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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Taupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thunder's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Bully. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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, Chris Taupo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taupo misses with a takedown attempt
and Thunder counters with a straight right hand.
Taupo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Taupo shoots and misses
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taupo fails with the takedown
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Taupo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taupo shoots and misses
and Thunder counters with a straight right hand.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Taupo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder striking off his back but it's not causing Taupo any problems.
Thunder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taupo is controlling him.
Taupo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Taupo.
Thunder wants to get back to his feet.
Taupo trying to control the position but Thunder is working away.
Thunder is trying to buck Taupo off.
Thunder is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Taupo trying to control the action but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder parries the strikes from Taupo easily there. Taupo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thunder to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taupo trying to control the position but Thunder is working away.
Thunder is looking to regain half guard here but Taupo keeps moving and retains side control.
Thunder bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taupo fails with the takedown
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Ken Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taupo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Thunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taupo misses with a low kick.
Taupo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Taupo has his takedown stuffed
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Taupo backing up. Taupo nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Taupo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Taupo.
Taupo is breathing heavily.
Taupo with a poor takedown
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Taupo.
Taupo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taupo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Thunder dominated that round.
That's time! Taupo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thunder stalks Taupo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taupo's face. Taupo staggers backwards, shaken.
Thunder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taupo counters with a big head kick but Thunder shrugs it off.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Taupo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Taupo.
Taupo tries to clinch up
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taupo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Chris Taupo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taupo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Taupo backing up. Taupo nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Taupo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taupo fails with the takedown
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Taupo backing up. Taupo nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Thunder is working the combinations to good effect here.
Taupo tries to clinch up
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taupo has his takedown stuffed
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Taupo.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunder!
Taupo throws a sloppy head kick
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Thunder both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taupo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taupo wants to clinch but Thunder slips to the side
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taupo dodges the punch combination from Thunder.
Chris Taupo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunder looks to land a combination. Taupo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thunder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thunder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Taupo with a poor takedown
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Taupo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Taupo tries for a takedown but Thunder circles away easily
and Thunder moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder manages to break the clinch.
Taupo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taupo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Taupo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Taupo.
Ken Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunder throws a series of strikes that have Taupo backpedaling.
Taupo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Taupo avoids them all with ease.
Taupo misses with a shot to the body
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taupo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thunder shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Taupo eats them both and turns towards Thunder to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taupo has his takedown stuffed
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Taupo backing up. Taupo nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunder attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Taupo wants to clinch but Thunder slips to the side
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Taupo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder throws a right hand that Taupo ducks under and follows up with a left that Taupo also avoids with ease.
Thunder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taupo shoots and misses
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Taupo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Taupo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick.
Thunder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taupo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taupo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Taupo avoids it well.
Taupo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Thunder misses
and Taupo counters with a head kick. That will keep Thunder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taupo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Taupo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Taupo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taupo circles away quickly and effectively.
Taupo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taupo misses with a takedown attempt
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taupo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taupo, pushing him back against the cage.
Thunder breaks the clinch.
Taupo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thunder is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Taupo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Thunder is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taupo trying to control the position but Thunder is working away.
Chris Taupo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thunder pushes Taupo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Taupo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thunder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Thunder!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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