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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judd Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Braham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braham has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! 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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250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judd Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Braham!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Braham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Braham looks winded!
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Braham tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Braham to the ground. Braham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Braham tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judd Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Braham, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Braham sprawls well. Braham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Braham sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braham backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stalling the fight.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Braham in his tracks for a moment.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown decides to pull guard.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Braham trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braham wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
John Braham has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown pulls guard successfully.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braham manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Braham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Braham can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braham wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Braham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing down on Braham's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Braham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Braham is trying to control but can't.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown trying to control the action but Braham is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judd Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Braham'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.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Braham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Braham which made him look bad.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Braham's waist but Braham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judd Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown passes to side control.
Brown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Braham is breathing heavily.
Brown advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown working for a guillotine from mount but Braham is in no mood to give up.
Brown breaks from Braham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Braham can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braham is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Braham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braham is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Braham blocking the ground and pound.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown working for a submission but Braham is keeping him at bay.
Brown jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Braham manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Braham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braham defending against the ground and pound.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Braham defends.
Brown is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Braham will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Braham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Braham defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judd Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Braham's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Braham which made him look bad.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Braham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judd Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Braham.
Braham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Braham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braham preventing the sweep.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braham can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Braham was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Braham sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Braham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Judd Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braham tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braham has a takedown stuffed.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Braham.
Braham throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braham.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Braham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Braham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown postures up.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Braham defends it well.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Braham defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Braham's head.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Braham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Braham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Braham is looking to improve his position.
John Braham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judd Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Judd Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judd Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judd Brown!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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