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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones slips a straight right by Thompson.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Thompson tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thompson has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson regains half guard.
Thompson gets full guard.
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Thompson striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jones wants to stand but Thompson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Thompson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thompson manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Thompson's guard.
Jones stands up and waves to Thompson to follow him.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thompson.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thompson.
Jones lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Thompson looks gassed!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Jones looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thompson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson is rocked!
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Billy Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Thompson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thompson.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with the combination.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thompson.
Thompson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Billy Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones stands up and beckons Thompson to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones lands a big shot that drops Thompson! Can he finish him?
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tom Jones!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tom Jones!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tom Jones!
Tom Jones wins by unanimous decision!
Tom Jones decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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