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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thing Thing (ranked 3264 p4p, 320 weight class) and Killua Zoldyk (ranked 7176 p4p, 446 weight class). Thing comes to the cage accompanied by Thing. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thing Thing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killua Zoldyk!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Thing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thing shoots for a double leg takedown but Zoldyk sprawls well. He's pushed Thing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zoldyk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thing has been working on his balance at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zoldyk.
Zoldyk gets caught napping as Thing dives in and scores a takedown. Zoldyk manages to retain guard.
Thing cracks Zoldyk with a solid left hand.
Zoldyk wants to sweep here but Thing controlling him for the moment.
Thing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zoldyk's head.
Zoldyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Zoldyk, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing wants to control from the top but Zoldyk keeps moving.
Zoldyk working a defensive guard here.
Thing scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoldyk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thing is stalling in the full guard.
Thing seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zoldyk for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoldyk wants to sweep here but Thing controlling him for the moment.
Zoldyk looking for subs off his back but Thing has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thing drops an elbow to the side of Zoldyk's head.
Zoldyk has hold of Thing's hands but Thing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zoldyk is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thing lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyk tries to roll over but Thing keeps him under control.
Zoldyk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zoldyk wants to improve his position but Thing is controlling well.
Thing is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thing seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thing is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zoldyk is looking to get back to full guard here but Thing has managed to pass to side control instead.
Thing tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thing has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoldyk is trying to control Thing's posture but Thing avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zoldyk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zoldyk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Thing is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Zoldyk tries to reverse the position but Thing maintains control.
Thing lands a big elbow.
Thing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zoldyk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zoldyk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thing working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zoldyk sees it coming and defends easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thing connects with a nice short shot to Zoldyk's temple.
Thing is nestled in close to Zoldyk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thing lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zoldyk wants to improve his position but Thing is controlling well.
Zoldyk felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Zoldyk keeps trying to improve his position.
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!
The fighters are battling for position here. Zoldyk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zoldyk's head.
Thing cracks Zoldyk with a solid left hand.
Thing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zoldyk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thing Thing dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thing lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zoldyk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zoldyk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice side step and Zoldyk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thing shoots in and drives through. Zoldyk sprawls well.
Thing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zoldyk as he avoids it easily.
Thing Thing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zoldyk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thing Thing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing has his takedown stuffed
and Zoldyk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoldyk blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zoldyk! But no joy.
Thing tries to clinch there but Zoldyk circles away.
It seemed like Zoldyk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zoldyk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thing darts in looking for a takedown but Zoldyk gets double underhooks and turns Thing into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing shoots in looking for a takedown. Zoldyk tries to sprawl out of it but Thing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zoldyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zoldyk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thing closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Thing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zoldyk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thing is one step ahead there.
Zoldyk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thing chips away with some ground and pound.
Thing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zoldyk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thing is aware though and is defending well.
Zoldyk trying to keep a closed guard but Thing is proving a slippery customer.
Thing Thing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thing is in close to Zoldyk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thing trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoldyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoldyk wants to sweep but no luck.
Thing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zoldyk can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zoldyk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thing is one step ahead there.
Zoldyk is adopting a defensive guard.
Thing not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zoldyk is trying to control the position but Thing postures up.
Zoldyk wants to sweep here but Thing controlling him for the moment.
Zoldyk has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Thing is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zoldyk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zoldyk manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thing Thing will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zoldyk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thing misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Zoldyk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zoldyk is working Thing over against the cage.
Zoldyk misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Zoldyk fails to land.
Thing just leaning against Zoldyk, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zoldyk.
Thing gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thing working Zoldyk over with strikes.
Thing is looking for a kimura but Zoldyk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thing to get the leverage.
Thing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thing is thwarting Zoldyk's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing working Zoldyk over with strikes.
Zoldyk looking for submissions off his back.
Thing lands strikes from half guard.
Thing controlling the action here.
Thing lands strikes from half guard.
Thing maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Zoldyk could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thing has cracked it and Zoldyk is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thing Thing!
During a confident post fight interview, Thing Thing thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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