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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Powers (ranked 22887 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phill Brooks (ranked 8717 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brooks's choice of entrance music: Cult Of Personailty. Phill Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 14 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phill Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Brooks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers shoots in but no luck this time.
Despite the aggression on Brooks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Powers. 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.
Brooks misses with the combination.
Powers takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks drags the fight down to the ground.
Powers stands and steps away. Brooks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Powers shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
Brandon Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers rushes Brooks and presses him up against the cage.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Powers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooks pulls guard effortlessly.
Powers stops Brooks from standing up.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Powers tries to pass.
Brooks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brooks controls Powers momentarily but Powers frees himself.
Powers controlling from the top position.
Powers wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brooks leaves Powers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brooks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Powers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brooks defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brooks throws a nice head kick!
Powers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brooks to score with a decent uppercut.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brooks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Powers wants to control but Brooks postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Powers is positioning himself well to prevent Brooks advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phill Brooks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Powers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brooks.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Powers. 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.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers throws a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Phill Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks wants to improve his position but instead Powers has moved into half guard.
Powers decides to return to a standing position.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks jumps into guard, dragging Powers to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Powers wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Powers wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Brooks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brooks checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Powers's guard.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Powers looking for a sweep. Not yet Powers, not yet.
Powers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brooks is controlling him.
Powers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brooks throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers striking off his back but it's not causing Brooks any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Powers is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandon Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Powers.
Powers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brooks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Powers backs off Brooks throws a huge counter combo but Powers manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks has managed to clinch.
Brooks tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Powers after a bit of a struggle.
Powers wants to take the fight to the mat but Brooks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phill Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brooks tries to kick Powers off but Powers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brooks wants to get back to full guard.
Powers stops Brooks from getting back to his feet.
Powers trying to control from half guard but Brooks is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brooks's head.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
Brooks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Powers is striking off his back. Brooks thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Powers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brooks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers working a defensive guard here.
Powers has control of Brooks's left arm, preventing Brooks from doing any damage.
Brooks postures up.
Powers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brooks manages to get himself to full guard.
Powers preventing the sweep.
Powers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brooks wants to control the position but Powers says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers trying to control the pace.
Powers lands strikes from half guard.
Brooks is trying to get back to full guard.
Powers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brooks looks like he's trying to stand up.
Powers seems to be working for a kimura but Brooks defends the submission attempt.
Powers trying to pass the guard but Brooks defending well.
Powers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powers misses with a takedown attempt
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandon Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phill Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brooks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phill Brooks!
Phill Brooks gave a mention to Rising Sun Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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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