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Event:
ITFC Finale
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Lampert throws the left hand but Kingston avoids the punch easily.
Lampert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lampert.
Lampert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left and a right from Lampert both land. Nice combination.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Kingston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kingston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lampert throws a hook but Kingston blocks it.
Lampert lands a body shot.
Kingston throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Lampert catches Kingston right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lampert jabs at Kingston's body.
Lampert ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
Lampert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lampert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lampert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampert.
Lampert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Kingston takes one to the chin there.
Lampert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lampert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kingston throws an off balance right hand
and Lampert counters with a nice uppercut.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Lampert looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Kingston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lampert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kingston works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#SUB#
Kingston in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lampert is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Kingston!
A very excited looking Thomas Kingston rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
ITFC 13
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to clinch up.
Kingston misses with a hook.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz cracks Kingston with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brzeczyszczykiewicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD2#
Kingston looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kingston takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston drops an elbow to the side of Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Kingston slips a nice elbow through Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's hands, connecting with Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's forehead.
Kingston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kingston wants to pass to mount but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is defending the position.
Kingston working Brzeczyszczykiewicz over with strikes.
Kingston trying to pass the guard but Brzeczyszczykiewicz defending well.
Kingston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brzeczyszczykiewicz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kingston on the ground.
Kingston content to control rather than advance. #T2##SUB2#
Kingston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kingston controlling the action here.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to roll over but Kingston keeps him under control.
Kingston controlling the action here.
Kingston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brzeczyszczykiewicz defending well though. #T3#
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to maintain the position but Kingston is very close to passing his half guard.
Kingston trying to pass the guard but Brzeczyszczykiewicz defending well.
Kingston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kingston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kingston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB2#
Kingston is working for a kimura but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kingston trying to control the pace. #T4#
Kingston throwing shots but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kingston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brzeczyszczykiewicz looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Kingston dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Kingston misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Kingston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Kingston thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to get out of the position.
Kingston working the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Kingston has hold of Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Brzeczyszczykiewicz seems comfortable defending it but Kingston has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Brzeczyszczykiewicz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Brzeczyszczykiewicz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kingston couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Kingston!
Thomas Kingston was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
ITFC 10
Date: Jul 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range. #TD#
Kingston gets caught napping as Baird dives in and scores a takedown. Kingston manages to retain guard.
Kingston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kingston wants to sweep here but Baird controlling him for the moment.
Kingston has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Baird has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird in side control lands a decent elbow.
Baird landing strikes.
Kingston being controlled for a moment.
Baird throws an elbow but Kingston slips to the side and avoids it well.#T1#
Kingston seems a little lost for a moment, as Baird dominates the positioning.#SUB#
Baird thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Baird is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kingston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kingston regains half guard.
Baird will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baird controlling the action here.
Kingston is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Baird jumps into side control!
Kingston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baird. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Baird wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingston keeps working.
Check out the look on Baird's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kingston is looking to regain half guard here but Baird keeps moving and retains side control.
Kingston is trying to control Baird's posture but Baird avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kingston is letting Baird control him for a moment.
Baird has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kingston!
Kingston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baird can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kingston is looking to escape. #T3#
Baird raining down shots from the mount!
Baird postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kingston looks a forlorn figure.
#SUB#
Baird moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kingston has worked his arm free - good work by Kingston!
Baird is looking to take a break and control but Kingston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird works to advance to full mount. Kingston defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Baird 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.
Kingston taking shots to the head. #T4#
Baird manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kingston to take his back!#SUB#
Baird is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Kingston has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Baird has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Kingston taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Baird doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Macadam Baird!
In his post fight interview, Macadam Baird started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
ITFC 8
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Kingston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magiritsa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kingston thinking. #TD#
Kingston shoots in and gets a takedown into Magiritsa's guard.
Kingston throws a big right hand that misses.
Kingston postures up.
Magiritsa has momentary wrist control but Kingston slips an elbow through the middle.
Kingston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Magiritsa wants to sweep here but Kingston controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston passes Magiritsa's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Kingston is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Kingston is looking for a kimura but Magiritsa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kingston to get the leverage. #T1#
Magiritsa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kingston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kingston scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magiritsa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kingston content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kingston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Kingston maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Magiritsa could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kingston has cracked it and Magiritsa is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kingston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Kingston!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Kingston started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Avgolemono Magiritsa had this to say: 'Σκατά στα μουτρα σου!'.
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Event:
ITFC 6
Date: Jun 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kingston swivels and escapes.
Kingston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller leaves Kingston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kingston as he jumps to the side.
Thomas Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Miller.
Miller cracks Kingston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Miller misses #TD#
and Kingston counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Kingston in side control, throwing shots but Miller defends.
Miller dodges the ground and pound from Kingston.
Miller is trying to control Kingston's posture but Kingston avoids it.
Kingston throws an elbow but Miller slips to the side and avoids it well.#T1#
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
Miller is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kingston working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#SUB#
Kingston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kingston working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Kingston is trying to get an arm triangle but Miller is defending well.
Kingston tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T2#
Kingston sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#SUB#
Kingston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kingston 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.
Kingston taking a breather here.
Kingston seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miller for as long as he can get away with.
Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T3#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston is working Miller over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kingston working the strikes but Miller uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kingston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller looks winded!
Kingston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kingston wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Kingston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kingston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
Kingston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kingston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Kingston frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kingston punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kingston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kingston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Miller is in a horrible position here. Kingston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
Kingston landing strikes from the mount and Miller is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Kingston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Kingston dives in and scores a takedown into Miller's guard.
Kingston content to stall in guard here.
Kingston throwing strikes but missing.
Kingston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kingston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Kingston lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Kingston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miller keeping full guard, as Kingston tries to pass.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Kingston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kingston here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kingston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kingston throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
Kingston content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller defending well as Kingston loads up on a big left hand.
Kingston slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kingston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD#
Kingston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kingston is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kingston landing strikes. #T3#
Kingston content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kingston cracks Miller with a big right hand but Miller just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kingston controls the position.
Kingston working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kingston working the head with strikes.
Miller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kingston connects with a decent elbow.
Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kingston is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Miller will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kingston scores with punches from side control.
Kingston scoring with punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kingston working the ground and pound.
Kingston controls the position.#SUB#
Kingston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Kingston dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Kingston scores with a takedown into Miller's guard.#SUB#
Kingston drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miller dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Miller trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Kingston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miller passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Kingston controlling the position for now.
Kingston landing small, sideways elbows.
Kingston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kingston controlling the position.
Miller slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kingston.
Kingston tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kingston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kingston wants to improve his position but instead Miller has moved into half guard.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
Kingston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Kingston is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
#T3#
Kingston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Kingston connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kingston scoring with some ground and pound.
Kingston sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.
Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kingston scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4#
Kingston content to control rather than advance.
Kingston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Kingston in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mike Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Kingston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kingston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Kingston!
Thomas Kingston tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
ITFC 3
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Rome fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingston shoots in and drives through. Rome sprawls well.
Rome half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kingston misses with a looping left.
Rome changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
Rome gets the takedown into side control.
Kingston is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Rome trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Rome is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kingston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rome lands an elbow. #T1#
Kingston struggling a bit here.
Kingston tries to bench press Rome off him but Rome keeps the position.
Rome lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston is looking to reverse the position.
Kingston taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kingston managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rome.
Kingston can't do much from the bottom here.
Rome in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T2#
Rome trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Rome tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kingston's legs.
Kingston is looking to reverse the position.
Rome lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kingston tries to control but Rome manages to take his back.
Rome trying to control.
Rome gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kingston prevents Rome from getting a body triangle.#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rome is not going to allow Kingston to sit and survive in this position.
What can Kingston do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rome's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rome thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Rome is punishing Kingston with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Rome patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rome is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kingston up.
Kingston breaks Rome's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
#T4#
Kingston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kingston trying to control but Rome is working from the bottom.
Kingston throws a big elbow that misses.
Kingston works over Rome with some ground and pound from guard.
Kingston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kingston stands and throws Rome's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Kingston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rome has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rome is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kingston off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rome dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rome displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kingston.
Rome fails with a takedown attempt.
And Kingston tries to counter it with a takedown but Rome pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
Rome appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rome.
Kingston catches Rome with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome slips a straight right by Kingston.
Rome misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston moves forwards but Rome connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Rome misses with a takedown attempt - Kingston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston shoots in but no luck this time.
Rome appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Rome throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kingston was covering up waiting for the punch and Rome finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kingston trying to keep a closed guard but Rome is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kingston holds on and takes a little breather.
Rome with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rome scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jake Rome overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Rome content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rome stopping the sweep attempt from Kingston.
Rome wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rome being controlled here momentarily.
Kingston 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.
Rome cracks Kingston with a solid left hand.#T3#
Rome connects with a couple of short punches.
Rome tries to free his leg and advance position but Kingston is retaining full guard.
Kingston wants to sweep here but Rome controlling him for the moment.
Rome wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rome closes the distance and clinches up with Kingston, looking for a takedown. Rome pushes Kingston against the cage but Kingston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kingston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rome throwing a counter right hand but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Kingston lands the left hand.#TD2#
Kingston looking to score a takedown here. Rome is defending well but Kingston drives through and ends up in Rome's guard.#SUB2#
Kingston is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rome is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rome has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T4#
Rome controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kingston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Rome throws a sloppy strike and Kingston has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rome is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Kingston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Kingston!
A very excited looking Thomas Kingston rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
ITFC 1: New Blood
Date: May 21, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Kingston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kingston working the body and head with strikes.
Kingston taking a breather here.
Lau struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lau is not content to let Kingston control the position.
Kingston misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau wants to control but Kingston postures up.
Kingston in side control, throwing shots but Lau defends.
Lau sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kingston stalling away here and it's allowed Lau to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lau is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Lau from controlling successfully.
Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lau wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
Kingston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Lau throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kingston 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lau is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Kingston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Kingston wants to sweep but no luck.
Lau trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lau throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Lau content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kingston has locked up a guillotine! Kingston's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lau is holding on here and Kingston must be using up a lot of energy. Lau has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kingston gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thomas Kingston!
Thomas Kingston was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 752 Round 3
Date: Apr 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Kingston misses with a takedown attempt
and Salvador counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Salvador.
Salvador fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kingston on the side of the head.
Kingston shoots for a takedown but Salvador saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kingston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kingston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kingston tries for a takedown but Salvador circles away easily
and Salvador cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston staying out of range there.
Salvador lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salvador scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador misses with the combination.
#T1#
Salvador connects with a nice looking jab.
Salvador changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston with a poor takedown
and Salvador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvador scores with a sloppy right hand. Kingston should have avoided that one.
Kingston shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salvador connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Kingston.
Salvador lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kingston misses with a takedown attempt
and Salvador counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
A jab from Salvador does it's job there.
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvador looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvador scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salvador loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
Kingston attempts a counter takedown but Salvador avoids it well and moves away.
Salvador missing with a left hand there. Kingston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Salvador does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salvador, as that shot connected.
#TD#
Kingston shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salvador napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kingston is breathing heavily.#T3#
Kingston tries to score with some ground and pound. Salvador controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Salvador tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salvador can't do much from the bottom here.
Salvador is looking to reverse the position.
Salvador really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kingston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kingston trying to control the position but Salvador is working away.
Salvador parries the strikes from Kingston easily there. Kingston is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Salvador to escape.
Kingston lands some shots froms side control.
Kingston trying to control the action but Salvador is working from the bottom.
Kingston working away.#T4#
Kingston in side control lands a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Salvador can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salvador trying to remain calm as Kingston controls from the top position.
Salvador is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kingston connects with a decent elbow.
Salvador is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kingston trying to control the action but Salvador is working from the bottom.
Salvador can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Salvador dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kingston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Salvador connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salvador throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kingston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salvador throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingston misses the target.
Jab by Salvador.
Salvador scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kingston in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador works the jab nicely.
Thomas Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador cracks a nice hook into Kingston's ribs.
Kingston staying out of range there.#T1#
Salvador misses with a straight left.
Salvador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingston fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston misses with a takedown attempt
and Salvador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kingston misses with an uppercut.
Salvador lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kingston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Salvador to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salvador scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salvador connects with a looping right hand.
Salvador with a hook.
Jab from Salvador.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Salvador.
Salvador jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#ROC2#
Kingston is rocked!
Kingston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salvador avoids it really well and circles away.
Salvador appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Emanuel Salvador seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Salvador lands a really nice looking cross but Kingston seems unphased.
Salvador scores with a hook.
Salvador connects with a right hand. Kingston shakes it off.
Kingston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Salvador throws a hook to the side of Kingston's head but Kingston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#KD2#
Salvador cracks Kingston with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kingston looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Salvador finish him?
Oh Kingston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Salvador just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kingston has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Emanuel Salvador!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 752 Round 2
Date: Apr 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Kingston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Meyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kingston pinned against the cage. Kingston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kingston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice takedown defense from Kingston. No joy for Meyer on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Meyer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kingston takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston gets back to half guard.
Kingston is refusing to be controlled, as Meyer sits in half guard.
Kingston keeps control of the position for the meantime. #T1#
Meyer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kingston reverses the position - he's now on top in Meyer's guard.
Meyer can't keep his opponent in guard - Kingston advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kingston controlling the action here.
Kingston works his way into side control. #T2#
Meyer is trying to get back to half guard.
Meyer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kingston advances to full mount.
Meyer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kingston has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meyer's face.
#SUB2#
Kingston is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Meyer is surviving well by controlling Kingston's body position as best he can.
Kingston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T3#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kingston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kingston with good strikes from the mount here!
Kingston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meyer?
Kingston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kingston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kingston controlling from mount.
BOOM! Kingston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kingston content just to control the position here. #T4#
It looks like Kingston might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kingston raining down hammerfists from mount.#SUB2#
Kingston working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Meyer turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Kingston off and cradles Meyer's limp body as Kingston celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Thomas Kingston!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 752 Round 1
Date: Apr 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Blighton shoots in looking for a takedown. Kingston tries to sprawl out of it but Blighton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kingston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingston feinted with a counter takedown.
Blighton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blighton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blighton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Blighton .
Blighton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD#
Kingston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston wants to control but Blighton is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blighton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Blighton 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kingston landing a few strikes. #T1#
Blighton is trying to control Kingston's posture but Kingston avoids it.
Kingston lands some shots froms side control.
Blighton is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Kingston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blighton has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Kingston is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blighton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Kingston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kingston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blighton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blighton gets back to half guard.#T2#
Blighton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kingston controlling the pace.
Kingston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blighton is looking to control Kingston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blighton avoid being mounted?
Kingston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Blighton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Blighton keeping control of the position.
Kingston is controlling the pace.
Blighton is looking to control Kingston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blighton avoid being mounted?
Kingston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kingston winds up and cracks Blighton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blighton trying to control here.
Blighton moves into full guard.
#T4#
Blighton controls Kingston momentarily but Kingston frees himself.
Kingston landing some decent shots from guard.
Kingston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kingston preventing the sweep.
Blighton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kingston advances to half guard.
Blighton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blighton is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Blighton actively working from the bottom here.
Kingston prevents Blighton from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Kingston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Blighton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Buster Blighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blighton throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
Blighton closes the distance but Kingston moves to the side #TD#
and Kingston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kingston.
Kingston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kingston is in close to Blighton 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blighton trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blighton is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Thomas Kingston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blighton throws an elbow that misses. Kingston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blighton 's guard. Nice move by Kingston!#REVR#
Kingston sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Kingston works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kingston is nestled in close to Blighton , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blighton is looking to control Kingston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blighton avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Blighton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kingston stopping the sweep attempt from Blighton .
Kingston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kingston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blighton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston controlling the position for now.
Kingston is staying active underneath Blighton , who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
Kingston is holding on to half guard well.
Kingston tries to get to full guard but Blighton has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Blighton is looking for a kimura but Kingston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blighton to get the leverage.
Kingston trying to control here.
Blighton is trying to control the action in half guard but Kingston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kingston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blighton can do to turn this around?
Kingston is holding on to half guard well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blighton trying to pass the guard but Kingston defending well. #T3#
Kingston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kingston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kingston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blighton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Blighton from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blighton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Kingston counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Blighton !
Blighton sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
Blighton is looking for a sweep. Kingston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blighton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kingston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kingston's back!#SUB2#
Blighton tightening his grip on Kingston, looking for the choke.
Kingston tries to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Blighton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
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!
Blighton struggling to keep hold of the position.
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 Thomas Kingston will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Blighton shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Blighton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kingston!
Kingston manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blighton 's best efforts.
Kingston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kingston tries to get out of the position.
Kingston moves into full guard.
Blighton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kingston swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Kingston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blighton is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blighton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blighton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Kingston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Kingston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blighton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kingston wants to sweep but no luck.
Blighton throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blighton is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blighton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blighton shoots in for a double leg but Kingston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kingston changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD2#
Blighton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blighton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blighton is looking to take a break and control but Kingston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blighton tries to advance to mount but can't. #T3#
Kingston tries to buck Blighton off but Blighton is having none of it.
Blighton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingston keeps working.
Blighton tries to advance to mount but Kingston denies him.
Kingston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blighton tries to score with some ground and pound. Kingston controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blighton wants to control but Kingston is keeping him busy. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blighton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kingston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kingston struggling a bit here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blighton trying to control the position but Kingston is working away. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blighton throws a head kick that Kingston semi-blocks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blighton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kingston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Kingston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Blighton .
Kingston slips a jab and a cross from Blighton .
Buster Blighton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blighton .
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Blighton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kingston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Buster Blighton !
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Thomas Kingston!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Thomas Kingston!
Thomas Kingston wins by split decision!
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