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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon has chosen Catch Em By Surprise as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
164 lbs
5 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon cracks Guerrero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brandon dives in and scores a takedown into Guerrero's guard.
Guerrero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandon is one step ahead there.
Guerrero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Guerrero as Brandon shoots in.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brandon or perhaps it was just good defense by Guerrero, which made it look bad.
Luis Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Brandon.
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon moves forwards but Guerrero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brandon scores with a head kick. Guerrero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brandon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guerrero shoots in looking for a takedown. Brandon tries to sprawl out of it but Guerrero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brandon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guerrero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Guerrero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandon's head.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown but Brandon shows good takedown defense.
Brandon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guerrero tries to counter with a takedown but Brandon is quick to defend against it.
Guerrero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandon.
Guerrero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Guerrero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guerrero wants it to stay on the feet.
Guerrero attempts a counter takedown but Brandon avoids it well and moves away.
Brandon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandon shoots for a double leg takedown but Guerrero sprawls well. He's pushed Brandon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brandon backs up against the cage.
Guerrero lands with a right hand.
Brandon is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandon. Guerrero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenny Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guerrero fails with the takedown.
Brandon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brandon has Guerrero up against the cage in a clinch.
Guerrero has clasped his hands together around Brandon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The strikes coming from Guerrero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Guerrero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brandon down.
Guerrero with the ground and pound but Brandon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Brandon gets full guard.
Guerrero works over Brandon with some ground and pound from guard.
Guerrero trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Guerrero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guerrero throws a strike but Brandon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Guerrero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guerrero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandon is one step ahead there.
Guerrero trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guerrero trying to keep a closed guard but Brandon is proving a slippery customer.
Guerrero trying to strike off his back.
Guerrero is controlling Brandon's posture.
Brandon wants to pass the guard but Guerrero is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Brandon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brandon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerrero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brandon on the side of the head.
Guerrero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandon.
A big right from Brandon misses.
Brandon tries to clinch up but Guerrero circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brandon sprawls and moves away.
Brandon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandon throws a body punch but Guerrero moves out of range.
Brandon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brandon misses with a hook
and Guerrero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brandon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brandon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guerrero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Guerrero working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon is staying active underneath Guerrero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guerrero misses with a head shot. Brandon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guerrero postures up.
Guerrero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guerrero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brandon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
Luis Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guerrero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brandon controls Guerrero momentarily but Guerrero frees himself.
Brandon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Guerrero's head coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerrero throwing a counter right hand but Brandon manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Brandon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looks for the body kick but Guerrero saw that one coming.
Guerrero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Guerrero scores with a decent looking hook.
Brandon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guerrero slaps away a takedown attempt from Brandon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guerrero lands with a straight right. Brandon didn't see that one coming.
Brandon tries to clinch up but Guerrero circles away and keeps his distance.
Brandon misses with a left hand
and Guerrero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guerrero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guerrero is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Brandon as he works his way to full guard.
Guerrero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon has Guerrero pulled in close to control his posture.
Guerrero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guerrero tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandon is retaining full guard.
Brandon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandon misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero walks into a left hand.
Guerrero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Guerrero dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brandon swings for the body but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandon.
Guerrero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guerrero throws an overhand right that lands on Brandon's shoulder, as Brandon tries to avoid the shot.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guerrero counters with a takedown into side control.
Guerrero scoring with punches from side control.
Brandon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brandon struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is not content to let Guerrero control the position.
Guerrero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brandon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brandon is trying to control Guerrero's posture but Guerrero avoids it.
Guerrero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guerrero throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Brandon works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brandon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a strike but Brandon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerrero throws a big right hand that misses.
Guerrero postures up and lands a big shot to Brandon's brow.
Brandon wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerrero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brandon wants to stand up but Guerrero is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guerrero looking to pass the guard.
Guerrero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brandon trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandon scores with a jab to the head.
Brandon throws a jab but it's blocked by Guerrero.
A telegraphed right hand from Guerrero misses the target.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandon as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandon ducks right into an uppercut from Guerrero.
Guerrero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandon.
Guerrero throwing a counter right hand but Brandon manages to avoid it.
Brandon misses with a hook. Guerrero ducked under it nicely.
Guerrero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Brandon. Those never looked like landing.
Brandon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kenny Brandon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandon misses with a wild body shot.
Brandon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Guerrero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guerrero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Guerrero!
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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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