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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harper Newton (ranked 4197 p4p, 4033 weight class) and Joel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 St Petersburg, Harper Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Newton has managed to clinch.
Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Newton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Newton controls the pace.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Newton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Newton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Newton postures up.
Newton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Newton tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Newton keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown gets back to half guard.
Newton trying to control the pace.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Newton is controlling the pace.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Newton stalling.
Newton prevents Brown from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Newton is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Newton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Newton wants it to stay on the feet.
Newton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harper Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Brown.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Newton is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown looks to clinch
and Newton counters with a two punch combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Newton.
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harper Newton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Newton darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Newton into the cage.
Brown with the counter takedown but Newton avoids it easily.
Newton is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to break free but Newton pushes him back against the cage.
Newton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harper Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown has Newton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Newton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Newton won't allow it.
Newton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
Newton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Newton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Newton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Newton improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brown avoiding damage as Newton throws knees to the body.
Brown is trying to push Newton away but Newton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Newton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Newton prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Newton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Newton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Newton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Newton looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a knee to the head.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Newton is keeping busy.
Newton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Newton, which made it look bad.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Newton pinned against the cage. Newton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Newton is looking to clinch.
Newton tries to clinch up.
Newton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Newton blocks the elbow strike.
Newton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton stalling.
Newton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harper Newton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Newton clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Newton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Newton avoiding damage.
Newton tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Newton.
Newton is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Newton after a bit of a struggle.
Brown drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Newton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Newton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown wants to stand but Newton is controlling the position.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Newton controlling from the top position.
Newton is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown trying to hold on to Newton's head to control him but Newton postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Newton in particular looking to stall.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Newton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Newton's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Brown is working for a rear naked choke. Newton is not defending it well and Brown has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Newton refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Newton's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joel Brown!
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