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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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154 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Snorodecki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snorodecki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas avoiding damage as Snorodecki throws knees to the body.
Thomas tightens his grip and picks Snorodecki up, before dumping him to the ground. Snorodecki manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snorodecki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snorodecki wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Snorodecki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing Snorodecki from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Snorodecki is looking to stand up but Thomas won't let him.
Thomas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Snorodecki is looking to stand up but Thomas won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Snorodecki darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Snorodecki keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas tightens his grip and picks Snorodecki up, before dumping him to the ground. Snorodecki manages to land in guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas prevents Snorodecki from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki has momentary wrist control but Thomas slips an elbow through the middle.
Snorodecki kicks Thomas off and gets to his feet.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Snorodecki. Snorodecki maintains the clinch.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas avoiding damage.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas tries a body shot but Snorodecki blocks it.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Snorodecki gets underhooks to prevent Thomas's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas pushes Snorodecki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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 lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Snorodecki avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas avoiding damage as Snorodecki throws knees to the body.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snorodecki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thomas has Snorodecki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snorodecki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snorodecki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Snorodecki clinches.
Snorodecki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Snorodecki prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas looking to stall.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Snorodecki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Snorodecki.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snorodecki lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Snorodecki rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Snorodecki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Snorodecki controls the action.
Snorodecki landing knees to the body.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Snorodecki.
Thomas is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Snorodecki can't fight it off and eventually Thomas manages to take the fight to the floor. Snorodecki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snorodecki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook but Snorodecki blocks it.
Thomas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Snorodecki's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Snorodecki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas is pulling down on Snorodecki's head. It's preventing any offense from Snorodecki, at least for the moment.
Snorodecki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thomas is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Snorodecki has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snorodecki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Snorodecki avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snorodecki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Snorodecki prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snorodecki backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Snorodecki misses with a double jab.
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Thomas stalls from top position.
Thomas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Snorodecki's face as Thomas controls the position.
Thomas working the strikes but Snorodecki uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Snorodecki is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snorodecki tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Thomas manages to move to mount!
Thomas working Snorodecki over with strikes here.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Snorodecki is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Snorodecki?
Thomas looking to control but Snorodecki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Snorodecki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Snorodecki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Snorodecki tries to buck Thomas off but he can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorodecki avoids a strike by Thomas and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Thomas's guard! Fantastic escape!
Snorodecki tries to stand but Thomas is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Snorodecki wants to stand but Thomas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Snorodecki blocks nicely.
Snorodecki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snorodecki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Thomas!
An out of breath Gary Thomas 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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