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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thu Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by My Life. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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166 cm
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144 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thu Pham!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham shoots in but Wayne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wayne takes a swing at Pham's ribcage but misses.
Wayne gets caught flat footed, as Pham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now.
Pham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wayne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wayne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wayne!
Pham can't do much from the bottom here.
Pham is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Wayne politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wayne prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pham tries to bench press Wayne off him but Wayne keeps the position.
Pham is trying to control Wayne's posture but Wayne avoids it.
Pham is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pham is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne slows the pace down.
Pham is looking to regain half guard here but Wayne keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pham can't do much from the bottom here.
Pham is looking to regain half guard here but Wayne keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thu Pham 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.
Wayne stuffs the takedown attempt from Pham. Pham gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Pham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wayne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pham momentarily.
Pham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wayne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lil Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thu Pham.
Pham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wayne tries to avoid it but Pham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wayne to the ground. Wayne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pham fails to land the takedown.
Pham fails with the takedown.
Pham shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense.
Pham misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Pham avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Pham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pham is breathing heavily.
Pham tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wayne's waist but Wayne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pham off to one side.
Pham dives in and grabs Wayne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes down on Pham's head and hops out.
Pham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne cracks Pham with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pham looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wayne finish him?
Pham is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Pham's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Wayne before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lil Wayne!
During a confident post fight interview, Lil Wayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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