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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Fielding is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Fielding!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fielding swings widly with a right hand
and Thesz counters with a stiff right hand.
Thesz slips under a jab.
A big left from Fielding misses.
Fielding gets caught napping as Thesz dives in and scores a takedown. Fielding manages to retain guard.
Thesz throwing strikes but missing.
Thesz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thesz throws an elbow that misses. Fielding uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thesz's guard. Nice move by Fielding!
Fielding throws an elbow that misses. Thesz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fielding's guard. Nice move by Thesz!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thesz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fielding has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thesz has passed into side control.
Fielding wants to control but Thesz postures up.
Thesz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thesz is staying tight to Fielding's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fielding is not content to let Thesz control the position.
Fielding struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding tries to improve position but can't.
Thesz working away.
Thesz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fielding's legs.
Fielding is looking to regain half guard here but Thesz keeps moving and retains side control.
Thesz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fielding keeps working.
Fielding dodges the ground and pound from Thesz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fielding tries to escape but Thesz is in control.
Thesz 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.
Fielding can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fielding is not content to let Thesz control the position.
Thesz landing a few strikes.
Thesz controlling from side mount.
Thesz wants to control but Fielding is keeping him busy.
Thesz tries to advance to mount but Fielding denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Thesz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thesz lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thesz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fielding prevents Thesz from improving position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thesz scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloysius Martin Thesz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thesz slips a jab and a cross from Fielding.
Fielding throws a sloppy head kick and Thesz moves out of range easily.
Fielding scores with the left hand. Thesz knows he should have avoided that one.
Fielding ducks under a wild hook from Thesz.
Fielding throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thesz lands a jab.
Thesz tries to work over Fielding's front leg with a kick but Fielding checks it.
Dexter Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fielding lands a nice hook to Thesz's body. Thesz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thesz shoots for a takedown but Fielding saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dexter Fielding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fielding tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thesz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fielding somewhat.
Fielding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thesz fails with the takedown
and Fielding counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Fielding does no damage.
Thesz misses with a leg kick
and Fielding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fielding lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thesz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thesz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fielding tries to clinch up
and Thesz counters with a left to the body.
Thesz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thesz wants to control from the top but Fielding keeps moving.
Thesz looking to sit in guard and control but Fielding gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thesz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fielding looking to sit in guard and control but Thesz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fielding wants to stand up but Thesz is controlling him.
Aloysius Martin Thesz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fielding is trying to control the position but Thesz postures up.
Thesz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fielding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thesz is really struggling to control Fielding but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fielding is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aloysius Martin Thesz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A good leg kick by Fielding.
Nice body kick there by Fielding.
Thesz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fielding is looking to improve his position.
Fielding works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thesz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fielding's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fielding looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thesz is one step ahead there.
Fielding wants to stand up but Thesz is controlling him.
Thesz trying to control but Fielding is working from the bottom.
Thesz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thesz is looking to work some ground and pound but Fielding has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thesz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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 Aloysius Martin Thesz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thesz swats away the attempt to clinch by Fielding.
Fielding misses with a two punch combination.
Fielding throws a jab but it's blocked by Thesz.
Fielding avoids the head kick by Thesz.
Fielding closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thesz circles away.
Thesz tries to work over Fielding's front leg with a kick but Fielding checks it.
Dexter Fielding seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fielding misses with a looping right.
Thesz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thesz misses with a body shot.
Fielding misses with a series of wild punches.
Fielding throws a jab when Thesz was well out of range.
Thesz has a takedown stuffed.
Fielding looks to land a right hand but Thesz moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielding jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fielding looks for a takedown but Thesz sprawls well.
Fielding swings for the body but Thesz moves out of range.
Fielding blocks a jab.
Fielding scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thesz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fielding sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thesz defending well though.
Thesz gets back to full guard.
Thesz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aloysius Martin Thesz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding is looking to work some ground and pound but Thesz has wrist control.
Fielding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thesz managing to control the position.
Fielding postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thesz pulls Fielding in close to his closed guard and prevents Fielding from doing any damage or advancing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thesz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Aloysius Martin Thesz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thesz slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thesz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thesz lands in his opponent's guard.
Thesz won't allow Fielding to sweep him here.
Thesz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thesz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thesz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fielding for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thesz stopping the sweep attempt from Fielding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aloysius Martin Thesz.
Thesz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fielding sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fielding avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fielding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fielding scores with a nice strike.
Thesz takes a swing at Fielding's ribcage but misses.
Thesz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dexter Fielding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Fielding's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fielding is being controlled here.
Fielding tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aloysius Martin Thesz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thesz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloysius Martin Thesz!
Aloysius Martin Thesz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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