Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GAMMA#1052 Super v Wrecks
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for River .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from River .
River blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick from River lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from River .
River stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
River clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
River manages to break the clinch.
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from River misses.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River blocks a head kick by Thomas.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
River tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards River 's brow. #T2#
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is working River over against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River .
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River .
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from River .
River misses with some punches.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from River .
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by River .
River checks the leg kick.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Thomas misses.
River tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thomas manages to circle out of the way.
River throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
River is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.#CL#
River has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from River .
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas is working River over against the cage.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas works on River 's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River is breathing heavily.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
River avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Thomas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Thomas staying out of range there.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
River needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by River .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas. #T1#
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
River misses with a head kick.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by River . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River .
River throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River .
River tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from River .
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
River blocks an uppercut.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River blocking some punches.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land. #BC#
River breaks the clinch.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T3#
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
River explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Thomas swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick from River , right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas moves out of range as River strikes.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
River closes the distance and clinches.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River misses with a body punch. #T4#
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas prevents a body shot from River .
River is working Thomas over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards River 's brow. #BC#
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
River connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
River swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from River .
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clint River will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Thomas misses.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
River tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps River thinking.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas thuds a left hand into River 's body.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River misses the jab.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab. #T1#
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from River .
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
River staying out of range there.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Thomas's torso.#T2#
River takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clint River is winning the standup battle so far.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! River avoids it this time.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by River .
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from River .
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
River takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Thomas misses with a looping left.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
River misses with a low kick. #CL#
River has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
River slows down the pace here.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River .
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of River s head.
Thomas misses with a body punch. #T4#
A right hand to the body from River . #BC#
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River .
A head kick misses from River .
A left lands for River .
River throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas wants to slow River down by chopping away at his legs.
River 's corner calls for a 1-2. River obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River .
A left lands for River .

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint River showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River 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 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint River !
A victorious Clint River thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMMA#1045 Odin v Mickey
Date: Mar 09, 2024

#R1#
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Smith.
It looked like Thomas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Smith.
Leon Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Smith.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith jabs at Thomas's body.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Smith slips a straight right by Thomas.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith lands with a cross.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Smith slips a straight right by Thomas.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.#T2#
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Thomas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith lands a front kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T3#
Thomas cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Smith misses.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Jab from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
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!
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
A head kick from Thomas lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas slips a straight right by Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leon Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Smith misses with a straight right.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Leon Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
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!
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Thomas avoids the body shot from Smith.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Jab from Smith.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Smith lands a head shot.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas. #T2#
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range. #CL#
Thomas gets a clinch.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Smith tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith is working Thomas over against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Leon Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Smith throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Donk. Smith catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thomas moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Thomas tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.#T2#
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas slips a straight right by Smith.
Thomas tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lands a front kick.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Thomas throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.#T3#
Smith misses with an uppercut
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Thomas blocks the body kick. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Smith.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL#
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Smith!
Leon Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knock Out Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: GAMMA#1040 Wrecks v Darongo
Date: Feb 10, 2024

#R1#
Tomson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomson.
Tomson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomson throws a fast counter high kick but Thomas manages to duck under it in time.
Tomson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Tomson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Thomas moves into the clinch.#T1#
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomson misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Tomson with an uppercut!
Tomson misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Tomson throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Still in the clinch, Tomson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomson blocking some punches. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomson avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Tomson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomson.
Tomson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tomson misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Tomson. #BC2#
Tomson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomson is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Tomson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Tomson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomson.
Tomson scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a jab when Tomson was well out of range.
Tomson misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Tomson misses
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomson doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
Tomson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas thumps Tomson with a low kick.
Tomson misses with an uppercut
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
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!
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Tomson throws a counter combo.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Tomson ducks down to avoid it.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas thumps Tomson with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Tomson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomson works the jab nicely.#CUT2#It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Tomson throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Tomson gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomson can do to turn this around?
Tomson tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Tomson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Tomson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tomson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tomson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Tomson in his tracks for a moment. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomson backwards. #BC2#
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws the left hand but Tomson avoids the punch easily.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Tomson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Tomson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thomas punishes Tomson's body with a nice straight punch.
Tomson throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Tomson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomson.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tomson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Thomas moves away from the strike by Tomson.
Thomas sizes up Tomson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomson looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Tomson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Tomson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tomson throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Tomson throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomson! But no joy.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Tomson checks it.
Tomson throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Tomson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T3#
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tomson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Tomson pushes him off.
Tomson misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Tomson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Tomson is avoiding it.
Tomson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Tomson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T4#
Thomas moves to clinch but Tomson breaks away
and Tomson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Tomson closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomson avoids it.
Tomson working aggressively here.
Patrick Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas cracks Tomson with a nice body shot.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Tomson.
Tomson can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
A head punch on the inside from Tomson fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomson. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Tomson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
A nice side step and Tomson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Tomson's body.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Tomson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomson throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tomson lands a jab to the nose.#T1#
Tomson moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tomson throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomson. Tomson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas tries to clinch but Tomson moves out of range.
Tomson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Tomson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Thomas is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Tomson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Tomson!! Tomson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Thomas throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
An out of breath Patrick Thomas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SPFT #9
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
Davis defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Thomas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Davis.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Davis misses with a hook
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Davis delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Thomas slips a straight right by Davis.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.#T2#
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis. #T3#
Thomas moves to clinch but Davis breaks away
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Davis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Davis lands a body shot.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thomas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T4#
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
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!
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Thomas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Davis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davon Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1#
Davis lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Davis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Davis with an uppercut!
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thomas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
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!
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Davis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.#T3#
Davis scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Davis's belly button to the back.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas slips under a jab from Davis.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
Davis throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Davis scores with a head kick.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas slips a jab from Davis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Thomas misses with a body shot. #T1#
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Davis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas slips a jab from Davis.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Davis responds with a good body kick, but Thomas manages to step out the way in time.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis walks into a jab.#T2#
Davis missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Davis throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into range.
Thomas throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Davis throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thomas - the referee stops the clock and Davis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thomas. Davis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
As Davis backs away, Thomas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Davis misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Thomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davis lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Davis lands with a cross.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thomas.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Thomas.
I think Thomas 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thomas!
Patrick Thomas thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SPFT #6
Date: Aug 20, 2023

#R1#
Marius moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Marius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marius throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Marius's head.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Marius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Marius. #CL#
Marius gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas. #T1#
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Marius's ribcage. Marius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas tries to work over Marius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius blocks the elbow strike.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas. #T2#
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius. #T3#
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas pushes Marius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas avoiding damage as Marius throws knees to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius is trying to break free.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Marius misses with a body punch. #T4#
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Marius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Marius blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Marius tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Marius 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Marius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
Thomas swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws a head kick but Marius moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius.#T1#
Thomas punishes Marius's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marius moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Marius scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Marius.#T2#
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marius momentarily.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Marius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Marius trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Marius in his tracks for a moment.
Marius blocking some punches.
Patrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Marius pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas. #T4#
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Marius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Marius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Marius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Marius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas with a hook.
We've been told by Marius's head coaches at Steel Penn Training Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marius moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Marius misses with a straight left.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marius with a body shot.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaius Marius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Gaius Marius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Marius.
Marius throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marius.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Marius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Marius. #T4#
Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius feinted with a counter takedown.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas lunges at Marius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marius's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thomas!
A very excited looking Patrick Thomas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Erdogan
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Torsten throws a counter high kick but Thomas was just alert enough to avoid it.
Torsten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
A low kick from Torsten is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torsten misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Torsten 's knee.
Torsten tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas tries a quick counter leg kick but Torsten is wise to it.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Torsten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torsten. That one must have hurt.
Torsten with the inside leg kick.
Torsten scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
A low kick from Torsten misses
and Thomas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torsten throws out the jab.
Torsten scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Torsten's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Torsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Torsten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Torsten counters with a stiff right hand.
Torsten misses with an uppercut
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas cracks Torsten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Torsten.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Torsten tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Torsten.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas takes a swing at Torsten's ribcage but misses.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torsten.
Torsten throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Torsten throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Torsten's head but Torsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torsten throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Torsten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torsten connects with a solid leg kick.
Torsten throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Torsten counters with a quick kick to the body but Thomas blocks it.
Torsten swings widly with a right hand
and Torsten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torsten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4#
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torsten throws a leg kick
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Torsten moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Torsten. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Torsten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torsten throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torsten lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Baldur Torsten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten'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.#R2#
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Torsten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torsten.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Torsten as he connects with a hook.
Torsten throws a lazy body kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Torsten checks it
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Torsten.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torsten stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Torsten ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torsten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Torsten connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Torsten fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Torsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.#T2#
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torsten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Torsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torsten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torsten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Torsten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torsten.
Torsten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Torsten.
Torsten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Torsten. #T3#
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Torsten misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Torsten blocks a body shot from Thomas.
A head punch on the inside from Torsten fails to land.
Torsten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torsten has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Torsten takes a shot to the head.
Torsten pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Torsten throws an elbow but misses.
Torsten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Torsten is working Thomas over against the cage.
Torsten lands a body punch.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas tries to work over Torsten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Torsten lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas blocking some punches.
A short right from Torsten on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Torsten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Torsten.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Torsten.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torsten's brow.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Torsten blocking some punches.
Torsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torsten digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Torsten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baldur Torsten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torsten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Torsten tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torsten leaning his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Torsten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baldur Torsten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
That's time! Torsten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Torsten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Torsten counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Torsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torsten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Torsten throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Torsten throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torsten. Thomas shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas walks into a jab.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Torsten motions for Thomas to come forward. Torsten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Torsten.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torsten lands with a good body shot.
Torsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torsten is looking to land body kicks.
Torsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Torsten throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torsten.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a nice leg kick.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Torsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torsten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Torsten throws a good cross that connects.
Torsten moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Torsten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baldur Torsten is winning the standup battle so far.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torsten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torsten looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torsten throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Torsten looks to throw a body kick
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Torsten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Torsten misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torsten scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Torsten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torsten under the eye.#T4#
Torsten scores with a nice head shot.
Torsten jabs at Thomas's body.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Torsten checks it
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baldur Torsten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Torsten.
Torsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torsten.
A combination from Torsten does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baldur Torsten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torsten 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldur Torsten!
An out of breath Baldur Torsten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SMASH: Osiris vs Kowalkiewicz
Date: Jul 01, 2023

#R1##CL#
Bon Hwa moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bon Hwa throws a head punch that misses.
Bon Hwa misses with some punches.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Bon Hwa.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bon Hwa backwards.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Bon Hwa throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas cracks Bon Hwa with a nice body shot.
Bon Hwa has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Bon Hwa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Bon Hwa working aggressively here.
Bon Hwa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bon Hwa misses with the head strike.
Bon Hwa is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bon Hwa has his back to the cage.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Bon Hwa backwards.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas is working Bon Hwa over against the cage.
Bon Hwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Kil Bon Hwa has been cut.
Bon Hwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bon Hwa misses with some punches.
Bon Hwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bon Hwa backwards.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bon Hwa backwards.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas cracks Bon Hwa with a nice body shot.
Bon Hwa misses with the head strike.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
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!
Bon Hwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Bon Hwa is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas. #T2#
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas tries to work over Bon Hwa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bon Hwa backwards.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Bon Hwa prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Bon Hwa avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Bon Hwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Bon Hwa working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bon Hwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Bon Hwa misses with the head strike.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas. #T3#
Bon Hwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bon Hwa misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa misses with the head strike.
Bon Hwa misses with the head strike.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bon Hwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Bon Hwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas digs a right hand into Bon Hwa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bon Hwa's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Bon Hwa throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Bon Hwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon Hwa takes an elbow to the temple.
Bon Hwa blocks an uppercut.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bon Hwa takes an elbow to the temple.
Bon Hwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bon Hwa working aggressively here.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Bon Hwa tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Bon Hwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bon Hwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Bon Hwa takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bon Hwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Thomas.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bon Hwa controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kil Bon Hwa's cut.
That's time! Bon Hwa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bon Hwa misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Bon Hwa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas pushes Bon Hwa away with a front kick.#KD2#
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Bon Hwa tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Bon Hwa back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Bon Hwa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Bon Hwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bon Hwa tries to clinch
and Thomas counters with a huge left! Bon Hwa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Thomas isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bon Hwa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Thomas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
Patrick Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SMASH: Tosen vs Merel
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1#
Hasselhoff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hasselhoff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Hasselhoff.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks. #T1#
A big left from Thomas misses.
Hasselhoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hasselhoff 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT2#It looks like Misha Hasselhoff has been cut.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Hasselhoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Hasselhoff avoids it with no problem.
Hasselhoff misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hasselhoff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hasselhoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hasselhoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Hasselhoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hasselhoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hasselhoff throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hasselhoff.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
A big right from Hasselhoff misses.
Hasselhoff connects with an inside leg kick.
Misha Hasselhoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasselhoff ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Hasselhoff lands a lovely overhand right.
Hasselhoff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Hasselhoff.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hasselhoff throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hasselhoff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T4#
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hasselhoff is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hasselhoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasselhoff moves away.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Hasselhoff misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hasselhoff needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Hasselhoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misha Hasselhoff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Hasselhoff throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hasselhoff lands a slapping body shot.
Hasselhoff lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hasselhoff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hasselhoff delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Hasselhoff.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Thomas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hasselhoff has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasselhoff. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hasselhoff.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas cracks Hasselhoff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#Misha Hasselhoff's cut is getting worse.
Hasselhoff throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hasselhoff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hasselhoff lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hasselhoff.
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hasselhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hasselhoff with a nice calf kick.
Hasselhoff with a nice calf kick.
Hasselhoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Hasselhoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Hasselhoff misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hasselhoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas. #T3#
Hasselhoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff lands a jab to the nose.
Hasselhoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hasselhoff thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Hasselhoff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hasselhoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas. #T4#
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Hasselhoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hasselhoff throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hasselhoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Hasselhoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas digs a good hook to Hasselhoff's body.
Hasselhoff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Hasselhoff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Misha Hasselhoff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #KD#
Hasselhoff lands a big uppercut and Thomas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thomas looks OK. Hasselhoff waves Thomas back to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Hasselhoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Hasselhoff misses.
Thomas defending well as Hasselhoff loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasselhoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Hasselhoff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hasselhoff gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Hasselhoff misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hasselhoff throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hasselhoff.
Thomas scores with a jab. Hasselhoff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hasselhoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
You can see that Thomas has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hasselhoff misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas takes a swing at Hasselhoff's ribcage but misses.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hasselhoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Hasselhoff finds it's target.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Hasselhoff throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hasselhoff swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range. #T3#
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hasselhoff.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Hasselhoff lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
Hasselhoff blocks a jab.
Hasselhoff half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hasselhoff misses with a looping right.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasselhoff is just out of range.#T4#
Hasselhoff throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Hasselhoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws the left hand but Hasselhoff avoids the punch easily.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook.
Thomas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hasselhoff.
Good leg kick by Hasselhoff.
Misha Hasselhoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hasselhoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Misha Hasselhoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hasselhoff 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misha Hasselhoff!
After winning the bout, Misha Hasselhoff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SMASH: Choke vs Thomas
Date: Apr 08, 2023

#R1#
Choke slips a jab from Thomas.
Choke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Choke goes for a double leg but Thomas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thomas continues to drive forward.
Thomas gets through Choke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Choke is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Choke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Choke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Choke tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Choke avoids it with no problem.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Thomas tries to get set, Choke tries to push him back and clinch up but Thomas manages to avoid the attempt.#T1#
Choke misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Choke. #TD#
Choke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Choke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2##SUB#
Choke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Choke tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Choke asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Choke tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Choke keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Choke throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Choke.
Thomas parries the strikes from Choke easily there. Choke is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thomas to escape.
Thomas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Choke is controlling him well.#SUB#
Choke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Choke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thomas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thomas gets back to half guard.#T4#
Choke is pressing down on Thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas is holding on for now.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Choke is controlling him well.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
Choke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though. #SUB#
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Choke in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thomas tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Choke!
David Choke retains his light heavyweight title!

Event: SMASH: Sasaki vs Lomax
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1#
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Leonzar Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Kennedy's head back. #CUT2#It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.#CL#
Kennedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas lands a nice elbow. #T1#
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennedy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Kennedy pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T2#
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Thomas cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
Thomas gets through Kennedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thomas tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kennedy's defenses.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body. #T3#
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
A short right from Thomas.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kennedy's defenses. #CUT2#Leonzar Kennedy's cut is getting worse.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Kennedy is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Kennedy into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Kennedy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kennedy's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kennedy as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Patrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas is breathing heavily.#T2#
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Kennedy stalling in the clinch.
Thomas works on Kennedy's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kennedy's brow.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Thomas.
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kennedy's brow.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. #T3#
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Kennedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Kennedy.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#Leonzar Kennedy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leonzar Kennedy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Kennedy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
As Thomas tries to get set, Kennedy tries to push him back and clinch up but Thomas manages to avoid the attempt.#T1#
Kennedy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kennedy tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Kennedy misses with the body kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Kennedy is rocked!#T2#
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy moves to clinch but Thomas breaks away
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Kennedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy seems to have got his legs back now.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Thomas connects with a jab.
Kennedy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Kennedy defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Kennedy needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Thomas.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patrick Thomas!
A relieved looking Patrick Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Wayne vs Lomax
Date: Feb 19, 2023

#R1#
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Rubenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas feints and then cracks Rubenstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rubenstein down.
Rubenstein with a jab.
Rubenstein misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Rubenstein.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rubenstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Spencer Rubenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubenstein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubenstein misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Rubenstein is breathing heavily.
Rubenstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rubenstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rubenstein misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Thomas counter with a right hand. #T1#
Rubenstein misses with a hook.#KD2#
Thomas cracks Rubenstein with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thomas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rubenstein to stand back up!#ROC2#Rubenstein is rocked!
Rubenstein swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a big left hand that crumples Rubenstein! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Thomas!
An out of breath Patrick Thomas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SMASH: Choke vs Bartz
Date: Jan 15, 2023

#R1#
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ochoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Ochoa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ochoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ochoa is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Ochoa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ochoa.
Ochoa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ochoa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas swings for the body but Ochoa moves out of range.
Ochoa tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ochoa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Ochoa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
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!
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to slow Ochoa down with leg kicks.
Ochoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ochoa.
Thomas is looking to slow Ochoa down with leg kicks.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T1#
Ochoa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas tests Ochoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ochoa.
Ochoa missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a hook but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Ochoa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ochoa takes one to the chin there.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ochoa.
Thomas misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Ochoa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Ochoa misses. #T2#
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ochoa has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Ochoa slips the punch.
Ochoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Ochoa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Ochoa.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Ochoa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ochoa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thomas manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Ochoa walks into a jab.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochoa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Ochoa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ochoa missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Ochoa cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Ochoa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Ochoa throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ochoa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ochoa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thomas slips a jab from Ochoa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
A good leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ochoa throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Ochoa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Thomas.
Ochoa lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ochoa throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Ochoa.#T4#
Thomas scores with the left hand. Ochoa knows he should have avoided that one.
Ochoa throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Ochoa looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Ochoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas lands a head shot.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ochoa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Ochoa shakes it off.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ochoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Ochoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ochoa throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Ochoa takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ochoa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Ochoa saw that one coming.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Ochoa.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ochoa swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Ochoa misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ochoa cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ochoa. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Ochoa rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochoa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Ochoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Ochoa.
Ochoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Ochoa tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochoa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ochoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Ochoa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochoa.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
A short right from Ochoa on the inside.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Ochoa avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ochoa.
Thomas gets through Ochoa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ochoa fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa blocks an elbow strike from Thomas. #T2#
Ochoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas pushes Ochoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ochoa is working Thomas over against the cage.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Ochoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Ochoa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Ochoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Ochoa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ochoa wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Ochoa moved out of range.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.#T3#
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Ochoa looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Ochoa misses with a body shot.
Ochoa thows a body kick. Thomas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Ochoa defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Ochoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Ochoa sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ochoa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Ochoa slips the punch.
Ochoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Ochoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Ochoa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Ochoa connects with a leg kick.
Ochoa throws a nice head kick!
Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Ochoa throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ochoa tries to counter by clinching up but Thomas breaks away and moves out of range.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ochoa. That did some damage!
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ochoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a jab when Ochoa was well out of range.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Ochoa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Ochoa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ochoa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ochoa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ochoa ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Ochoa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ochoa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ochoa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ochoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas throws a jab when Ochoa was well out of range.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Ochoa should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochoa. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ochoa in his tracks.
Ochoa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Ochoa had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot by Thomas.#T1#
A clash of legs there as Ochoa blocks the low kick.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Ochoa moved out of range nicely.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
A punch lands to the side of Ochoa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ochoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Ochoa saw that one coming.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ochoa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Ochoa.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Ochoa.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ochoa doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas defending well as Ochoa loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Ochoa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ochoa is looking to counter punch.
Ochoa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Ochoa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Ochoa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ochoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ochoa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ochoa moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Ochoa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ochoa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ochoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice jab there from Ochoa. #T3#
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ochoa misses with a kick to the body.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas throws a body punch but Ochoa moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ochoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ochoa lands a jab.
Ochoa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Ochoa rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ochoa lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Ochoa.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Ochoa works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Ochoa digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Ochoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochoa tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anthony Ochoa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Ochoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Ochoa scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Ochoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ochoa's brow.
Ochoa lands a left hand.
Ochoa avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Ochoa lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ochoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Ochoa scores with a shoulder strike.
Ochoa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ochoa.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Ochoa.
I think Ochoa 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ochoa!
Anthony Ochoa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SMASH: Lomax vs Choke 4
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.#T1#
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle, before Thomas throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gonzalez's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Thomas lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Patrick Thomas!
Patrick Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SMASH: Torsten vs Kennedy 2
Date: Dec 03, 2022

#R1#
Misahawa scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Misahawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A solid body kick from Thomas.
Misahawa tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Misahawa feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Misahawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Misahawa circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Misahawa misses.
Thomas misses with a hook. Misahawa ducked under it nicely.
Thomas slips under a jab from Misahawa.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a right hand
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Misahawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Misahawa throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range. #T1#
Thomas throws a body punch but Misahawa moves out of range.
Misahawa with a jab.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas swings for the body but Misahawa moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Misahawa.
Misahawa loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
Misahawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Misahawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Misahawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Misahawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Misahawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Misahawa misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Misahawa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Misahawa.#CUT#It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Misahawa.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Misahawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
Misahawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Misahawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Misahawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Misahawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Misahawa.
Thomas throws a hook but Misahawa avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Misahawa misses
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Misahawa.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Misahawa thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Misahawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Misahawa lands the left hand.
Misahawa throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Misahawa.
Misahawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Misahawa defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Misahawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Misahawa throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Misahawa only half commits.
Thomas throws a body punch but Misahawa moves out of range.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Misahawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Misahawa. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Misahawa has time to react.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses
and Misahawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misahawa looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Misahawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Misahawa moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Thomas feints a jab promting Misahawa to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Misahawa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thomas lunges at Misahawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Misahawa's hand.
Misahawa misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Misahawa.
Misahawa throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Misahawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Misahawa looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misahawa.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Misahawa's head.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.#ROC#Misahawa is rocked!
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Misahawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Misahawa.
Misahawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas jabs Misahawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Misahawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Misahawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Misahawa throws a head kick that misses.
Misahawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Misahawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a fast counter high kick but Thomas manages to duck under it in time.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Misahawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Misahawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Misahawa doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas finds Misahawa's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Misahawa flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Thomas lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Misahawa will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Thomas!
Our winner, Patrick Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 152
Date: Jun 08, 2022

#R1#
Bloode throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloode lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
Bloode dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Bloode.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bloode.
Bloode thows a body kick. Thomas tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Both fighters circling a little - Bloode finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bloode scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bloode throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL2#
Bloode has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloode does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Bloode throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bloode throws a sloppy head kick
and Bloode takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Bloode moves away and avoids it.
Bloode misses with a leg kick.
Bloode throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bloode thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloode throws a leg kick
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Bloode steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bloode lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bloode.
Bloode throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bloode throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bloode throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bloode dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Choctaw Bloode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Bloode's defenses.
Bloode bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bloode is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Choctaw Bloode dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bloode walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Bloode looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo but Bloode just gets out of the way.
Crunch! Bloode slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bloode connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Bloode finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloode misses with a straight right.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Bloode takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bloode is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Bloode has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bloode can pounce on him.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bloode throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Bloode throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Bloode looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bloode gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Bloode moves away and avoids it.
Bloode lands a nice looking body kick.
Bloode throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bloode avoids it.#T3#
Bloode throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Bloode. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Bloode misses.
As Bloode backs away, Thomas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Bloode throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bloode takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloode.
Bloode throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bloode missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bloode swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Choctaw Bloode showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Bloode tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Bloode thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloode misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloode throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloode lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bloode lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Bloode lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Bloode connects with a leg kick.
Bloode misses the jab.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bloode throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bloode throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas is looking for a counter combo.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bloode counter with a right hand. #T2#
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Choctaw Bloode seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bloode throws an off balance right hand
and Bloode takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bloode misses.
Bloode fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas throws the left hand but Bloode avoids the punch easily.
Thomas moves out of range as Bloode throws a body kick.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thomas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T3#
Bloode misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloode throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Bloode
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloode uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloode.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bloode misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Bloode uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Bloode bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Bloode feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloode scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloode looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas throws a counter high kick but Bloode was just alert enough to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Choctaw Bloode comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bloode has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Choctaw Bloode!
Choctaw Bloode decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 143
Date: May 08, 2022

#R1#
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Izanagi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas tries to circle away but Izanagi has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Izanagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izanagi tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Izanagi thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
Izanagi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Izanagi tried to counter with a leg kick but Thomas avoided it.
Izanagi throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Izanagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Izanagi looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Izanagi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Izanagi scoring well with a low kick there.
Izanagi throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Izanagi lands a jab.
Izanagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izanagi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Izanagi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Izanagi.
A thudding body kick lands there by Izanagi! #T2#
Izanagi throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Izanagi tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas checks a low kick from Izanagi.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Izanagi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Izanagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Izanagi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Izanagi.
Izanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Izanagi misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Izanagi looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.#CL#
Izanagi takes the fight into the clinch.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Izanagi keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Izanagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi scores with a shoulder strike.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Izanagi finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas moves out of range as Izanagi strikes.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Izanagi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Izanagi settles back down.
Thomas misses with a hook. Izanagi ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Thomas moves out of range as Izanagi throws a body kick.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Izanagi. That one must have hurt.
Izanagi throws a good cross that connects.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Izanagi lands with a shot to the body.
Izanagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Izanagi throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izanagi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sora Izanagi dominated that round.
That's time! Izanagi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Thomas looks to land a combination but Izanagi avoids it well.
Izanagi cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Izanagi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sora Izanagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Izanagi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Izanagi tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Izanagi avoids it with no problem.
Izanagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Izanagi.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Izanagi avoids it with no problem.
Izanagi throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Izanagi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Izanagi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Izanagi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Izanagi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Izanagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Izanagi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Izanagi lands with a shot to the body.
Izanagi misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T2#
Izanagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Izanagi.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Izanagi avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izanagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Izanagi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Izanagi thinking.
Izanagi throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izanagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Izanagi. #T3#
Izanagi misses the shot to the body.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Izanagi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Izanagi wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Izanagi looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Izanagi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Izanagi connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.#T4#
Izanagi thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.#CL#
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Izanagi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas is trying to push Izanagi away but Izanagi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Izanagi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Izanagi misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izanagi with a nice calf kick.
No joy there for Izanagi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sora Izanagi dominated that second round.
That's time! Izanagi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Izanagi drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Izanagi lands a shoulder strike.
Izanagi lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izanagi. #BC#
Izanagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izanagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Izanagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Izanagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Thomas swings for the body but Izanagi moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Izanagi counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Izanagi has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izanagi has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izanagi lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick lands for Izanagi.
Izanagi avoids the head kick by Thomas.
A little feinted left hand from Izanagi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Izanagi.
Izanagi wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Sora Izanagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Izanagi works the jab nicely.
Izanagi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Thomas throws a fast counter high kick but Izanagi manages to duck under it in time.
Izanagi lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
Izanagi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izanagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Izanagi.
Izanagi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Izanagi with a nice calf kick.
Izanagi connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Izanagi throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Izanagi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Izanagi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Izanagi misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Izanagi throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izanagi lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Izanagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Izanagi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sora Izanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izanagi misses with a low kick.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Izanagi avoids it with no problem.
Izanagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?#CL#
Izanagi moves into the clinch.#T4##BC2#
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas slips a jab from Izanagi.
Izanagi is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.#CL#
Izanagi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Izanagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Izanagi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Izanagi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Izanagi scores with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sora Izanagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Izanagi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Izanagi!
During a confident post fight interview, Sora Izanagi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 136
Date: Apr 13, 2022

#R1#
Thomas slips under a jab from Camara.
Thomas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas moves out of range as Camara strikes.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camara scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Camara misses with a looping right.
Camara throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Camara tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Camara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Camara throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara throws a sloppy head kick
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Camara throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Camara throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camara throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Camara defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Camara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Camara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas moves out of range as Camara strikes.
Camara backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Camara throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Camara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Camara misses
and Thomas counters with a solid body kick.
Thomas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thomas slips under a jab from Camara.
Camara misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Camara's head back.
Camara throws a sloppy head kick #KD2#
and Thomas counters with a nice right hand that sends Camara toppling to the canvas! Camara scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thomas finish him?!#ROC2#Camara is rocked!
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Camara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Camara seems to have got his legs back now.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Camara tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Camara throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#Ibrahim Camara's cut is getting worse.
Camara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thomas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thomas tries to move into range but Camara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Camara. #T3#
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Camara throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Camara works the jab nicely.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas rattles Camara with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Camara tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Thomas dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Camara stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ibrahim Camara spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you, I never lied ! '.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 128
Date: Mar 16, 2022

#R1#
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Bolt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolt.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Bolt is out of range.
Bolt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bolt.
Bolt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolt throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A slow jab from Bolt misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Thomas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bolt jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bolt misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Bolt's head back. #CUT#It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Bolt as he connects with a hook.
Bolt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bolt moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Bolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bolt tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.#T2#
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bolt.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas defending well as Bolt loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolt throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bolt.
Bolt misses with a left hand
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Bolt is out of range.
A jab from Bolt misses.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolt throws out the jab. #T3#
Bolt misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolt to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Bolt scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Bolt.
Bolt works the jab nicely.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolt.
Bolt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ryan Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolt misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T4#
Bolt connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolt.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Bolt tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Donk. Bolt catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bolt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Bolt.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolt misses with an uppercut.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Bolt manages to avoid it.
Bolt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas defending well as Bolt loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Bolt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bolt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bolt ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Bolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Bolt's body.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bolt throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Bolt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolt misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bolt.
Bolt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.#T1#
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolt.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolt tries to counter with a clinch but Thomas shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolt. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Bolt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Bolt throws a combination that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bolt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Bolt jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolt misses with a straight left. #T2#
Bolt jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolt throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Bolt manages to avoid it.
Bolt misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Bolt counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan Bolt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas slips under a jab from Bolt.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Bolt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolt.#T3#
Bolt connects with a body shot.
Bolt lands a slapping body shot.
Bolt thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bolt wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Bolt throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Bolt. Bolt maintains the clinch. #BC#
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Bolt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T4#
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolt throws out the jab.
Bolt throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Bolt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Bolt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
As Bolt looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo but Bolt just gets out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas defending well as Bolt loads up on a big left hand.
Bolt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas slips under a jab.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bolt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Bolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bolt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Some wild striking there from Bolt.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolt throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolt scores with a jab to the body.
Bolt lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Bolt misses.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice jab there from Bolt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Thomas is looking for a counter combo.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.#T1#
Bolt works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Bolt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolt's hands.#CUT#That has opened up Ryan Bolt's cut even more.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bolt 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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL2#
Bolt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bolt.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolt.
Bolt misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Bolt.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Bolt has him pressed against the cage.
Bolt struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas wants to break free but Bolt has control.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolt has double underhooks.
Bolt working aggressively here. #T2#
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolt has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Bolt thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Bolt lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Bolt looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Bolt throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Bolt only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolt throws a shot to the body.
Bolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas throws a body punch but Bolt moves out of range. #T3#
Bolt misses with a wild body shot.
Bolt loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Bolt blocks a jab.
Bolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolt misses the shot to the body.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolt.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolt finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Bolt misses with a body shot.
Bolt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.#T4#
Bolt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas blocks a jab.
A big right from Bolt misses.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolt.
Bolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan Bolt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bolt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Bolt manages to avoid it.
Bolt throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Bolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Bolt throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Bolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bolt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Bolt!
An out of breath Ryan Bolt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 117
Date: Feb 09, 2022

#R1#
Thomas blocks a jab.#TD2#
Bolt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thomas is looking to escape.
Bolt stalling.
Bolt stops Thomas from getting back to his feet.
Bolt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas tries to kick Bolt off but Bolt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bolt passes to side control.
Thomas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bolt has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Thomas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T1##ES#
Thomas throws Bolt to one side and escapes!
Patrick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolt fails with the takedown
and Bolt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.#TD2#
Bolt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thomas pushes Bolt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bolt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#ES#
Thomas bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Bolt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patrick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derwent Bolt.#T2##TD2#
Bolt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thomas's half guard.

Thomas manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bolt keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC#
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bolt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolt shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bolt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bolt misses with an uppercut
and Thomas scores with a counter punch that sends Bolt to the canvas! Thomas smells blood - he's punishing Bolt with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bolt has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
Patrick Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 108
Date: Jan 05, 2022

#R1#
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Vujić sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vujić lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
Vujić misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vujić scores with a body shot.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Vujić does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vujić appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vujić counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Vujić blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Vujić on that attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vujić darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Vujić clinches with his opponent.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Vujić has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Vujić has double underhooks.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Vujić keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Vujić has the dominant position.
Thomas can't break the clinch. #T2##BC2#
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vujić throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vujić.
Vujić misses with a takedown
letting Thomas counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Krsto Vujić has been cut.
Vujić tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Vujić connects with the punch.
Vujić works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Thomas slips a jab from Vujić.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vujić counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patrick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vujić fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vujić tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krsto Vujić. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Vujić with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas moves out of range as Vujić strikes.
Vujić moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Krsto Vujić will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krsto Vujić's cut.
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.#R2#
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vujić finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Vujić takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vujić connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić lands with an overhand left.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Vujić tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Vujić.
Vujić appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Vujić misses its intended target.
Vujić swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vujić closes the distance but Thomas moves to the side
and Thomas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vujić really felt that one!#T2#
Vujić misses the shot to the body.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Vujić's legs.
Vujić lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Vujić looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vujić fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
Vujić tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Vujić.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vujić swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Vujić with an uppercut!#CUT2#Krsto Vujić's cut is getting worse.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Vujić's head but Vujić sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Vujić uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vujić misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Vujić backing up. Vujić nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Vujić takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas tries a quick counter leg kick but Vujić is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krsto Vujić's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Vujić throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vujić fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Vujić lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Vujić.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Vujić throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas. #CL#
Vujić clinches with his opponent.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vujić tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vujić has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Vujić keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas wants to break free but Vujić has control. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#BC2#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Vujić throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vujić fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Vujić clinches up against the cage.
Vujić keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Vujić wants a takedown.
Vujić keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Vujić lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Vujić.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Vujić misses with a looping left.
Thomas scores with a hook.
A jab from Vujić does it's job there.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vujić drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thomas sprawls and moves away.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas misses with a straight right. #T4#
Vujić misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Vujić 's knee.
Vujić is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vujić jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vujić bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krsto Vujić showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vujić 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krsto Vujić!
Krsto Vujić thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SFL 119 | Womba vs Murhapuro
Date: Nov 28, 2021

#R1#
Kowalski pushes Thomas away with a front kick.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Kowalski with a nice calf kick.
Good exchange - Kowalski coming out on top.
Kowalski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kowalski.
Kowalski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Thomas throws a big counter combination but Kowalski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalski throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Kowalski is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Kowalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Kowalski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kowalski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas leaves Kowalski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Kowalski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kowalski slips under a jab from Thomas.
Kowalski scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patrick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a right hand that Kowalski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kowalski also avoids with ease.
Kowalski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kowalski takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Kowalski lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kowalski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T2#
Kowalski throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kowalski lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Kowalski is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Kowalski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Kowalski. #TD2#
Kowalski looking to score a takedown here. Thomas is defending well but Kowalski drives through and ends up in Thomas's guard.
Kowalski wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Kowalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Kowalski is having none of it. #T3#
Thomas keeping full guard, as Kowalski tries to pass.
Kowalski advances position into side control!
Kowalski controls the position.
Thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB2#
Kowalski tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas prevents Kowalski from improving position.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Kowalski drags him back down.
Thomas stops Kowalski from passing to mount. #T4#
Kowalski trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kowalski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kowalski 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.
Thomas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski tries to move to mount but Thomas blocks the move with his legs.
Kowalski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Kowalski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Thomas!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Kowalski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Kowalski scores with a three punch combo!
Kowalski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kowalski.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kowalski throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kowalski misses with a straight right.
And Thomas counters with a quick kick to the body but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kowalski connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kowalski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.#T1#
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lenny Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalski throws out the jab.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kowalski throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
Kowalski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
Kowalski throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Kowalski connects with a leg kick.
Kowalski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Kowalski lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.#T2#
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lenny Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Kowalski, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalski misses with a looping left.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kowalski misses with a wild combination.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Kowalski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thomas!#ES#
Thomas throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T3#
Kowalski fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kowalski lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Kowalski wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Kowalski throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Kowalski throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a slapping body shot.
Kowalski throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Kowalski tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas slips under a jab from Kowalski.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Kowalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kowalski misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kowalski lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kowalski misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Kowalski.
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Kowalski. That snapped Thomas's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Kowalski punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Kowalski connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Kowalski tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Kowalski lands a jab to the head.
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kowalski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kowalski scores with a punch to the head.
Kowalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kowalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Kowalski lands a body shot.
Kowalski throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kowalski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kowalski. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Kowalski slips a straight right by Thomas.
Kowalski throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas throws a right hand that Kowalski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kowalski also avoids with ease.
Kowalski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kowalski lands a nice looking body shot.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lenny Kowalski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Kowalski connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick from Kowalski, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Kowalski swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kowalski scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
Thomas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kowalski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kowalski.
Kowalski chopping away at his opponent's legs. #TD2#
Kowalski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T3#
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas punching from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thomas pushes Kowalski off looking to stand but Kowalski dives back in and keeps control.
Thomas is not content to let Kowalski control the position.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kowalski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kowalski moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick lands for Kowalski.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Kowalski misses with a low kick.
Thomas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kowalski throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kowalski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kowalski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Kowalski!
Lenny Kowalski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SFL 113 | Free Australia
Date: Nov 07, 2021

#R1#
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Kardashian.
Thomas thinks about the counter body kick.
Thomas misses with a hook. Kardashian ducked under it nicely.
Rob Kardashian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kardashian lands a right hook to the body.
Kardashian connects with a jab.
Kardashian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kardashian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Kardashian misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kardashian looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Thomas defending well as Kardashian loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Kardashian's head but Kardashian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Kardashian lands.
Kardashian tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas is looking for the big counter here.
Kardashian cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kardashian throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL#
Kardashian closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
Kardashian tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Kardashian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Kardashian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kardashian misses with an uppercut.
Thomas slips under a jab from Kardashian.
Kardashian throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Kardashian throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Kardashian looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kardashian throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.#T3#
Kardashian looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kardashian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Kardashian's head back. #CUT2#It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.
Thomas tries to move into range but Kardashian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kardashian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kardashian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Kardashian finds it's target.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Kardashian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
The fighters circling - Kardashian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Kardashian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from Kardashian.
Kardashian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kardashian.
The fighters circling - Kardashian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Kardashian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Kardashian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Thomas slips under a jab.
Kardashian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.#CUT#It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kardashian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kardashian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kardashian misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Thomas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kardashian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Kardashian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas slips under a jab.#T1#
Kardashian misses with a wild body shot.
Kardashian throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Kardashian lands a jab.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Kardashian counters with a nice body shot.
Kardashian loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Kardashian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kardashian thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Kardashian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
Thomas defending well as Kardashian loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a hook but Kardashian blocks it.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kardashian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kardashian scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kardashian is looking to clinch. #T3#
Kardashian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kardashian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT2#Rob Kardashian's cut is getting worse.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kardashian counters with a right hand to the body.
Rob Kardashian is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Kardashian clinches with his opponent.
Kardashian lands with a short shot to the head.
Kardashian misses with some punches.
Kardashian prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas tries to circle away but Kardashian has him pinned against the cage.
Kardashian lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kardashian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kardashian doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Kardashian cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Kardashian lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kardashian in his tracks. #CUT2#Rob Kardashian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kardashian misses with a low kick.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Kardashian dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kardashian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
A cross from Kardashian lands.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kardashian is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Kardashian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas unleashes a big counter combination but Kardashian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kardashian throws out a powerful jab.
Kardashian connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kardashian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Kardashian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas counters with a body kick.#T1#
The fighters circling - Kardashian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kardashian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kardashian is looking to counter punch.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardashian.
Thomas defending well as Kardashian loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kardashian. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kardashian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kardashian throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Kardashian moved out of range nicely.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Kardashian.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kardashian connects with the punch.
Kardashian throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Kardashian cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Thomas moves away
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Kardashian connects with a leg kick. #T3#
Kardashian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kardashian misses with a low kick.
Kardashian throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Kardashian.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Kardashian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kardashian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kardashian misses the target.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Kardashian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kardashian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.#T4##CL#
Kardashian closes the distance and clinches.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Kardashian keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Kardashian misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Kardashian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Kardashian scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Kardashian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kardashian 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Kardashian!
Rob Kardashian 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.

Event: SFL 108 | Barbarian vs Raper
Date: Oct 15, 2021

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomax. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas jabs Lomax right on the nose. Lomax blinks but takes it well.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lomax's head.
Thomas throws a head kick but Lomax moves out of range.
Lomax wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lomax slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Lomax is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lomax, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Lomax should have avoided that one.
A big left from Lomax misses.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Lomax's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Lomax blocks a jab.
Thomas works over Lomax's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lomax moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Lomax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lomax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lomax tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas lands with a hook. Lomax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lomax to counter with a crisp jab.
Lomax fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Thomas scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Lomax counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lomax. That did some damage!
Lomax has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Lomax takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Lomax saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lomax tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Lomax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lomax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax.
Lomax needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lomax.#T3#
Thomas takes a swing at Lomax's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Lomax should have avoided that one.
Thomas throws a head kick but Lomax moves out of range.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Thomas throws the left hand but Lomax avoids the punch easily.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lomax had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Lomax moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Lomax.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomax.
Lomax quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lomax blocks the body kick.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Lomax.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lomax on the side of the head. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Lomax throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Lomax half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL#
Lomax moves into the clinch.
Lomax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lomax looking to stall.
Lomax has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Lomax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Lomax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Thomas lands but Lomax takes it in his stride.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Lomax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas 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.#R2#
Thomas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Lomax misses its intended target.
Lomax moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lomax checks a leg kick.
Lomax half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lomax with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Lomax gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CL#
Lomax fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lomax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas tries a low kick but Lomax avoids it.
Jab from Thomas.
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!
Lomax lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Thomas misses with a hook. Lomax ducked under it nicely.
Lomax throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Lomax's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lomax avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Lomax thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Lomax misses.
Lomax looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lomax misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Lomax moved out of range nicely.
Lomax looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
A cross from Lomax lands.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Lomax bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lomax slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lomax to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Lomax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomax slips a jab from Thomas.
Lomax blocks a jab.
Lomax takes one on the button.
Lomax blocks a jab.
Lomax lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Lomax connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Lomax's shoulder, as Lomax tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
A jab from Lomax misses.
The fighters circling - Lomax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas tests Lomax's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lomax appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lomax.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Lomax checks it.
Lomax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Lomax slips a straight right by Thomas.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Lomax catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Lomax is out of range.
Lomax was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Lomax is out of range.
Lomax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot
letting Lomax counter with a right hand.
Thomas delivers a nice body kick.
Lomax checks a leg kick.
Lomax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
It looked like Lomax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lomax uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Nice shot by Thomas.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas throws the left hand but Lomax avoids the punch easily.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lomax.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws a hook but Lomax avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Lomax takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas misses with a hook. Lomax ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lomax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas clobbers Lomax with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Lomax throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a hook.
That kick from Lomax tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Lomax throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Lomax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lomax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Lomax throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lomax throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Lomax on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Lomax is looking to counter punch.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lomax is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.
Lomax throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomax. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lomax walks into a jab.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lomax.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Lomax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas stuns Lomax with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Lomax throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lomax avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Lomax moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Lomax's shoulder, as Lomax tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Lomax keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomax.
Lomax's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lomax scrambles back to his feet.
Lomax staying out of range there.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomax.
Lomax half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Lomax ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Lomax tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomax lands with a right hand.
Lomax ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Vincent Lomax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas blocks a jab.#CL#
Lomax clinches with his opponent.
Lomax keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Lomax misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Lomax throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas walks into a jab.
Thomas lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomax throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
Lomax takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lomax.
Lomax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Lomax tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas slips a jab from Lomax.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Lomax manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lomax throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Lomax fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lomax on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Thomas. #CL#
Lomax moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.#BC2#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Lomax connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lomax to counter with a crisp jab.
Patrick Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Lomax misses with a looping right.
Lomax walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lomax looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lomax throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Lomax's belly button to the back.
Lomax looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Lomax is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Lomax moved out of range.
Lomax bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lomax checks it well.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lomax's sensitive parts.
Thomas misses with a hook. Lomax ducked under it nicely.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thomas!
A victorious Patrick Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vincent Lomax was interviewed post fight and said 'God dammit'.

Event: SFL 100 | The Matrix
Date: Sep 12, 2021

#R1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
Thomas clobbers McSulley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McSulley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like McSulley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
McSulley slips under a jab from Thomas.
McSulley throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
McSulley is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
McSulley fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from McSulley.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas looks for the body kick but McSulley saw that one coming.
Thomas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas takes a swing at McSulley's ribcage but misses. #T1#
McSulley misses with a body shot.
Thomas defending well as McSulley loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McSulley throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McSulley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
McSulley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and McSulley counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles McSulley. McSulley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
McSulley blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into McSulley's ribs.
McSulley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas moves away from the strike by McSulley. #T2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
McSulley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
McSulley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McSulley lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Thomas.
McSulley scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas tries to work over McSulley's front leg with a kick but McSulley checks it.
McSulley is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McSulley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thomas lunges at McSulley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McSulley's hand.
McSulley ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas. #T3#
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and McSulley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McSulley needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at McSulley's knee but McSulley avoids it well.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas feints a jab promting McSulley to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McSulley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McSulley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McSulley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas tries to bum rush McSulley with a series of wild strikes but McSulley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McSulley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
McSulley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McSulley tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
McSulley lands a front kick.#T4#
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
McSulley half committed to a counter leg kick.
McSulley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSulley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from McSulley.
McSulley throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. McSulley saw that one coming.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and McSulley counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas feints and then cracks McSulley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McSulley down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McSulley.
McSulley misses with a body kick.
McSulley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McSulley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and McSulley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
McSulley misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by McSulley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McSulley.
Thomas with a nice cross.
McSulley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McSulley lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McSulley is looking to counter punch.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces McSulley off the cage and back into range.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McSulley throws a head kick that misses.
McSulley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.#T1#
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McSulley cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and McSulley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas moves out of range as McSulley strikes.
McSulley throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws out a counter right but McSulley avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from McSulley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of McSulley's side.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crunch! Thomas slams his shin into McSulley's torso.
McSulley swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSulley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McSulley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T2#
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but McSulley slips the punch.
McSulley jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McSulley looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thomas!
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McSulley if he has to take too many more of those.
McSulley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McSulley ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McSulley loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
McSulley tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McSulley throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSulley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas with a nice cross.
That kick from Thomas tenderised McSulley's leg. McSulley is trying to keep his angry face on.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McSulley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
McSulley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas thuds a left hand into McSulley's body.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas tries to bum rush McSulley with a series of wild strikes but McSulley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like McSulley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McSulley counters with a nice leg kick.
McSulley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McSulley misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas moves away from the strike by McSulley.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
McSulley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
McSulley throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Thomas feints and then cracks McSulley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McSulley down.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Thomas throws a jab when McSulley was well out of range.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
McSulley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
McSulley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McSulley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Thomas misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from McSulley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
McSulley throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and McSulley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
McSulley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas avoids the body shot from McSulley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McSulley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas throws a hook but McSulley avoids it easily.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
McSulley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McSulley throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas punishes McSulley's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McSulley.
McSulley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
McSulley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McSulley.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and McSulley counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McSulley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas tests McSulley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
John McSulley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
McSulley avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas cracks McSulley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas looks for the body kick but McSulley saw that one coming.
McSulley throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
McSulley looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. McSulley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McSulley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McSulley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
McSulley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thomas moves out of range as McSulley throws a body kick.
McSulley slips under a jab.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
McSulley slips a jab from Thomas.
McSulley appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3#
McSulley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McSulley looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and McSulley counters with a left to the body.
Thomas tries to work over McSulley's front leg with a kick but McSulley checks it.
McSulley lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Thomas.
McSulley slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Good leg kick by Thomas.
McSulley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McSulley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McSulley ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas. #T4#
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patrick Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSulley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
McSulley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McSulley swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but McSulley moved out of range nicely.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McSulley throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas wants to slow McSulley down by chopping away at his legs.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses
and McSulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McSulley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Thomas misses.
It looked like McSulley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thomas!
A very excited looking Patrick Thomas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SFL 93 | Hopkins vs KVDB
Date: Aug 21, 2021

#R1#
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Thomas throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson motions for Thomas to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas checks a low kick from Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Johnson pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Thomas is trying to break free.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Thomas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Thomas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thomas throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a jab to the head. #CL2#
Johnson clinches. #T2#
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses. #CL2#
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it. #BC#
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Thomas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.#T3#
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.#T4#
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Johnson with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Johnson tries to counter with a clinch but Thomas shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Johnson tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Thomas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thomas checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas thinks about countering with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Johnson is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Johnson throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson tries a quick counter leg kick but Thomas is wise to it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas is looking for a counter combo.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.#T1#
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas throws a quick counter head kick but Johnson was just out of range.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T2#
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Johnson looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and Thomas counters with a nice right hand that sends Johnson toppling to the canvas! Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thomas finish him?!
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ROC#Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.#T4#
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Johnson.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
Manny Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SFL 90 | Half Baked
Date: Aug 02, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Sol Brotha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Thomas kicks off Sol Brotha and gets to his feet.
Sol Brotha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas misses with a hook. Sol Brotha ducked under it nicely.
Sol Brotha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sol Brotha or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas, which made it look bad.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Sol Brotha counters with a leg kick.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sol Brotha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Sol Brotha jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.#TD2#
Sol Brotha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Sol Brotha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thomas is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Randall's Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Sol Brotha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sol Brotha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
My spies in Mello MMA inform me that Sol Brotha has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T1#
Thomas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sol Brotha asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Sol Brotha is dominant here and he's now got Thomas's back!
Sol Brotha scores with punches to the body.
Sol Brotha throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Thomas is trying to stand back up. #T2#
Sol Brotha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sol Brotha biding his time, looking for the opening.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thomas covering up well and avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Sol Brotha tightening his grip on Thomas, looking for the choke.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sol Brotha.
Well, with Sol Brotha on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Thomas is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Thomas trying to get back to his feet but Sol Brotha is in full control for now. #SUB2#
Sol Brotha is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Thomas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sol Brotha has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Thomas's body. #T3#
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sol Brotha. #ES#
Thomas manages to stand up with Sol Brotha still on his back. Eventually Sol Brotha drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Sol Brotha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sol Brotha gets slowly back to his feet.
Sol Brotha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well. #CL2#
Sol Brotha moves into the clinch.
Sol Brotha taking a breather.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sol Brotha tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sol Brotha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sol Brotha lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Sol Brotha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4##BC#
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sol Brotha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thomas with a body shot.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sol Brotha digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Patrick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sol Brotha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sol Brotha.
Patrick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of YB Sol Brotha.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Sol Brotha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sol Brotha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sol Brotha tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sol Brotha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.#TD2#
Sol Brotha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thomas taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

YB Sol Brotha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sol Brotha missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Sol Brotha moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sol Brotha.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
YB Sol Brotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sol Brotha throws a body shot but no joy.
Sol Brotha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sol Brotha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.#KD#
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Sol Brotha tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Sol Brotha back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Sol Brotha is rocked!
Thomas staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas cracks Sol Brotha on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sol Brotha falls backwards against the cage. Thomas follows up with more strikes that drop Sol Brotha to his knees. Thomas keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sol Brotha! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
An out of breath Patrick Thomas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SFL 76 | Hopkins vs Lomax II
Date: Jun 04, 2021

#R1#
Johnson tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Johnson tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Thomas jabs at Johnson's body.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body. #CL2#
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T3#
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard. #REVB#
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Johnson stands up and waves to Thomas to follow him.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T4#
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Donk. Johnson catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Johnson wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Johnson throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Thomas misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.#T1#
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson tries a quick counter leg kick but Thomas is wise to it.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thomas punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Thomas checks the leg kick.#T3#
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Johnson lands a head kick!
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!
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh. #T4#
Thomas throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thomas misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.#T1#
Johnson slips under a jab from Thomas.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Johnson is rocked!
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.#T2#
Thomas throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab lands there for Johnson.#CL2#
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson. #BC#
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Johnson misses. #T3#
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Donk. Johnson catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson cracks Thomas with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Johnson thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Johnson scores with a head kick. #T4#
Thomas tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
An out of breath Manny Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SFL 69 | Lomax vs Thomas
Date: May 09, 2021

#R1#
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Lomax slips the punch.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lomax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a big counter head kick but Lomax avoids it with no problem.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lomax.
Thomas unleashes a big counter combination but Lomax bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lomax throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws a shot to the body. #T1#
Thomas throws a jab when Lomax was well out of range.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lomax connects with a leg kick.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lomax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Lomax moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Lomax throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lomax throws a body kick that misses.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Lomax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Lomax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lomax can pounce on him.
Lomax looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lomax.
Lomax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lomax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Lomax lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Thomas. #T3#
Lomax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lomax misses with a body shot.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lomax throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thomas avoids it.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Lomax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Lomax fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lomax connects with a solid leg kick.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Lomax. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Lomax there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vincent Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lomax counters with an outside leg kick.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lomax lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lomax.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lomax scores with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Lomax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Lomax jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lomax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lomax staying out of range there.
Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lomax is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Lomax thumps Thomas with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range. #CL#
Lomax moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Thomas breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lomax. #T1#
Thomas takes a swing at Lomax's ribcage but misses.
Lomax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Lomax looks to throw a body kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lomax pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Lomax misses its target.
Lomax throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lomax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vincent Lomax is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Lomax throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Lomax has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lomax is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Lomax.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Lomax lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax lands with a good body shot.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lomax is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas scores with a jab. Lomax acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lomax digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.#T3#
Lomax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lomax fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lomax connects with a crisp jab.
Lomax tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Lomax with a nice calf kick.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lomax counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas lunges at Lomax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lomax's hand.
Lomax is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Thomas avoids the head kick by Lomax.
Thomas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lomax.
Thomas jabs Lomax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Lomax has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Lomax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax missing with knees to the body.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.
Lomax is stalling here.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lomax stalling the fight.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Lomax dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Lomax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Lomax misses the shot to the body.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lomax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lomax wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Lomax slips under a jab from Thomas.#T1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lomax - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lomax. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lomax connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Lomax wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lomax counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lomax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas tries to move into range but Lomax moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lomax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vincent Lomax is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Lomax's head but Lomax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomax misses with a kick to the body. #CL#
Lomax moves into the clinch.
Lomax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Lomax has the dominant position.#BC#
Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Lomax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lomax lands a head kick! #T3#
Lomax is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.#CL#
Lomax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas is trying to push Lomax away but Lomax has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Lomax has double underhooks.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lomax displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.#BC2#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Lomax is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomax.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Lomax is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T4#
Lomax ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Lomax.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomax paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
You can see that Thomas has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Thomas moves out of range as Lomax throws a body kick.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lomax.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Lomax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lomax 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Said Iï¿½d smash the bastard '.

Event: SFL 63 | Thomas vs Christophe
Date: Apr 17, 2021

#R1#
Jab, jab by Christophe - just one landing.
Christophe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Christophe lands a jab to the head.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Christophe scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Christophe's head but Christophe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christophe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Christophe with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Christophe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
Christophe misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Christophe if he has to take too many more of those.
Christophe misses with a looping right.
Thomas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Christophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christophe wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
Christophe just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christophe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christophe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christophe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christophe. Christophe obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Christophe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T2#
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christophe scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christophe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Christophe misses.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T3#
Christophe misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Armand Christophe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christophe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas tried to counter with a leg kick but Christophe avoided it.
Christophe cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christophe.
Christophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christophe scores with a nice right hand.
Christophe lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Christophe dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Christophe cracks Thomas with a good jab.#T4#
A big right from Christophe misses.
Christophe is looking to clinch.
Christophe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Christophe lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Christophe 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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christophe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Christophe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christophe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christophe throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Christophe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Christophe misses with an uppercut #KD#
and Thomas counters with a head kick that drops Christophe to the mat! Christophe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Christophe is rocked!
Christophe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christophe is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christophe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christophe seems to have recovered his senses.
Armand Christophe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christophe throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas. #CL2#
Christophe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Christophe has him pressed against the cage.
Christophe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Christophe misses.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christophe lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Christophe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christophe looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
It looked like Thomas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christophe.
A cross from Christophe lands.
Christophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christophe lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christophe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Christophe connects with an inside leg kick.
Christophe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christophe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christophe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christophe.
Christophe throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christophe slips under a jab from Thomas.
Christophe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christophe darts in trying to clinch#KD#
and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Christophe! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Christophe to his feet! Christophe is in big trouble!#T3#
Christophe connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christophe scores with a nice right hand.
Christophe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Christophe loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christophe works the jab nicely.
Christophe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christophe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Christophe instigates a clinch.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Christophe lands.
Christophe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Christophe stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Thomas is on him like rabid pit bull! Christophe slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
A victorious Patrick Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SFL 54 | Jussi vs Viking
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1#
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romeo.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Romeo misses.
Romeo scores with a nice strike.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romeo.
Romeo misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romeo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo scores with a jab to the body.
Romeo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roided Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Romeo throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Thomas with a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Anthony Romeo has been cut.#T1#
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romeo misses with a body shot.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romeo.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romeo throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romeo moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Romeo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T2#
Romeo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romeo swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Romeo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romeo throws out the jab.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Romeo.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Romeo.
Thomas is looking for the big counter here.
Romeo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Romeo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Romeo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Romeo misses with an uppercut
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Romeo.
Romeo throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Thomas lands a head shot.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romeo.#T4#
Romeo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Thomas moves out of range as Romeo strikes.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romeo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Romeo avoids it with no problem.
Romeo looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Romeo misses with a left hand
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Romeo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Romeo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Romeo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Romeo misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romeo misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Romeo scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anthony Romeo is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romeo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romeo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Anthony Romeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Thomas has cracked Romeo with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Thomas lands another huge swinging hook and Romeo tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Romeo, before Thomas can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Thomas!
Patrick Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SFL 42 | Akinwande vs Simard
Date: Jan 17, 2021

#R1#
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stalinovich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Stalinovich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stalinovich connects with a crisp jab.
Stalinovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Stalinovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Stalinovich lands a jab to the nose.
Stalinovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Stalinovich.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stalinovich back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Stalinovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stalinovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Stalinovich's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stalinovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stalinovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stalinovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stalinovich!
Stalinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
That kick from Stalinovich tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stalinovich scores with a jab to the head.
Stalinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Stalinovich throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas throws a head kick that Stalinovich semi-blocks. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalinovich is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Stalinovich slips under a jab.
Stalinovich throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Stalinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stalinovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stalinovich duly obliges.
Stalinovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stalinovich throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Stalinovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Stalinovich's head but Stalinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stalinovich throws out the jab.
Stalinovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Stalinovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stalinovich lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stalinovich misses the shot to the body.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stalinovich motions for Thomas to come forward. Stalinovich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas thinks about the counter body kick.#T3#
Stalinovich misses with a double jab.
Stalinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalinovich slips under a jab from Thomas.
Stalinovich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stalinovich throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stalinovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stalinovich.
A slow jab from Stalinovich misses its intended target.
Stalinovich throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Stalinovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stalinovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stalinovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stalinovich throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalinovich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stalinovich works the jab nicely.#T4#
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Stalinovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stalinovich scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Stalinovich's head but Stalinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#KD2#
Thomas sends Stalinovich crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thomas is motioning to the referee to let Stalinovich up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Stalinovich is rocked!
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Stalinovich is out of range.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Stalinovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalinovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Stalinovich seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalinovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stalinovich connects with a looping right hand.
Stalinovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stalinovich lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Stalinovich defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalinovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Stalinovich moved out of range nicely.
Stalinovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Stalinovich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Stalinovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Stalinovich. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Stalinovich moved out of range nicely.
Stalinovich tried to counter with a leg kick but Thomas avoided it.#KD2#
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Stalinovich tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Stalinovich back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Joseph Stalinovich has been cut.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalinovich.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Stalinovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Stalinovich avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas slips a straight right by Stalinovich.
Stalinovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stalinovich slips a straight right by Thomas.
Stalinovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stalinovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
That kick from Stalinovich tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stalinovich throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalinovich misses with a straight left.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#KD2#
Thomas drops Stalinovich with a beautiful combination! Stalinovich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thomas is looking for the KO!
Stalinovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stalinovich misses with a double jab.
Stalinovich connects with a jab.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stalinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp right that sends Stalinovich to the canvas! Thomas follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
A relieved looking Patrick Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SFL 34 | Drum Roll
Date: Dec 20, 2020

#R1#
Womba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Womba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Womba blocks a leg kick.
Womba shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Womba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Womba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Womba avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Womba cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Womba.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Womba saw that one coming.#T1#
Thomas misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Womba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Womba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Womba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thomas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thomas pushes Womba off looking to stand but Womba dives back in and keeps control.
Womba working Thomas over with strikes.
Womba trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Womba is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably. #T2##SUB2#
Womba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thomas is just riding it out for now. Womba eventually gives up the hold.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Womba on the ground.
Womba slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Womba.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Womba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Womba is controlling him #T3#
Womba wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it. #SUB2#
Womba is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
Thomas pushes Womba off looking to stand but Womba dives back in and keeps control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Womba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Womba somewhat.
Patrick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dubaku Womba.
Womba throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Dubaku Womba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womba looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Patrick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Womba loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas moves forwards but Womba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Womba misses with a hook
and Womba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Dubaku Womba has been cut.
Womba lands the left hand.
Womba cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Womba. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Womba shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Womba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Womba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Womba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Womba gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dubaku Womba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dubaku Womba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Thomas scores with a jab. Womba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Womba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Womba is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Womba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Womba has control of Thomas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thomas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dubaku Womba has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Womba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Womba wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Womba throwing strikes here but Thomas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Womba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Womba wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas really wants to buck Womba off and get back to his feet.
Womba working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB2#
Womba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thomas is trying to stand up.#T2#
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Womba's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Womba working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.
Womba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Womba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thomas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Womba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Womba lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thomas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape. #T3##SUB2#
Womba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thomas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thomas shrugs it off.
Womba with the ground and pound from mount.
Womba won't let Thomas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Womba trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Womba punching from mount but Thomas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thomas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Womba tries to control but Thomas wriggling away. #T4#
Womba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Womba tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas is trying to stand up.#SUB2#
Womba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Womba looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2#
Womba working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.
Womba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there. #SUB2#
Womba quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Womba but it's paid off an Thomas is forced to tap! Nice work by Womba.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dubaku Womba!
Dubaku Womba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RRFC 61:Gunn vs Ford
Date: Oct 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patrick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jackson.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily. #T1#
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Thomas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick by Jackson misses #KD#
and Thomas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jackson! Thomas lets Jackson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Jackson is rocked!
Jordan Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a combination that misses #KD#
and Thomas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jackson! Thomas lets Jackson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Thomas scores with a counter punch that sends Jackson to the canvas! Thomas smells blood - he's punishing Jackson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jackson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
After winning the bout, Patrick Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RRFC 57: Anthony vs Pinales
Date: Sep 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas misses with a hook. Himes ducked under it nicely.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Himes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Himes! But no joy.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Himes throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Himes.
Thomas tries to clinch but Himes moves away
and Himes counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas tries to clinch but Himes moves out of range.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Himes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Himes swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Thomas darts in and clinches Himes up against the cage.
Thomas letting Himes take a breather here.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Himes's elbow.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas. #BC2#
Himes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Thomas has Himes up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Himes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Himes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Himes avoiding damage.
Himes misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas gets through Himes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas avoiding damage as Himes throws knees to the body.
Himes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Himes lands a nice uppercut.
Himes trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Himes into the cage.#T2#
Thomas cracks Himes with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Himes wants to break free but Thomas has control. #BC2#
Himes manages to break the clinch.
Himes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Himes defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Himes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Himes is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Himes ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a looping left.#CL#
Thomas clinches.
Himes tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Himes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T3#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas works on Himes's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Himes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Himes tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas is pushing Himes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas trying to stall but Himes improves his position.
Himes lands a left hand.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Himes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Himes.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Himes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
Himes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Himes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Himes there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL#
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Himes. #BC2#
Himes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Himes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Himes.
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Himes.
Thomas misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by Himes as he checks the leg kick.
Thomas lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Thomas avoids the body shot from Himes.
Himes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Himes is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Himes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Himes 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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Himes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.#CL#
Thomas clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Himes controls the action.
Himes working aggressively here.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Himes can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Himes lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas is trying to stall.
Himes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Himes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Himes trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Himes into the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Himes uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Himes gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Himes wants to stall.
Patrick Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Himes misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Himes wants to stall.
Himes is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Himes controls his hands.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Himes stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Himes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Himes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Himes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas letting Himes take a breather here.
Himes doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Thomas just leaning against Himes, taking a breather. #BC2#
Himes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Himes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thomas back to the cage. Himes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Himes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Himes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Himes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Himes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Himes.
A head kick misses from Himes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Himes counters with a thumping low kick. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Himes.
Himes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas tries to counter by clinching up but Himes breaks away and moves out of range.
Himes throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Patrick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Himes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas tries to clinch but Himes is having none of it.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Himes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Himes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Himes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Himes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Himes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Himes counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Himes circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Himes's head. #BC2#
Himes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Himes slips the punch.
Himes avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Himes feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Himes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Himes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Himes throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Himes counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.#CL#
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Himes misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Himes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Himes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #CUT#It looks like Daniel Himes has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas avoiding damage as Himes throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Himes trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Himes tries to tie him up.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T3#
Thomas tries to work over Himes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas has Himes pressed against the cage.
Himes taking a breather.
Thomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thomas tries to work over Himes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Himes working aggressively here.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Himes is trying to stall.
Thomas pushes Himes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Himes wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Patrick Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Himes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Himes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Himes taking a breather.
Thomas pushes Himes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Himes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Himes wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Himes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himes is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Daniel Himes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Himes controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RRFC 49
Date: Aug 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amogelang takes a shot to the body in his stride. #TD#
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Amogelang's guard.
Amogelang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Amogelang's brow.
Jones trying to control but Amogelang is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amogelang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Amogelang has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amogelang has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Amogelang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Amogelang wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Amogelang controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones works over Amogelang with some ground and pound from guard.
Amogelang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Amogelang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones cracks Amogelang with a solid left hand.#T2#
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Amogelang has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amogelang's head.
Jones is in close to Amogelang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Amogelang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amogelang has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones 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.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones trying to control but Amogelang is working from the bottom.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3#
Amogelang has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Amogelang blocks nicely.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Amogelang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Amogelang's head.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amogelang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Amogelang blocks nicely.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Amogelang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Amogelang 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.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Jones 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#
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Amogelang.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Amogelang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Amogelang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amogelang can do to turn this around?
Amogelang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones takes a swing at Amogelang's ribcage but misses.
Jones digs a good hook to Amogelang's body.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amogelang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amogelang missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones avoids the body shot from Amogelang.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Amogelang's corner calls for a 1-2. Amogelang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Amogelang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Amogelang connects with a body shot.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Amogelang is just out of range.
Amogelang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Amogelang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Amogelang slips under a jab.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Amogelang is just out of range.
Amogelang throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Amogelang avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Amogelang counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Bubba Jones has been cut.
Bubba Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones thuds his right hand into Amogelang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amogelang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Amogelang misses with a hook.
Amogelang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
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!
Amogelang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Amogelang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Amogelang does it's job there.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amogelang was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amogelang walks into a left hand.
Amogelang stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Amogelang doesn't seem phased though.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Amogelang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Jones is rocked!
Amogelang weaves into range and cracks Jones right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Jones goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Amogelang is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lentlafetse Amogelang!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lentlafetse Amogelang waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: RRFC 42: The Kings
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korsemann moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Korsemann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korsemann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL#
Korsemann tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Korsemann tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Korsemann back against the cage.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Korsemann.
Korsemann misses with a punch to the body.
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Korsemann.
Korsemann prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Korsemann has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korsemann obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a body punch.
Korsemann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korsemann goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Korsemann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Korsemann works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Korsemann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Korsemann trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Korsemann misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Korsemann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Korsemann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.#T2#
Korsemann throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Korsemann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
We've been informed that Korsemann has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Korsemann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Korsemann's head.
Korsemann has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy gets through Korsemann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Korsemann lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Korsemann.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy. #T3#
Murphy gets through Korsemann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Korsemann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Korsemann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korsemann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korsemann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korsemann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Korsemann missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Korsemann tries to tie him up.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Korsemann.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Korsemann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korsemann blocks an elbow strike.
Korsemann swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korsemann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy slows down the pace here.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Korsemann misses with a looping right.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#CL#
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy tries to work over Korsemann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Korsemann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Korsemann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Korsemann.#CL#
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Willem Korsemann has been cut.
Korsemann blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Korsemann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korsemann misses with an elbow over the top.
Korsemann working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Korsemann lands an elbow just above Murphy 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Korsemann.
Korsemann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Korsemann throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Korsemann throws an elbow but misses.
Korsemann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy avoids a wild elbow strike from Korsemann.#T1#
Murphy prevents a body shot from Korsemann.
Korsemann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Korsemann pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murphy tries to work over Korsemann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korsemann struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy tries a body shot but Korsemann blocks it.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dale Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Korsemann controls the action.
Knees to the body from Korsemann.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Korsemann working aggressively here.
Korsemann takes a shot to the head.
Murphy is leaning against Korsemann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Murphy lands a left hand. #T2#
Murphy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Korsemann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Korsemann tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Korsemann back against the cage.
Korsemann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korsemann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korsemann tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Korsemann misses with some punches.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korsemann can do to turn this around?
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
Korsemann misses with a punch on the inside.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Korsemann misses with some punches.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Korsemann shrugs off.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Korsemann swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#Korsemann is rocked!
Korsemann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korsemann is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Korsemann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Korsemann seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Korsemann lands with a light punch inside.
Korsemann working aggressively here.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Korsemann is breathing heavily.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Korsemann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Korsemann shrugs off.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands a body shot. #BC#
Murphy manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Murphy clinches up against the cage.#T4#
Murphy digs a right hand into Korsemann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korsemann's gas tank.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Korsemann tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Korsemann back against the cage.
Murphy works on Korsemann's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Korsemann misses with a knee strike.
Murphy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Korsemann up against the cage.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Murphy works on Korsemann's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy works on Korsemann's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willem Korsemann's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Korsemann gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Murphy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Korsemann is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Murphy!
Dale Murphy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: RRFC Challengers 37
Date: May 20, 2020

#R1#
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dale Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dale Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jackson.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. #T1#
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murphy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Jordan Jackson has been cut.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his elbows in the gym.#T2#
Murphy pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy is working Jackson over against the cage.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Jackson prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murphy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Murphy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Murphy is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. #T4#
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Murphy pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Murphy is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Murphy's guard.#SUB2#
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murphy dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Murphy is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB2#
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murphy preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Jackson has his foot on Murphy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murphy works his way back into a safe position though.
Murphy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Murphy tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.#TD2#
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Murphy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murphy tries to get out of the position.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB2#
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murphy is avoiding damage well. #T4#
Jackson trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jackson's cut.
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.
#R3#
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.#CL#
Murphy rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Dale Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. #T1#
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Murphy pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy. #BC#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch. #T2#
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. #ROC#
Jackson is rocked!
Murphy lands a left hand.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dale Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jackson.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Murphy with a nice cross.#CL#
Murphy pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands an elbow inside. #T4#
Murphy tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Murphy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Jackson shoots and misses #CL#
and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson. #T1#
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Murphy pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy lands a body punch.
Murphy pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dale Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jackson.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2##TD#
Murphy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jordan Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy controlling from the top position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB2#
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Jackson trying to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.#T4#
Jackson fails with the takedown#CL#
and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murphy.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Good body shot from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Murphy had his way with Jordan Jackson in that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Murphy tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murphy to the ground. Jackson is now in Murphy's guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Murphy has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1##SUB2#
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
Murphy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jackson trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Jackson 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! Murphy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Jackson!
Jordan Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RRFC Challengers 33
Date: Apr 22, 2020

#R1#
Murphy moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Hall tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Hall manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall lands a head kick. Murphy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Hall.#T1#
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Hall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall misses with a head kick.
A big left from Hall misses. #CL#
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Hall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murphy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murphy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dale Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Hall.
Hall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murphy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murphy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murphy is defending well.
Hall blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Hall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murphy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy slips a jab from Hall.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Hall is looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hall looking for a takedown. #BC#
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Murphy darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple. #TD2#
Hall jumps guard. #SUB2#
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall looks winded!#T4#
Hall will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hall on the ground.#SUB2#
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Murphy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hall wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.#SUB2#
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
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.
#R2#
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Hall. #CL#
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Murphy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hall after a bit of a struggle.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Murphy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dale Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Hall.
Murphy prevents the takedown attempt. #T1##BC#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy wants to take the fight to the mat but Hall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a body punch. #BC#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Hall goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side. #T2#
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.#CUT#
That has opened up Charlie Hall's cut even more.#CL#
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Murphy.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall can't get the takedown.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall tries for a takedown but Murphy manages to get underhooks. #T3#
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Hall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Dale Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Murphy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.#CL#
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hall can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
The cut above Charlie Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
Charlie Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#BC#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dale Murphy!
Dale Murphy gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: RRFC Fight Night 27
Date: Mar 22, 2020

#R1#
Lowry takes one to the chin there.#CL2#
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lowry, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowry pressing his opponent against the cage. #TD2#
Lowry is fighting off a takedown attempt but Murphy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lowry to the mat. Lowry regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lowry wants to get back to his feet but Murphy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T1#
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lowry is one step ahead there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SU#
Lowry stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL2#
Murphy rushes Lowry and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Lowry.
Lowry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lowry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Lowry shakes him off and moves away.#T2#
Lowry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Murphy has Lowry up against the cage in a clinch.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Lowry tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Fred Lowry has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lowry throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowry backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowry.
Lowry misses with the head strike.
Lowry misses with an elbow over the top.
Lowry dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Lowry misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
A short right from Lowry on the inside.
Lowry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowry.
A nice left hand lands by Lowry.
Lowry misses with some punches.
Lowry takes a shot to the head.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowry misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Lowry throws a head punch that misses.
Lowry throws an elbow but it misses. #BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Lowry in a clinch.
Lowry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Lowry throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy is leaning against Lowry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lowry misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Lowry misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Lowry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lowry swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lowry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Lowry throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Lowry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dale Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Murphy lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Lowry.
A shot in the inside from Lowry.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Lowry is rocked!
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Lowry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Fred Lowry's cut is getting worse.
Lowry is stalling here. #BC2#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Lowry fails to land.
Lowry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Lowry in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy pushes Lowry against the cage. Murphy is working some dirty boxing. Murphy pushes off with a quick right hook! Lowry goes down! Lowry tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Murphy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Murphy!

Event: RRFC Fight Night 23
Date: Feb 15, 2020

#R1#
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mogweister dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Mogweister was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mogweister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mogweister sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Mogweister avoids it this time.
A head kick misses from Mogweister . #CL2#
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mogweister tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Mogweister misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy. #CUT2#
It looks like Rob Mogweister has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Mogweister has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Mogweister tries to tie him up.
Mogweister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Mogweister .
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Mogweister in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mogweister backwards.
Mogweister is trying to stall.
Mogweister misses with some punches.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mogweister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mogweister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mogweister misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Mogweister tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mogweister throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Mogweister is breathing heavily.
Mogweister is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Mogweister can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action. #T2#
Mogweister tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Mogweister 's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy cracks Mogweister with a nice body shot.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mogweister backwards.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mogweister backwards. #ROC2#
Mogweister is rocked!
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Mogweister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy cracks Mogweister with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Murphy manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Murphy darts in and clinches Mogweister up against the cage.
Mogweister misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy throws a big uppercut that drops Mogweister ! More strikes from Murphy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mogweister lies dazed against the cage as Murphy celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Murphy!

Event: RRFC Challengers 24
Date: Jan 15, 2020

#R1#
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Hall blocks a body shot from Murphy.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1#
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hall.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2#
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Hall circles away. #T2#
Murphy cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Nice shot by Hall.#CL2#
Murphy forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hall to keep the fight standing.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Murphy. #T3#
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Hall shakes him off and moves away.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it. #T4#
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hall defends it well.#CL2#
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards. #BC#
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks. #CUT2#
Charlie Hall's cut is getting worse.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Murphy clinches.
Murphy tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dale Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Hall tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Hall tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Hall breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Murphy throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.#CL2#
Murphy clinches.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.#T2#
Murphy tries to pull guard but Hall won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy. #CUT2#
Charlie Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#BC#
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
Jeez, Charlie Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#CL2#
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Murphy keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy misses with an elbow strike.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Hall tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Hall is trying to break free.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dale Murphy!

Event: RRFC Challengers 21
Date: Dec 25, 2019

#R1#
Raheem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Murphy.#CL2#
Murphy rushes Raheem and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy works on Raheem's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raheem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Raheem is breathing heavily.
Murphy gets through Raheem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Abdul Raheem has been cut.#T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Raheem wants to stall.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Raheem tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Raheem in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow. #T2#
A hook to the body from Murphy.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raheems head.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raheem backwards.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raheem up against the cage.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Raheem is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raheem backwards.
Murphy lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raheem has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Raheem is rocked!
Murphy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T4#
Murphy works on Raheem's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy prevents Raheem from breaking the clinch.
Murphy digs a right hand into Raheem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raheem's gas tank.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Raheem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy dips a shoulder and cracks Raheem with a mighty uppercut! Raheem falls back against the cage and Murphy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Raheem is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Murphy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Murphy!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2019

#R1#
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Murphy shoots in but Meallan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meallan looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Meallan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meallan avoids it really well and circles away.
Meallan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meallan lands a jab.
Meallan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meallan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Meallan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Meallan.#T1#
Meallan misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
Murphy throws a head kick but Meallan moves out of range.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meallan scores with a jab to the body.
Meallan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy with the counter takedown but Meallan avoids it easily.
Meallan lands with a nice combination. Murphy backs away looking to recover.
Meallan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a push kick but Meallan slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meallan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Meallan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Meallan.
Meallan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Meallan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meallan throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meallan throws out the jab. #T2#
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meallan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meallan connects with the punch.
Meallan scores with a head kick. Murphy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murphy walks into a jab.#TD2#
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES#
Meallan kicks Murphy off and gets to his feet.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meallan throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Meallan.
Meallan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sheamus Meallan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Meallan.
Nice sprawl there from Meallan as Murphy shoots in.
Sheamus Meallan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Murphy.
Meallan misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meallan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.#T3#
Jab, jab by Meallan - just one landing.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Meallan keeps it at a distance.
Meallan is looking to counter punch.
Meallan fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Meallan shakes him off and moves away.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meallan sprawls well. Meallan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Meallan lands a jab.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Meallan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Meallan misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Meallan.
Meallan scores with a punch to the head.#T4#
Meallan lands an overhand right.
Meallan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meallan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Meallan misses.
Meallan backing away here, and Murphy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Meallan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Meallan's corner calls for a 1-2. Meallan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Meallan.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meallan sprawls well. Meallan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheamus Meallan dominated that round.
That's time! Meallan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Meallan throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Murphy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meallan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Meallan throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Dale Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Meallan keeps it at a distance.
Sheamus Meallan is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Meallan sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meallan.
Meallan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murphy.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up with Meallan, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes Meallan against the cage but Meallan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sheamus Meallan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Murphy.
Meallan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meallan throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Meallan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meallan connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meallan misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meallan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Meallan is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meallan throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meallan stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy looks for a takedown but Meallan sprawls well.
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meallan counters with a two punch combo.
Meallan throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meallan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A lazy left from Meallan finds it's target.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Meallan circles away. #T2#
Meallan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meallan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy takes a swing at Meallan's ribcage but misses.
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!
Meallan throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Meallan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Meallan coming out on top.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy shoots in and drives through. Meallan sprawls well.
Meallan lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Meallan.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murphy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meallan counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy misses with a takedown
and Meallan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy is breathing heavily.#T3#
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meallan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sheamus Meallan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meallan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meallan.
Meallan scores with a nice head shot.
Meallan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy feints the counter takedown.
Meallan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy fails with the takedown.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Meallan pushes him off.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Meallan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Meallan lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meallan throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Meallan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Murphy pushes Meallan up against the cage in a clinch.
Meallan just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Meallan tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Meallan back against the cage.
Meallan lands a left hand.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murphy has Meallan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meallan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Meallan digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheamus Meallan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut lands for Meallan. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Murphy dives in and grabs Meallan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meallan pushes down on Murphy's head and hops out.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meallan.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meallan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meallan.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meallan in his tracks.
Meallan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meallan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meallan throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy feints the counter takedown.
Meallan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meallan counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Meallan cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meallan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy throws a lazy head kick
and Meallan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meallan throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meallan feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meallan tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Meallan pushes him off.
Meallan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meallan cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Meallan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Meallan throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meallan. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Meallan takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy unleashes a big counter combination but Meallan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2#
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meallan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meallan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Meallan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meallan misses with a double jab.
Murphy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Meallan - just one landing.
Meallan connects with a single shot there.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sheamus Meallan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Murphy.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meallan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meallan lands a jab to the nose.#T3#
Meallan lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meallan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Meallan misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meallan.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meallan throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
and Meallan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Meallan is avoiding it.
Meallan looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Meallan cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Meallan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Meallan throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meallan misses with a straight left.
Meallan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meallan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meallan's waist but Meallan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meallan sprawls well. Meallan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Meallan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meallan misses with a straight right.
Meallan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meallan throws a big shot that misses.
Dale Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meallan lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sheamus Meallan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meallan 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheamus Meallan!
An out of breath Sheamus Meallan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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