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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Brown (ranked 1908 p4p, 52 weight class) and Tank Shamrock (ranked 2138 p4p, 59 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Mad Dog blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Shamrock to work.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Brown blocking some punches.
Shamrock gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocking some punches.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
It looks like Tank Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock breaks the clinch.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Brown defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the body.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown is looking to wear down Shamrock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Shamrock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Tank Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown staying out of range there.
Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shamrock just manages to avoid it.
Jab from Brown.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown looks to land a combination. Shamrock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock with a hook.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Brown.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Brown wants to stall.
Shamrock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamrock lands a jab.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to clinch
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a jab to the head.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamrock lands a stunning uppercut that sends Brown to the mat!
Brown is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock is stalling here. Brown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shamrock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brown content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to improve position but can't.
Who's going to make the next move?
Shamrock tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brown presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Shamrock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamrock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Tank Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Brown to his knees! Shamrock keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Shamrock!
Tank Shamrock very nearly forgot to thank Red Light Coffeeshop amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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