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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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189 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabricio Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Thiago as he checks the leg kick.
Read fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thiago avoids it really well and circles away.
Read misses with a takedown
and Thiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thiago looks to throw the jab but Read is out of range.
Thiago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Read counters with a two punch combo.
Mark Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago with a jab.
The fighters circling - Thiago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Read scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Read scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thiago trying to hold on to Read's head to control him but Read postures up.
Thiago tries to roll over but Read keeps him under control.
Thiago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thiago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Read lands with a punch from half guard.
Read sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thiago defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read working the head and body with strikes.
Read prevents Thiago from improving his position.
Read missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Read is thwarting Thiago's attempts to control the position.
Read looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Read slips a nice elbow through Thiago's hands, connecting with Thiago's forehead.
Read is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thiago is just riding it out for now. Read eventually gives up the hold.
Thiago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Read.
Read looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Read is thwarting Thiago's attempts to control the position.
Read thows a huge punch but Thiago dodges it nicely.
Read thows a huge punch but Thiago dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Read scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thiago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Read is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thiago doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Read.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thiago tries to roll over but Read keeps him under control.
Read winds up and cracks Thiago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thiago is trying to control but can't.
Thiago is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Read's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Read's back!
Read is trying to stand back up.
Thiago lands strikes to the head.
Thiago lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Read.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read holding both Thiago 's hands and preventing any damage.
Read is keeping busy.
Read is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thiago is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Thiago gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Thiago gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Thiago apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Read slips under a jab.
Read leaves Thiago with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Read takes a jab right on the kisser.
Read shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thiago's guard.
Read with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thiago is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Read trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is looking for a triangle but Read pushes his legs off easily.
Read distracts Thiago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Read thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Read missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thiago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Read is looking to work some ground and pound but Thiago has wrist control.
Read with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Read scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Read accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Read is in close to Thiago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Read looking to pass the guard.
Read got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thiago has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Read has managed to get both his arms back between Thiago's legs - danger averted.
Read lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Read dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thiago throws an overhand right that lands on Read's shoulder, as Read tries to avoid the shot.
Thiago closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thiago lands a nice forearm strike.
Thiago prevents Read from escaping the position.
Thiago scores with punches from side control.
Thiago wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Read, who protects the arm well.
Thiago working the head with strikes.
Read pushes Thiago away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thiago gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thiago cracks Read with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thiago looks up at the clock and then as Read takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thiago smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thiago in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Read 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.
Read is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thiago asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Read takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Read is rocked!
Mark Read overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Read is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Read tries to escape but Thiago is in control.
Read seems to have got his legs back now.
Thiago lands some shots froms side control.
Thiago landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Read is pushing Thiago's head away, looking to escape. Thiago manages to hold on to the position though.
Thiago in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thiago landing a few strikes.
Read is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Read pushes Thiago away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thiago gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thiago working the ground and pound.
Read taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read is pushing Thiago's head away, looking to escape. Thiago manages to hold on to the position though.
Thiago landing strikes.
Thiago prevents Read from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thiago trying to control the action but Read is working from the bottom.
Read is trying to buck Thiago off.
Thiago lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thiago lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Read down.
Read is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Read tries to escape but Thiago is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thiago in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Read looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Thiago turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabricio Thiago!
After the fight, Fabricio Thiago 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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hype
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pop
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RATING
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