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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klay Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Bean has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Bean!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Bean has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thompson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bean throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Bean tries to clinch up.
Bean is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Bean shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bean showed some decent athleticism there.
Thompson kicks Bean off and gets back to his feet.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean misses with a takedown
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thompson did well to prevent Bean getting side control.
Thompson is trying to get back to full guard.
Thompson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson controlling Bean's posture.
Thompson pushes Bean off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bean misses the jab.
Thompson is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Bean on that attempt.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bean with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bean thinking.
Klay Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Bean.
Bean looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bean at a distance.
Bean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Jim Bean has been cut.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Bean shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Bean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thompson drops Bean with a big left hand and mounts him. Bean is in big trouble!
Bean is rocked!
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!
Thompson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bean covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klay Thompson!
Klay Thompson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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