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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 2831 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jungle Prince (ranked 22755 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brandao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Show Goes On. Jungle Prince acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jungle Prince!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Prince tries to clinch
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
Prince closes the distance and pushes Brandao back into the cage.
Brandao effectively controlling the action here.
Brandao tries to work over Prince's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prince is trying to push Brandao away but Brandao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao tries to work over Prince's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prince blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
A short right from Brandao on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brandao has Prince pressed against the cage, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prince is trying to break free.
Prince tries to break free but Brandao pushes him back against the cage.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Brandao.
Brandao lands a nice uppercut.
Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prince looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Prince closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brandao.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Prince controls the action.
Prince's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.
Brandao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brandao as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao scores with a body shot.
Prince slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.
Prince wants to clinch
and Brandao counters with an outside leg kick.
Brandao moves into the clinch.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Prince.
Brandao has Prince pressed against the cage, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prince has had enough of the clinch but Brandao keeps him there for the moment.
Brandao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prince breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince takes one to the side of the head.
Brandao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Brandao there.
Prince gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brandao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Prince breaks the clinch.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandao lands a jab.
Prince is looking to clinch.
Brandao moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brandao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince wants to break free but Brandao has control.
Brandao leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao with a jab.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Brandao.
Jungle Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prince misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Prince blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
That's time! Brandao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prince has managed to clinch.
Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
Brandao scores with a nice head shot.
Brandao misses with a body kick.
Brandao clinches up against the cage.
Prince tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brandao smiles and moves away.
Prince tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao lands with a cross.
Brandao lands a body shot.
Prince moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Brandao.
Prince wants to break free but Brandao has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince wants to break free but Brandao has control.
Prince blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao lands with a short shot to the head.
Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince wants to clinch up but Brandao keeps it at a distance.
Brandao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prince on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brandao thuds his right hand into Prince's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Prince closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prince jumps guard but Brandao stands there with Prince around his waist. Prince gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince is trying to push Brandao away but Brandao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prince blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Brandao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brandao prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.
Prince breaks from the clinch.
Prince wants to clinch
and Brandao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prince's knee momentarily.
Prince drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prince can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Prince tries to clinch
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prince wants to clinch.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Prince's head.
A big right from Brandao misses.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prince moves into the clinch.
Prince manages to break the clinch.
Prince clinches up against the cage.
Brandao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brandao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
Brandao tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a shot to the body.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince blocks an uppercut.
Brandao prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Prince controls the action.
Diego Brandao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brandao working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Brandao stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Brandao has Prince up against the cage in a clinch.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Prince.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Brandao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brandao is leaning against Prince and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Brandao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prince has had enough of the clinch but Brandao keeps him there for the moment.
Brandao lands a body punch.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
Prince rushes Brandao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
Brandao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brandao keeps control of Prince as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prince prevents a body shot from Brandao.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Prince controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prince blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Brandao tries to work over Prince's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prince closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Brandao counter with a right hand.
Prince tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Brandao swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
Prince closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandao circles away.
As Prince tries to get set, Brandao tries to push him back and clinch up but Prince manages to avoid the attempt.
Diego Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Brandao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Prince crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandao - the referee stops the clock and Prince gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandao. Prince manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brandao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diego Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Prince on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brandao displaying some good clinch control by pressing Prince up against the cage.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Jungle Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandao keeps control of Prince as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
Brandao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Brandao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prince tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prince wants to get back to striking at distance but Brandao won't allow it.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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FIGHT
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