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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee has chosen Chumbawamba - Tubthumping as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 cm
31
196 lbs
25 - 7 - 1 |
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180 cm
34
195 lbs
45 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
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
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
45 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Slayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Dee throws the left hand but Slayer avoids the punch easily. Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Slayer misses with a low kick. Slayer avoids the body shot from Dee.
Good work by Slayer as he checks the leg kick. Slayer punishes Dee's body with a nice straight punch. Dee walks into a left hand. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Slayer swings away with a leg kick that misses. Dee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Dee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slayer's waist but Slayer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dee off to one side. Slayer moves out of range as Dee throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slayer.
This has been an exciting period of action! Slayer checks a leg kick nicely. Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Slayer counters with a left and a right that stings Dee. Slayer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Slayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.
Dee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dee dives in and grabs Slayer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slayer pushes down on Dee's head and hops out. Dee throws out a leg kick but Slayer moves out of range and Dee only half commits. Slayer looks to land a right hand but Dee moved out of range. Dee throws a right and a left that both miss. Dee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Slayer counters by clinching up. Slayer cracks Dee with a nice body shot. Slayer is leaning against Dee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Slayer lands with a light punch inside. Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Slayer scores with an uppercut up the middle. Dee has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Slayer is trying to keep an underhook but Dee manages to get the takedown into half guard. Dee throwing shots but Slayer is blocking nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Slayer regains full guard. Nicely done. Dee stands up over Slayer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Slayer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Dee scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slayer keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully. Dee scoring with punches to the head and body. Dee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Dee stopping the sweep attempt from Slayer. Slayer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Dee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Slayer working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dee throws an elbow that misses. Slayer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dee's guard. Nice move by Slayer! Dee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Dee wants to sweep here but Slayer controlling him for the moment. Slayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Dee wants to improve his position but instead Slayer has moved into half guard.
Dee is trying to control but can't.
Dee keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Dee trying to hold on to Slayer's head to control him but Slayer postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dee is looking for a sweep. Slayer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dee is still trying to improve position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Slayer trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Slayer misses the shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Slayer dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Slayer tries to clinch up. Dragon Slayer is winning the standup battle so far. Slayer lands a jab to the head.
Slayer thuds his right hand into Dee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayer is just out of range. Dee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slayer sprawls well. Slayer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dee gets slowly back to his feet. Slayer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Slayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dee. Slayer wants to clinch. Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slayer manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Slayer connects with an inside leg kick. Slayer lands with an overhand left. Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slayer. Slayer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dee circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slayer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dee misses with a takedown attempt - Slayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. That kick from Dee tenderised Slayer's leg. Slayer is trying to keep his angry face on. Slayer misses with a body kick. Slayer slips a straight right by Dee. A big left from Slayer misses. Slayer blocks a head kick by Dee.
Slayer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Dee swats away the attempt to clinch by Slayer. Slayer avoids the body shot from Dee.
Slayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dee lands in his opponent's guard. Tweedle Dee has got the better of the ground game so far. Dee won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slayer is working hard here to advance position. Slayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dee. Slayer tries to land a sweep but no joy. Dee distracts Slayer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Slayer wants to sweep but no luck. Slayer has his hands on Dee's head, controlling the position. Dee preventing the sweep. Slayer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Slayer keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Dee stopping the sweep attempt from Slayer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Dee misses the target. Slayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab. Dee checks a leg kick. Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayer moves away. Dee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Dee tries to land a front kick but Slayer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Dee ducks under a wild hook from Slayer. Slayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dragon Slayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away. Slayer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slayer 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 Dee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Slayer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dee. Dee wants to control from the top but Slayer keeps moving. Slayer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dee trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ground and pound from Slayer. Dee trying to control here.
Dee is looking to improve his position.
Dee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Slayer won't allow Dee to sweep him here. 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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slayer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dee checks it well. Slayer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Slayer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slayer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dee is able to avoid easily. A solid leg kick lands there for Dee.
Slayer missing with a left hand there. Dee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Slayer throws a half hearted mid kick. Dee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Dee ducks right into an uppercut from Slayer. Slayer walks into a left hand. Slayer throws a nice outside leg kick. Slayer misses with a body shot
and Dee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slayer won't be happy with that. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slayer keeps working. Slayer is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Dee advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dee dominating with strikes here. Slayer is trying to escape the mount.
Dee dominating with strikes here. Dee working Slayer over with strikes here. Slayer is looking to get to half guard. Dee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slayer is rocked! Dee looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Slayer covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tweedle Dee! After the big win, Tweedle Dee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. Dragon Slayer was interviewed post fight and said 'Guess, I was tweetle dumb'.
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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
45% |
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