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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enoch Thompson (ranked 18288 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 5920 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
17 - 8 - 2 |
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218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Po circles away quickly and effectively.
Po fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Po looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard but Po has mounted him!
Thompson tries to lock up and control but Po gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Po on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson holds on for dear life.
Thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thompson tries to get out of the position.
Po with a couple of short strikes.
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
Po controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to hold on but Po postures up.
Po is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thompson is surviving well by controlling Po's body position as best he can.
Po avoids the attempt from Thompson to control.
Po looking to control but Thompson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Po prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
Thompson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Po tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Po looking to finish with strikes here!
Po controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to hold on but Po pushes him away.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Po content just to control the position here.
Thompson wants to hold on but Po pushes him away.
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Po misses with a head shot.
Po tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson tries to hold on but Po postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is holding on tight.
Po seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Thompson is holding on tight.
Thompson reaches up to try and control the position but Po seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Thompson rolls and tries to escape and now Po has his back!
I really don't envy Thompson right now.
Thompson trying to control but not successfully.
Po controlling well, preventing Thompson from escaping the position.
What can Thompson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Po is hanging on to Thompson's back as he tries to escape.
Po avoiding Thompson 's attempts to control his hands.
Po is hanging on to Thompson's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Thompson tries to escape but Po has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Thompson trying to control the position but Po manages to sink in the hooks.
Po is working for a rear naked choke. Thompson is not defending it well and Po has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Thompson refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Thompson's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tong Po!
In defeat, Enoch Thompson stepped up to the mic, saying 'If kickboxing dies I will retire. This might be my last fight.'.
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energy
A | B |
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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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