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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hi Tachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Thomson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
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130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hi Tachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Thomson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tachi.
Thomson tries to buck Tachi off but Tachi is having none of it.
Thomson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Tachi.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tachi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thomson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tachi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thomson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Thomson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thomson is looking for a sweep.
Tachi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tachi working the ground and pound.
Tachi lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson is pushing Tachi's head away, looking to escape. Tachi manages to hold on to the position though.
Tachi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tachi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tachi scoring with punches from side control.
Tachi throws an elbow but Thomson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thomson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tachi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tachi lands some shots froms side control.
Thomson wants to get back to his feet.
Tachi 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.
I wouldn't like to be where Thomson is right now.
Thomson struggling a bit here.
Tachi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tachi looks up at the clock and then as Thomson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tachi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tachi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tachi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomson is trying to control Tachi's posture but Tachi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson is trying to get back to his feet.
Tachi working the ground and pound.
Thomson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tachi is controlling him well.
Thomson wants to control but Tachi postures up.
Thomson is pushing Tachi's head away, looking to escape. Tachi manages to hold on to the position though.
Thomson looks gassed!
Thomson can't do much from the bottom here.
Thomson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tachi.
Tachi looks up at the clock and then as Thomson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tachi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tachi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tachi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tachi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Thomson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tachi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomson is trying to improve his position.
Tachi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thomson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tachi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tachi is working Thomson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thomson is trying to control Tachi's posture but Tachi avoids it.
Thomson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tachi tries for a kimura but Thomson is defending well.
Thomson is trying to control Tachi's posture but Tachi avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hi Tachi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tachi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thomson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thomson wants to get back to his feet.
Tachi is trying to work for a kimura but Thomson is defending well.
Thomson wants to get back to his feet.
Tachi is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tachi lands a nice short elbow.
Tachi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thomson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson wants to get back to his feet.
Thomson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tachi seems to be working for a kimura but Thomson defends the submission attempt.
Thomson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Let's hope that Thomson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tachi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomson is trying to maintain the position but Tachi is very close to passing his half guard.
Thomson keeping hold of Tachi's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Thomson.
Tachi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tachi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tachi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomson defends it easily.
Thomson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thomson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomson stands up and waves to Tachi to follow him.
Thomson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thomson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tachi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tachi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thomson controlling from the full mount.
Tachi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thomson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tachi is desperately trying to improve his position but Thomson has a good base and remains in mount.
Thomson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jason Thomson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thomson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hi Tachi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tachi looking for submissions off his back.
Thomson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tachi tries to roll over but Thomson keeps him under control.
Thomson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tachi wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Thomson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Tachi blocks a head kick by Thomson.
Tachi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomson.
Tachi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thomson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thomson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hi Tachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson leaning against his opponent.
Thomson breaks from the clinch.
Thomson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tachi blocks a head kick by Thomson.
Thomson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tachi's half guard.
Thomson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tachi.
Tachi is looking to improve his position.
Thomson trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tachi moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tachi being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Thomson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thomson throws a nice head kick!
Thomson throws out a loose jab but Tachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tachi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tachi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thomson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thomson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tachi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tachi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomson defends it easily.
Tachi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thomson defends well.
Tachi is looking for a triangle but Thomson pushes his legs off easily.
Thomson gets to his feet. Tachi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thomson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tachi's sensitive parts.
Thomson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tachi if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tachi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomson rushes Tachi and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thomson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thomson gets underhooks to prevent Tachi's takedown attempt.
Thomson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tachi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomson.
Jason Thomson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomson lands with a nice body kick.
Thomson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tachi quickly recovers to half guard.
Thomson trying to pass the guard but Tachi defending well.
Tachi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tachi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tachi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson reaches up and holds on to Tachi to control the position.
Tachi breaks from Thomson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tachi unloads with some shots from mount but Thomson bucks and avoids them well.
Thomson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tachi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tachi avoids the attempt from Thomson to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tachi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tachi looking to finish with strikes here!
Thomson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Thomson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Thomson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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