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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Zeigler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Zeigler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorge Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Zeigler!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeigler darts in looking for a takedown but Thiago gets double underhooks and turns Zeigler into the cage.
Zeigler keeps control of Thiago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zeigler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thiago walks away with a smile on his face. Zeigler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zeigler moves into the clinch.
Thiago pushes off an throws an elbow but Zeigler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thiago lands a damaging elbow.
Zeigler avoids a wild elbow strike from Thiago.
Zeigler avoids a wild elbow strike from Thiago.
Zeigler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thiago uses from the top position.
Thiago stands and steps away. Zeigler gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zeigler tries to clinch up but Thiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeigler wants to clinch.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago throws a front kick that sends Zeigler stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeigler tries to clinch there but Thiago circles away.
Zeigler closes the distance and clinches up with Thiago, looking for a takedown. Zeigler pushes Thiago against the cage but Thiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jorge Thiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Zeigler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thiago wants it to stay on the feet.
Zeigler moves into the clinch.
Zeigler avoids the elbow strike from Thiago, against the cage.
Zeigler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zeigler misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeigler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thiago's efforts to push away.
Thiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thiago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zeigler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Thiago.
Zeigler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thiago.
Zeigler doesn't manage to clinch there - Thiago circles away.
Zeigler looks winded!
Thiago tests Zeigler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thiago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thiago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zeigler. That did some damage!
Thiago pushes Zeigler away with a front kick.
Zeigler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago scores with a shot to the body.
Thiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zeigler.
Thiago thows a body kick. Zeigler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thiago lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thiago.
Thiago throws a leg kick which misses Zeigler's front leg but catches the back leg as Zeigler tries to avoid it.
Thiago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Thiago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago thows a body kick. Zeigler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zeigler tries to clinch up but Thiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Thiago throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zeigler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thiago.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zeigler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thiago - the referee stops the clock and Zeigler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thiago. Zeigler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zeigler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thiago - the referee stops the clock and Zeigler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thiago. Zeigler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Thiago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thiago.
Thiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zeigler.
Zeigler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick from Zeigler is predictable there
and Thiago counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Thiago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jorge Thiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thiago feints and then cracks Zeigler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zeigler down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thiago.
Zeigler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thiago scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thiago. That's going to slow Zeigler down.
Zeigler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thiago.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thiago.
Thiago fakes the leg kick and cracks Zeigler in the body.
Thiago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thiago connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thiago. That's going to slow Zeigler down.
Zeigler blocks a head kick by Thiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Thiago dominated that round.
That's time! Thiago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thiago swinging wildly here.
Jorge Thiago is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeigler moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Zeigler moves out of range of the body kick from Thiago.
Zeigler moves into range and clinches up with Thiago.
Zeigler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thiago backwards.
Zeigler pushes Thiago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeigler jumps guard.
Thiago gets to his feet - Zeigler follows without any prompting.
Zeigler moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Zeigler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thiago pushes Zeigler away with a front kick.
Zeigler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago feints and then cracks Zeigler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zeigler down.
Zeigler tries to clinch but Thiago is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeigler avoids a kick to the body.
Zeigler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zeigler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thiago can pounce on him.
Zeigler is breathing heavily.
Zeigler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thiago, pushing him back against the cage.
Zeigler manages to pull guard.
Zeigler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thiago is controlling him.
Thiago stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zeigler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Thiago. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thiago.
Thiago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thiago misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeigler shoots in and drives through. Thiago sprawls well.
Thiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zeigler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Thiago.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiago with a hook.
Thiago throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zeigler walks into a straight right hand from Thiago.
Zeigler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Thiago misses.
Zeigler misses with a body shot.
Thiago scores with a leg kick.
Zeigler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thiago.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeigler tries to clinch up
and Thiago makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gordon Zeigler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeigler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thiago. That one must have hurt.
Thiago lands a nice looking body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thiago - that will leave a mark!
Thiago lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zeigler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thiago.
Thiago throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thiago thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zeigler if he has to take too many more of those.
Thiago lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zeigler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thiago throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thiago scores with a leg kick.
Zeigler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thiago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zeigler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zeigler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zeigler can do to turn this around?
Zeigler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thiago can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zeigler with a nice cross.
Thiago misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thiago.
Zeigler misses with a body shot.
Thiago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Thiago dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thiago throws a right and a left that Zeigler avoids nicely.
Zeigler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zeigler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thiago throws a nice head kick!
Zeigler blocks the body kick.
Thiago scores with a leg kick.
Zeigler lands a lovely overhand right.
Zeigler takes the fight into the clinch.
Thiago lands an elbow just above Zeigler 's eye.
Thiago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zeigler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeigler gets through Thiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zeigler's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Zeigler.
Zeigler is trying to maintain a safe position but Thiago gets an underhook and turns Zeigler into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throws an elbow that misses.
Zeigler dodges an elbow strike from Thiago.
Thiago lands an elbow inside that Zeigler shrugs off.
Zeigler manages to pull guard.
Zeigler has his feet on Thiago's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zeigler throws a hook but Thiago avoids it easily.
Zeigler clinches up with Thiago and pushes him back against the cage.
Zeigler misses with the head strike.
Zeigler avoids the elbow strike from Thiago, against the cage.
Zeigler is trying to pull guard but Thiago turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zeigler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zeigler looking to stall.
Thiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeigler takes an elbow to the temple.
Zeigler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zeigler's defenses.
Zeigler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thiago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jorge Thiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Zeigler.
Thiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago throws a head kick but Zeigler moves out of range.
Thiago thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zeigler if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago misses with a two punch combination.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeigler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thiago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorge Thiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thiago lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zeigler will feel that in the morning.
Thiago connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Thiago.
Thiago scores with a head kick.
Zeigler fails to land the takedown.
Thiago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gordon Zeigler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Thiago.
Zeigler clinches up with Thiago and pushes him back against the cage.
Zeigler has Thiago pressed against the cage, preventing Thiago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zeigler tries to pull guard but Thiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Zeigler drops back down to his feet.
Thiago lands an elbow inside.
Thiago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thiago is trying to break the clinch but Zeigler is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zeigler's defenses.
Thiago lands an elbow inside.
Thiago misses with an elbow strike.
Zeigler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeigler avoids a wild elbow strike from Thiago.
Thiago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeigler backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeigler wants to clinch up but Thiago keeps it at a distance.
Thiago blocks a head kick by Zeigler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago pushes Zeigler away with a front kick.
Zeigler tests Thiago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jorge Thiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zeigler misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorge Thiago.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thiago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Thiago!
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