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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Hartnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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152 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Hartnell!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Hartnell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hartnell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Hartnell. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Hartnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Hartnell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Sam Thomas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hartnell.
Hartnell scores with a body shot.
Hartnell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Hartnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Hartnell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a head kick.
Hartnell swinging wildly here.
Hartnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartnell jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartnell.
Hartnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartnell misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas rushes Hartnell and presses him up against the cage.
Hartnell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hartnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hartnell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hartnell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hartnell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hartnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thomas prevents Hartnell from breaking the clinch.
Thomas can't get the takedown.
Thomas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hartnell prevents it.
Thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hartnell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hartnell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thomas uses from the top position.
Thomas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas swings around for an armbar but Hartnell sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thomas's guard.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Hartnell isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartnell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Hartnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Thomas's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hartnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hartnell throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartnell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hartnell misses with the combination.
Hartnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Hartnell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hartnell.
Hartnell slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hartnell tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartnell lands with a nice combination. Thomas backs away looking to recover.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Hartnell throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hartnell lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hartnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartnell misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartnell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hartnell sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sam Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartnell misses with a double jab.
Hartnell tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartnell throws a combination that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hartnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartnell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartnell misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartnell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hartnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Hartnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Hartnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hartnell tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartnell throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a big head kick but Hartnell shrugs it off.
Hartnell misses with the combination.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Hartnell.
Hartnell misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a head kick.
Hartnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Hartnell had a free shot at his head there.
Hartnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Hartnell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Hartnell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Hartnell misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hartnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartnell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hartnell throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Hartnell backing up. Hartnell nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Norman Hartnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Hartnell scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas tries to clinch but Hartnell is having none of it.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Hartnell.
Thomas moves to clinch but Hartnell breaks away
and Hartnell moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hartnell is trying to keep an underhook but Thomas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thomas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hartnell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hartnell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Norman Hartnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell is holding on to half guard well.
Thomas prevents Hartnell from standing back up.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sam Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartnell is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Thomas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hartnell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
Thomas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Thomas.
I think Hartnell 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Hartnell!
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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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