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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Mccoy (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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Mccoy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thunder throws a wild body kick that Mccoy sees coming a mile off.
Mccoy is looking to land body kicks.
Thunder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mccoy is looking to slow Thunder down with leg kicks.
Thunder lands a glancing blow to the side of Mccoy's head.
Mccoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Jab from Thunder.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thunder!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mccoy wants to land a leg kick but Thunder is out of range.
Thunder throws a body punch but Mccoy moves out of range.
Thunder throws a body kick that misses
and Mccoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Mccoy misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mccoy misses with a head kick.
Mccoy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mccoy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mccoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Mccoy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thunder did well to prevent Mccoy getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder tries to get to full guard but Mccoy has control of the leg.
Mccoy wants to free his trapped foot but Thunder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mccoy is trying to control the action in half guard but Thunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thunder defends it well.
Mccoy is looking to advance position but Thunder won't allow it.
Thunder preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mccoy wants to pass to mount but Thunder is defending the position.
Mccoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thunder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mccoy tries to pass to full mount but Thunder defends it.
Mccoy wants to control but Thunder is keeping him busy.
Mccoy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mccoy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mccoy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mccoy throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy working some strikes from top position.
Mccoy trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Mccoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mccoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mccoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mccoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Mccoy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Mccoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder'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.
Mccoy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thunder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thunder slips a straight right by Mccoy.
Thunder throws a jab but it's blocked by Mccoy.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mccoy misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
Thunder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Mccoy lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Thunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mccoy scores with a head kick. Thunder tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Denton Thunder's cut is getting worse.
Mccoy sizes up Thunder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mccoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunder staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Thunder coming out on top.
Mccoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mccoy.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Mccoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Mccoy tries to avoid it.
Thunder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mccoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder with a jab.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thunder slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mccoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mccoy manages to avoid it.
Thunder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mccoy.
Mccoy throws an overhand right that lands on Thunder's shoulder, as Thunder tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Mccoy.
Mccoy throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Thunder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mccoy throws out the jab.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mccoy.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mccoy. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mccoy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thunder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mccoy checks it well.
Mccoy 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.
Mccoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mccoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mccoy misses with a looping left.
Mccoy throws out a loose jab but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder connects with a high kick.
Thunder looks to land a right hand but Mccoy moved out of range.
Thunder cracks Mccoy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mccoy throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Mccoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mccoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thunder's knee momentarily.
Thunder keeps Mccoy at a distance using the push kick.
Thunder staying out of range there.
Mccoy throws an overhand right that lands on Thunder's shoulder, as Thunder tries to avoid the shot.
Mccoy throws a big shot that misses.
Thunder takes one on the button.
Thunder moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Denton Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunder attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mccoy missing with a left hand there. Thunder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mccoy throws a sloppy head kick and Thunder moves out of range easily.
Mccoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Denton Thunder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
That's time! Thunder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mccoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thunder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A clash of legs there as Mccoy blocks the low kick.
Mccoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mccoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Thunder misses.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mccoy.
Thunder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mccoy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thunder on his heels. He'll look to pass Thunder's guard now, I'm sure.
Mccoy lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mccoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Mccoy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mccoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thunder is keeping the position for now.
Mccoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Thunder has wrist control.
Thunder wants to sweep but no luck.
Mccoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Mccoy wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Mccoy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Mccoy from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Troy Mccoy.
A good leg kick by Thunder.
Thunder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mccoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick from Thunder.
Thunder lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mccoy will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mccoy.
Thunder punishes Mccoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Mccoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccoy looks to land a right hand but Thunder moved out of range.
Denton Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mccoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thunder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mccoy 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mccoy.
Mccoy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Mccoy.
Thunder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mccoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Mccoy.
Mccoy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thunder thuds a left hand into Mccoy's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder cracks the inside of Mccoy's front leg.
Mccoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder scores with a jab.
Mccoy staying out of range there.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Mccoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Mccoy tries to avoid it.
Mccoy throws a head kick that misses.
Mccoy misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
Thunder scores with a push kick.
Mccoy throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder keeps Mccoy at a distance using the push kick.
Thunder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mccoy checks it well.
Thunder is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mccoy moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thunder feints and then cracks Mccoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mccoy down.
Mccoy checks a leg kick.
Thunder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mccoy manages to avoid it.
Thunder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Mccoy misses.
Mccoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Thunder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mccoy's head backwards.
Mccoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick and Mccoy moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Thunder finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Mccoy. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throws a body punch but Mccoy moves out of range.
Mccoy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thunder.
Thunder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mccoy takes a step back to recover.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Mccoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mccoy scores with a hook.
Thunder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mccoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thunder scores with a jab to the head.
Mccoy misses with a looping right.
Mccoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mccoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy throws a lazy right hand but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mccoy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Thunder as he connects with a hook.
Thunder slips a straight right by Mccoy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Mccoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mccoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thunder finds it's way round the side to connect with Mccoy's head.
Mccoy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mccoy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mccoy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Mccoy from controlling successfully.
Mccoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thunder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thunder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mccoy is one step ahead there.
Mccoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mccoy distracts Thunder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thunder pulls Mccoy in close to his closed guard and prevents Mccoy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mccoy throws a strike but Thunder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder stands up from Mccoy's guard - Thunder perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mccoy throws a head kick that misses
and Thunder counters with a good low kick that Mccoy was not able to check.
Mccoy checks a low kick from Thunder.
A left lands for Thunder.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mccoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunder.
Mccoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thunder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mccoy scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder had his way with Troy Mccoy in that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mccoy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder swings for the body but Mccoy moves out of range.
Mccoy scores with a body shot.
Thunder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunder throws out a leg kick but Mccoy moves out of range and Thunder only half commits.
Mccoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mccoy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mccoy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunder. That did some damage!
Thunder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mccoy's hands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.
Nice body punch from Mccoy.
Thunder throws a hook but Mccoy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy misses with a head kick.
Mccoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Mccoy staying out of range there.
Mccoy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mccoy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mccoy scores with a jab. Thunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mccoy has a takedown stuffed.
Thunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunder thumps Mccoy with a low kick.
Mccoy looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy throws a hook but Thunder blocks it.
Mccoy blocks the body kick.
Thunder tries to move into range but Mccoy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thunder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mccoy is out of range.
Mccoy throws a sloppy body shot
and Mccoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mccoy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thunder was covering up waiting for the punch and Mccoy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Thunder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mccoy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thunder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Troy Mccoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunder seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mccoy is holding on tight.
Denton Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thunder avoids the attempt from Mccoy to control.
Mccoy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mccoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mccoy lands a couple of digs.
Thunder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mccoy.
Mccoy chips away with some ground and pound.
Mccoy wanted to stand there but Thunder had control of the position.
Mccoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccoy throwing strikes from guard but Thunder blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Mccoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thunder 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Thunder!
Denton Thunder retains his light heavyweight title!
Denton Thunder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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