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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tupac Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bartholomew bampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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238 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tupac Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bartholomew bampton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bampton tries to clinch up.
bampton gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shakur manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
bampton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shakur punching from the bottom.
Shakur tries to get to full guard but bampton has control of the leg.
Shakur gets full guard.
Shakur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
bampton prevents Shakur from getting back to his feet.
bampton postures up.
bampton trying to control but Shakur is working from the bottom.
bampton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shakur's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shakur trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shakur is wriggling around but bampton manages to pass to half guard.
bampton blocks the strikes from Shakur.
Shakur is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
bampton blocks the strikes from Shakur.
Shakur is staying active underneath bampton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shakur misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shakur tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
bampton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shakur controls his leg.
Shakur missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bampton blocks the strikes from Shakur.
Shakur is looking to control bampton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shakur avoid being mounted?
Shakur preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shakur punching from the bottom.
Shakur tries to kick bampton off in order to stand up. bampton Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Shakur tries to control but bampton manages to take his back.
Shakur has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shakur is trying to break free.
Shakur is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur trying to control the position but bampton manages to sink in the hooks.
Shakur defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Shakur trying to control the hands but bampton won't let him.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
bampton working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bampton lands strikes to the head.
Shakur manages to reverse the position and now he's in bampton's guard. Nice work there by Shakur.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shakur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shakur wants to control from the top but bampton keeps moving.
Shakur pushes down on bampton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bampton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shakur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bartholomew bampton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shakur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and bampton counters by clinching up.
bampton decides to pull guard.
Shakur showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shakur wants to control from the top but bampton keeps moving.
Shakur decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shakur shoots and misses
and bampton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shakur's guard now.
bampton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shakur is keeping the position for now.
bampton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shakur throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Shakur throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bampton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shakur is proving hard to escape from.
Shakur keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Shakur trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
bampton stops Shakur from standing up.
bampton trying to control but Shakur is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
bampton advances to half guard.
Shakur manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shakur trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shakur trying to strike off his back.
Shakur will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shakur scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Shakur trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
bampton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shakur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shakur trying to strike off his back.
Shakur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
bampton controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. bartholomew bampton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shakur wants to clinch
and bampton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shakur gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shakur looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
bampton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bampton keeping moving, preventing Shakur from controlling successfully.
Shakur gets to his feet - bampton follows without any prompting.
Shakur drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
bampton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shakur postures up in bampton's guard and throws a big left but bampton blocks it.
Shakur works over bampton with some ground and pound from guard.
Shakur is stalling in the full guard.
Shakur trying to control the position from guard on top but bampton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tupac Shakur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shakur clinches.
Shakur goes for a takedown in the clinch but bampton prevents it.
Shakur is trying to drag bampton to the mat but bampton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shakur pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bampton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shakur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shakur striking off his back, scoring a few points.
bampton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur keeping moving, preventing bampton from controlling successfully.
bartholomew bampton has got the better of the ground game so far.
bampton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shakur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and bampton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bampton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Shakur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakur throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shakur throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Shakur looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! bampton has picked Shakur up and slammed him! Shakur can't keep hold of the triangle and bampton manages to pass to side control!
Shakur throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Shakur is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shakur is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, bampton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur is looking to regain half guard here but bampton keeps moving and retains side control.
Shakur is working hard here to advance position.
bampton blocks the strikes from Shakur.
Shakur taking punishment in the form of punches.
bampton trying to control the position but Shakur is working away.
bampton just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur tries to buck bampton off but bampton is having none of it.
Shakur stops bampton from passing to mount.
Shakur wants to get back to his feet but bampton drags him back down.
Shakur throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Shakur is looking for a sweep.
bampton blocks the strikes from Shakur.
bampton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shakur sneaks back into half guard.
Shakur misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shakur is trying to stand up here but bampton is controlling him well.
Shakur is refusing to be controlled, as bampton sits in half guard.
Shakur punching from the bottom.
bampton trying to control from half guard but Shakur is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
bartholomew bampton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well bampton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bartholomew bampton!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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