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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis - Fuckin' In The Bushes. David Thompson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iggor Souza's chin.
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186 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Thompson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iggor Souza! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat. Souza wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance. Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Souza. Souza tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it. Souza tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand. Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza. David Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggor Souza. Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Thompson avoids the head kick by Souza.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Iggor Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Souza throws out a leg kick but Thompson moves out of range and Souza only half commits. Thompson stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Souza misses with a head kick.
Souza looks winded! Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Iggor Souza has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Souza off the cage and back into range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza. Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Souza is rocked! Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Souza backs away from a small jab... but Thompson lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Souza crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Thompson with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). David Thompson! An out of breath David Thompson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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RATING
45% |
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