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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowan Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brave comes to the cage accompanied by Eco, Eco (somos de taleco). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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141 lbs
17 - 24 - 0 |
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166 cm
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142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Brave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rowan Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brave checks a leg kick.
Brave rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brave fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stevenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stevenson throws a head kick that Brave semi-blocks.
It looks like Rod Brave has been cut.
Brave scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rod Brave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Brave blocks the low kick.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Brave.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Brave avoids them all with ease.
Brave avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brave connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson throws a low kick but Brave avoids it.
Brave misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brave gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brave throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Stevenson scores a nice knee to the body.
Brave turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brave manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brave is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Stevenson is trying to escape and Brave transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Stevenson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Brave! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rod Brave!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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