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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Hinojosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is John Denver - Country roads. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaston Hinojosa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Thompson.
Hinojosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hinojosa wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
It looks like Gaston Hinojosa has been cut.
Thompson gets through Hinojosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hinojosa tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hinojosa tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Hinojosa takes a shot to the head.
Hinojosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hinojosa is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Thompson to work.
Hinojosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Hinojosa seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Hinojosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Hinojosa.
Hinojosa takes a shot to the head.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson drops Hinojosa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hinojosa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushes Hinojosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hinojosa tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hinojosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Hinojosa avoids nicely.
Thompson cracks Hinojosa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thompson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hinojosa to stand back up!
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Hinojosa.
Hinojosa jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Hinojosa around his waist. Hinojosa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson avoiding damage.
Hinojosa tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hinojosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinojosa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hinojosa fails to land.
Hinojosa letting Thompson take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Hinojosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Hinojosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson drops Hinojosa with a beautiful combination! Hinojosa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thompson is looking for the KO!
That has opened up Gaston Hinojosa's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson weaves into range and cracks Hinojosa right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hinojosa goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Thompson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Thompson!
John Thompson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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