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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 119 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Edgar Bravo (ranked 16 p4p, 127 weight class). Akhmed Dudayev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudayev checks the leg kick.
Dudayev throws a poor cross that misses
and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dudayev!
Dudayev throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dudayev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dudayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Bravo tries to counter it with a takedown but Dudayev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudayev.
Bravo with the counter takedown but Dudayev avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudayev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akhmed Dudayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
Dudayev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudayev digs a good hook to Bravo's body.
Dudayev throws a right hand that misses
and Bravo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bravo.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dudayev is retaining full guard.
Bravo drops back looking for a leg! Dudayev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dudayev manages to kick Bravo off! Bravo jumps back into Dudayev's guard.
Dudayev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bravo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Dudayev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dudayev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bravo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bravo working for a triangle but Dudayev defends it easily.
Bravo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dudayev escapes and throws Bravo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bravo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dudayev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bravo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dudayev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bravo is looking to regain half guard here but Dudayev keeps moving and retains side control.
Dudayev stands up and beckons Bravo to his feet.
Dudayev missing with a left hand there. Bravo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudayev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dudayev misses with a looping left.
Bravo feints the counter takedown.
Dudayev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bravo in his tracks.
Dudayev misses with a body shot.
Bravo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudayev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed Dudayev dominated that round.
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.
Dudayev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bravo on the side of the head.
Bravo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudayev.
Dudayev throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Bravo misses
and Dudayev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
Dudayev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudayev looks to land a right hand but Bravo moved out of range.
Bravo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev throws a shot to the body.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akhmed Dudayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudayev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Bravo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dudayev throws a nice looking combination but Bravo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dudayev lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bravo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Dudayev misses
and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudayev wants to control but Bravo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dudayev tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
Dudayev trying to control from the bottom.
Bravo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dudayev defends it well.
Akhmed Dudayev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bravo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bravo seems to be looking for submissions.
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura but Dudayev is defending well.
Dudayev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bravo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bravo's back!
Bravo rolls, trying to escape but Dudayev keeps control of the position.
Bravo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dudayev tries to keep control of the position but Bravo is staying busy.
Dudayev controls the action.
Bravo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dudayev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dudayev pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed Dudayev dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bravo lands a jab.
Dudayev looks to land a left hand but Bravo moved out of range nicely.
As Dudayev backs off Bravo throws a huge counter combo but Dudayev manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
A countering left hand to the body from Bravo misses.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Bravo misses.
Dudayev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bravo blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Bravo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo.
A big left from Dudayev misses.
A little jabbing left from Bravo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dudayev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Bravo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dudayev lands a jab to Bravo's midsection.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudayev blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo missing with a left hand there. Dudayev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudayev looks to land a right hand but Bravo moved out of range.
It seemed like Bravo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudayev missing with a left hand there. Bravo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudayev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bravo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudayev.
Bravo feints the counter takedown.
Dudayev missing with a left hand there. Bravo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bravo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudayev throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Bravo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bravo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudayev.
Bravo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudayev throws out the jab.
Dudayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bravo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dudayev misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dudayev looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
Dudayev misses with a straight left.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Dudayev.
Bravo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dudayev misses with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudayev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed Dudayev clearly takes that round.
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.
Dudayev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bravo.
Bravo blocks a jab.
Dudayev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dudayev won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Dudayev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bravo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dudayev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bravo's guard! Nice work there by Dudayev!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudayev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dudayev has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.
Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dudayev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo working for a triangle but Dudayev defends it easily.
Bravo looking for subs off his back but Dudayev has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard but Dudayev has passed into side control.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
Bravo is trying to get back to half guard.
Dudayev controlling from side mount.
Bravo is looking to reverse the position.
Dudayev taking a breather here.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Dudayev trying to control the position but Bravo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Dudayev staying calm.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Dudayev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dudayev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravo tries to counter with a clinch but Dudayev shakes him off and moves away.
Akhmed Dudayev is winning the standup battle so far.
Dudayev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Bravo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudayev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bravo.
Bravo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dudayev with a body shot.
Dudayev digs a good body shot into Bravo's ribs.
Dudayev throws a big shot that misses.
Bravo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dudayev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bravo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A slow jab from Dudayev misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bravo! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed Dudayev had his way with Edgar Bravo in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dudayev throws a nice looking combination but Bravo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dudayev, as that shot connected.
Dudayev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dudayev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo scores with a nice right hand.
Bravo misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo moves away from the strike by Dudayev.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Dudayev.
Dudayev looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
Dudayev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bravo.
Dudayev tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bravo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bravo throws out a counter right but Dudayev avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a jab when Dudayev was well out of range.
It looked like Dudayev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bravo.
A lazy left from Dudayev finds it's target.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bravo throws out a counter right but Dudayev avoids it with no problem.
Dudayev missing with a left hand there. Bravo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudayev throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudayev.
Edgar Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo slips a jab from Dudayev.
Bravo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dudayev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dudayev moves out of range as Bravo strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudayev misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dudayev, as that shot connected.
Dudayev tries a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bravo! But no joy.
Dudayev digs a good hook to Bravo's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Bravo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bravo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bravo misses with a hook
and Dudayev counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudayev throws a hook but Bravo blocks it.
Bravo with the counter takedown but Dudayev avoids it easily.
Dudayev cracks Bravo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhmed Dudayev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dudayev 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akhmed Dudayev!
Akhmed Dudayev retains his lightweight title!
Akhmed Dudayev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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