the fight, Doctor Greenthumb was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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