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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Brown (ranked 2744 p4p, 3347 weight class) and Manoel Tobias (ranked 346 p4p, 427 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rock Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manoel Tobias!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tobias manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown's guard now, I'm sure.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown keeping full guard, as Tobias tries to pass.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tobias can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tobias defends it easily.
Tobias is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Tobias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tobias is concentrating on defense, preventing Brown from advancing position.
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Tobias's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tobias.
Tobias tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Tobias is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Tobias holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brown tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working for a guillotine from mount but Tobias frees his head quite easily.
Brown punching from mount but Tobias doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown throws a strike there. Tobias manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tobias can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tobias is trying is best to control the position here.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tobias's head.
Brown throws a strike but Tobias avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tobias wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Tobias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tobias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown working for a triangle but Tobias defends it easily.
Tobias sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tobias got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tobias has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
We've been informed that Tobias has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tobias manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown pushing down on Tobias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tobias is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown trying to control but Tobias is working from the bottom.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown throws a strike but Tobias rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Tobias from controlling successfully.
Tobias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tobias changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tobias is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Tobias keeps moving and retains side control.
Tobias working away.
Tobias is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown gets back to half guard.
Tobias wants to advance to full mount but Brown doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobias trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Tobias preventing the sweep.
Tobias looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tobias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tobias drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!
Brown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tobias tries to improve position but can't.
Tobias controls the position for a moment.
Tobias gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tobias bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tobias trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Tobias postures up.
Tobias works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tobias perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tobias seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tobias looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tobias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Tobias.
That's four 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.
Tobias is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is pressing down on Tobias's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tobias drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tobias has Brown in his guard.
Brown trying to control but Tobias is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tobias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manoel Tobias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tobias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Brown misses.
Tobias moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tobias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tobias shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brown is trying to defend but Tobias finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tobias is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is looking to control Tobias's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Tobias looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Tobias is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tobias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is pressing down on Tobias's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tobias throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brown's body to avoid the submission. Brown has instead reached around Tobias's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brown arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rock Brown!
A relieved looking Rock Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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