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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Luis Suarez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suarez is defended easily by Brown.
Suarez misses with a head kick.
Suarez wants to clinch.
Brown looks to land a combination but Suarez avoids it well.
Suarez misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suarez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown thows a huge punch but Suarez dodges it nicely.
Brown postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Suarez to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Suarez in a clinch.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suarez is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Suarez misses with the combination.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Suarez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Suarez is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Suarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Suarez gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown drives through and clinches with Suarez against the cage.
Suarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown blocks a head kick by Suarez.
Suarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Suarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez shoots and misses
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Suarez tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Suarez drops back down to his feet.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Suarez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nathan Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Suarez persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suarez shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown tries for a takedown but Suarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Suarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Suarez is looking to clinch.
Suarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Suarez defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Suarez shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Suarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown tries to bum rush Suarez with a series of wild strikes but Suarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
Brown looks winded!
Suarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez misses with a leg kick.
Suarez tries to clinch up.
Suarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suarez is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Suarez circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suarez is looking to clinch.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Brown dominated that round.
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.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suarez.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Suarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suarez shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown feints a jab promting Suarez to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suarez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
Suarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown tests Suarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suarez is looking to clinch.
Brown gets a clinch.
Suarez breaks from the clinch.
Suarez wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Suarez is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luis Suarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
Suarez shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suarez.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Suarez looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Suarez misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Suarez on that attempt.
Nathan Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suarez dodges the punch combination from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets a double leg takedown into Suarez's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez trying to control the position.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown gets to his feet. Suarez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Suarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Suarez throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Suarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suarez wants it to stay on the feet.
As Brown tries to get set, Suarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Brown manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Suarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Suarez dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Suarez's head and hops out.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Suarez backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Suarez manages to avoid it all.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Suarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Suarez fails to pull guard.
Suarez misses with some punches.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to clinch.
Brown dives in and grabs Suarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Suarez misses with a straight left.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Suarez moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Suarez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Suarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suarez tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Suarez shoots in.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Suarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suarez goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Brown works over Suarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Brown clinches.
Suarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Suarez.
Brown clinches.
Luis Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suarez is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Suarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Brown!
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