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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuski Fema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Tasker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Tasker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 cm
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200 lbs
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184 cm
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184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuski Fema! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephan Tasker! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fema looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tasker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fema's waist but Fema gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tasker off to one side. Tasker closes the distance and clinches up with Fema, looking for a takedown. Tasker pushes Fema against the cage but Fema circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Fema feints and as Tasker raises his hands in defense, Fema changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Fema wants to control from the top but Tasker keeps moving. Fema knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tasker on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fema throws and elbow that misses. Tasker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fema's guard. Nice move by Tasker! Fema wants to sweep but no luck. Tasker wants to control from the top but Fema keeps moving. Tasker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Fema wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tasker is now in half guard. Fema is trying to get back to full guard.
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 referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Tasker doesn't succeed with the takedown and Fema decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tasker's guard. Tuski Fema has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Tasker. Tasker had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fema is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tasker Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fema's back instead. Fema trying to control the hands but Tasker breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tasker working for the choke. Fema is in bad spot here.
Fema trying to control the hands but Tasker breaks the grip. Fema is in bad spot here.
Tasker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fema has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Tasker keeps control of the position as Fema tries to break free.
Fema trying to control the position but Tasker manages to sink in the hooks. Fema is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tasker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Tasker looking for the choke but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Tasker dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fema fails miserably with a takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tasker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tasker with a poor takedown and Fema counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Fema seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Fema looks to land a strike but Tasker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fema looking to sit in guard and control but Tasker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Tasker stopping the sweep attempt from Fema. Fema keeping moving, preventing Tasker from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fema trying to control the position here. Fema preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Tasker trying to control the position from guard on top but Fema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fema has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tasker has passed into side control.
Tasker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Tasker tries to bum rush Fema with a series of wild strikes but Fema uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Tasker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tasker misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Tasker avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuski Fema dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tasker misses with a wild combination.
Fema looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tasker is fending him off so far but Fema persists. Nope, Tasker circles away and we're back to standing. Tasker throws a series of punches but Fema avoids them all with ease. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fema shoots for a double leg takedown but Tasker sprawls well. He's pushed Fema's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tasker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Fema counters with a single leg into guard. Tasker didn't expect that. Tasker keeping moving, preventing Fema from controlling successfully. Fema pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tasker is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fema trying to control but Tasker is working from the bottom. Fema with a flurry of punches that miss. Fema postures up in Tasker's guard and throws a big left but Tasker blocks it. Femais looking to pass into half guard but Tasker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tasker is in guard. Fema is trying to keep Tasker in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Fema throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fema pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Tasker thows a body shot but no joy. Tasker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fema misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four 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. Fema tries to clinch but Tasker is having none of it. Tasker with a poor takedown and Fema counters with a takedown into side control. Fema throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fema wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tasker keeps working. Fema landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! Tuski Fema showed his dominance in that final round. I think Fema 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuski Fema!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
23% |
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