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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grenadier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Esaka '96. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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178 lbs
37 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Panzer Grenadier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grenadier moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Grenadier blocks a leg kick.
Grenadier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Grenadier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Grenadier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grenadier's knee momentarily.
Grenadier misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
Grenadier is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grenadier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grenadier manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier slips under a jab from Thomas.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Grenadier misses with a body kick.
Thomas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Grenadier moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Grenadier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grenadier throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Grenadier lands with a light punch inside.
Grenadier misses with the head strike.
Grenadier misses with the head strike.
Thomas leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grenadier stalling the fight.
Grenadier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Grenadier lands with a right to the head.
Grenadier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grenadier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Grenadier fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grenadier swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grenadier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Grenadier stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grenadier fails to land.
Grenadier wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas blocking some punches.
I was talking to Grenadier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Grenadier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grenadier.
Grenadier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Grenadier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Grenadier.
Thomas tries to stall but Grenadier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grenadier lands a left hand.
Thomas trying to stall but Grenadier improves his position.
Grenadier throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Grenadier.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grenadier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Panzer Grenadier will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Grenadier blocks the leg kick.
Grenadier throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas defending well as Grenadier loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grenadier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Grenadier moves into the clinch.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Grenadier throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grenadier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grenadier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Grenadier misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Grenadier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grenadier working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Grenadier blocking some punches.
Grenadier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grenadier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Grenadier avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Grenadier.
Grenadier throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Panzer Grenadier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Grenadier.
Grenadier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grenadier into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Grenadier.
Grenadier tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grenadier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grenadier lands a jab.
Panzer Grenadier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grenadier lands a big uppercut and Thomas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thomas looks OK. Grenadier waves Thomas back to his feet!
Thomas is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Grenadier finish him?
Thomas swings for the body but Grenadier moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grenadier throws an off balance right hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grenadier cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Thomas falls to his knees and Grenadier doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panzer Grenadier!
A relieved looking Panzer Grenadier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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