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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lane Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duce Bigalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lane Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Bigalo looking to slow down the pace here.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Bigalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bigalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
It looks like Lane Brooks has been cut.
Brooks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Bigalo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bigalo's brow.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bigalo is defending well for now.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Bigalo crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bigalo lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Bigalo won't want to take too many of those.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Brooks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bigalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bigalo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bigalo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bigalo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bigalo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Bigalo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brooks gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bigalo regains guard.
Brooks passes Bigalo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Bigalo defends it.
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!
Brooks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bigalo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brooks is trying to control. Bigalo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigalo tries to get to full guard but Brooks has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but Bigalo defending well.
Brooks is working hard here to advance position.
Bigalo wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks moves into full mount! Bigalo won't be happy about that!
Bigalo stops Brooks from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bigalo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bigalo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo is in a horrible position here. Brooks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brooks trying to control but Bigalo is having none of it.
Brooks landing punches.
Bigalo wants to hold on but Brooks pushes him away.
Bigalo is trying desperately to improve position.
Brooks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brooks fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brooks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks scoring with strikes but Bigalo is staying in there.
Brooks fails to move to back control.
Bigalo is trying desperately to improve position.
Bigalo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Bigalo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lane Brooks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brooks clinches up with Bigalo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks is trying to push Bigalo away but Bigalo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bigalo avoids the damage to the body.
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Bigalo, against the cage.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Bigalo.
Bigalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Duce Bigalo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bigalo trying to stall but Brooks improves his position.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
Bigalo trying to land knees to the body.
Bigalo misses with an elbow strike.
Bigalo wants to stall.
Bigalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bigalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Bigalo, against the cage.
Bigalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Bigalo in his tracks for a moment.
Brooks wants to break free but Bigalo has control.
Knees to the body from Brooks.
Bigalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brooks obliges.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bigalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Bigalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bigalo.
Bigalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Duce Bigalo has been cut.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigalo missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo is breathing heavily.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Bigalo trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Bigalo controls his hands.
Bigalo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bigalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bigalo's defenses.
Bigalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bigalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bigalo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A head kick from Bigalo lands but Brooks takes it in his stride.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bigalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks tries to work over Bigalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bigalo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bigalo avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Bigalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bigalo landing knees to the head.
Bigalo takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Bigalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bigalo with a knee to the head.
Lane Brooks's cut is getting worse.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bigalo is defending well for now.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bigalo backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigalo scores a nice knee to the body.
Bigalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
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 Lane Brooks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brooks moves out of range as Bigalo throws a body kick.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Bigalo.
Bigalo darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Bigalo lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooks won't want to take too many of those.
Bigalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Bigalo misses with a knee to the head.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Bigalo 's eye.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bigalo avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bigalo backwards.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bigalo blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
Bigalo misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Bigalo is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bigalo is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
Bigalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bigalo after a bit of a struggle.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Bigalo.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
A short right from Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Bigalo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bigalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks is trying to drag Bigalo to the mat but Bigalo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lane Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bigalo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bigalo lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Duce Bigalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bigalo avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bigalo's elbow.
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
Brooks looking to throw knees to the head but Bigalo is blocking nicely.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Bigalo's ribcage.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brooks obliges.
Brooks is looking for a takedown.
Bigalo is pressed up against the cage. Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bigalo down to the mat. Bigalo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bigalo tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bigalo.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Bigalo 's eye.
Brooks working Bigalo over with knees to the body.
Lane Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bigalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
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!
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Bigalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bigalo.
Brooks tries a body shot but Bigalo blocks it.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bigalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lane Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lane Brooks!
Our winner, Lane Brooks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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