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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Thomas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baldwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Baldwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baldwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Baldwin's head.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baldwin.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Baldwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baldwin's face.
It looks like Jimmy Baldwin has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Thomas to work.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas .
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldwin throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Baldwin looks winded!
Baldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas rushes Baldwin and presses him up against the cage.
Baldwin managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas .
Baldwin looking to stall.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baldwin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is struggling to control the position.
Baldwin is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin blocks a body shot from Thomas .
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Baldwin can't get the takedown.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baldwin's defenses.
Baldwin avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas is pushing Baldwin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baldwin letting Thomas take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baldwin.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baldwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Jimmy Baldwin's cut even more.
Baldwin jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frank Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Baldwin.
Thomas 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baldwin is trying to pull guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Baldwin 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baldwin is defending well for now.
Baldwin jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baldwin tries to pull guard but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baldwin.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimmy Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas .
Baldwin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baldwin gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Baldwin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baldwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Baldwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Baldwin looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo but Baldwin just gets out of the way.
Baldwin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas .
Thomas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas .
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Baldwin shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Baldwin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baldwin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin fails to land the takedown.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baldwin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
Baldwin keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Baldwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A cross from Thomas lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas forces Baldwin back against the cage and clinches.
Thomas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Baldwin.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frank Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baldwin can do to turn this around?
Baldwin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thomas to keep the fight standing.
Frank Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Baldwin.
Baldwin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Baldwin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas clinches.
Thomas presses Baldwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baldwin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baldwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baldwin is defending well for now.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Baldwin jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
Baldwin walks into a straight right hand from Thomas .
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Baldwin is just out of range.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Baldwin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Baldwin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thomas throws a right and a left that Baldwin avoids nicely.
Frank Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baldwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baldwin fails to land the takedown.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas feints a jab promting Baldwin to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Baldwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baldwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin blocks the body kick.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Baldwin sees coming a mile off.
Frank Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Thomas .
Thomas punishes Baldwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Baldwin tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Thomas , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baldwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas .
Baldwin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a push kick but Baldwin slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Baldwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baldwin tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baldwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas .
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baldwin.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Baldwin circles away.
As Thomas backs off Baldwin throws a huge counter combo but Thomas manages to avoid it all.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Baldwin backs away looking to recover.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baldwin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baldwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Baldwin blocks a head kick by Thomas .
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas .
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baldwin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baldwin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas .
Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baldwin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Thomas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Frank Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Baldwin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas .
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Thomas !
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energy
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RATING
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