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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Kreator - Extreme Aggressions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson forces Jericho back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Jericho in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Jericho lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nick Thompson has been cut.
Jericho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jericho tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Jericho looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson wants to break free but Jericho has control.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson rushes Jericho and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Jericho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jericho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
Jericho wants a takedown but no success here.
Jericho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Jericho is controlling the position.
Jericho keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jericho misses with a knee strike.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Jericho is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jericho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Jericho looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Jericho trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Jericho is breathing heavily.
Jericho has Thompson pressed against the cage.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jericho has double underhooks.
Jericho looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Jericho's ribcage.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.
Jericho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jericho.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jericho has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Jericho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Jericho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jericho prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Jericho misses with a knee strike.
Jericho is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jericho has his back to the cage.
Jericho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jericho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Jericho.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson drives through and clinches with Jericho against the cage.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jericho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Jericho takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jericho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Jericho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Jericho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jericho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jericho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Jericho in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jericho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Jericho keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jericho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Jericho blocks with his arms.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho stalling.
Jericho landing knees to the head.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson is leaning against Jericho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jericho managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jericho darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Jericho is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Jericho blocks with his arms.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Jericho is blocking nicely.
Thompson avoiding damage as Jericho throws knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Jericho blocks with his arms.
Jericho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jericho blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jericho trying to land knees to the body.
Jericho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jericho stalling.
Jericho throws an elbow that misses.
Jericho managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jericho tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jericho to the ground. Jericho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jericho tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jericho won't allow Thompson to pass to mount.
Jericho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jericho.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jericho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Jericho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jericho being controlled here momentarily.
Jericho wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho preventing the sweep.
Jericho prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jericho counter with a right hand.
Jericho misses with the combination.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Jericho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jericho.
Chris Jericho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Thompson.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jericho has double underhooks.
Jericho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Jericho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Jericho tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jericho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jericho avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jericho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Jericho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jericho with a knee to the head.
Jericho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jericho takes a shot to the head.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jericho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson letting Jericho take a breather here.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jericho's face.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jericho won't allow it.
Jericho lands a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jericho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jericho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jericho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jericho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jericho.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jericho leaning against his opponent.
Jericho tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jericho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jericho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Jericho landing knees to the head.
Jericho throws an elbow that misses.
Nick Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jericho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Jericho is blocking nicely.
Jericho throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jericho keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Jericho taking a breather.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chris Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jericho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jericho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jericho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Jericho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jericho trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Jericho blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jericho.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Jericho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jericho blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a knee strike.
Jericho avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Thompson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson wants to clinch but Jericho slips to the side
and Jericho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jericho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jericho.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jericho blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Jericho avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Jericho misses with a knee to the head.
Jericho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Jericho keeps him there for the moment.
Jericho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jericho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Jericho is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jericho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Jericho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jericho managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Jericho lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Jericho looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chris Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Jericho moves into the clinch.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson moves out of range as Jericho throws a body kick.
Jericho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson darts in and clinches Jericho up against the cage.
Good body shot from Jericho.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Nick Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jericho avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Jericho.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Thompson!
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