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Thunderdome.05 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between junior dos santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos santos comes to the cage accompanied by fire with fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, junior dos santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dustin Miller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
dos santos wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
dos santos has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miller working over dos santos with some ground and pound. dos santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miller trying to control from half guard but dos santos is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, dos santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miller throwing shots but dos santos is blocking nicely.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dos santos wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos santos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
dos santos wants to get back to his feet.
Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but dos santos sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
dos santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
dos santos tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Miller has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can dos santos defend it? Miller steps over the head and cranks it - dos santos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dustin Miller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erevis Cale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erevis Cale!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cale connects with an inside leg kick.
Lytle lands a big right hand that sends Cale crashing to the mat! Lytle stays standing though and waves Cale back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lytle swings for the body but Cale moves out of range.
Cale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lytle avoids a kick to the body.
Cale gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lytle gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Lytle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grey Beard!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beard circles away quickly and effectively.
Beard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beard!
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Beard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beard flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Parker prevents Beard from getting the reversal.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parker lands with some strikes.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Beard is rocked!
Parker lands a big elbow - Beard is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Beard is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Forrester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrester's entrance music is The Rooster by Alice and Chains. A fine choice. 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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225 lbs
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275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Forrester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forrester swinging wildly here.
Romanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Forrester moves out of range easily.
Forrester lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Igor Romanov has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Forrester. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Forrester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Forrester lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Romanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses.
Forrester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forrester lands with a nice body punch.
Forrester lands a left and a right that send Romanov crashing to the mat, dazed. Forrester thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romanov checks a low kick from Forrester.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Forrester.
Forrester throws a push kick but Romanov slaps the foot to one side.
Romanov throws a right hand that Forrester ducks under and follows up with a left that Forrester also avoids with ease.
Forrester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forrester throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Forrester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Forrester stalks Romanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romanov's face. Romanov staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Igor Romanov's cut even more.
Forrester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Forrester throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
Forrester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forrester swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Forrester misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrester tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Forrester misses with a kick to the body.
Forrester feints a jab promting Romanov to slip. Forrester then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romanov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Romanov looks gassed!
Forrester throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Forrester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romanov's head.
Forrester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses.
Forrester misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses.
Forrester avoids the head kick by Romanov.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Forrester lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romanov avoids a kick to the body.
Forrester with a hook.
The cut above Igor Romanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Forrester lands a big head kick that sends Romanov to the canvas! Forrester follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathaniel Forrester!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tupac Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shakur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fuck You. Tupac Shakur has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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262 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tupac Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Adam!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam leaves Shakur with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shakur throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adam was covering up waiting for the punch and Shakur finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shakur chips away with some ground and pound.
Adam looking for a sweep. Not yet Adam, not yet.
Shakur sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adam keeping moving, preventing Shakur from controlling successfully.
Adam striking off his back but it's not causing Shakur any problems.
Shakur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adam is keeping the position for now.
Adam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shakur wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Tupac Shakur wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shakur with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adam counters with a single leg into guard. Shakur didn't expect that.
Adam tries to free his leg and advance position but Shakur is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Adam is looking to stand up but Shakur won't let him.
Adam looking to pass the guard.
Shakur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adam wants to stand but Shakur is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shakur trying to strike off his back.
Shakur has a closed guard, preventing Adam from standing up.
Adam seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Prince Adam wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shakur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shakur is breathing heavily.
Adam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adam misses with a series of wild punches.
Adam clinches.
Adam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam stalls.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Shakur blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Shakur blocks it.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shakur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Shakur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam tries to land knees in the clinch but Shakur avoids the damage to the body.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shakur is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shakur throws an elbow but misses.
Adam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shakur avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shakur tries to pull guard but Adam holds him up against the cage and eventually Shakur drops back down to his feet.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Shakur blocks it.
Shakur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shakur is working for takedown but Adam is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shakur avoids it.
Adam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shakur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adam is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shakur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adam scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but Shakur is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Adam dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shakur looks to clinch
and Adam counters by clinching up.
Adam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adam throws an elbow but misses.
Adam gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shakur.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but Shakur blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adam is breathing heavily.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Shakur blocks it.
Shakur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but Shakur is blocking nicely.
Shakur gets control of Adam's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shakur will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Adam wants to control from the top but Shakur keeps moving.
Shakur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adam defends it easily.
Shakur has a closed guard, preventing Adam from standing up.
Shakur trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shakur is keeping the position for now.
Shakur trying to strike off his back.
Shakur controls Adam momentarily but Adam frees himself.
Adam wants to stand and escape but instead Shakur has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shakur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adam looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shakur puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shakur wants to control but Adam is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shakur decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Shakur doesn't manage to clinch there - Adam circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur shoots in for a double leg but Adam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adam lands a knee to the body.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but Shakur is blocking nicely.
Adam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shakur up against the cage.
Shakur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shakur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Shakur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Come on Adam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shakur wants a takedown.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but Shakur is blocking nicely.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shakur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adam is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adam lands a good knee to the midsection. Shakur won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but Shakur is blocking nicely.
Shakur working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Adam.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shakur tries to clinch up.
Adam misses the body punch
and Shakur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adam's guard.
Shakur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shakur trying to control but Adam is working from the bottom.
Shakur stopping the sweep attempt from Adam.
Shakur trying to control the position from guard on top but Adam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam wants to stand and escape but Shakur is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shakur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tupac Shakur wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Adam pushes Shakur up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shakur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adam lands a good knee to the midsection. Shakur won't want to take too many of those.
Adam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shakur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shakur tries to circle away but Adam has him pinned against the cage.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shakur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shakur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adam prevents it.
Adam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shakur is defending well for now.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but Shakur blocks with his arms.
Shakur wants a takedown but no success here.
Adam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shakur is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Adam.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
Adam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shakur avoids it.
Adam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shakur.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Shakur blocks it.
Shakur has Adam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Shakur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shakur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur is trying to drag Adam to the mat but Adam just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shakur managing to block the knees to the body from Adam.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Shakur blocks it.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam tries to stall but Shakur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adam tries to land knees in the clinch but Shakur avoids the damage to the body.
Shakur tries to pull guard but Adam holds him up against the cage and eventually Shakur drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Shakur blocks it.
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.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but Shakur blocks with his arms.
Shakur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakur tries to pull guard but Adam won't allow it.
Adam trying to land knees to the body.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakur jumps guard and drags Adam to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Adam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adam throws a strike but Shakur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shakur trying to control the position from guard on top but Adam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupac Shakur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shakur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupac Shakur!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bee J Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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203 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bee J Ping!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ping shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Ping.
It looks like Mike Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi has hold of Ping's hands but Ping slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ping is nestled in close to Takahashi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ping is looking for a kimura here.
Takahashi trying to control here.
Ping working the head and body with strikes.
Mike Takahashi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ping working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ping working the head and body with strikes.
Jeez, Mike Takahashi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Takahashi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bee J Ping!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Extreme Tapout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapout comes to the cage accompanied by Know your enemy - rage against the machine. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Extreme Tapout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tapout sprawls well initially but Oliveira Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tapout is staying active underneath Oliveira Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tapout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oliveira Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Oliveira Silva thows a huge punch but Tapout dodges it nicely.
Tapout is looking for a sweep. Oliveira Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapout actively working from the bottom here.
Oliveira Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tapout manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tapout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oliveira Silva passes Tapout's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oliveira Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliveira Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Tapout lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big left from Tapout misses.
Nice takedown defense from Tapout. No joy for Oliveira Silva on that attempt.
Oliveira Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira Silva moves out of range as Tapout strikes.
Tapout misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tapout is trying to defend but Oliveira Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oliveira Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tapout does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oliveira Silva is looking for a kimura but Tapout is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oliveira Silva to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva trying to control from half guard but Tapout is working away.
Tapout is looking to improve his position.
Tapout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tapout is breathing heavily.
Oliveira Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tapout might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tapout manages to get to full guard.
Tapout can't keep his opponent in guard - Oliveira Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oliveira Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva is working for a kimura but Tapout is defending it quite comfortably.
Tapout is looking for a sweep. Oliveira Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tapout is staying active underneath Oliveira Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tapout avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira Silva.
Tapout has hold of Oliveira Silva's hands but Oliveira Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oliveira Silva trying to control from half guard but Tapout is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliveira Silva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tapout could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Oliveira Silva has cracked it and Tapout is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Oliveira Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondopolous fails to land the takedown.
Vondopolous will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vondopolous scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kidd doesn't seem bothered though.
Kidd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vondopolous holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vondopolous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kidd is trying to break free.
Vondopolous manages to break the clinch.
Kidd misses with a combination
and Vondopolous counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vondopolous is stalling here.
Kidd working hard to break the clinch.
Vondopolous breaks from the clinch.
Vondopolous forces Kidd back against the cage and clinches.
Vondopolous manages to break the clinch.
Vondopolous changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kidd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vondopolous moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kidd misses with a double jab
and Vondopolous counters by clinching up.
Vondopolous jumps guard.
Vondopolous is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vondopolous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kidd is trying to stand back up but Vondopolous is controlling him
Vondopolous takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vondopolous uses his free foot to push down on Kidd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kidd.
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Vondopolous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vondopolous is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Vondopolous shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vondopolous showed some decent athleticism there.
Vondopolous not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Vondopolous dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kidd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vondopolous counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vondopolous pulls guard effortlessly.
Kidd throws and elbow that misses. Vondopolous uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kidd's guard. Nice move by Vondopolous!
Vondopolous stands and steps away. Kidd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jason Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd misses with a double jab
and Vondopolous holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vondopolous is pushing Kidd up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vondopolous gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vondopolous sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kidd is working an open guard so Vondopolous takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vondopolous lands with a kick to the ribs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kidd enables Vondopolous to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kidd manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vondopolous stays in close to Kidd's body and controls the position.
Kidd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vondopolous on the ground.
Vondopolous with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous passes Kidd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vondopolous stands up from half guard.
Vondopolous scores with a takedown into Kidd's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vondopolous passes Kidd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous works his way into full mount!
Vondopolous controlling from the full mount.
Vondopolous is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kidd to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kidd shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vondopolous thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Vondopolous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vondopolous drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vondopolous decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kidd throws a combination that misses
and Vondopolous counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vondopolous frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vondopolous controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kidd looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vondopolous takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kidd blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vondopolous working for a guillotine from mount but Kidd is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd blocking the ground and pound.
Vondopolous is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kidd has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vondopolous takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vondopolous throws some wild stikes that Kidd manages to avoid easily.
Vondopolous throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jason Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vondopolous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vondopolous punching from mount but Kidd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ziggy Vondopolous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vondopolous content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Vondopolous comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vondopolous 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 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Vondopolous!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Ozz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Froilan Alusen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Ozz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derrick Ozz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Froilan Alusen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozz checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ozz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ozz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alusen counters with a two punch combo.
Alusen thuds a left hand into Ozz's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ozz checks a leg kick.
Alusen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Alusen.
It looks like Derrick Ozz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alusen connects with a stiff jab that staggers Ozz - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Froilan Alusen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mer Anthrax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and arturas ozolinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mer Anthrax is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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219 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mer Anthrax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, arturas ozolinas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthrax throws a right and a left that ozolinas avoids nicely.
ozolinas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anthrax counters with a stiff right hand.
Anthrax works over ozolinas's head and body with a nice combination.
Anthrax misses with a double jab.
ozolinas fails with the takedown.
Anthrax keeps the fight on the outside.
ozolinas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anthrax counters with a left and a right that stings ozolinas.
Anthrax looks to land a combination but ozolinas avoids it well.
ozolinas shoots for a double leg takedown but Anthrax sprawls well. He's pushed ozolinas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mer Anthrax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of arturas ozolinas.
Anthrax circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anthrax counters with a straight right hand.
Anthrax scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
ozolinas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
ozolinas dives in and grabs Anthrax's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anthrax pushes down on ozolinas's head and hops out.
ozolinas fails in his attempt to clinch.
ozolinas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anthrax counters with a one-two to the body.
ozolinas looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
ozolinas wants to clinch but Anthrax slips to the side
and Anthrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ozolinas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab from Anthrax.
ozolinas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anthrax tries to avoid it but ozolinas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anthrax to the ground. Anthrax escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anthrax connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
ozolinas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anthrax sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ozolinas somewhat.
Anthrax lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as ozolinas backs up against the cage.
ozolinas is rocked!
Anthrax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ozolinas is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthrax finish him?
Anthrax misses with the combination.
Anthrax steps in with a hook that catches ozolinas right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Anthrax follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! ozolinas looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mer Anthrax!
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