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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Decot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Decot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brooklyn Brawler's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Decot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn Brawler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler throws a body punch but Decot moves out of range.
Brawler looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brawler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Decot sprawls well initially but Brawler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Decot trying to control here.
Brawler wants to control but Decot is keeping him busy.
Decot wants to improve his position but Brawler is controlling well.
Brawler is controlling the pace.
Decot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brawler on the ground.
Decot wants to control but Brawler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Decot is trying to get back to full guard.
Decot looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Decot has his takedown stuffed
and Brawler counters with a left and a right that stings Decot.
A shot to de liver by Decot. Beautiful body shot.
Decot throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Brooklyn Brawler has been cut.
Brawler has Decot up against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler tries to break the clinch but Decot is controlling the position.
Decot has had enough of the clinch but Brawler keeps him there for the moment.
Brawler stops a takedown attempt from Decot.
Brawler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brawler can't break the clinch.
Brawler is pressed up against the cage. Decot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brawler down to the mat. Brawler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Decot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brawler clinches.
Decot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brawler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Decot tries to pull guard but Brawler won't allow it.
Decot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decot lands with a nice combination. Brawler backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Decot counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decot looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
No joy there for Decot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brawler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Decot, pushing him back against the cage.
Brawler breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Brawler does no damage.
Brawler connects with a single shot there.
Decot closes the distance and clinches up with Brawler, looking for a takedown. Decot pushes Brawler against the cage but Brawler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decot throws a sloppy head kick and Brawler moves out of range easily.
Decot shoots and misses
and Decot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Decot.
Brawler keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooklyn Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decot misses with a combination
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decot has a takedown stuffed.
Brawler gets a clinch.
Brawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Brawler. No joy for Decot on that attempt.
Brawler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brawler doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Decot.
Decot tries to clinch up
and Brawler counters with a three punch combo that has Decot backing up. Decot nods at Brawler to acknowledge the strikes.
Decot drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decot trying to control the position from guard on top but Brawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brawler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Decot trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom.
Brawler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brawler scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Brawler instigates a clinch.
Brawler breaks from the clinch.
Brawler throws a combination that misses
and Decot counters with a single leg into guard. Brawler didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decot darts in trying to clinch
and Brawler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brawler.
Decot is trying to keep Brawler in close.
Decot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Decot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Decot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brooklyn Brawler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Decot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brawler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brawler.
Decot trying to stall but Brawler improves his position.
Decot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Decot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decot can't break the clinch.
Decot jumps guard but Brawler stands there with Decot around his waist. Decot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Decot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Decot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawler tries to break the clinch but Decot is controlling the position.
Decot can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Decot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Decot has him pressed against the cage.
Brawler avoiding damage as Decot throws knees to the body.
Brawler lands a body punch.
Brawler is breathing heavily.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Decot tries to stall but Brawler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Decot breaks from the clinch.
Brawler clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler breaks the clinch.
Decot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brawler forces Decot back against the cage and clinches.
Decot avoiding damage as Brawler throws knees to the body.
Brawler wants to break free but Decot has control.
Brawler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Decot backwards.
Decot wants to get back to striking at distance but Brawler won't allow it.
Decot breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Brawler as Decot shoots in.
Decot throws a right hand that Brawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Brawler also avoids with ease.
Decot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brawler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Decot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brawler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Decot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brawler manages to break the clinch.
Decot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brawler moves into the clinch.
Decot is working for takedown but Brawler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Decot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brawler can't break the clinch.
Decot has had enough of the clinch but Brawler keeps him there for the moment.
Brawler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Decot.
Decot tries to break the clinch but Brawler is controlling the position.
Decot jumps into guard, dragging Brawler to the mat.
Decot working a defensive guard here.
Decot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Decot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawler is one step ahead there.
Decot working for a triangle but Brawler defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decot keeping moving, preventing Brawler from controlling successfully.
Decot controls Brawler momentarily but Brawler frees himself.
Brawler gets to his feet. Decot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Decot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brawler's hands.
Brawler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brawler has Decot up against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler breaks the clinch.
Decot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brawler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Decot is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decot is looking to improve his position.
Brawler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Decot defending well though.
Brawler stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Decot to get to his feet.
Decot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decot misses with a takedown
and Brawler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Decot's knee momentarily.
Zach Decot is winning the standup battle so far.
Decot has his takedown stuffed
and Brawler counters by clinching up.
Decot wants to stall.
Brawler lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decot tries to stall but Brawler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Decot has him pressed against the cage.
Decot pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Brawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brooklyn Brawler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Decot has his takedown stuffed
and Brawler counters by clinching up.
Decot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brawler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Decot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brawler throws a leg kick
and Decot counters with a body kick that stops Brawler in his tracks momentarily.
Decot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horrible takedown by Decot or perhaps it was just good defense by Brawler which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Decot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Decot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decot throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brawler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Decot keeping moving, preventing Brawler from controlling successfully.
Brawler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler tries to free his leg and advance position but Decot is retaining full guard.
Decot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brawler is controlling him.
Decot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Decot moved out of range nicely.
Decot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brawler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Decot's guard now.
Decot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawler.
Brawler trying to control but Decot is working from the bottom.
Brawler wants to stand but Decot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Decot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawler is one step ahead there.
Brawler content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decot lands some strikes from the bottom.
Decot punching from the bottom - just letting Brawler know he's still in a fight.
Brawler content to stall in guard here.
Decot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawler.
Brawler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Decot looking to control.
Decot wants to sweep here but Brawler controlling him for the moment.
Brawler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Decot moves in looking to clinch but Brawler pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brawler.
Brawler gets a clinch.
Brawler breaks the clinch.
Brawler clinches.
Decot tries to break the clinch but Brawler is controlling the position.
Brawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brawler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Decot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brawler decides to stand up, so the ref orders Decot to his feet.
Decot with a poor takedown
and Brawler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Decot prevents Brawler from breaking the clinch.
Decot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Decot fails to pull guard.
Brawler tries a knee to the head but Decot blocks it.
Decot has had enough of the clinch but Brawler keeps him there for the moment.
Decot looking for a takedown.
Decot jumps guard but Brawler stands there with Decot around his waist. Decot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brawler manages to break the clinch.
Brawler moves into range and clinches up with Decot.
Brawler can't break the clinch.
Decot can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decot tries to break the clinch but Brawler is controlling the position.
Brawler managing to block the knees to the body from Decot.
Brawler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brawler misses with a right hand
and Decot counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Decot.
Brawler fails with the takedown
so Decot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawler is trying to control the position but Decot postures up.
Decot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Decot looking to pass the guard.
Decot decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brawler, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brawler swats away the attempt to clinch by Decot.
Decot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brawler as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooklyn Brawler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brawler 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooklyn Brawler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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