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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thubten Tsering (ranked 3922 p4p, 3228 weight class) and Dwayne Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thubten Tsering could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwayne Frazier's chin.
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thubten Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Frazier!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier tries to keep at a distance but Tsering has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsering.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsering misses with the head strike.
Frazier turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tsering is pushing Frazier's head away, looking to escape. Frazier manages to hold on to the position though.
Tsering is looking to get back to his feet here but Frazier is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tsering's back.
Frazier is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Frazier gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Frazier gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Frazier apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Tsering closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tsering pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Tsering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Tsering.
Tsering lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frazier backwards.
Frazier missing with knees to the body.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsering throws a head punch that misses.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Tsering blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frazier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tsering.
A head punch on the inside from Tsering fails to land.
Frazier is working for takedown but Tsering is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Frazier told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsering throws a head punch that misses.
Frazier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thubten Tsering has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Frazier.
Frazier tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsering avoids the damage to the body.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsering blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsering lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsering misses with some punches.
A short right from Tsering on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsering.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Tsering throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsering lands a hook that snaps the head of Frazier backwards.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsering throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Frazier wants a takedown but no success here.
Tsering is pressed up against the cage. Frazier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tsering down to the mat. Tsering avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thubten Tsering is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsering closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tsering clinches up against the cage.
Frazier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tsering up against the cage.
Tsering lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tsering fails to land.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Tsering working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsering working aggressively here.
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsering lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsering misses with the head strike.
Tsering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsering working aggressively here.
Tsering throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsering.
A short right from Tsering.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tsering fails to land.
Tsering lands with a right to the head.
Frazier scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsering.
Tsering lands with a left to the head.
Frazier looks winded!
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thubten Tsering dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Frazier moves into the clinch.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsering prevents the takedown attempt.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frazier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Thubten Tsering has been cut.
Tsering is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frazier can do to turn this around?
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier can't find room to land a body shot as Tsering controls the action.
Frazier lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thubten Tsering has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tsering fails to land.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier with a knee to the head.
Tsering misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tsering after a bit of a struggle.
Thubten Tsering has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Frazier.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frazier is working for takedown but Tsering is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsering lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frazier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsering working aggressively here.
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tsering lands with a right to the head.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsering throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Tsering misses with the head strike.
Tsering lands with a left to the head.
Frazier looking for a takedown.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsering creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Frazier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tsering up against the cage.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Tsering scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsering lands a shoulder strike.
Frazier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
Frazier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsering.
Frazier misses with some punches.
Tsering working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
A head punch on the inside from Tsering fails to land.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier is working for takedown but Tsering is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsering lands a nice uppercut.
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
Tsering misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsering throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Tsering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsering working aggressively here.
Tsering misses with the head strike.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Frazier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsering has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thubten Tsering dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thubten Tsering's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tsering forces Frazier back against the cage and clinches.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsering lands a left hand.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
Frazier is trying to stall.
Tsering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier lands a takedown into guard.
Tsering is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tsering knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frazier on the ground.
Frazier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet but Frazier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frazier landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier passes Tsering's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Frazier content to control rather than advance.
Tsering is not content to let Frazier control the position.
Tsering is trying to stand up here but Frazier is controlling him well.
Frazier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frazier winds up and cracks Tsering with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Tsering is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frazier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tsering defending well though.
Frazier is trying to control. Tsering wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tsering has managed to clinch.
Tsering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsering working aggressively here.
Frazier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tsering prevents it.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier is working for takedown but Tsering is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frazier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tsering pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thubten Tsering has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Frazier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Tsering misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tsering fails to land.
Tsering throws a head punch that misses.
Frazier misses with a body punch.
Tsering prevents the takedown attempt.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Tsering throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Frazier tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsering avoids the damage to the body.
Tsering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tsering fails to land.
Frazier takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Tsering misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tsering pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thubten Tsering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsering lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsering working aggressively here.
Dwayne Frazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsering throws a head punch that misses.
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thubten Tsering showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsering, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thubten Tsering!
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energy
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