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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinando Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas works Ferrari's body with a nice hook.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas takes a swing at Ferrari's ribcage but misses.
Ferrari cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferrari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ferrari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Ferrari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thomas thows a huge punch but Ferrari dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas trying to control from half guard but Ferrari is working away.
Ferrari gets back to full guard.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Ferrari keeps moving.
Ferrari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses. Ferrari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thomas's guard. Nice move by Ferrari!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferrari trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferrari postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Ferrari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferrari trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is adopting a defensive guard.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Ferrari tries to pass.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferrari manages to get himself to full guard.
Ferrari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Ferrari is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Ferrari keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ferrari there.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Ferrari fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ferrari on his heels. He'll look to pass Ferrari's guard now, I'm sure.
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 couple of digs.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ferrari moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Thomas.
Ferrari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas moves out of range as Ferrari strikes.
Ferrari slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Ferrari misses with a looping right.
Thomas takes a swing at Ferrari's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrari was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Ferdinando Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferrari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferrari rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferrari controls his hands.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Ferrari is controlling the position.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferrari is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas tries a body shot but Ferrari blocks it.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Ferrari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tightens his grip and picks Thomas up, before dumping him to the ground. Thomas manages to land in guard.
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!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thomas holds on and takes a little breather.
Thomas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thomas is trying to keep Ferrari in close.
Thomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferrari's guard.
Ferrari is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Thomas stands and throws Ferrari's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Thomas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is working Ferrari over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferrari keeps working.
Ferrari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferrari struggling a bit here.
Ferrari managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Ferrari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is putting a hurting on Ferrari here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thomas looking to control but instead Ferrari has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ferrari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thomas postures up in Ferrari's guard and throws a big left but Ferrari blocks it.
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 trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Ferrari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferrari looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Doc Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferrari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferrari.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Ferrari pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ferrari throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferrari doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferrari scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thomas is not content to let Ferrari control the position.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ferrari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ferrari is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferrari lands a nice short elbow.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
Ferdinando Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Doc Thomas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferrari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Ferrari misses.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas cracks the inside of Ferrari's front leg.
Ferrari is looking to land body kicks.
Ferrari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Doc Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferrari throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Ferrari misses its intended target.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferrari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferrari pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferrari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferrari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ferdinando Ferrari.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Thomas!
Doc Thomas gave a mention to DoofenshmirtzDoofenshmirtz All 160 Supplements Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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