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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anupo Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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185 cm
25
213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anupo Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Anupo Anubis has been cut.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamrock but Shamrock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anubis.
Anubis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shamrock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anubis throws a strike aimed at the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock avoids it well.
Shamrock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anubis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shamrock is not content to let Anubis control the position.
Anubis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shamrock!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shamrock is looking to escape.
Anubis is working for a guillotine from mount but Shamrock frees his head quite easily.
Anubis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Shamrock really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shamrock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anubis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shamrock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anubis.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Anubis looking to finish with strikes here!
Anubis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shamrock because Anubis loaded up on that one.
Shamrock blocking the ground and pound.
Anubis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anubis controlling from mount.
Anubis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis looking to finish with strikes here!
Anubis raining down shots from the mount!
Anubis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Anubis looking to ground and pound but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anubis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anubis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anubis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anubis unloading with bombs!
Anubis breaks from Shamrock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anupo Anubis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anupo Anubis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anubis has a takedown stuffed.
Anubis misses with a leg kick.
Anubis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anubis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anupo Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Shamrock.
Anubis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shamrock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anubis backs up against the cage.
Anubis is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anubis is defended easily by Shamrock.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Anubis is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
Anubis throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock catches Anubis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock stuffs the takedown.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Anubis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anubis.
Shamrock stalks Anubis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anubis's face. Anubis staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Shamrock both land. Nice combination.
Anubis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anubis scrambles back to his feet.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis shoots in and bounces Shamrock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anubis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Anubis stands and throws Shamrock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anubis is looking to take a break and control but Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shamrock is being controlled here.
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.
Shamrock parries the strikes from Anubis easily there. Anubis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shamrock to escape.
Anubis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Anubis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anubis landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee asks Anubis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Anubis prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anupo Anubis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anubis dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Anubis's head and hops out.
Anubis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock avoids it really well and circles away.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anubis.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Anubis avoids nicely.
Shamrock gets caught flat footed, as Anubis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anubis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anubis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anubis stops Shamrock from standing up.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock is working an open guard so Anubis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anupo Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock tries to keep at a distance but Anubis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anubis wants a takedown but no success here.
Anubis pulls guard effortlessly.
Anubis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anubis pushes Shamrock off and scrambles back to his feet.
Anupo Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anubis is defended easily by Shamrock.
Anubis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Anubis persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Anubis moves into range and clinches up with Shamrock.
Anubis pulls Shamrock into guard.
Anubis looking for a guillotine here but Shamrock defends easily.
Anubis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Shamrock doesn't defend quickly enough and Anubis has managed to lock this one up! Can Shamrock escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Anubis on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anupo Anubis!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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