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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritchard has chosen English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey as his entrance music. Randal Pritchard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pritchard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Pritchard.
An inside leg kick lands from Pritchard.
Pritchard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pritchard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pritchard tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pritchard.
Pritchard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Pritchard tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Pritchard letting Thomas take a breather here.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Pritchard blocks with his arms.
Pritchard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pritchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pritchard throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pritchard.
Thomas pushes Pritchard up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pritchard avoids it.
Pritchard scores with a hook to the body.
Pritchard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pritchard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pritchard throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pritchard. Pritchard obviously looking to wear him down.
Pritchard throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pritchard throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Pritchard only half commits.
Pritchard throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Pritchard only half commits.
Pritchard checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Pritchard misses.
Pritchard lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Pritchard checks a low kick from Thomas.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Pritchard off balance momentarily.
Pritchard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pritchard stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas throws a push kick but Pritchard slaps the foot to one side.
Pritchard throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Pritchard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Pritchard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Pritchard counters with a nice body kick.
Pritchard scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Pritchard's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pritchard connects with a solid leg kick.
Pritchard dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Pritchard feints with a jab and clips Thomas right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Thomas is sent crashing into the canvas and Pritchard leaps in for the kill! Thomas tries to get to his feet but Pritchard is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Thomas is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Pritchard!
After the fight, Randal Pritchard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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
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