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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egbert Thurstan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Wonder looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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250 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Wonder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Egbert Thurstan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurstan throws an overhand right that lands on Wonder's shoulder, as Wonder tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Wonder. Those never looked like landing.
Wonder throws a series of punches but Thurstan avoids them all with ease.
Wonder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wonder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thurstan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wonder moves away.
Thurstan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wonder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thurstan has time to react.
Wonder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wonder throws a nice looking combination but Thurstan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thurstan shoots for a takedown but Wonder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wonder scores with a three punch combo!
Wonder is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurstan throws a body punch but Wonder moves out of range.
Ben Wonder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonder fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thurstan to the ground. Wonder is now in Thurstan's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wonder preventing the sweep.
Thurstan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Thurstan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wonder!
Thurstan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wonder hang on?
Thurstan working Wonder over with strikes here.
Thurstan with the ground and pound from mount.
Wonder is squirming around, avoiding Thurstan's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thurstan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wonder hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurstan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Wonder that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wonder takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wonder bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wonder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thurstan working for a triangle but Wonder defends it easily.
Thurstan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wonder puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurstan is pressing down on Wonder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thurstan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wonder's guard.
Wonder keeping moving, preventing Thurstan from controlling successfully.
Thurstan advances to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thurstan wants to pass to mount but Wonder is defending the position.
Thurstan thows a huge punch but Wonder dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurstan slips a nice elbow through Wonder's hands, connecting with Wonder's forehead.
Wonder is trying to maintain the position but Thurstan is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thurstan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wonder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thurstan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thurstan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thurstan scoring with strikes but Wonder is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonder is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egbert Thurstan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wonder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Thurstan misses.
Thurstan lands a right hook to the body.
Wonder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Wonder. Those never looked like landing.
Wonder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thurstan just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonder avoids the body shot from Thurstan.
Wonder fails with a takedown attempt.
Thurstan throws a poor cross that misses
and Thurstan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurstan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thurstan throws a lazy right hand but Wonder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Thurstan.
Thurstan misses with a wild body shot.
Wonder wants to clinch.
Thurstan misses with a body shot.
Wonder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wonder throws a head kick but Thurstan moves out of range.
Thurstan misses with a right hand
and Wonder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wonder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wonder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thurstan.
Thurstan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thurstan tries to work over Wonder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wonder is trying to push Thurstan away but Thurstan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wonder blocks an uppercut.
Thurstan lands a left hand.
Thurstan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wonder takes a shot to the head.
Come on Thurstan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thurstan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonder breaks from the clinch.
Thurstan tries to score with a low kick but Wonder moves his leg out of the way.
Wonder swings for the body but Thurstan moves out of range.
Thurstan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thurstan misses the shot to the body.
Wonder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thurstan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Wonder does no damage.
Ben Wonder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thurstan lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurstan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wonder.
Wonder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thurstan throws an off balance right hand
and Wonder counters with a three punch combo that has Thurstan backing up. Thurstan nods at Wonder to acknowledge the strikes.
Thurstan misses the shot to the body.
Wonder lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wonder ducks under a wild hook from Thurstan.
Wonder throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thurstan looks to land a right hand but Wonder moved out of range.
Thurstan misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egbert Thurstan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thurstan misses with a wild body shot.
Thurstan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thurstan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wonder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thurstan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wonder closes the distance and clinches.
Thurstan is pressed up against the cage. Wonder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thurstan down to the mat. Thurstan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thurstan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wonder rather than just go for the knockout.
Thurstan tests Wonder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thurstan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonder was well out of range. Poor timing from Thurstan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurstan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thurstan throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thurstan looks to land a right hand but Wonder moved out of range.
Thurstan tries a low kick but Wonder avoids it.
Wonder slips under a jab from Thurstan.
Wonder moves away from the strike by Thurstan.
Thurstan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Thurstan misses the target.
Wonder misses with the body kick
and Thurstan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wonder tries to get to full guard but Thurstan has control of the leg.
Thurstan wants to pass the guard but Wonder is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurstan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thurstan connects with a nice short shot to Wonder's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thurstan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wonder defending well though.
Wonder is not content to let Thurstan control the position.
Thurstan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wonder takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurstan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thurstan tries to control but Wonder wriggling away.
Thurstan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Egbert Thurstan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thurstan controlling the position easily from mount.
Wonder wants to control but Thurstan is having none of it.
Thurstan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Wonder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wonder tries to reverse the position but Thurstan maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thurstan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Egbert Thurstan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thurstan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egbert Thurstan!
Egbert Thurstan made sure to mention his sponsor, Zombie Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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