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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwight Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Stevenson's defenses.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Stevenson scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Stevenson won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Stevenson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Stevenson.
Stevenson wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas is looking to get back to is feet but Stevenson passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to escape but Stevenson is in control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas looks gassed!
Stevenson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stevenson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stevenson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas taking a bit of punishment here - Stevenson scoring with strikes.
Stevenson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thomas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Stevenson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stevenson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stevenson tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Stevenson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stevenson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stevenson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stevenson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stevenson moves into full mount!
Thomas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stevenson tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Stevenson wants to finish this one by submission but Thomas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stevenson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson throws some wild stikes that Thomas manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Stevenson dominated that round.
That's time! Stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stevenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Stevenson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson checks a low kick from Thomas.
Stevenson scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Stevenson slips nicely into half guard.
Stevenson seems to be looking for submissions.
Stevenson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas pushes Stevenson off looking to stand but Stevenson dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stevenson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Thomas is holding on tight.
Stevenson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thomas's face.
Thomas wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Stevenson's attempts to control the action.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stevenson wants to finish this one by submission but Thomas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stevenson.
Stevenson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looking to ground and pound but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Stevenson is working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas frees his head quite easily.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Stevenson working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.
Stevenson wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stevenson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thomas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thomas has given up his back. Will we see Stevenson going for some submissions?
Thomas trying to get back to his feet but Stevenson is in full control for now.
Stevenson is persistently looking for the submission but Thomas is defending it well.
Thomas is trying to stand back up.
Stevenson is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Thomas is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Stevenson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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