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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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168 lbs
30 - 23 - 0 |
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162 lbs
20 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minor throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao misses with a double jab
and Minor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brandao!
Minor working the ground and pound but Brandao is defending the strikes.
Minor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brandao will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Minor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brandao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Brandao wants to control but Minor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao is looking to get to half guard.
Minor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Minor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brandao holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Minor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Minor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brandao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Minor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brandao is squirming around, avoiding Minor's attempts to control the action.
Minor lands a heavy elbow.
Minor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Minor unloads with some shots from mount but Brandao bucks and avoids them well.
Minor unloads with some shots from mount but Brandao bucks and avoids them well.
Brandao avoids a series of strikes thrown by Minor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor tries to control but Brandao wriggling away.
Brandao avoids a series of strikes thrown by Minor.
Minor lands a big shot there that rocks Brandao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Minor looking to finish with strikes here!
Minor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Minor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Minor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brandao wants to hold on but Minor pushes him away.
Brandao holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Minor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Minor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Minor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minor is trying to control here but Brandao has managed to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Minor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brandao!
Minor lands some shots froms side control.
Minor advances nicely into full mount.
Minor thowing shots but they're missing.
Minor throwing strikes here but Brandao is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brandao is looking to escape.
Brandao wants to control but Minor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor misses with a head shot.
Brandao is squirming around, avoiding Minor's attempts to control the action.
Minor thowing shots but they're missing.
Minor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brandao?
Minor looking to ground and pound but Brandao is blocking nicely.
Brandao taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor wants to control but instead Brandao manages to regain half guard.
Minor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Minor trying to control from half guard but Brandao is working away.
Minor stalling away here and it's allowed Brandao to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Minor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brandao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Minor controls the pace.
Gerald Minor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Minor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Minor postures up.
Minor stays in close to Brandao's body and controls the position.
Minor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Brandao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Minor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Minor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brandao is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Minor lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brandao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Minor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brandao is avoiding damage well.
Minor wants to control but Brandao is keeping him busy.
Minor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brandao is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor 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. This is the final round!
Minor shoots for a takedown but Brandao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brandao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brandao tries a head kick but it misses.
Minor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minor is looking to land body kicks.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao lands a slapping body shot.
Brandao throws a sloppy body shot
and Minor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Minor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Minor from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor throwing strikes from guard but Brandao blocks nicely.
Minor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandao is trying to hold Minor in close to prevent damage but Minor has managed to pass into half guard.
Minor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minor throws a strike but Brandao avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Minor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Minor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jose Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Minor throws a big right hand that misses.
Minor trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Minor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Minor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandao circles away.
Brandao swinging wildly here.
Brandao throws a combination that misses
and Minor counters with a nice leg kick.
Minor connects with a looping right hand.
Minor shoots in and drives through. Brandao sprawls well.
Jose Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Minor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a double jab
and Minor counters with a good low kick that Brandao was not able to check.
Minor swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Minor.
A shot to the liver by Minor. Beautiful body shot.
Minor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brandao swings widly with a right hand
and Minor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minor tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Minor postures up.
Minor wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Minor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brandao manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor pulls Brandao in close to prevent any damage.
Brandao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gerald Minor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor has his hands on Brandao's head, controlling the position.
Minor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Minor is pulling down on Brandao's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandao, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Minor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Minor 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Minor!
After winning the bout, Gerald Minor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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