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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asteroid kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Asteroid. Dee has chosen Chumbawamba - Tubthumping as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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188 cm
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192 lbs
49 - 24 - 5 |
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180 cm
34
195 lbs
44 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
49 - 24 - 5, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
44 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Asteroid connects with a solid leg kick. Dee's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Dee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Dee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Asteroid throws a sloppy head kick and Dee moves out of range easily. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asteroid checks a leg kick. Dee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Asteroid tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dee is in Asteroid's guard. Asteroid pulls Dee in close to prevent any damage. Dee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Asteroid trying to control the position.
Asteroid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dee. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Asteroid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Asteroid looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Asteroid is concentrating on defense, preventing Dee from advancing position. Dee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Asteroid has hold of Dee's hands but Dee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Asteroid wants to get back to full guard. Asteroid desperately trying to maintain half guard. Dee not doing much here.
Dee prevents Asteroid from improving his position. Asteroid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dee. Dee missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Dee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Asteroid's coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position. Dee working over Asteroid with some ground and pound. Asteroid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Dee winds up and cracks Asteroid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Asteroid wants to get back to full guard. Asteroid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Dee postures up and lands a big shot to Asteroid's brow. Dee passes into half guard. Dee wants to take a breather but Asteroid is having none of it. Dee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Asteroid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Asteroid. Asteroid wants to sweep here but Dee controlling him for the moment. Asteroid is working hard here to advance position. Dee throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Asteroid wants to sweep here but Dee controlling him for the moment. Dee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asteroid works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Asteroid keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully. Asteroid wants to sweep but no luck. Asteroid pulls Dee in to control the position. Dee wants to control from the top but Asteroid keeps moving. Asteroid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dee's guard. Dee wants to sweep but no luck. Asteroid is fighting to break Dee's control of his arms but Dee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Dee keeping full guard, as Asteroid tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dee tries to land a sweep but no joy. Dee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A thudding body kick lands there by Asteroid!
Dee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Asteroid is fending him off so far but Dee persists. Nope, Asteroid circles away and we're back to standing. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Asteroid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asteroid. Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tweedle Dee will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Asteroid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dee doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut. Dee feints and then cracks Asteroid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asteroid down. Asteroid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Asteroid looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Asteroid trying to control the position.
Asteroid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dee throwing strikes from guard but Asteroid blocks nicely. Dee won't allow Asteroid to get back to his feet. Asteroid lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Dee is trying to keep Asteroid in close.
Asteroid trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Asteroid engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Asteroid trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dee is on top in guard.
Asteroid trying to control the position.
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. Asteroid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Asteroid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Asteroid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Dee landing with the ground and pound. Asteroid has control of Dee's left arm, preventing Dee from doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Asteroid wants to control the position but Dee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Asteroid manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dee preventing the sweep. Asteroid trying to control the position.
Dee won't allow Asteroid to sweep him here. Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Asteroid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Asteroid trying to keep a closed guard but Dee is proving a slippery customer.
Dee is looking to work some ground and pound but Asteroid has wrist control. Asteroid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Tweedle Dee has got the better of the ground game so far. Asteroid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee is one step ahead there.
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. Asteroid managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Asteroid is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Dee throws the kick towards the body but Asteroid avoids it. Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asteroid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Anabol Asteroid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dee throws a nice looking combination but Asteroid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A shot to the liver by Dee. Beautiful body shot. Asteroid clobbers Dee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Dee lands a leg kick that knocks Asteroid off balance momentarily. Dee delivers a nice body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Asteroid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dee's head backwards. Asteroid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dee throws a leg kick but Asteroid checks it. Asteroid throws a shot from downtown. Dee moves away and avoids it. Asteroid clobbers Dee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A punch combination from Asteroid misses. Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Asteroid misses with an uppercut. Dee throws a body punch but Asteroid moves out of range. Dee misses with a wild body shot. Dee ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dee throws a series of punches but Asteroid avoids them all with ease. Dee checks a low kick from Asteroid. Asteroid scores with a nice right hand.
Dee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asteroid.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dee loads up on a big right hand but Asteroid slips the punch. Dee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Nice cross by Asteroid. Dee misses with a takedown attempt - Asteroid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. A head kick misses from Asteroid. Asteroid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asteroid. Dee shrugs it off though. Asteroid is looking to score with low kicks. Asteroid misses with a body kick. Asteroid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Asteroid getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Dee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asteroid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a leg kick and Asteroid moves into the clinch. Dee takes a shot to the head. Asteroid misses with a punch on the inside.
Asteroid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. A head punch on the inside from Dee fails to land. Asteroid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Asteroid is pressed up against the cage. Dee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Asteroid down to the mat. Asteroid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Anabol Asteroid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tweedle Dee. Asteroid misses with a low kick as Dee jumps back. Dee thows a left - swing and a miss! Asteroid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Nice straight punches there by Dee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dee. Asteroid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dee on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Asteroid connects with a jab. Asteroid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A cross from Asteroid lands. Asteroid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Asteroid counters with a good, hard body kick but Dee shrugs it off. Asteroid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asteroid getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Asteroid connects with a crisp jab. Asteroid misses the shot to the body. Dee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asteroid. Dee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dee stuns Asteroid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Asteroid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Anabol Asteroid is winning the standup battle so far. Asteroid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Dee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asteroid rather than just go for the knockout. Dee needs to keep his hands up - Asteroid had a free shot at his head there.
Dee is rocked! Asteroid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Dee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asteroids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Asteroid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dee. Dee circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Dee is still on wobbly legs! Can Asteroid finish him? Dee shoots in looking for a takedown. Asteroid tries to sprawl out of it but Dee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Asteroid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Dee seems to have recovered his senses. Asteroid lands a big right hand that sends Dee crashing to the mat! Asteroid stays standing though and waves Dee back to his feet! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dee scores to the head and body with a nice combination! A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Asteroid does a little dance to reset his feet. Dee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Asteroid to the ground. Dee is now in Asteroid's guard. Asteroid pulls Dee in close to prevent any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabol Asteroid clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Asteroid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dee is out of range and Asteroid settles back down. Dee throws the kick towards the body but Asteroid avoids it. Dee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Asteroid is looking to chop away at Dee's legs. Dee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Asteroid as he avoids it easily. Asteroid feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dee sprawling to the canvas! Dee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Asteroid finish him?!
Dee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Asteroid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asteroid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Asteroid misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dee throws a half hearted mid kick. Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range. Donk. Asteroid catches Dee right on the button with a cross. Dee throws a push kick but Asteroid slaps the foot to one side. Asteroid takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Dee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A punch lands to the side of Dee 's head but he takes it in his stride. Asteroid throws a leg kick but Dee checks it. A chopping leg kick lands by Asteroid. Dee throws a body punch but Asteroid moves out of range. Dee misses with a right hand and Asteroid counters by clinching up. Dee scores with an uppercut up the middle. Asteroid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asteroid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asteroid lands a hook to the side of the head. Asteroid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid. Asteroid is looking to break free of the clinch but Dee has double underhooks. Asteroid misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Asteroid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Asteroid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Asteroid works on Dee's body with a couple of short punches. Dee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. A frustrated look appears on Asteroid's face as he tries to break the clinch. Dee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Asteroid lands a right hand. Asteroid digs a right hand underneath Dee's ribcage. Dee let out a lung full of air as it connected. Asteroid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dees head. Dee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Asteroid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Asteroid lands a big uppercut and Dee crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dee looks OK. Asteroid waves Dee back to his feet! Dee throws a body punch but Asteroid moves out of range. Dee drives through with a takedown into guard. Dee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Dee prevents Asteroid from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dee won't allow Asteroid to sweep him here. Asteroid keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully. Asteroid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dee's guard. Asteroid slips nicely into half guard. Asteroid is controlling the pace.
Asteroid passes into side control, despite Dee's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Asteroid stands up and beckons Dee to his feet. Asteroid stuns Dee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Asteroid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dee's head. Asteroid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Asteroid tries to clinch up. Dee fails to land with a series of punches.
Asteroid gets caught napping as Dee dives in and scores a takedown. Asteroid manages to retain guard. Asteroid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dee can do to turn this around? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Asteroid's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabol Asteroid had his way with Tweedle Dee in that round. The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Asteroid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dee in his tracks. Dee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dee lands in his opponent's guard. Dee won't allow Asteroid to sweep him here. Asteroid seems keen to control Dee's posture. Asteroid is trying to keep Dee in close.
Asteroid wants to stand up but Dee is controlling him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dee preventing the sweep. Dee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Asteroid's head. Asteroid looking for a sweep. Not yet Asteroid, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Asteroid pulls Dee in to control the position. Asteroid keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully. Dee won't allow Asteroid to sweep him here. Asteroid pulls Dee in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Dee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Asteroid throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Asteroid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asteroid throws an off balance right hand
and Dee counters with a single leg into guard. Asteroid didn't expect that. Asteroid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asteroid swivels though and keeps the full guard. Asteroid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dee being controlled here momentarily. Asteroid trying to control the position.
Dee throwing strikes from guard but Asteroid blocks nicely. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Asteroid is on top in guard.
Asteroid won't allow Dee to sweep him here. Asteroid is looking to stand up but Dee won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Asteroid puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Still in half guard, Asteroid seems content to control. Dee wants to control but Asteroid is keeping busy and won't allow it. Asteroid prevents Dee from improving his position. Dee moves into full guard.
Dee trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dee is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dee preventing the sweep. Dee stands up over Asteroid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Dee throws a big right hand that misses. Asteroid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dee wants to control from the top but Asteroid keeps moving. Asteroid controls Dee momentarily but Dee frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Dee shoots in for a double leg but Asteroid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dee misses with an uppercut. Asteroid with a nice cross. Dee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight! Tweedle Dee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Dee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tweedle Dee! An out of breath and clearly excited Tweedle Dee thanked Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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