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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mantis Toboggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toboggan has chosen Reaching Out as his entrance music. Mantis Toboggan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Enoch Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mantis Toboggan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toboggan connects with a nice looking jab.
Toboggan throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Toboggan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toboggan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Toboggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Toboggan.
Toboggan throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Toboggan throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thompson throws a lazy head kick
and Toboggan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Toboggan throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toboggan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toboggan misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Toboggan misses the target.
Toboggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick but Toboggan moves out of range.
Mantis Toboggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toboggan tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toboggan avoids the head kick by Thompson.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook. Toboggan ducked under it nicely.
Toboggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toboggan tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Toboggan.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Toboggan's belly button to the back.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Toboggan checks it.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Toboggan.
Toboggan throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a leg kick.
Thompson throws a front kick that sends Toboggan stumbling back into the cage.
Toboggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toboggan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toboggan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toboggan misses the jab.
Toboggan scores with a jab.
Toboggan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toboggan's head.
Toboggan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Toboggan's head.
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toboggan misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a head kick.
A left lands for Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Toboggan.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toboggan. Toboggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toboggan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toboggan misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Toboggan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toboggan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Toboggan.
Toboggan throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson cracks Toboggan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toboggan misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
Toboggan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toboggan misses with a kick to the body.
Toboggan throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan tries a head kick but it misses.
Toboggan misses with a few strikes there.
Toboggan swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Toboggan avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Toboggan jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Toboggan misses.
Thompson defending well as Toboggan loads up on a big left hand.
Toboggan throws a sloppy body shot
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toboggan.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toboggan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Toboggan 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.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Enoch Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toboggan misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toboggan.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toboggan throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson defending well as Toboggan loads up on a big left hand.
Toboggan loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Toboggan throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toboggan avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Toboggan closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Toboggan lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toboggan avoids it.
Toboggan dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toboggan dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Toboggan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Toboggan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Toboggan breaks from the clinch.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Toboggan moves out of range easily.
Toboggan instigates a clinch.
Toboggan is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Toboggan tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Toboggan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Toboggan is blocking nicely.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toboggan.
Toboggan breaks the clinch.
Toboggan misses with an uppercut
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toboggan avoids the body shot from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Toboggan's head.
Thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Enoch Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Toboggan throws a low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson drops his hands momentarily and Toboggan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Toboggan's ribs.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Toboggan moved out of range nicely.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Toboggan throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toboggan finds it's way round the side to connect with Thompson's head.
Thompson throws a hook but Toboggan avoids it easily.
Toboggan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toboggan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toboggan lands a jab to the nose.
Toboggan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson stalling in the clinch but Toboggan improves position.
Toboggan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toboggan throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toboggan.
A slow jab from Toboggan misses its intended target.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Toboggan.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Toboggan off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Toboggan.
Toboggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Toboggan.
Toboggan misses with a body shot.
Toboggan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson with a hook.
Toboggan clinches with his opponent.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toboggan avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantis Toboggan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Toboggan throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Toboggan swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Toboggan misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Toboggan avoids nicely.
Toboggan misses the jab.
Toboggan misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Toboggan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toboggan darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Toboggan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toboggan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mantis Toboggan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stalling in the clinch but Toboggan improves position.
Toboggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toboggan throws a head kick that misses.
Toboggan slips a jab from Thompson.
Toboggan thuds a left hand into Thompson's body.
Toboggan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toboggan throws a head kick that misses.
Toboggan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toboggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Toboggan ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Toboggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Toboggan throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Toboggan misses.
Toboggan swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Toboggan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Thompson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Toboggan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toboggan stuns Thompson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toboggan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toboggan scrambles back to his feet.
Thompson cracks Toboggan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Toboggan ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Toboggan misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Toboggan connects with a single shot there.
Thompson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toboggan throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Toboggan looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson lunges at Toboggan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toboggan's hand.
Toboggan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toboggan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toboggan takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Toboggan throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toboggan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Thompson. That snapped Toboggan's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Toboggan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Toboggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson defending well as Toboggan loads up on a big left hand.
Toboggan swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Toboggan lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
Toboggan moves out of range of the body kick.
Toboggan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body. Toboggan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toboggan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enoch Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Enoch Thompson!
A victorious Enoch Thompson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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