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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cave McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Clubbed to Death as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cave McGinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Thompson.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
McGinley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGinley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGinley wants to clinch.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. McGinley should have avoided that one.
Thompson connects with a jab.
McGinley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Donk. Thompson catches McGinley right on the button with a cross.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a good jab.
Thompson scores with the left hand. McGinley knows he should have avoided that one.
McGinley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thompson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!McGinley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thompson looks to land a combination. McGinley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. McGinley should have avoided that one.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGinley could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
McGinley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGinley tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
McGinley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGinley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson lands a with a good body shot.
McGinley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGinley misses with a jab to the body
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGinley momentarily.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
McGinley 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.
McGinley throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
McGinley throws and low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
James Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
McGinley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGinley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McGinley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thompson is trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson is not content to let McGinley control the position.
McGinley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.
McGinley throws an elbow but Thompson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom here.
McGinley in side control, throwing shots but Thompson defends.
Thompson regains half guard, as McGinley was trying to land strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGinley doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
McGinley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
McGinley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGinley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGinley gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thompson lands with a hook. McGinley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson lands with a hook. McGinley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson thuds his right hand into McGinley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGinley walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
McGinley tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
McGinley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGinley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thompson 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.
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook 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!
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McGinley walks into a jab.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Thompson 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.
McGinley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Thompson.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGinley tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
McGinley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGinley tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Thompson.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGinley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson lands a nice hook to McGinley's body. McGinley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
Thompson scores with a jab.
McGinley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGinley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGinley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thompson manages to work his way to half guard, despite McGinley's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley throwing shots but Thompson is blocking nicely.
McGinley prevents Thompson from improving his position.
McGinley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thompson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McGinley.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McGinley working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but McGinley is very close to passing his half guard.
McGinley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
McGinley is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McGinley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson clobbers McGinley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGinley walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Thompson with a jab.
Thompson connects with a right hand. McGinley shakes it off.
Thompson lands with a hook. McGinley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGinley doesn't seem bothered though.
McGinley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch but McGinley moves out of range.
McGinley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGinley throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGinley shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - McGinley circles away.
McGinley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGinley tries to move into range but Thompson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thompson tests McGinley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson looks to land a combination. McGinley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
McGinley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McGinley just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGinley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Thompson.
Thompson clobbers McGinley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but McGinley pushes him off.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGinley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson lands a head shot.
McGinley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but McGinley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGinley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGinley shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
A nice combination there by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Thompson 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!
Thompson lands with a nice combination. McGinley backs away looking to recover.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGinley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
McGinley tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson wants to clinch up but McGinley keeps it at a distance.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGinley wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
McGinley tries to clinch up.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by McGinley.
McGinley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGinley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Thompson.
McGinley walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from McGinley. McGinley gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
McGinley tries to clinch up.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - McGinley circles away.
McGinley doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGinley keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Thompson lands.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson cracks McGinley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGinley.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
James Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands the left hand.
McGinley ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGinley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGinley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGinley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson tries to clinch but McGinley is having none of it.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good shot there by Thompson.
McGinley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
McGinley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGinley throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thompson.
Thompson lands a with a good body shot.
Cave McGinley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGinley backs up against the cage.
Thompson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGinley on the side of the head.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGinley.
Thompson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGinley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
McGinley walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a one two! McGinley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
McGinley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a jab to McGinley's midsection.
McGinley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson connects with a jab.
Thompson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch
and McGinley counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
McGinley preventing the sweep.
McGinley postures up.
Thompson 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.
McGinley trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGinley prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Thompson!
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