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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JJ Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulquiorra Segura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin Park - In the End. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulquiorra Segura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segura misses with a looping left.
JJ Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Segura lands a body shot.
Segura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Segura ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Segura under the eye.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Segura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Segura misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Segura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Segura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Segura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Segura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
JJ Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Segura misses with a hook.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Segura feints the counter takedown.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Segura.
Segura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Segura connects with the punch.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Segura defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Segura is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Segura.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas swings for the body but Segura moves out of range.
Segura takes one on the button.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Segura.
Thomas sets himself, and Segura steps forward looking for the clinch! Thomas avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Segura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas leaves Segura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Segura counters with a single leg into guard. Thomas didn't expect that.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Segura won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Segura trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Segura wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Segura passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thomas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Segura is trying to get an arm triangle but Thomas is defending well.
Segura is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thomas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Segura taking a break here but Thomas is having none of it and regains half guard.
Segura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Segura is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Segura is controlling well.
Segura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Segura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Segura.
Segura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thomas jabs Segura right on the nose. Segura blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Segura misses the target.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Segura's shoulder, as Segura tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Segura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Segura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Segura ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Segura with the counter takedown but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Segura is out of range.
Segura looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Segura moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Segura looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Segura walks into a jab.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Segura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura controlling the pace.
Segura trying to mount his opponent but Thomas defends it.
Segura prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Segura moves into full mount! Thomas won't be happy about that!
Segura tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas tries to hold on but Segura pushes him away.
Segura lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura moves to back control.
Segura is not going to allow Thomas to sit and survive in this position.
Thomas is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Segura misses with punches from the back.
Good control from Segura.
Thomas is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Boston MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Thomas is trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Thomas is really stuck here.
Segura is looking for a choke. Thomas gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Thomas manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Segura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Segura is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Segura.
Segura is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulquiorra Segura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Segura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a hook but Segura blocks it.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Segura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Segura.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Segura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Segura is out of range.
Segura misses with a body shot.
Segura connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura misses with a wild body shot.
Segura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Segura.
Segura throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Segura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a jab when Segura was well out of range.
Segura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thomas defends it well.
Segura moves out of range of the strikes.
Segura throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Segura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Segura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas throws a hook but Segura avoids it easily.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Segura.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Segura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Segura.
JJ Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Segura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Segura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Segura cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Segura goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Thomas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Segura's guard! Nice work there by Thomas!
Segura wants to improve his position but instead Thomas has moved into half guard.
Thomas is pressing down on Segura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Segura is holding on for now.
Thomas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
Segura preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Segura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Segura works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomas stands and throws Segura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Segura prevents Thomas from moving into mount.
Segura struggling a bit here.
Segura is looking for a sweep.
Thomas tries for a kimura but Segura is defending well.
Thomas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Segura gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ulquiorra Segura.
I think Segura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulquiorra Segura!
An out of breath Ulquiorra Segura 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
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hype
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pop
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