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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashy Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Where I'm From, Marcy Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashy Larry!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ashy Larry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas slips under a jab from Larry.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Larry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas gets a clinch.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larry lands with an overhand left.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Larry throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Larry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Larry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larry throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larry blocks an uppercut.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Larry prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Larry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larry.
Larry misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Nice shot by Larry.
The fighters circling - Larry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larry throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larry throws a head kick that misses.
Larry lands with a right hand.
Larry lands a nice shot to the body.
Larry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larry throws out the jab.
Larry misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Larry is avoiding it.
A head kick by Larry misses
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larry counters with a straight right hand.
Larry tries a head kick but it misses.
Larry misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larry.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a big counter combination but Larry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larry counters with a straight right hand.
Larry swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Larry lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Larry misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larry throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Larry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Larry eats them both and turns towards Thomas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ashy Larry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Larry's belly button to the back.
Larry lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larry looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Larry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Larry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Larry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Larry is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a high kick.
Larry jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Larry looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo bu Larry just gets out of the way.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Larry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas tries to bum rush Larry with a series of wild strikes but Larry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Larry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Larry just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Larry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Larry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Larry is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ashy Larry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larry keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Larry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Larry circles away.
Larry feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
An inside leg kick from Larry misses.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Larry in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Larry throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larry throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larry.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Larry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Larry.
Larry misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Larry misses with a body kick.
Larry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas is looking for a counter combo.
Larry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Larry tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Larry manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Larry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Clay Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas throws the left hand but Larry avoids the punch easily.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larry was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Larry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Larry keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Larry misses with a head kick.
Larry fails to land with a series of punches.
Larry tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
As Larry looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo bu Larry just gets out of the way.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larry circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Larry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Larry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Larry has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas tries a body shot but Larry blocks it.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larry's elbow.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larry connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Larry misses with a wild combination.
Larry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larry scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas throws a head kick but Larry moves out of range.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larry flicks out a counter leg kick but Thomas steps away.
Ashy Larry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Larry misses.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Larry thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Larry misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Larry.
Larry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Larry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thomas. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larry gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Larry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas moves out of range as Larry strikes.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larry scoring well with a low kick there.
Larry misses the jab.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Larry sees coming a mile off.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Larry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas stalls.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clay Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Larry throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Larry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larry misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larry. Larry obviously looking to wear him down.
Larry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thomas. That one must have hurt.
Larry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
A head kick misses from Larry.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Larry avoids them all with ease.
Larry throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Larry. Thomas shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larry.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larry.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Larry misses the target.
Larry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larry, right into the meat.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Larry.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larry misses with a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larry throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Larry misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Larry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Larry circles away and keeps his distance.
Larry takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Larry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larry, right into the meat.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Larry pushes him off.
Larry throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Larry swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Larry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas lands a head shot.
Thomas lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Larry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Larry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larry throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Larry backing up. Larry nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Larry moves out of range.
Larry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Larry blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas defending well as Larry loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Larry avoids it well.
Larry with a nice cross.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larry.
Larry wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Larry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas tries to clinch but Larry is having none of it.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Larry moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Larry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Larry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Larry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larry lands a two punch combo.
Larry tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ashy Larry.
I think Larry 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ashy Larry!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Clay Thomas!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ashy Larry!
Ashy Larry wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Ashy Larry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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