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Event:
Total Destruction
Date: Jun 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Velasquez.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Velasquez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brandao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Velasquez.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velasquez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Velasquez scores with a one two! Brandao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brandao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ato Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez works the jab nicely.
Velasquez tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandao .
Brandao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a two punch combo.
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!
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velasquez stuns Brandao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#KD2#
Velasquez lands a left and a right that send Brandao crashing to the mat, dazed. Velasquez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Velasquez throws a shot to the body.
Velasquez plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Brandao swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Brandao face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ato Velasquez!
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Event:
COLD BLOODED
Date: May 29, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Brandao rushes Mir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Mir drags the fight down to the ground.
Brandao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brandao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Mir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brandao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Brandao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mir on the ground.
Brandao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Brandao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brandao has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brandao controls the pace.#SUB2#
Mir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brandao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mir works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Brandao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brandao tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Brandao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Brandao sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Mir working for a triangle but Brandao defends it easily.
Brandao has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Brandao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving. #SUB2#
Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Brandao from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Mir looking for subs off his back but Brandao has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mir is looking for a sweep. Brandao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brandao trying to pass the guard but Mir defending well.
Brandao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Mir wants to control but Brandao is keeping busy.
Brandao trying to control from half guard but Mir is working away.
Brandao tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mir wants to control but Brandao is keeping busy.
Brandao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brandao moves into full mount! Mir won't be happy about that! #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mir is trying to escape the mount.
Brandao looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brandao pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Mir sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mir is not content to let Brandao control the position.#SUB2#
Mir looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Mir will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Good leg kick by Brandao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily. #TD#
Brandao scores with a takedown into Mir's guard.
Brandao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Brandao has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mir to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Brandao is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mir pulls down on the head and he's put Brandao to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Mir!
Frank Mir spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Bogdan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brandao scores with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Brandao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bogdan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brandao walks away with a smile on his face. Bogdan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bogdan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ioachim Bogdan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bogdan or perhaps it was just good defense by Brandao , which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Brandao .
Bogdan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brandao misses with a body kick.
Bogdan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandao as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bogdan.
Bogdan is breathing heavily.#T1#
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bogdan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brandao moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Ioachim Bogdan has been cut.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogdan.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brandao .
Bogdan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#CL2#
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bogdan avoids it.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brandao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brandao looking to throw knees to the head but Bogdan is blocking nicely.
Brandao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brandao 's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brandao 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brandao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao landing knees to the head.
Brandao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brandao lands a good knee to the midsection. Bogdan won't want to take too many of those.#T2#
Brandao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #KD2#
Brandao drops Bogdan with a big knee straight up the middle! Bogdan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC2#
Bogdan is rocked!
Brandao thumps Bogdan with a low kick.
Oh Bogdan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Brandao pushes Bogdan up against the cage in a clinch.
Bogdan seems to have got his legs back now.
Brandao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brandao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bogdan blocks it with crossed arms.
Brandao lands with a light punch inside.
Bogdan takes a knee to the side of the body. #KD2#
Brandao drops Bogdan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bogdan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short body shot lands from Brandao as the two fighters clinch.
Bogdan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bogdan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Brandao working the clinch nicely. Bogdan is working for position but Brandao cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bogdan crumples up against the cage and Brandao lands two more shots before the ref can save Bogdan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Diego Brandao !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Bronson throws a combination that misses
and Brandao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bronson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronson.
Bronson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Brandao .
Bronson misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Brandao .
Bronson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Brandao takes the fight into the clinch.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Brandao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bronson's defenses.
Brandao is working for takedown but Bronson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bronson is trying to break the clinch but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao lands an elbow inside that Bronson shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson is trying to pull guard but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brandao lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
Brandao tries a knee to the head but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson tries to break the clinch but Brandao is controlling the position.
Brandao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Brandao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
Brandao connects with a knee to the head.
#TD2#
Brandao manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bronson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brandao has his hands on Bronson's head, controlling the position.
Brandao lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Brandao sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
Brandao is standing up over Bronson. Bronson looks to escape but Brandao dives into side control.
Brandao content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bronson bucks up and tries to throw Brandao off but instead Brandao has got his back!
Brandao controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronson is trying to get back to his feet but Brandao has full control of the position and if anything, Bronson has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T3#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Brandao is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Brandao the control monster continue. Boring.
We've been informed that Brandao has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bronson trying to get back to his feet but Brandao is in full control for now.
Brandao just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Brandao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brandao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#TD2#
Brandao has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bronson uses from the top position.
Brandao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson tries to stand but Brandao is controlling from the bottom. #T1#
Bronson looking to sit in guard and control but Brandao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Bronson can't keep his opponent in guard - Brandao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brandao in particular looking to stall.
Bronson pushes Brandao off but Brandao dives into side control.
Bronson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Brandao controlling the position easily from mount.
Bronson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
Bronson tries to buck Brandao off but Brandao takes his back!
Bronson is trying to stand back up.
Brandao biding his time, controlling Bronson.
Brandao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Bronson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Brandao is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Diego Brandao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronson wants to get back to his feet.
Brandao biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandao 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2#
Brandao is working for a rear naked choke. Bronson is not defending it well and Brandao has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Bronson refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Bronson's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Brandao !
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