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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ysdbj-WzvI as his entrance music. Ultimate Damage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 cm
28
193 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Thompson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Damage! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Damage fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thompson to the ground. Damage is now in Thompson's guard. Damage postures up.
Damage won't allow Thompson to get back to his feet. Damage controlling from the top position. Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Damage tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Damage tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range. Damage looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Thompson 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. Damage wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Thompson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Damage defends well. Damage passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard. Thompson is looking to get back to full guard here but Damage has managed to pass to side control instead. Thompson on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Damage decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thompson to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Damage, before circling back to the center of the mat. Damage tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Damage shoots in but no luck this time. Damage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Damage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Tommy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Damage. Thompson throws a combination that misses and Damage counters with a leg kick. Thompson gets caught flat footed, as Damage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thompson is looking to stand up but Damage isn't so interested in that idea. Damage passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson pushes Damage off looking to stand but Damage dives back in and keeps control.
Damage is pressing down on Thompson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompson is holding on for now. Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Damage sits in half guard. Damage stands up from half guard. Damage fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Damage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Damage has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Damage is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well. Damage successfully pulls guard.
Thompson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Lawson MMA (UK) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Damage trying to control the position.
Thompson looking to pass the guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Damage thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Damage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Thompson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Damage dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Damage misses with an uppercut. Damage scores with a spinning back kick! Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damage misses with a head kick.
Damage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Damage slips the punch. Ultimate Damage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Damage shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well. Damage tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Damage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Damage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Damage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Damage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Damage wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Damage scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Damage stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson. Thompson looking to control.
Thompson is looking to sweep but instead, Damage has passed into half guard.
Damage decides to stand and escape the position. Damage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily. Tommy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damage fails with the takedown. Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Damage. Damage throws a hook but Thompson blocks it. Damage thuds his shin into the meat of Thompson's side. Damage tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance. No luck for Damage with that takedown attempt. Damage has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Damage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Damage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Damage tries to pass to full mount but Thompson defends it. Damage wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it. Thompson wants to control the action here but instead Damage manages to pass to full mount! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Damage stands up from mount. Strange move. Damage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Damage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Damage lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Damage takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thompson is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Thompson has been cut. Damage has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Damage pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch. Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Damage is controlling him. Damage looking to score a takedown. He gets a body lock and scores a very heavy trip takedown. That's knocked the wind out of Thompson! Damage lands strikes from the mount and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Ultimate Damage!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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