Post by The Sandmen on Mar 25, 2013 16:53:21 GMT -5
Caol Uno looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Din Thomas is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Caol and Thomas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Thomas steps forward
Caol feints.
Caol jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Caol Uno pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Din Thomas is taking the best of the fight.
Din Thomas pushes away Caol trying to keep the fight at striking range
Caol doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Din Thomas
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Caol Uno to fight back!
Caol Uno gets control of Din Thomas's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Din Thomas shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Caol Uno tries to control Din Thomas in the clinch and use his dirty boxing
Caol pushes the back of Din Thomas's head with one hand and punches his head a few times with the other, that surely hurts him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Caol goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Caol Uno is on his back after that attempt
Thomas is standing while Caol is on the ground on his back
Caol Uno kicks his legs trying to keep Din Thomas away.
Din Thomas takes a kick to the body.
Thomas is standing while Caol is on the ground on his back
Din Thomas decides to jump inside Caol's guard.
Caol didn't see that coming. Thomas is in open guard over Caol now.
Din Thomas is in open guard over Caol
Din Thomas pushes Caol Uno against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Thomas jumps and tries to free his leg! Caol doesn't allow this but Din Thomas is able to get half guard here.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Thomas has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Thomas sits over his knees and pushes away Caol's leg!
Din Thomas is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol Uno tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Thomas leans and gets Caol Uno's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol Uno looks to posture up and open Din Thomas's guard...
Din Thomas has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol Uno is looking to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Caol Uno gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Caol Uno is cooling the fight on the ground
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to move to full guard
Caol Uno keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Din Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Caol Uno is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Thomas into his guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Thomas tries to escape from the closed guard
Din Thomas any adventage in the ground.
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Caol Uno to fight back!
Thomas is in closed guard... Caol tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Caol tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Caol Uno controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Caol Uno doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Caol's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Caol blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Caol is trying to counter now!
Caol tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Caol Uno controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Caol Uno rolls Din Thomas to his stomach and takes his back!
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Caol's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Caol's side.
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas has Caol controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Thomas manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Caol
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Thomas is holding Caol Uno's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Caol Uno loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol Uno attempts to trap Din Thomas in his guard.
Caol Uno manages to switch to full guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Thomas is in closed guard... Caol tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Caol Uno in his guard...
Din Thomas gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Thomas wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Caol wants nothing of that and pushes Thomas.
Caol jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Caol Uno pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Din Thomas pushes away Caol trying to keep the fight at striking range
Caol doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Din Thomas
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno down... Caol stumbles backwards and Din Thomas launches a few punches...
Caol Uno dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Caol is trying to counter now!
Caol tries to take Din Thomas down... Thomas stumbles backwards and Caol Uno launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Thomas's jaw!
Caol Uno tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Caol circles out and slips free of Din Thomas's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Inside leg kick from Thomas
that goes awry.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Din Thomas swings...
...no good.
Caol is trying to counter now!
Caol Uno shoots for a double leg takedown!
Din Thomas sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Middle kick from Thomas.
The kick just misses.
Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Caol Uno jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Caol tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Caol launches a furious low kick!
Thomas receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Thomas goes to the body...
his punches graze Caol's arm.
Thomas tries to grapple
He puts Caol in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno to the ground from the clinch...
Caol shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Caol Uno looks to counter!
Caol struggles and launches a few punches to Thomas's head
Those punches are hitting! Thomas covers his head!
Thomas has a small cut in his Forehead
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas takes a break to breathe while holding Caol Uno.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Caol Uno tries to holds Din Thomas in a clinch against the fence
Caol pushes back Thomas's head with his forehand and tries some puches to his ribs, Thomas was unable to deferece himself and those puches landed hard
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Din Thomas slightly pushes Caol into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Thomas is holding Caol Uno's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Caol Uno loses balance and goes to the ground.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol measures the resilience of Thomas's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomas's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Caol won't allow him to take this position easily.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Caol won't allow him to take this position easily.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol measures the resilience of Thomas's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Thomas blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Thomas tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Din Thomas looks to mount Caol Uno...
Caol Uno takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Thomas is in closed guard... Caol tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Caol goes for an armbar!
Din Thomas breaks the lock and pushes away Caol Uno, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Caol Uno. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Caol wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Caol gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Caol gets hold of a leg and trips Thomas to the mat!
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Caol Uno uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Good looking punches from Caol Uno on the ground
They could take their toll on Thomas.
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Din Thomas has seen better days.
Caol is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Caol Uno!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol launches a few weak punches
Thomas blocks them effectively.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Thomas suddenly holds Caol Uno's arm and tries an armbar!
Caol can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol Uno looks to posture up and open Din Thomas's guard...
Caol Uno forces Din Thomas to open his guard.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Caol Uno jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Caol jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Caol Uno pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas takes a break to breathe while holding Caol Uno.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas takes a break to breathe while holding Caol Uno.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Thomas moves forward looking for some action
Din Thomas shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas struggles and launches a few punches to Caol's head
Those punches are hitting! Caol covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Caol Uno's Mouth
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas launches a few hard punches to Caol Uno's ribs!
Caol struggles and protects himself.
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Thomas gets hold of a leg and trips Caol to the mat!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to pass Caol Uno's guard...
Din Thomas manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to pass Caol Uno's guard...
Din Thomas manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol Uno attempts to trap Din Thomas in his guard.
Caol Uno manages to switch to full guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Din Thomas hovers above Caol
Caol Uno stops him from throwing strikes.
Caol tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Caol switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Thomas struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Din Thomas hovers above Caol
Caol Uno stops him from throwing strikes.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Thomas is in closed guard... Caol tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Caol Uno in his guard...
Caol Uno rolls him over and takes his back!
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas has given his back to Caol Uno who is trying to get one hook in!
Caol Uno has one hook in!
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas with one hook in
Caol gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Din Thomas! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Din Thomas doesn't defend himself!
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas with one hook in
Caol has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Thomas.
Thomas uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas with one hook in
Din Thomas doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Din Thomas. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Thomas!
Caol Uno blocks
Caol Uno and Thomas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Din Thomas is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Caol leads with a punch
Din Thomas avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Caol Uno moves forward looking for some grappling action
Caol has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Caol doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Din Thomas embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Caol who put distance between them
Caol Uno tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Din Thomas jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Caol Uno and Thomas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Caol Uno is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Caol Uno tries to bring the fight to the ground
Thomas won't budge, forcing Caol to pull guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to pass Caol Uno's guard...
Din Thomas manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas aggressively and repeatedly punches Caol.
Good job by Caol blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to free his leg
Din Thomas uses some of his skill by jumping out of Caol's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Thomas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Caol Uno didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Din Thomas is in open guard over Caol
Din Thomas pushes Caol Uno against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Thomas jumps and tries to free his leg! Caol doesn't allow this but Din Thomas is able to get half guard here.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to free his leg
Caol Uno moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Quick hook by Caol Uno
Good shot! Thomas has reasons to be worried.
Caol Uno fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Caol moves backwards and Din Thomas is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Din Thomas fakes a punch and launches himself over Caol Uno
Caol counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Thomas is trying to lift Caol!
Brilliant side slam!
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Din Thomas looks to pass to mount...
Caol creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Thomas launches a furious low kick!
Caol Uno blocks
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Caol Uno to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by Caol followed by a hard jab
Din Thomas stumbles back.
Thomas's Chin is beginning to swell
Din Thomas launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Caol's knee!
Caol hyper-extended his leg
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Din Thomas and Caol engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Caol Uno takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Caol moves backwards and Din Thomas is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Caol looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Din Thomas's punches
Thomas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Caol.
Thomas's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Caol launches a kick
Thomas checks it and keeps distance.
Din Thomas tries a hook to the body
but Caol manages to dodge it
Caol tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Caol moves forward looking for some action
Caol Uno shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Caol Uno embrace and tries to move away...
Caol Uno pushes Thomas forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno down... Caol stumbles backwards and Din Thomas launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Caol's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Caol Uno embrace and tries to move away...
Caol Uno pushes Thomas forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Din Thomas gets sloppy and Caol Uno tries to take advantage...
Caol Uno gets control of Din Thomas's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Din Thomas shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas launches a few hard punches to Caol Uno's ribs!
Caol struggles and protects himself.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno down... Caol stumbles backwards and Din Thomas launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Caol's jaw!
Caol's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Caol Uno embrace and tries to move away...
Caol Uno pushes Thomas forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno down... Caol stumbles backwards and Din Thomas launches a few punches...
Caol Uno dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Caol Uno launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Thomas throws a low kick
Caol Uno blocks.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 5
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Caol Uno circles around Thomas
Caol launches a stiff jab!
Thomas ducks that one.
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Several good body shots
land on Caol.
Din Thomas is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Caol is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Din Thomas is in open guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to pass to half guard...
Caol Uno can't prevent his opponent from passing. Thomas looks to work from half guard.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to free his leg...
Din Thomas uses some of his skill by jumping out of Caol's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Din Thomas aggressively and repeatedly punches Caol.
Good job by Caol blocking and slipping the blows.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol tries to show some ground skills
Thomas uses his strength to keep Thomas at a disadvantage
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Din Thomas looks to mount Caol Uno...
Din Thomas slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol tries to escape from the full mount...
Din Thomas is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas is moving on the ground...
Caol tries to counter Thomas's moves on the ground.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol breaths deeply while on the ground
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Thomas suddenly holds Caol Uno's arm and tries an armbar!
Caol can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Caol Uno!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Din Thomas controls the situation despite Caol Uno efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Din Thomas doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Thomas goes for an armbar!
Caol Uno breaks the lock and pushes away Din Thomas, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Caol Uno. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Caol is holding Din Thomas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Din Thomas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Caol Uno is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Caol Uno in his guard.
Caol Uno keeps control and remains in side mount.
Caol Uno is in side mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Caol Uno is in side mount over Din Thomas
Caol tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Caol Uno in his guard...
Din Thomas moves to half guard.
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Caol tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Caol Uno tries to free his leg
Caol Uno uses some of his skill by jumping out of Thomas's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Caol Uno is in side mount over Din Thomas
Caol Uno looks to mount Din Thomas...
Din Thomas sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to move to full guard
Din Thomas manages to switch to full guard.
Caol Uno is in open guard over Thomas
Thomas tries to close his guard around Caol
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Caol Uno is in open guard over Thomas
Caol Uno pushes Din Thomas against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Caol jumps and tries to free his leg! Thomas doesn't allow this but Caol Uno is able to get half guard here.
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Thomas is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Din Thomas fakes a move and moves laterally.
Thomas avoids a dangerous strike from Caol
and counters with a solid straight!
Caol Uno is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Caol moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Thomas with a double overhooks!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Winner is Caol Uno by Split decision
Statistics: Caol Uno
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 10/15 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 742 s
Statistics: Din Thomas
Punches 9/21 (43%)
Kicks 1/6 (17%)
Clinch strikes 5/25 (20%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/20 (10%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 724 s
Literally could have gone either way. Glad I is no judge in this one ya? ya.
Din Thomas is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Caol and Thomas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Thomas steps forward
Caol feints.
Caol jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Caol Uno pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Din Thomas is taking the best of the fight.
Din Thomas pushes away Caol trying to keep the fight at striking range
Caol doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Din Thomas
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Caol Uno to fight back!
Caol Uno gets control of Din Thomas's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Din Thomas shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Caol Uno tries to control Din Thomas in the clinch and use his dirty boxing
Caol pushes the back of Din Thomas's head with one hand and punches his head a few times with the other, that surely hurts him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Caol goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Caol Uno is on his back after that attempt
Thomas is standing while Caol is on the ground on his back
Caol Uno kicks his legs trying to keep Din Thomas away.
Din Thomas takes a kick to the body.
Thomas is standing while Caol is on the ground on his back
Din Thomas decides to jump inside Caol's guard.
Caol didn't see that coming. Thomas is in open guard over Caol now.
Din Thomas is in open guard over Caol
Din Thomas pushes Caol Uno against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Thomas jumps and tries to free his leg! Caol doesn't allow this but Din Thomas is able to get half guard here.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Thomas has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Thomas sits over his knees and pushes away Caol's leg!
Din Thomas is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol Uno tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Thomas leans and gets Caol Uno's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol Uno looks to posture up and open Din Thomas's guard...
Din Thomas has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol Uno is looking to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Caol Uno gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Caol Uno is cooling the fight on the ground
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to move to full guard
Caol Uno keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Din Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Caol Uno is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Thomas into his guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Thomas tries to escape from the closed guard
Din Thomas any adventage in the ground.
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Caol Uno to fight back!
Thomas is in closed guard... Caol tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Caol tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Caol Uno controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Caol Uno doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Caol's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Caol blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Caol is trying to counter now!
Caol tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Caol Uno controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Caol Uno rolls Din Thomas to his stomach and takes his back!
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Caol's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Caol's side.
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas has Caol controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Thomas manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Caol
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Thomas is holding Caol Uno's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Caol Uno loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol Uno attempts to trap Din Thomas in his guard.
Caol Uno manages to switch to full guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Thomas is in closed guard... Caol tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Caol Uno in his guard...
Din Thomas gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Thomas wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Caol wants nothing of that and pushes Thomas.
Caol jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Caol Uno pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Din Thomas pushes away Caol trying to keep the fight at striking range
Caol doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Din Thomas
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno down... Caol stumbles backwards and Din Thomas launches a few punches...
Caol Uno dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Caol is trying to counter now!
Caol tries to take Din Thomas down... Thomas stumbles backwards and Caol Uno launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Thomas's jaw!
Caol Uno tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Caol circles out and slips free of Din Thomas's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Inside leg kick from Thomas
that goes awry.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Din Thomas swings...
...no good.
Caol is trying to counter now!
Caol Uno shoots for a double leg takedown!
Din Thomas sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Middle kick from Thomas.
The kick just misses.
Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Caol Uno jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Caol tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Caol launches a furious low kick!
Thomas receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Thomas goes to the body...
his punches graze Caol's arm.
Thomas tries to grapple
He puts Caol in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno to the ground from the clinch...
Caol shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Caol Uno looks to counter!
Caol struggles and launches a few punches to Thomas's head
Those punches are hitting! Thomas covers his head!
Thomas has a small cut in his Forehead
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas takes a break to breathe while holding Caol Uno.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Caol Uno tries to holds Din Thomas in a clinch against the fence
Caol pushes back Thomas's head with his forehand and tries some puches to his ribs, Thomas was unable to deferece himself and those puches landed hard
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Din Thomas slightly pushes Caol into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Thomas is holding Caol Uno's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Caol Uno loses balance and goes to the ground.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol measures the resilience of Thomas's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomas's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Caol won't allow him to take this position easily.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Caol won't allow him to take this position easily.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol measures the resilience of Thomas's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Thomas blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Thomas tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Din Thomas looks to mount Caol Uno...
Caol Uno takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Thomas is in closed guard... Caol tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Caol goes for an armbar!
Din Thomas breaks the lock and pushes away Caol Uno, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Caol Uno. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Caol wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Caol gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Caol gets hold of a leg and trips Thomas to the mat!
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Caol Uno uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Good looking punches from Caol Uno on the ground
They could take their toll on Thomas.
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Din Thomas has seen better days.
Caol is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Caol Uno!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol launches a few weak punches
Thomas blocks them effectively.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Thomas suddenly holds Caol Uno's arm and tries an armbar!
Caol can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol Uno looks to posture up and open Din Thomas's guard...
Caol Uno forces Din Thomas to open his guard.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Caol Uno jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Caol jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Caol Uno pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas takes a break to breathe while holding Caol Uno.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas takes a break to breathe while holding Caol Uno.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Thomas moves forward looking for some action
Din Thomas shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas struggles and launches a few punches to Caol's head
Those punches are hitting! Caol covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Caol Uno's Mouth
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas launches a few hard punches to Caol Uno's ribs!
Caol struggles and protects himself.
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Thomas gets hold of a leg and trips Caol to the mat!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to pass Caol Uno's guard...
Din Thomas manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to pass Caol Uno's guard...
Din Thomas manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol Uno attempts to trap Din Thomas in his guard.
Caol Uno manages to switch to full guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Din Thomas hovers above Caol
Caol Uno stops him from throwing strikes.
Caol tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Caol switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Thomas struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Din Thomas hovers above Caol
Caol Uno stops him from throwing strikes.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Thomas is in closed guard... Caol tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Caol Uno in his guard...
Caol Uno rolls him over and takes his back!
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas has given his back to Caol Uno who is trying to get one hook in!
Caol Uno has one hook in!
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas with one hook in
Caol gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Din Thomas! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Din Thomas doesn't defend himself!
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas with one hook in
Caol has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Thomas.
Thomas uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Caol is in rear mount over Thomas with one hook in
Din Thomas doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Din Thomas. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Thomas!
Caol Uno blocks
Caol Uno and Thomas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Din Thomas is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Caol leads with a punch
Din Thomas avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Caol Uno moves forward looking for some grappling action
Caol has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Caol doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Din Thomas embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Caol who put distance between them
Caol Uno tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Din Thomas jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Caol Uno and Thomas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Caol Uno is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Caol Uno tries to bring the fight to the ground
Thomas won't budge, forcing Caol to pull guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to pass Caol Uno's guard...
Din Thomas manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas aggressively and repeatedly punches Caol.
Good job by Caol blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to free his leg
Din Thomas uses some of his skill by jumping out of Caol's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Thomas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Caol Uno didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Din Thomas is in open guard over Caol
Din Thomas pushes Caol Uno against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Thomas jumps and tries to free his leg! Caol doesn't allow this but Din Thomas is able to get half guard here.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to free his leg
Caol Uno moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Quick hook by Caol Uno
Good shot! Thomas has reasons to be worried.
Caol Uno fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Caol moves backwards and Din Thomas is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Din Thomas fakes a punch and launches himself over Caol Uno
Caol counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Thomas is trying to lift Caol!
Brilliant side slam!
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Din Thomas looks to pass to mount...
Caol creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Thomas launches a furious low kick!
Caol Uno blocks
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Caol Uno to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by Caol followed by a hard jab
Din Thomas stumbles back.
Thomas's Chin is beginning to swell
Din Thomas launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Caol's knee!
Caol hyper-extended his leg
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Din Thomas and Caol engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Caol Uno takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Caol moves backwards and Din Thomas is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Caol looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Din Thomas's punches
Thomas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Caol.
Thomas's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Caol launches a kick
Thomas checks it and keeps distance.
Din Thomas tries a hook to the body
but Caol manages to dodge it
Caol tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Caol moves forward looking for some action
Caol Uno shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Caol Uno embrace and tries to move away...
Caol Uno pushes Thomas forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno down... Caol stumbles backwards and Din Thomas launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Caol's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Caol Uno embrace and tries to move away...
Caol Uno pushes Thomas forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Din Thomas gets sloppy and Caol Uno tries to take advantage...
Caol Uno gets control of Din Thomas's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Din Thomas shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas launches a few hard punches to Caol Uno's ribs!
Caol struggles and protects himself.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno down... Caol stumbles backwards and Din Thomas launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Caol's jaw!
Caol's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Caol Uno embrace and tries to move away...
Caol Uno pushes Thomas forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thomas tries to take Caol Uno down... Caol stumbles backwards and Din Thomas launches a few punches...
Caol Uno dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Caol Uno launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Thomas throws a low kick
Caol Uno blocks.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 5
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Caol Uno circles around Thomas
Caol launches a stiff jab!
Thomas ducks that one.
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Several good body shots
land on Caol.
Din Thomas is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Caol is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Din Thomas is in open guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to pass to half guard...
Caol Uno can't prevent his opponent from passing. Thomas looks to work from half guard.
Din Thomas is in half guard over Caol
Din Thomas tries to free his leg...
Din Thomas uses some of his skill by jumping out of Caol's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Din Thomas aggressively and repeatedly punches Caol.
Good job by Caol blocking and slipping the blows.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Caol tries to show some ground skills
Thomas uses his strength to keep Thomas at a disadvantage
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Din Thomas looks to mount Caol Uno...
Din Thomas slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol tries to escape from the full mount...
Din Thomas is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas is moving on the ground...
Caol tries to counter Thomas's moves on the ground.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol breaths deeply while on the ground
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Thomas suddenly holds Caol Uno's arm and tries an armbar!
Caol can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Din Thomas!
Caol Uno is in closed guard over Thomas
Caol is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Caol Uno!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Thomas tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Din Thomas controls the situation despite Caol Uno efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Caol Uno
Caol tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Din Thomas doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Thomas goes for an armbar!
Caol Uno breaks the lock and pushes away Din Thomas, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Caol Uno. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Caol is holding Din Thomas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Din Thomas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Caol Uno is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Caol Uno in his guard.
Caol Uno keeps control and remains in side mount.
Caol Uno is in side mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Caol Uno is in side mount over Din Thomas
Caol tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Caol Uno is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Caol Uno in his guard...
Din Thomas moves to half guard.
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Caol tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Caol Uno tries to free his leg
Caol Uno uses some of his skill by jumping out of Thomas's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Caol Uno is in side mount over Din Thomas
Caol Uno looks to mount Din Thomas...
Din Thomas sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to move to full guard
Din Thomas manages to switch to full guard.
Caol Uno is in open guard over Thomas
Thomas tries to close his guard around Caol
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Caol Uno is in open guard over Thomas
Caol Uno pushes Din Thomas against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Caol jumps and tries to free his leg! Thomas doesn't allow this but Caol Uno is able to get half guard here.
Caol Uno is in half guard over Thomas
Thomas is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Din Thomas fakes a move and moves laterally.
Thomas avoids a dangerous strike from Caol
and counters with a solid straight!
Caol Uno is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Caol moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Thomas with a double overhooks!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Winner is Caol Uno by Split decision
Statistics: Caol Uno
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 10/15 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 742 s
Statistics: Din Thomas
Punches 9/21 (43%)
Kicks 1/6 (17%)
Clinch strikes 5/25 (20%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/20 (10%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 724 s
Literally could have gone either way. Glad I is no judge in this one ya? ya.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!