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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendal Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Letto (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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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendal Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Letto!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letto throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Letto is looking to clinch.
Thomas lands with a hook. Letto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Austin Letto has been cut.
Letto dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Letto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Letto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas cracks Letto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Letto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thomas finish him?
Letto is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Letto throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letto is trying to improve his position.
Thomas working the strikes but Letto uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Thomas trying to advance position but Letto counters by regaining guard.
Letto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
Thomas wants to stand but Letto is controlling the position.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Letto from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Thomas wants to stand up but Letto is controlling him.
Letto gets to his feet - Thomas follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Letto tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Letto avoids it well.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas scores with a takedown into Letto's guard.
Letto looks winded!
Thomas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Letto's head.
Thomas works over Letto with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Letto trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Letto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letto throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Letto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Letto on the ground.
Letto wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendal Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Letto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
Thomas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Letto keeps working.
Letto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Letto is looking to escape.
Letto is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Letto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thomas defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letto striking off his back but it's not causing Thomas any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Letto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas can't keep his opponent in guard - Letto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thomas is staying active underneath Letto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Letto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is staying active underneath Letto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Letto is breathing heavily.
Letto stops Thomas from getting back to his feet.
Letto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Letto stands up and beckons Thomas to join him on the feet.
Letto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Letto off to one side.
Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Letto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Letto's head.
Letto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Letto keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Letto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Letto looking for a sweep. Not yet Letto, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Letto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas lands a left and a right that send Letto crashing to the mat, dazed. Thomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Letto is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
That has opened up Austin Letto's cut even more.
Kendal Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Letto falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kendal Thomas!
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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
45% |
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