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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brandao's choice of entrance music: Work Hard, Play Hard. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
27
178 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glover.
Glover throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brandao counters with a nice body kick.
Glover lands a jab.
Glover sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Glover sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandao thuds a left hand into Glover's body.
Glover has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jab, jab by Brandao - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Brandao.
Glover throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandao counters with a good low kick that Glover was not able to check.
Nice body punch from Brandao.
Brandao walks into a straight right hand from Glover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Glover moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Glover misses its intended target.
Brandao drives through and clinches with Glover against the cage.
Glover is trying to pull guard but Brandao turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brandao looking to stall.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Glover.
Glover takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover tries to pull guard but Brandao holds him up against the cage and eventually Glover drops back down to his feet.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brandao working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover jumps into guard, dragging Brandao to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brandao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brandao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Glover is proving hard to escape from.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Brandao from controlling successfully.
Glover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brandao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glover is keeping the position for now.
Glover tries to strike from the bottom.
Glover looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandao is one step ahead there.
Glover controlling Brandao's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao stopping the sweep attempt from Glover.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Glover keeps moving.
Brandao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glover looking for a guillotine here but Brandao defends easily.
Glover looking for a sweep. Not yet Glover, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brandao tries to stand but Glover is controlling from the bottom.
Brandao tries to free his leg and advance position but Glover is retaining full guard.
Glover is trying to hold Brandao in close to prevent damage but Brandao has managed to pass into half guard.
Glover wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandao.
Glover throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brandao connects with a high kick.
Jose Brandao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Brandao.
Brandao slips under a jab from Glover.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandao connects with a single shot there.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Glover misses.
Brandao looks for the body kick but Glover saw that one coming.
A big right from Glover misses.
Brandao rushes Glover and presses him up against the cage.
Glover fails to pull guard.
Brandao pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao tries to stall but Glover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brandao lands a left hand.
Glover is trying to pull guard but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Glover drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandao crunches a lovely knee into Glover's ribcage.
Brandao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Glover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brandao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brandao scores with a shoulder strike.
Glover jumps guard.
Brandao stays in close to Glover's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Glover looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandao is one step ahead there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Brandao hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brandao throws the kick towards the body but Glover avoids it.
Glover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glover closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brandao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Glover is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover seems to be working for a kimura but Brandao defends the submission attempt.
Brandao is looking to control Glover's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brandao avoid being mounted?
Brandao is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brandao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brandao is controlling Glover's posture.
Brandao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glover with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brandao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brandao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is pulling down on Glover's head to control his posture.
Brandao trying to control the position.
Our spies down at at THC playhouse inform us that Brandao has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Glover is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandao has wrist control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brandao. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brandao is trying to keep Glover in close.
Glover passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Glover tries for a kimura but Brandao is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao struggling a bit here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brandao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Brandao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brandao duly obliges.
Glover drops his hands momentarily and Brandao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandao scores with a leg kick.
Brandao jabs at Glover's body.
A leg kick checked by Brandao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover avoids the head kick by Brandao.
Glover lands a right hook to the body.
Brandao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Glover circles away.
Brandao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Glover misses
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Glover moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Brandao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glover.
Brandao with a nice cross.
Brandao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandao throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandao. That's going to slow Glover down.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
Glover is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Glover shoots in for a double leg but Brandao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Glover throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Glover is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandao.
Brandao thuds his shin into the meat of Glover's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a brutal head kick. Glover looks out on his feet and Brandao throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jose Brandao!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jose Brandao waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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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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