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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ac Res (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Thor's entrance music is Hail the Dragon. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ac Res!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Thor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Res blocks the body kick.
Res takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Al Thor misses with a looping left.
Al Thor slaps away a takedown attempt from Res, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Al Thor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Thor connects with an inside leg kick.
Res darts in looking for a takedown but Al Thor gets double underhooks and turns Res into the cage.
Al Thor pushes Res back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Thor presses Res against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Res jumps guard but Al Thor stands there with Res around his waist. Res gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rand Al Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ac Res.
Res blocks an elbow strike from Al Thor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Thor.
Res wants to break free but Al Thor has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Thor throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Res wants to break free but Al Thor has control.
A shot in the inside from Al Thor.
Res wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
Al Thor misses with some punches.
Al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Res controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Thor.
Res wants to take the fight to the mat but Al Thor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Res wants to break free but Al Thor has control.
Al Thor has Res pressed against the cage, preventing Res from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Res breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Thor throws a head kick but Res moves out of range.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Al Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Res's sensitive parts.
Al Thor tries to clinch
and Res counters by moving into the clinch.
Res lands an uppercut.
Al Thor lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Res is trying to pull guard but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
Res wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Thor lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Thor.
Res tries to break free but Al Thor pushes him back against the cage.
Al Thor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Thor.
Al Thor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Res's defenses.
Al Thor lands a damaging elbow.
Al Thor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Thor has Res pressed against the cage, preventing Res from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
Res is trying to break free.
Res misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Res is trying to pull guard but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Al Thor.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Thor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Res's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Thor connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Thor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Res has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Res tries to keep at a distance but Al Thor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Res wants to break free but Al Thor has control.
Al Thor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Res is trying to break the clinch but Al Thor is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Thor.
Res gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Al Thor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Res wants to work for an arm triangle but Al Thor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Res is looking for a kimura here.
Res is trying to work for a kimura but Al Thor is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Res is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Res wants to work for an arm triangle but Al Thor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Res is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Al Thor has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Thor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Thor.
Rand Al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Res keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Thor wants to land a leg kick but Res is out of range.
Al Thor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Res checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Thor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Thor connects with a high kick.
Al Thor connects with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Res or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Thor which made him look bad.
Res looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor misses with a head kick.
No luck for Res with that takedown attempt.
Rand Al Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ac Res.
Al Thor has Res up against the cage in a clinch.
Res tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Al Thor smiles and moves away.
Al Thor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Thor slaps away a takedown attempt from Res, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Al Thor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor tries to land a front kick but Res steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Thor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Res on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Thor. Al Thor obviously looking to wear him down.
Res takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rand Al Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Res takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rand Al Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Thor takes a swing at Res's ribcage but misses.
Res shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al Thor is trying to defend but Res finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Res is working for a submission of some sort.
Al Thor has his hands clasped together around Res's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Res is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Al Thor defends it well.
Res 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.
Res is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Res is trying to work for a kimura but Al Thor is defending well.
Al Thor wants to control but Res is keeping busy.
Res is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Al Thor is controlling Res's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Al Thor's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Al Thor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Thor prevents Res from breaking the clinch.
Al Thor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Al Thor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Thor lands with a right to the head.
Al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Res backwards.
Al Thor lands an elbow inside that Res shrugs off.
Res goes for a takedown in the clinch but Al Thor prevents it.
Al Thor prevents the takedown attempt.
Al Thor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Res.
Res takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Res's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Thor lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Thor lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor lands an elbow just above Res 's eye.
Al Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Thor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Al Thor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Thor lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Al Thor.
Nice elbow from Al Thor.
Al Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Res can do to turn this around?
Al Thor lands an elbow that stopped Res in his tracks for a moment.
Res is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Res is trying to pull guard but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
Res is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Thor finish him?
Rand Al Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ac Res.
Res blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Thor throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Res.
Res avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Thor.
Al Thor misses with an elbow strike.
Al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor throws an elbow that misses.
Res blocks the elbow strike.
Res seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Thor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Thor cracks Res with a nice body shot.
Al Thor lands a hook that snaps the head of Res backwards.
Al Thor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ress head.
Al Thor pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Res! Al Thor unloads with more strikes and Res sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand Al Thor!
After winning the bout, Rand Al Thor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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