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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dai Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelmo Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing In The Name. Adelmo Acosta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dai Thomas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adelmo Acosta! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Acosta.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas lands an overhand right. Acosta throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target. Acosta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas. Acosta with a nice cross. Acosta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thomas walks into a left hand. Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Acosta seems unphased.
Acosta slips under a jab. Acosta tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot. Left hook, right uppercut from Acosta. Acosta punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas wants to slow Acosta down by chopping away at his legs. Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Acosta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acosta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Acosta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Acosta loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch. Acosta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Acosta. Acosta misses with a right hand and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick. Acosta connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off. A shot to the body from Acosta misses and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Acosta catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Acosta misses with a double jab.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange. 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! Thomas takes a swing at Acosta's ribcage but misses. Acosta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Acosta's shoulder, as Acosta tries to avoid the shot. Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Acosta's head back.
Acosta lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming. Thomas tries to move into range but Acosta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Acosta throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it. Acosta misses with a left hand and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Thomas scores with a nice head shot. Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Acosta on the side of the head. Acosta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Acosta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively. Thomas looks to land a left hand but Acosta moved out of range nicely. Acosta lands an overhand right. Thomas misses with an uppercut. Acosta saw that one coming. Acosta looks like he wants to counter punch here. Acosta misses with a shot to the body and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Acosta misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Thomas throws a hook but Acosta avoids it easily. Acosta misses with a straight left. Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acosta. Acosta avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Decent striking displayed by Thomas there. Acosta lands with a nice body punch. Acosta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas. It seemed like Acosta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Thomas slips a straight right by Acosta. Acosta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Acosta is rocked! Acosta walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Thomas! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dai Thomas! Dai Thomas 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
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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