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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Micheal King was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal King!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
King tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thunder is able to avoid easily.
Thunder fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder has a takedown stuffed.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thunder counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thunder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King looks gassed!
Thunder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thunder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thunder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thunder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thunder distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thunder postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! King is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thunder, into his guard.
Thunder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thunder throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thunder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thunder striking off his back but it's not causing King any problems.
Thunder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thunder tries to get out of the position.
King wants to stand but Thunder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thunder throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thunder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Thunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thunder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thunder lands a nice shot to the head.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Thunder has a good base and remains in mount.
Thunder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thunder lands a big elbow.
Thunder goes for an armbar but King turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Thunder striking off his back but it's not causing King any problems.
Thunder will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thunder lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Thunder throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thunder looking for a sweep. Not yet Thunder, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Thunder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Thunder fails with the takedown
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to work over Thunder's front leg with a kick but Thunder checks it.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Thunder with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thunder's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Thunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder 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.
Thunder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Thunder trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thunder looking for a sweep. Not yet Thunder, not yet.
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.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thunder instigates a clinch.
Thunder gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
King trying to control from the bottom.
King kicks Thunder off and gets back to his feet.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Thunder counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thunder chips away with some ground and pound.
Thunder postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King working a defensive guard here.
Thunder thows a big elbow that misses.
Thunder thows a big elbow that misses.
Thunder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King rushes Thunder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thunder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King taking a breather.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King jumps into guard, dragging Thunder to the mat.
Thunder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thunder flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Thunder is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Thunder will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
King tries to clinch up
and Thunder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thunder throws a big right hand that misses.
Thunder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thunder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
King keeping moving, preventing Thunder from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thunder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thunder thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Thunder tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked King off and has taken his back!
Thunder is trying to stick to King's back but King is turning into Thunder. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Thunder's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by King.
Thunder tries to strike from the bottom.
Thunder throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Thunder.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Thunder thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Thunder looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King misses with a takedown
and Thunder counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
Thunder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Thunder has a good base and remains in mount.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
King is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
King is in a horrible position here. Thunder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Thunder has a good base and remains in mount.
Thunder dominating with strikes here.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thunder cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thunder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King tries to reverse the position but Thunder maintains control.
Micheal King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thunder looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thunder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian 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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RATING
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