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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big K.R.I.T. - Country Sh*t Remix. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Aires slips the punch.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aires appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aires looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wallace thows a leg kick but Aires checks it
and Aires counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aires tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace misses with a hook. Aires ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wallace.
Aires takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Aires on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.
Aires half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wallace's coach down at Cartel Muerte was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aires misses with a head kick.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires misses with a head kick.
Aires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Aires moved out of range.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aires.
A big left from Wallace misses.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aires.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aires moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aires misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace throws a head kick that half lands.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Aires uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kevin Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aires thuds his shin into the meat of Wallace's side.
Aires looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wallace!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace is not content to let Aires control the position.
Wallace is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aires working the head and body with strikes.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Aires drags him back down.
Aires tries to score with some ground and pound. Wallace controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aires misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aires throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aires wants to control for a moment but Wallace uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Aires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aires wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Aires passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wallace!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aires lands a heavy elbow.
Aires misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Aires with shots to the head and body - Wallace looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aires looking to finish with strikes here!
Aires thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound.
Aires lands a nice shot to the head.
Wallace is desperately trying to improve his position but Aires has a good base and remains in mount.
Wallace avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aires.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Aires connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Aires landing punches.
Aires with a couple of short strikes.
Wallace is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aires drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Aires lands a couple of elbows.
Wallace trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aires.
Aires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a body punch
and Aires counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aires staying out of range there.
Aires shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aires blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wallace.
Aires tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Aires back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
A head punch on the inside from Aires fails to land.
Aires goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike.
Aires lands a body punch.
Aires is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wallace is keeping busy.
Aires blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Aires fails to land.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Aires's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aires's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace pushes off an throws an elbow but Aires leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wallace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Aires has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aires throws a head punch that misses.
Wallace can't find room to land a body shot as Aires controls the action.
Aires escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aires looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wallace misses with a low kick as Aires jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Wallace moves into the clinch.
Wallace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aires.
Aires blocks an elbow strike from Wallace.
Aires misses with a punch on the inside.
Aires misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aires lands a body shot.
A short right from Aires.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Aires lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Aires scores with a shoulder strike.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Aires struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Aires looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Aires.
A nice left hand lands by Aires.
Wallace lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands with a short shot to the head.
Aires blocks an elbow strike.
Wallace tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aires lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Aires scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aires scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aires avoids the elbow strike from Wallace, against the cage.
Aires lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace gets through Aires's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aires lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aires scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Aires scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.
Aires pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aires slips under a jab from Wallace.
Aires fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aires thinks about countering with a body kick.
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 Bruno Aires will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aires lands a right hook to the body.
Aires slips a jab from Wallace.
As Wallace looks to move away, Aires throws a big counter combo bu Wallace just gets out of the way.
Aires slips a jab from Wallace.
Aires tries to land a front kick but Wallace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aires throws a head kick that half lands.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Aires throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wallace throws a jab when Aires was well out of range.
Wallace has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aires.
Aires delivers a nice body kick.
Aires fakes the leg kick and cracks Wallace in the body.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aires manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aires dives in and scores a takedown into Wallace's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aires landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aires throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Aires is proving a slippery customer.
Aires wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Wallace is looking to slow Aires down with leg kicks.
Aires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Aires keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aires throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aires swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aires misses with a hook.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aires lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aires throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Aires scores with a kick to the body.
Aires chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace throws a head kick but Aires moves out of range.
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of 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!
Aires tries a low kick but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Aires keeps Wallace at a distance using the push kick.
Aires fakes the leg kick and cracks Wallace in the body.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Aires swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aires throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wallace avoids it.
Aires turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Aires misses.
Good shot there by Aires.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Wallace throws a jab when Aires was well out of range.
Aires avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kevin Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aires sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aires looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wallace scoring well with a low kick there.
Aires steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Aires walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wallace checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aires scores with a jab to the head.
Aires throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace connects with a right hand. Aires shakes it off.
Wallace throws a leg kick that misses.
Aires misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.
Aires lands a leg kick that knocks Wallace off balance momentarily.
Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wallace takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aires.
Aires throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wallace avoids it.
Nice shot by Aires.
Good work by Aires as he checks the leg kick.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
Wallace stalling in the clinch but Aires improves position.
Kevin Wallace seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aires tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
A short right from Wallace on the inside.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Aires.
Aires can't find room to land a body shot as Wallace controls the action.
A short right from Aires.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aires, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
Bruno Aires decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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