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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruso has chosen Helena 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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275 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bruso!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.
Loco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loco pushes Bruso up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruso has Loco pressed against the cage, preventing Loco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Loco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loco is looking to clinch but Bruso is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Loco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loco lands a jab to the head.
Loco throws a shot from downtown. Bruso moves away and avoids it.
Loco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Thomas Bruso has been cut.
Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco throws a low kick but Bruso moves out of range easily.
Loco fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruso scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruso tries to close the distance and clinch but Loco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Loco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruso doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Bruso misses.
Bruso ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Loco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bruso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruso misses with the body kick
and Loco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loco tries to clinch up but Bruso circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruso misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loco throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loco clinches with his opponent.
Loco is trying to break free.
Bruso jumps into guard, dragging Loco to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Loco trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bruso's guard.
Loco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Loco tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruso is retaining full guard.
Loco wanted to stand there but Bruso had control of the position.
Bruso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loco decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bruso, up you get!
A big left from Loco misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries to clinch up but Bruso circles away and keeps his distance.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Bruso moved out of range nicely.
El Loco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruso slips a jab from Loco.
Loco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bruso clinches.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Bruso is controlling him.
Bruso prevents Loco from breaking the clinch.
Bruso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruso's brow.
Loco breaks the clinch.
Bruso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bruso momentarily.
Bruso instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruso has double underhooks.
Loco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruso throws an elbow but it misses.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Bruso is controlling him.
Bruso is looking to control Loco's arms but Loco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruso has his back to the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Loco blocks an uppercut.
Loco tries to circle away but Bruso has him pinned against the cage.
Bruso decides to pull guard.
Bruso trying to keep a closed guard but Loco is proving a slippery customer.
Loco wants to get up but he can't break Bruso's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Loco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bruso has his foot on Loco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Loco works his way back into a safe position though.
Bruso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Loco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bruso is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bruso's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
El Loco is winning the standup battle so far.
Loco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bruso counters with a left to the body.
Bruso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Loco blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bruso.
Bruso throws a lazy right hand but Loco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas Bruso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruso throws a jab but it's blocked by Loco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso looks to land a combination but Loco avoids it well.
Loco throws an overhand right that lands on Bruso's shoulder, as Bruso tries to avoid the shot.
Bruso throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Loco was covering up waiting for the punch and Bruso finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bruso trying to control but Loco is working from the bottom.
Loco is looking to stand up but Bruso isn't so interested in that idea.
Bruso stopping the sweep attempt from Loco.
Loco is pulling down on Bruso's head. It's preventing any offense from Bruso, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Bruso from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thomas Bruso hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Loco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Loco.
Bruso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruso ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Loco misses with a straight right.
Loco looks to land a right hand but Bruso moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Loco.
Bruso takes one on the button.
Bruso throws a push kick but Loco slaps the foot to one side.
Bruso misses with a low kick as Loco jumps back.
Loco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loco.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruso takes one to the side of the head.
Bruso misses the jab.
Bruso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruso checks a leg kick.
Bruso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bruso.
A jab from Loco does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruso is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bruso has a takedown stuffed.
Loco loads up on a big right hand but Bruso slips the punch.
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 El Loco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bruso's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Loco lands a jab.
Loco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruso has a takedown stuffed.
Bruso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruso. That did some damage!
Bruso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loco.
Bruso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruso has time to react.
Loco keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruso throws an off balance right hand
and Loco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruso looks for a takedown but Loco sprawls well.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bruso.
Bruso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas Bruso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loco manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Loco coming out on top.
Bruso misses with a looping right.
Loco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Loco.
Loco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Loco counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco lunges at Bruso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruso's hand.
Loco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bruso - that landed with a thud.
Bruso pushes Loco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruso scores with a shot to the side of Loco's head.
Loco is trying to force a seperation but Bruso has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco takes a shot to the head.
Bruso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bruso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Loco has had enough of the clinch but Bruso keeps him there for the moment.
Bruso lands a nice elbow.
It looks like El Loco has been cut.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Bruso has him pressed against the cage.
Bruso tries a body shot but Loco blocks it.
Bruso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loco avoids it.
Loco tries to circle away but Bruso has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Bruso as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loco breaks from the clinch.
Loco throws a hook to the side of Bruso's head but Bruso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruso shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Loco but Loco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
El Loco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas Bruso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruso prevents Loco from standing back up.
Bruso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loco's head.
Bruso passes to full mount!
Bruso throwing strikes but Loco bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Loco stands up and waves to Bruso to follow him.
Loco works over Bruso's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to El Loco.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loco, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Loco!
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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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