Post by The Sandmen on Aug 16, 2013 14:28:06 GMT -5
Mike Brown looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Din Thomas shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Brown feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Brown leads with a punch
Din Thomas avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Din Thomas tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown won't budge, forcing Thomas to pull guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown passes momentarily but Din Thomas regains full guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Mike Brown uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brown is trying to counter now!
Mike Brown is looking to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Din Thomas has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown breaths deeply while on the ground
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown struggles on the ground and tries to break Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown is in Thomas open guard now
Mike Brown is in open guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass to half guard...
Din Thomas can't prevent his opponent from passing. Brown looks to work from half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Brown shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Brown positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Thomas's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Thomas looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mike Brown's punches
Brown is on the receiving end of a great combo by Thomas.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Thomas is holding Mike Brown's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown shows great balance while pushing away Din Thomas
Thomas steps forward
Brown feints.
Some counter punches against Mike Brown
land while he's on his bicycle.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Thomas steps backwards away from Mike Brown. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Mike Brown!
Thomas is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Thomas shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Din Thomas launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Brown's knee!
Brown grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Mike Brown
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in open guard over Thomas
Mike Brown storms over Thomas with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Brown doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Thomas's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Din Thomas's Nose
Mike Brown is in open guard over Thomas
Brown moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Brown tries to get a side mount...
Thomas wraps his leg around Mike Brown leg and prevents him from moving.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to free his leg
Mike Brown uses some of his skill by jumping out of Thomas's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown looks to mount Din Thomas...
Mike Brown slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Din Thomas down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Mike Brown doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Thomas misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mike Brown throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Thomas breaks the lock showing some skills...
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Din Thomas throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Brown.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Mike Brown.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Din Thomas is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Brown into his guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Mike Brown is looking to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Brown launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Din Thomas is not able to stop Thomas ground skills and Mike Brown moves to side mount!
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown looks to mount Din Thomas...
Mike Brown slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Not a desiderable position that Thomas is in now. Mike Brown is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Mike Brown fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Thomas's face!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Din Thomas down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Mike Brown doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Mike Brown isolates Din Thomas's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Din Thomas is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Brown has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Mike Brown throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Thomas breaks the lock showing some skills...
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
Brown knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Brown tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Mike Brown controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown sits high on Din Thomas's chest and pulls his leg underneath Thomas's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Thomas tries to roll out. He's too quick for Mike Brown and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Brown and it cost him top position.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Din Thomas fakes a punch and launches himself over Brown!
Nice move by Thomas who clinches and pushes Brown against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Brown struggles and launches a few punches to Thomas's head
Nothing from this... Mike Brown seems frustrated.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Some nice shots from Mike Brown
that stun Thomas.
Nice punch by Mike Brown
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Thomas steps forward
Mike Brown catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Din Thomas is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Thomas is holding Mike Brown's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown shows great balance while pushing away Din Thomas
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Tremendous strikes from Brown!
Some big punches are landing!
Terrible one sided match... Thomas was not ready to fight a fighter of Mike Brown caliber.
Lightning fast low kick from Thomas!
Brown blocks that kick with his leg.
Din Thomas gets sloppy and Mike Brown tries to take advantage...
An overhand right from Mike Brown that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Thomas's stops that one with his face! How is Thomas standing?!
Din Thomas tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown won't budge, forcing Thomas to pull guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Mike Brown work his BJJ game.
Brown tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Mike Brown fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Thomas works on the ground with his fingers over Brown's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown looks to pass to mount...
Brown slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Din Thomas.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown isolates Din Thomas's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Din Thomas is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Brown misses a step and Din Thomas sees an opportunity to counter him!
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Brown, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Bone shattering straight right hand from Din Thomas!
Brown is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Din Thomas tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown won't budge, forcing Thomas to pull guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown tries to escape from closed guard...
Brown struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Brown tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Brown tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Mike Brown controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Din Thomas down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Brown catch Din Thomas's left arm and tries a kimura
Din Thomas holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arctic Winter Games Arena (Iqaluit, Nunavut) are cheering for the fighters.
Thomas is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Thomas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mike Brown didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Din Thomas is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Thomas
He is not able to do it
Din Thomas is in open guard over Brown
Thomas moves on the ground
Thomas cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Din Thomas is in open guard over Brown
Brown launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Thomas's ribs.
Din Thomas is in open guard over Brown
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Brown tries to close his guard around Thomas
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Brown
Thomas is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Thomas misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown rolls him over and takes his back!
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Din Thomas work his BJJ game.
Thomas measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
Mike Brown slides his arm under Din Thomas's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Din Thomas pulls down on Mike Brown's hand and staves off danger
Poorly executed technique. Din Thomas looks to counter!
Thomas has Brown controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Brown is unable to move under Thomas control.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Mike Brown fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Mike Brown keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Din Thomas is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Brown into his guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Mike Brown uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Brown tries to escape from closed guard...
Brown struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Din Thomas manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Thomas
Brown moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Brown is looking to end this fight with strikes
Thomas anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Mike Brown has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Brown leads with a punch
Din Thomas evades but whiffs with a counter.
Brown is trying to counter now!
Brown moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Thomas's thigh!
A left hook from Brown
grazes the chin of Thomas.
There is a small laceration on Din Thomas's Chin
Brown wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Brown grab one of Din Thomas's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Mike Brown throw Thomas to the mat like a ragdoll
Crushing shot to Thomas's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Brown is standing while Thomas is on the ground on his back
Brown cartwheels towards Thomas!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Din Thomas.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and shows Mike Brown a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Thomas's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and shows Mike Brown a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Thomas's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Mike Brown keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown looks to pass to mount...
Brown slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Din Thomas.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to get his arm under Din Thomas's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Din Thomas's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Din Thomas easily defends the attempt.
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to get his arm under Din Thomas's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Din Thomas's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Crippling lock!
Thomas struggles to free himself
Din Thomas easily defends the attempt.
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
Brown tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Thomas! Brown has one hook in and keeps working!
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas with one hook in
Thomas is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Brown tries to use some of his tricky moves but Brown's is smart enough to counter him.
Din Thomas gets sloppy and Mike Brown tries to take advantage...
Mike Brown isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Brown is locking that Armbar...
Thomas struggles to free himself
Thomas struggles to free himself
Thomas locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Mike Brown unil he can pull his arm free! Brown lost his dominant position.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Brown
Good looking punches from Din Thomas on the ground
deflected by Brown.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Brown
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mike Brown can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Thomas is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown storms over Thomas with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Brown doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Thomas's face with his elbows!
Thomas's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Thomas Hyper-extended his left arm
Brown is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Thomas's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Thomas's eyes...
That armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Thomas's eyes...
Josh Rosenthal breaks Mike Brown's lock! This is over! Thomas didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Mike Brown by Submission (armbar) at 3:24 Round 4
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/26 (50%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 730 s
Statistics: Din Thomas
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/6 (17%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 742 s
Not a bad fight. Once the damage got going, it was a bit more one-sided than before, when both guys were more tactical. I never know who to pick in fights like this. Din is streaky, but Brown is probably overall better. I usually go with the guy i think is the better fighter in real life, and typically I am wrong, har har har.
Din Thomas shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Brown feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Brown leads with a punch
Din Thomas avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Din Thomas tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown won't budge, forcing Thomas to pull guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown passes momentarily but Din Thomas regains full guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Mike Brown uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brown is trying to counter now!
Mike Brown is looking to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Din Thomas has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown breaths deeply while on the ground
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown struggles on the ground and tries to break Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown is in Thomas open guard now
Mike Brown is in open guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass to half guard...
Din Thomas can't prevent his opponent from passing. Brown looks to work from half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Brown shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Brown positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Thomas's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Thomas looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mike Brown's punches
Brown is on the receiving end of a great combo by Thomas.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Thomas is holding Mike Brown's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown shows great balance while pushing away Din Thomas
Thomas steps forward
Brown feints.
Some counter punches against Mike Brown
land while he's on his bicycle.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Thomas steps backwards away from Mike Brown. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Mike Brown!
Thomas is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Thomas shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Din Thomas launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Brown's knee!
Brown grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Mike Brown
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in open guard over Thomas
Mike Brown storms over Thomas with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Brown doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Thomas's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Din Thomas's Nose
Mike Brown is in open guard over Thomas
Brown moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Brown tries to get a side mount...
Thomas wraps his leg around Mike Brown leg and prevents him from moving.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to free his leg
Mike Brown uses some of his skill by jumping out of Thomas's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown looks to mount Din Thomas...
Mike Brown slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Din Thomas down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Mike Brown doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Thomas misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mike Brown throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Thomas breaks the lock showing some skills...
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Din Thomas throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Brown.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Mike Brown.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Din Thomas is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Brown into his guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Mike Brown is looking to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Brown launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Din Thomas is not able to stop Thomas ground skills and Mike Brown moves to side mount!
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown looks to mount Din Thomas...
Mike Brown slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Not a desiderable position that Thomas is in now. Mike Brown is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Mike Brown fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Thomas's face!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Din Thomas down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Mike Brown doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Mike Brown isolates Din Thomas's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Din Thomas is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Brown has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Mike Brown throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Thomas breaks the lock showing some skills...
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
Brown knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Brown tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Mike Brown controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown sits high on Din Thomas's chest and pulls his leg underneath Thomas's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Thomas tries to roll out. He's too quick for Mike Brown and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Brown and it cost him top position.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Din Thomas fakes a punch and launches himself over Brown!
Nice move by Thomas who clinches and pushes Brown against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Brown struggles and launches a few punches to Thomas's head
Nothing from this... Mike Brown seems frustrated.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Some nice shots from Mike Brown
that stun Thomas.
Nice punch by Mike Brown
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Thomas steps forward
Mike Brown catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Din Thomas is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Thomas is holding Mike Brown's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown shows great balance while pushing away Din Thomas
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Tremendous strikes from Brown!
Some big punches are landing!
Terrible one sided match... Thomas was not ready to fight a fighter of Mike Brown caliber.
Lightning fast low kick from Thomas!
Brown blocks that kick with his leg.
Din Thomas gets sloppy and Mike Brown tries to take advantage...
An overhand right from Mike Brown that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Thomas's stops that one with his face! How is Thomas standing?!
Din Thomas tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown won't budge, forcing Thomas to pull guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Mike Brown work his BJJ game.
Brown tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Mike Brown fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Thomas works on the ground with his fingers over Brown's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown looks to pass to mount...
Brown slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Din Thomas.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown isolates Din Thomas's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Din Thomas is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Brown misses a step and Din Thomas sees an opportunity to counter him!
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Brown, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Bone shattering straight right hand from Din Thomas!
Brown is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Din Thomas tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown won't budge, forcing Thomas to pull guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown tries to escape from closed guard...
Brown struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Brown tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Brown tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Mike Brown controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Din Thomas down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Brown catch Din Thomas's left arm and tries a kimura
Din Thomas holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arctic Winter Games Arena (Iqaluit, Nunavut) are cheering for the fighters.
Thomas is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Thomas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mike Brown didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Din Thomas is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Thomas
He is not able to do it
Din Thomas is in open guard over Brown
Thomas moves on the ground
Thomas cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Din Thomas is in open guard over Brown
Brown launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Thomas's ribs.
Din Thomas is in open guard over Brown
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Brown tries to close his guard around Thomas
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Brown
Thomas is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Thomas misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown rolls him over and takes his back!
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Din Thomas work his BJJ game.
Thomas measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
Mike Brown slides his arm under Din Thomas's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Din Thomas pulls down on Mike Brown's hand and staves off danger
Poorly executed technique. Din Thomas looks to counter!
Thomas has Brown controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Brown is unable to move under Thomas control.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Mike Brown fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Mike Brown keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Din Thomas is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Brown into his guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Thomas
Brown is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Mike Brown uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Brown tries to escape from closed guard...
Brown struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Mike Brown manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Din Thomas manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Thomas
Brown moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Thomas
Brown is looking to end this fight with strikes
Thomas anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Mike Brown has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Brown leads with a punch
Din Thomas evades but whiffs with a counter.
Brown is trying to counter now!
Brown moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Thomas's thigh!
A left hook from Brown
grazes the chin of Thomas.
There is a small laceration on Din Thomas's Chin
Brown wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Brown grab one of Din Thomas's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Mike Brown throw Thomas to the mat like a ragdoll
Crushing shot to Thomas's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Brown is standing while Thomas is on the ground on his back
Brown cartwheels towards Thomas!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Din Thomas.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and shows Mike Brown a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Thomas's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and shows Mike Brown a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Thomas's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Mike Brown keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown looks to pass to mount...
Brown slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Din Thomas.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to get his arm under Din Thomas's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Din Thomas's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Din Thomas easily defends the attempt.
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
Mike Brown tries to get his arm under Din Thomas's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Din Thomas's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Crippling lock!
Thomas struggles to free himself
Din Thomas easily defends the attempt.
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas
Brown tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Thomas! Brown has one hook in and keeps working!
Brown is in rear mount over Thomas with one hook in
Thomas is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Brown tries to use some of his tricky moves but Brown's is smart enough to counter him.
Din Thomas gets sloppy and Mike Brown tries to take advantage...
Mike Brown isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Brown is locking that Armbar...
Thomas struggles to free himself
Thomas struggles to free himself
Thomas locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Mike Brown unil he can pull his arm free! Brown lost his dominant position.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Brown
Good looking punches from Din Thomas on the ground
deflected by Brown.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Brown
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mike Brown can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Thomas is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown storms over Thomas with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Brown doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Thomas's face with his elbows!
Thomas's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Din Thomas
Mike Brown tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Thomas Hyper-extended his left arm
Brown is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Thomas's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Thomas's eyes...
That armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Thomas's eyes...
Josh Rosenthal breaks Mike Brown's lock! This is over! Thomas didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Mike Brown by Submission (armbar) at 3:24 Round 4
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/26 (50%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 730 s
Statistics: Din Thomas
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/6 (17%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 742 s
Not a bad fight. Once the damage got going, it was a bit more one-sided than before, when both guys were more tactical. I never know who to pick in fights like this. Din is streaky, but Brown is probably overall better. I usually go with the guy i think is the better fighter in real life, and typically I am wrong, har har har.