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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Farias (ranked 2750 p4p, 303 weight class) and Matt Van Bromer (ranked 2378 p4p, 261 weight class). Farias comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious B.I.G - Juicy. Van Bromer has chosen Go To War - Nothing More as his entrance music. 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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158 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Farias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Van Bromer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Bromer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Farias - the referee stops the clock and Van Bromer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Farias. Van Bromer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Farias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Bromer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Farias defends it well.
Farias clinches.
Farias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Bromer manages to break the clinch.
Farias scores with a nice head shot.
Van Bromer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Farias to the ground. Van Bromer is now in Farias's guard.
Van Bromer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Bromer postures up in Farias's guard and throws a big left but Farias blocks it.
Van Bromer throws an elbow that misses. Farias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Bromer's guard. Nice move by Farias!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Bromer wants to sweep here but Farias controlling him for the moment.
Van Bromer controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Bromer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farias defends well.
Farias trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Bromer's guard.
Farias being controlled here momentarily.
Farias wants to stand but Van Bromer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Bromer working for a triangle but Farias defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Bromer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farias is aware though and is defending well.
Farias trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Bromer's guard.
Van Bromer is looking for a triangle but Farias pushes his legs off easily.
Farias is looking to stand up but Van Bromer won't let him.
Van Bromer wants to improve his position but instead Farias has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Bromer keeping hold of Farias's head, controlling as best he can.
Van Bromer is trying to control but can't.
Van Bromer desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Farias knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Bromer on the ground.
Van Bromer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Farias wants to stand up but Van Bromer is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Bromer shoots for a takedown but Farias saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Bromer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farias lands a head kick. Van Bromer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Farias lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Farias wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Bromer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Bromer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farias avoids it really well and circles away.
Farias is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Bromer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Farias 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.
Van Bromer gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Bromer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Van Bromer trying to control from half guard but Farias is working away.
Van Bromer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farias has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farias blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Bromer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias wants to get back to his feet.
Farias is not content to let Van Bromer control the position.
Farias blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Bromer.
Farias tries to get to full guard but Van Bromer has control of the leg.
Van Bromer slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Farias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Bromer dives in and grabs Farias's left leg, looking for a takedown. Farias pushes down on Van Bromer's head and hops out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farias.
Farias lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farias feints and then cracks Van Bromer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Bromer down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farias fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Bromer or perhaps it was just good defense by Farias, which made it look bad.
Van Bromer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charles Farias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Van Bromer.
Farias wants to clinch up but Van Bromer keeps it at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Farias!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias lands a head kick!
Farias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Bromer.
Farias has managed to clinch.
Farias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Bromer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Van Bromer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Bromer trying to control the position from guard on top but Farias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Bromer throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Bromer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Bromer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farias trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Bromer fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Bromer tries for a takedown but Farias circles away easily
and Farias counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farias moves to clinch but Van Bromer breaks away
and Van Bromer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Farias is looking to stand back up but Van Bromer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Farias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Farias dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Farias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farias looks for the body kick but Van Bromer saw that one coming.
Charles Farias is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Bromer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Bromer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farias pinned against the cage. Farias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body kick there by Farias.
Farias throws a nice head kick!
Van Bromer throws a low kick but Farias moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farias lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Bromer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Farias is trying to defend but Van Bromer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Farias tries to kick Van Bromer off in order to stand up. Van Bromer Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Bromer is controlling him well.
Van Bromer wants to control but Farias is keeping him busy.
Van Bromer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Farias has escaped the position, nice work there.
Farias is not content to let Van Bromer control the position.
Van Bromer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Farias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Bromer can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias is trying to control Van Bromer's posture but Van Bromer avoids it.
Farias dodges the ground and pound from Van Bromer.
Van Bromer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Bromer slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Van Bromer.
Farias is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Bromer controls the position from side control.
Van Bromer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Farias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four 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.
Farias is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matt Van Bromer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Bromer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Van Bromer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Bromer with the ground and pound but Farias regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Farias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farias, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Farias!
A very excited looking Charles Farias made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Matt Van Bromer stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's not good'.
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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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