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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Thyme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoichi Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Thyme could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyoichi Sudo's chin.
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188 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Thyme! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyoichi Sudo! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sudo slips a jab and a cross from Thyme.
We've been hearing reports that Thyme has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Thyme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown but Thyme shows good takedown defense. Thyme scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Kyoichi Sudo has been cut. Sudo takes a body punch but keeps moving. Thyme swinging wildly here.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thyme but Thyme pushes him off and we're back to square one. Thyme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thyme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thyme lands with a good body shot. Nice shot lands for Thyme.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thyme cracks Sudo with a big right hand and Sudo goes down!
Sudo is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sudo wants to stand up but Thyme is controlling him. Sudo is still in real trouble! Can Thyme finish him? Thyme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sudo swivels though and keeps the full guard. Thyme thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Sudo seems to have recovered his senses. Thyme drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thyme jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Thyme won't allow Sudo to get back to his feet. Thyme is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Thyme thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Thyme thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Thyme stops Sudo from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thyme drops back looking for a leg! Sudo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sudo manages to kick Thyme off! Thyme jumps back into Sudo's guard. Thyme drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thyme jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Thyme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sudo is keeping the position for now. Sudo wants to stand but Thyme is controlling the position. Thyme is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Thyme drops back looking for a leg! Sudo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sudo manages to kick Thyme off! Thyme jumps back into Sudo's guard. Sudo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thyme is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thyme drops back looking for a leg! Sudo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sudo manages to kick Thyme off! Thyme jumps back into Sudo's guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sudo can't keep his opponent in guard - Thyme advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Thyme is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Sudo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thyme is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Sudo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Thyme is on him like a limpet, forcing Sudo back against the cage. Sudo is looking for a takedown. Justin Thyme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyoichi Sudo. Thyme jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sudo walks away with a smile on his face. Thyme gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sudo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thyme. Justin Thyme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Thyme misses with a wild body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thyme punishes Sudo's body with a nice straight punch. Sudo moves into the clinch. Thyme drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sudo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thyme tries to pull guard but Sudo holds him up against the cage and eventually Thyme drops back down to his feet.
Thyme jumps into guard, dragging Sudo to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sudo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Sudo is in close to Thyme's body, working some short punches and elbows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Thyme dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kyoichi Sudo's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thyme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thyme misses with the combination.
Thyme is looking to wear down Sudo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sudo fails to land the takedown. Thyme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Thyme scores with a three punch combo!
Thyme throws a right and a left that both miss. A jab lands there for Thyme.
That has opened up Kyoichi Sudo's cut even more. Thyme misses with a wild body shot. Thyme scores with the left hand. Sudo knows he should have avoided that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thyme throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thyme lands with a nice body punch. Sudo dodges the punch combination from Thyme.
Thyme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sudos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Justin Thyme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thyme throws a right and a left that Sudo avoids nicely. Sudo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sudo looks to land a left hand but Thyme moved out of range nicely. Thyme looks to land a right hand but Sudo moved out of range. Thyme drops Sudo with a left and a right! Oh, Sudo is hurt - Thyme dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thyme wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sudo, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thyme is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sudo has escaped the position, nice work there. Sudo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thyme asserts his dominance and retains side control. Thyme working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Sudo sneaks out the side door and pushes Thyme away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Sudo got wobbled bad by a big combination! Thyme presses forward with punches and knees until Sudo stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Sudo closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Thyme! Justin Thyme seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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