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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 2346 p4p, 281 weight class) and Jushin Thunder (ranked 1620 p4p, 207 weight class). Jushin Thunder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
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190 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jushin Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Brownie.
It looks like Jushin Thunder has been cut.
Thunder swings for the body but Brownie moves out of range.
Brownie with a nice cross.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
Thunder misses with a straight right.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thunder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thunder wants to improve his position but Brownie is controlling well.
Thunder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brownie is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie trying to pass the guard but Thunder defending well.
Brownie trying to control from half guard but Thunder is working away.
Thunder taking some punishment here, with Brownie in his half guard.
Brownie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thunder is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Brownie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder tries to roll over but Brownie keeps him under control.
Thunder keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brownie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thunder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control the action but Thunder is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brownie.
Brownie slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Brownie moves away and avoids it.
Brownie misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brownie cracks Thunder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thunder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brownie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thunder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Jushin Thunder's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Brownie closes the distance and clinches.
Thunder tries to break free but Brownie pushes him back against the cage.
Thunder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brownie just leaning against Thunder, taking a breather.
Thunder working hard to break the clinch.
Brownie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Brownie.
Brownie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brownie just leaning against Thunder, taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thunder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunder is trying to force a seperation but Brownie has the dominant position.
Brownie throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brownie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jushin Thunder's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brownie throws a big shot that misses.
Brownie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
A big right from Thunder misses.
Brownie scores with a nice strike.
Thunder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brownie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thunder!
Thunder is trying to control Brownie's posture but Brownie avoids it.
Brownie tries to score with some ground and pound. Thunder controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brownie in side control, throwing shots but Thunder defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie tries to advance position but instead Thunder slips a leg back in to half guard.
Brownie winds up and cracks Thunder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie working the head and body with strikes.
Brownie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thunder tries to roll over but Brownie keeps him under control.
Thunder has his hands clasped together around Brownie's back. He's all about the action.
Brownie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brownie is trying to control. Thunder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brownie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thunder makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thunder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie postures up in Thunder's guard and throws a big left but Thunder blocks it.
Brownie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thunder pulls Brownie in close to prevent any damage.
Brownie throws a big elbow that misses.
Brownie postures up and lands a big shot to Thunder's brow.
The cut above Jushin Thunder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brownie trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie is really struggling to control Thunder but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brownie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thunder is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Shaun Brownie is winning the standup battle so far.
Brownie looks to throw the jab but Thunder is out of range.
Thunder scores with a hook.
Brownie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brownie misses with a hook.
Thunder was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. Brownie saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie misses with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Thunder misses with a series of wild punches.
Brownie missing with a left hand there. Thunder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thunder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brownie.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thunder loads up on a big right hand but Brownie slips the punch.
Brownie throws an overhand right that lands on Thunder's shoulder, as Thunder tries to avoid the shot.
Brownie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brownie misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Thunder misses.
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 Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jushin Thunder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Thunder tries to bum rush Brownie with a series of wild strikes but Brownie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brownie shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Thunder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brownie.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Thunder - just one landing.
Thunder gets caught napping as Brownie dives in and scores a takedown. Thunder manages to retain guard.
Brownie stopping the sweep attempt from Thunder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thunder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brownie trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jushin Thunder's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jushin Thunder's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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RATING
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