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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunny Bin (ranked 1137 p4p, 52 weight class) and Mike Thomas (ranked 2077 p4p, 86 weight class). Thomas has chosen Onward To Victory as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
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293 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Mike Thomas has been cut.
Bin misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Bin misses.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Bin. Bin maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bin as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vunny Bin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Thomas.
Bin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bin throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bin as he connects with a hook.
Bin misses with a wild body shot.
Bin connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bin.
Thomas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bin tries to clinch up
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Bin lands with a nice combination. Thomas backs away looking to recover.
Bin misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bin fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Thomas looks winded!
Bin tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin.
Bin throws a lazy body kick
so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Bin keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Bin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bin uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin tries to stand but Thomas is controlling his head.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Bin stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bin scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Mike Thomas's cut even more.
Bin scores with a leg kick.
Bin throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas with the counter takedown but Bin avoids it easily.
Bin cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Bin. Bin maintains the clinch.
Thomas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bin is defending well.
Bin lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Bin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bin struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Bin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vunny Bin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bin lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Bin tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Bin tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Bin.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Bin.
Thomas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vunny Bin is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bin.
Bin misses with a wild body shot.
Bin thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. Bin didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas passes Bin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bin defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bin defends it well.
Thomas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bin keeps working.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bin defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Bin is having none of it.
Thomas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bin is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bin tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Bin defends the submission attempt.
Thomas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
Thomas trying to control from half guard but Bin is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bin is controlling Thomas's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bin throws a poor cross that misses
so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thomas slips nicely into half guard.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Bin defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bin. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Bin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bin throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
And Thomas tries to counter it with a takedown but Bin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bin misses with the body kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Bin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bin throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas unleashes a big counter combination but Bin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas with the counter takedown but Bin avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bin takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
And Thomas tries to counter it with a takedown but Bin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bin throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bin.
Bin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bin throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Bin clinches with his opponent.
Bin gets underhooks to prevent Thomas's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to take the fight to the mat but Bin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bin working aggressively here.
Bin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bin lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Bin.
Bin lands a knee to the head.
Bin landing knees to the head.
The cut above Mike Thomas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Bin.
Bin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bin.
Bin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bin misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin misses with some punches.
Bin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Bin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bin throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bin.
Bin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bin lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Bin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bin tries to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bin won't be happy with that.
Thomas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mike Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin tries to buck Thomas off but Thomas is having none of it.
Bin prevents Thomas from moving into mount.
Thomas swings around for an armbar but Bin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vunny Bin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bin throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
As Bin backs off Thomas throws a huge counter combo but Bin manages to avoid it all.
Bin swinging wildly here.
Bin lands a high kick!
Bin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bin defends it well.
Bin tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Thomas tries to counter it with a takedown but Bin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas feints the counter takedown.
Bin throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bin connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Vunny Bin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin connects with a crisp jab.
Bin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bin takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas feints the counter takedown.
Vunny Bin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Bin.
Thomas with the counter takedown but Bin avoids it easily.
Bin misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bin misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bin.
Bin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. Bin didn't expect that.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bin is keeping the position for now.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Bin keeps moving.
Thomas pushing down on Bin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Thomas is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Thomas!
Mike Thomas is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Mike Thomas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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