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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 3816 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Branch (ranked 6601 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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182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Branch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Branch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winnfield moves away.
Branch throws a right hand that Winnfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Winnfield also avoids with ease.
Winnfield drives through and clinches with Branch against the cage.
Branch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winnfield breaks the clinch.
Branch fails to land with a series of punches.
Winnfield closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Branch's guard.
Branch keeping full guard, as Winnfield tries to pass.
Branch seems keen to control Winnfield's posture.
Winnfield trying to control but Branch is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winnfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Branch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Branch wants to stand but Winnfield is controlling the position.
Winnfield cracks Branch with a solid left hand.
Winnfield stopping the sweep attempt from Branch.
Branch pulls Winnfield in close to prevent any damage.
Branch 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.
Branch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Branch trying to keep a closed guard but Winnfield is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Winnfield looking to pass the guard.
Winnfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Winnfield wants to control from the top but Branch keeps moving.
Branch manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Winnfield throws a hook but Branch blocks it.
Titus Branch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winnfield.
Branch looks to land a combination but Winnfield avoids it well.
Branch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Branch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnfield manages to avoid it.
Winnfield dodges the punch combination from Branch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield clinches up against the cage.
Branch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Branch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winnfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Branch. No joy for Winnfield on that attempt.
Branch throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Branch. Those never looked like landing.
Branch looks to score with a jab to the body but Winnfield is just out of range.
Branch misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winnfield misses with a hook.
Branch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winnfield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jules Winnfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winnfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branch circles away quickly and effectively.
Winnfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winnfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branch throws a right hand that Winnfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Winnfield also avoids with ease.
Branch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Branch lands with a cross.
Branch fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Branch.
Titus Branch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Branch. Those never looked like landing.
Branch throws a hook but Winnfield avoids it easily.
Branch stalks Winnfield and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winnfield's face. Winnfield staggers backwards, shaken.
Branch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winnfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winnfield.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Winnfield misses
and Branch counters with a series of strikes. Winnfield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winnfield throws a hook but Branch avoids it easily.
Branch tries to counter with a clinch but Winnfield shakes him off and moves away.
Branch throws a series of punches but Winnfield moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Branch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Branch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Branch looks to land a combination but Winnfield avoids it well.
Titus Branch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winnfield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winnfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Branch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Branch misses with a wild combination.
Winnfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Branch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Winnfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Winnfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winnfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Branch, which made it look bad.
Winnfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Branch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Branch
and Winnfield counters with a straight right hand.
Branch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Branch throws a right and a left that Winnfield avoids nicely.
Jules Winnfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Winnfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Branch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winnfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Branch is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Branch is trying to buck Winnfield off.
Branch is looking to regain half guard here but Winnfield keeps moving and retains side control.
Branch pushes Winnfield away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Winnfield gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Branch is letting Winnfield control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Winnfield trying to control the action but Branch is working from the bottom.
Winnfield lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Winnfield controls the position.
Branch has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Winnfield looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Branch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Branch some visible discomfort.
Winnfield working away.
Winnfield wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Branch, who protects the arm well.
Branch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Winnfield grinds an elbow into Branch's temple.
Branch is trying to get back to half guard.
Jules Winnfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Branch being controlled for a moment.
Branch is not content to let Winnfield control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Branch down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Branch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Winnfield working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Winnfield taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Branch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winnfield slips a jab and a cross from Branch.
Winnfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Branch.
Winnfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Branch misses with a double jab.
Branch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Branch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winnfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winnfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Branch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Branch misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Branch misses with a combination
and Winnfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Branch is rocked!
Winnfield closes the distance and clinches.
Branch is still on wobbly legs! Can Winnfield finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branch working hard to break the clinch.
Branch is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield pulls guard.
Branch is fighting to break Winnfield's control of his arms but Winnfield is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Winnfield manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Branch manages to get himself to full guard.
Winnfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Branch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winnfield postures up.
Branch is looking to sweep but instead, Winnfield has passed into half guard.
Branch is trying to get back to full guard.
Winnfield controlling the action here.
Winnfield is working for a kimura but Branch is defending it quite comfortably.
Winnfield seems to be looking for submissions.
Winnfield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Branch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winnfield.
Winnfield landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Winnfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winnfield has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Winnfield dominating with strikes here.
Winnfield has hold of Branch's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Branch manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Branch takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Winnfield's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Winnfield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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