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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Branko Eusebio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Mcneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Mcneil will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branko Eusebio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Mcneil!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eusebio misses the shot to the body.
Mcneil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Mcneil misses.
Eusebio blocks a low kick nicely.
Eusebio swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcneil.
Eusebio misses with a looping left.
Eusebio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mcneil.
It looks like Branko Eusebio has been cut.
Eusebio misses with a low kick as Mcneil jumps back.
Eusebio avoids the body shot from Mcneil.
Eusebio feints and as Mcneil raises his hands in defense, Eusebio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eusebio could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Eusebio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eusebio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcneil keeping moving, preventing Eusebio from controlling successfully.
Mcneil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eusebio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcneil decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Trevor Mcneil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcneil tries to clinch up but Eusebio circles away and keeps his distance.
Eusebio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcneil tries to clinch but Eusebio moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Mcneil.
Mcneil looks gassed!
Mcneil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eusebio throws a jab when Mcneil was well out of range.
Mcneil tries to clinch up
and Eusebio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil is looking to get back to is feet but Eusebio passes into side control.
Eusebio landing a few strikes.
Mcneil takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eusebio working away.
Eusebio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eusebio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcneil keeps working.
Eusebio cracks Mcneil with a big right hand but Mcneil just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eusebio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mcneil down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio working the body and head with strikes.
Eusebio just content to control the position.
Eusebio lands a few punches from side control.
Eusebio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mcneil manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mcneil is trying to control the action in half guard but Eusebio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eusebio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eusebio tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcneil is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eusebio is trying to get back to full guard.
Eusebio is doing well to control the position and prevent Mcneil from advancing to side control.
Eusebio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcneil on the ground.
Eusebio trying to hold on to Mcneil's head to control him but Mcneil postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Branko Eusebio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Mcneil.
Mcneil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Eusebio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Branko Eusebio 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eusebio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcneil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eusebio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mcneil keeping full guard, as Eusebio tries to pass.
Mcneil wants to stand and escape but Eusebio is having none of it.
Eusebio with a nice head shot there.
Mcneil is trying to control the position but Eusebio postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcneil is on top in guard.
Mcneil sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eusebio 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcneil is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcneil is breathing heavily.
Mcneil prevents Eusebio from improving his position.
Eusebio connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Eusebio is looking to improve his position.
Mcneil is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eusebio missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio keeping control of the position.
Eusebio wants to control but Mcneil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eusebio tries to roll over but Mcneil keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mcneil is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eusebio sees it coming and defends easily.
Eusebio is looking to improve his position.
Mcneil tries to stand and escape but Eusebio is controlling the position.
Eusebio is doing well to control the position and prevent Mcneil from advancing to side control.
Branko Eusebio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mcneil shoots and misses
and Eusebio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mcneil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Eusebio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eusebio works over Mcneil with some ground and pound from guard.
Mcneil keeping moving, preventing Eusebio from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcneil wants to stand but Eusebio is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Eusebio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Branko Eusebio 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcneil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcneil throws a looping overhand right but Eusebio ducks down to avoid it.
Mcneil blocks a jab.
Mcneil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcneil tries to close the distance and clinch but Eusebio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcneil slips a straight right by Eusebio .
A slow jab from Mcneil misses its intended target.
A big right from Eusebio misses.
Mcneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eusebio .
Mcneil scores with a three punch combo!
Mcneil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcneil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Mcneil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Eusebio misses the target.
Eusebio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eusebio wants to pass the guard but Mcneil is keeping the position.
Eusebio 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.
Branko Eusebio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eusebio postures up and lands a big shot to Mcneil's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil trying to keep a closed guard but Eusebio is proving a slippery customer.
Eusebio trying to control but Mcneil is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Branko Eusebio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mcneil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcneil blocks a head kick by Eusebio .
Mcneil misses with a series of wild punches.
Eusebio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mcneil to the mat! Mcneil manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcneil is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eusebio 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eusebio landing some decent shots from guard.
Eusebio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mcneil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eusebio has managed to get both his arms back between Mcneil's legs - danger averted.
Eusebio trying to control but Mcneil is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eusebio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eusebio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eusebio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eusebio with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Branko Eusebio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eusebio , 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branko Eusebio !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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