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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Hill!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Thompson lands with a right hand.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Thompson takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Thompson is looking to slow Hill down with leg kicks.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hill blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Hill takes one to the chin there.
Thompson drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thompson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thompson forces his way into half guard.
Hill wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thompson wants to pass to mount but Hill is defending the position.
Thompson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hill to regain full guard.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Hill has Thompson pulled in close to control his posture.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson throws a strike but Hill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Hill trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.
Thompson has Hill pulled in close to control his posture.
Hill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hank Hill hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson 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.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill lands a slapping body shot.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hill misses with a hook.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Hill throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Hill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thompson slips a jab from Hill.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
John Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Hill. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Hill's ribs.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hill to the ground. Thompson is now in Hill's guard.
Thompson stands up over Hill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hill is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Thompson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
John Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hank Hill has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hill throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hill tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thompson is in Hill's guard.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thompson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thompson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control the position.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thompson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Nice straight punches there by Hill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hill.
Hill throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Hill swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson.
Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into Hill's guard.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thompson tries to move to mount but Hill blocks the move with his legs.
Thompson 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.
Thompson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hill rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thompson's guard! Nice work there by Hill!
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Thompson trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Thompson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hill has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has Hill pulled in close to control his posture.
Hank Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're going to have a standup here because John Thompson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice cross by Thompson.
Hill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into Hill's guard.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thompson!
A less than humble John Thompson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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