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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Thompson (ranked 2974 p4p, 2563 weight class) and Vincent Van Elburg (ranked 248 p4p, 215 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Emmure - Nemesis. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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10 - 7 - 0 |
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2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Van Elburg!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Van Elburg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Elburg. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Van Elburg avoids it well.
Van Elburg's coach down at Cope's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Elburg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Elburg cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Van Elburg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Elburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Elburg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Elburg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Van Elburg.
We've been told by Thompson's head coaches at Canadian Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Elburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Van Elburg tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Van Elburg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Elburg misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Elburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Elburg misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Elburg.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Elburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Van Elburg lands with a right to the head.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Van Elburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Elburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Van Elburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Van Elburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Elburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Elburg tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Elburg tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Van Elburg back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Elburg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Elburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Elburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Elburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Elburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Elburg tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Van Elburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Van Elburg takes a shot to the head.
Van Elburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Elburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Van Elburg as the two fighters clinch.
Van Elburg tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Van Elburg.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Elburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Van Elburg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Elburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Elburg gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Elburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Elburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Elburg lands a nice uppercut.
Van Elburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Van Elburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Elburg throws a head punch that misses.
Van Elburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vincent Van Elburg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Van Elburg misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Elburg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Elburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Van Elburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Elburg cracks Thompson with a good jab.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Elburg dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Van Elburg looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson is looking to counter punch.
Van Elburg has managed to clinch.
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!
Thompson misses with some punches.
Van Elburg misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Van Elburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Elburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Van Elburg blocks an uppercut.
Van Elburg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson pushes Van Elburg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Elburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Elburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Elburg is working Thompson over against the cage.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Elburg blocks an uppercut.
Van Elburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Elburg misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Elburg lands an uppercut.
Van Elburg can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Van Elburg working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Elburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Van Elburg misses with some punches.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Van Elburg.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Van Elburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Elburg tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Van Elburg back against the cage.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vincent Van Elburg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Elburg misses with a punch to the body.
Van Elburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Van Elburg tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Elburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Van Elburg lands with a left to the head.
Van Elburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Van Elburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Elburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Van Elburg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Elburg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Elburg.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Van Elburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Van Elburg fails to land.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Elburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Elburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Elburg.
Van Elburg has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Van Elburg working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Elburg working aggressively here.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Elburg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Van Elburg's head.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Van Elburg.
Thompson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Van Elburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Elburg has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Elburg can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Van Elburg misses with a body punch.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Elburg.
A short uppercut from Van Elburg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Van Elburg 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Elburg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Elburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Elburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Elburg scores with a counter punch that sends Thompson to the canvas! Van Elburg smells blood - he's punishing Thompson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Thompson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Van Elburg!
A relieved looking Vincent Van Elburg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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