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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 2062 p4p, 3953 weight class) and Terje Warholm (ranked 235 p4p, 420 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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32 - 22 - 0 |
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180 cm
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250
19 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley scores with a head kick.
It looks like Terje Warholm has been cut.
Warholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Brakeley throwing a counter right hand but Warholm manages to avoid it.
Warholm lands a body shot.
Warholm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brakeley doesn't seem bothered though.
Brakeley misses the jab.
Warholm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brakeley.
Warholm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brakeley is looking for a counter combo.
Brakeley moves out of range of the strikes.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warholm.
Warholm thinks about the counter body kick.
Warholm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brakeleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brakeley delivers a nice body kick.
Brakeley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warholm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brakeley throws a body kick that misses.
Warholm lands with a right hand.
Warholm throws an overhand right that lands on Brakeley's shoulder, as Brakeley tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm misses with a left hand
and Brakeley counters with a left to the body.
Warholm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab-cross combination lands for Warholm and sends Brakeley crashing to the mat! Warholm follows him down to the mat - Brakeley regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Brakeley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warholm stops Brakeley from getting back to his feet.
Warholm controlling the action here.
Warholm wants to take a breather but Brakeley is having none of it.
Warholm is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Brakeley reverses the position - he's now on top in Warholm's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brakeley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm keeping moving, preventing Brakeley from controlling successfully.
Warholm is pulling down on Brakeley's head. It's preventing any offense from Brakeley, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brakeley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warholm keeping moving, preventing Brakeley from controlling successfully.
Warholm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Warholm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brakeley is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brakeley misses with a straight right.
Warholm lands a right hook to the body.
Brakeley throws a head kick that misses.
Warholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brakeley slaps away a takedown attempt from Warholm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Brakeley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brakeley misses with a looping right.
Warholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brakeley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warholm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brakeley.
Brakeley throwing a counter right hand but Warholm manages to avoid it.
Warholm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brakeley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terje Warholm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terje Warholm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brakeley slips a jab and a cross from Warholm.
Brakeley misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Warholm.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Warholm. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Warholm digs a good hook to Brakeley's body.
Warholm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warholm lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warholm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brakeley manages to avoid it.
It looked like Brakeley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brakeley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warholm can pounce on him.
Warholm waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Brakeley. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Brakeley to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warholm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Warholm advances to half guard.
My spies in Doc Dannis Death Squad inform me that Warholm has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warholm controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Warholm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Warholm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Warholm trying to control but Brakeley is having none of it.
Warholm wants to take Brakeley's back here but Brakeley is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm working for a submission but Brakeley is keeping him at bay.
Brakeley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Warholm tries to control but Brakeley wriggling away.
Warholm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Warholm throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brakeley is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brakeley is working to get back to half guard.
Warholm controlling the position easily from mount.
Warholm is trying to take his opponent's back.
Warholm looking to finish with strikes here!
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.
Warholm has hold of Brakeley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brakeley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brakeley wants to control but Warholm is having none of it.
Brakeley is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warholm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brakeley is squirming around, avoiding Warholm's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terje Warholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brakeley scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Brakeley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terje Warholm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Warholm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Warholm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Warholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Brakeley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brakeley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warholm at a distance.
Warholm drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Brakeley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Warholm.
Brakeley lands with a left to the head.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Warholm blocks the leg kick.
Warholm staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Warholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm lands with a nice body punch.
Warholm thuds a left hand into Brakeley's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warholm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brakeley doesn't seem bothered though.
Warholm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brakeley to the mat! Brakeley manages to get full guard.
Warholm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Warholm is looking to advance position but Brakeley won't allow it.
Warholm stalling.
Let's hope that Warholm has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley is looking to improve his position.
Brakeley is looking to escape.
Brakeley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brakeley swings for the body but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm scores with a jab to the head.
Warholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brakeley.
Warholm jabs at Brakeley's body.
Warholm misses with a kick to the body.
Warholm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brakeley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Warholm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm throws a front kick that sends Brakeley stumbling back into the cage.
Warholm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Brakeley misses.
Warholm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Warholm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brakeley's sensitive parts.
Warholm fails with a takedown attempt.
Terje Warholm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brakeley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brakeley slips a jab from Warholm.
A leg kick checked by Warholm.
A head kick misses from Warholm.
Warholm throws out a powerful jab.
Warholm moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warholm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warholm wants to land a leg kick but Brakeley is out of range.
Warholm blocks the body kick.
Warholm connects with an inside leg kick.
Warholm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brakeley rather than just go for the knockout.
Warholm with a poor takedown
letting Brakeley counter with a right hand.
Brakeley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warholm throws a hook to the side of Brakeley's head but Brakeley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warholm, as that shot connected.
Warholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brakeley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brakeley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warholm lands a glancing blow to the side of Brakeley's head.
Brakeley throws a good cross that connects.
Michael Brakeley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warholm staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Warholm finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terje Warholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warholm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terje Warholm!
Terje Warholm gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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