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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 951 p4p, 760 weight class) and New Breed One (ranked 57 p4p, 45 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Red Belt
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
One gets caught napping as Branko dives in and scores a takedown. One manages to retain guard.
Branko wants to pass the guard but One is keeping the position.
One looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Branko looking to pass the guard.
One looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Branko preventing the sweep.
One keeping full guard, as Branko tries to pass.
One is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Branko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by One after a bit of a struggle.
We've been hearing reports that Branko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for One.
One landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for One to work.
One is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko is trying to pull guard but One has him pressed against the cage.
Branko is working for takedown but One is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but One pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Branko looking for a takedown.
One tries to land a knee to the head but Branko blocks with his arms.
Branko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. One just stands there and leans against the cage.
Branko is looking to take this one to the mat.
One looking to stall.
Branko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but One pulls him back up using the underhooks.
One working Branko over with knees to the body.
One tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Branko has clasped his hands together around One's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
One throws Branko to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One has Branko up against the cage in a clinch.
Branko looking for a takedown.
Branko fails to pull guard.
One is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Branko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One landing knees to the head.
Branko tries for a takedown but One manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. One obliges.
One with a knee to the head.
One connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
One lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Branko is looking for a takedown.
One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branko blocks it with crossed arms.
One manages to break the clinch.
New Breed One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
One moves into the clinch.
One is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Branko is working for takedown but One is calmly controlling the position for now.
One misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Branko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
One looking to slow down the pace here.
Branko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by One after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One landing knees to the head.
Branko is working for takedown but One is calmly controlling the position for now.
One unloads a knee to the mid-section. Branko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Branko goes for a takedown attempt but One pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
One throws a knee to the head but misses.
Branko pulls guard successfully.
One has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Branko is proving hard to escape from.
Branko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
Branko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead One passes into half guard.
Branko is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branko is working hard here to advance position.
One tries to pass the half guard into mount. Branko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
One looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Branko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from One.
One working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
One is looking to take a break and control but Branko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
One looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
New Breed One dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Branko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
One looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
One controls Branko momentarily but Branko frees himself.
Branko tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.
Branko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Branko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but One manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Branko has One in his guard.
One must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Branko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko working for a triangle but One defends it easily.
One with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One wants to control from the top but Branko keeps moving.
One lands a couple of digs.
Branko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well.
Branko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Branko working for a triangle but One defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
One is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko keeping full guard, as One tries to pass.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Branko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Branko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well.
One makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
One works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Branko looking for submissions off his back.
Branko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
One is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Branko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Branko looking for submissions off his back.
New Breed One has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Branko looking for submissions off his back.
One working Branko over with strikes.
One stands up out of the half guard.
Horrible takedown attempt by Branko or perhaps it was just good defense by One, which made it look bad.
New Breed One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One pushes Branko up against the cage in a clinch.
Branko fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Branko avoids it.
Good body shot from One.
Branko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
One moves into full guard.
One working a defensive guard here.
One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
One is looking for a triangle but Branko pushes his legs off easily.
Branko wants to pass the guard but One is keeping the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
One is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Branko defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Branko drops back looking for a leg! One is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and One manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into One's guard.
Branko won't allow One to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
New Breed One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
One gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Branko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and One dives on top into guard.
Branko keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
Branko has his foot on One's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. One works his way back into a safe position though.
Branko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
One postures up and lands a big shot to Branko's brow.
Branko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well.
Branko wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko has his foot on One's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. One works his way back into a safe position though.
Branko keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One sitting in guard, not really doing much.
One decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Branko, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Branko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branko blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from One.
One lands a right hand.
Branko looking for a takedown.
Branko is trying to drag One to the mat but One just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
One prevents the takedown attempt.
Branko is working for takedown but One is calmly controlling the position for now.
One stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko is looking to take this one to the mat.
One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branko blocks it with crossed arms.
New Breed One seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Branko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Branko is blocking nicely.
One stalling in the clinch but Branko improves position.
Branko can't get the takedown.
Branko tries for a takedown. No joy.
One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branko blocks it with crossed arms.
One stalling against the cage.
One slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on One - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko wants to take the fight to the mat but One manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Branko drops down looking for an ankle pick but One pulls his leg out and moves away.
One has closed the distance and engaged Branko in a clinch.
Branko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
One with a knee to the head.
One breaks from the clinch.
Branko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
One is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
One lands the left hand.
One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Branko is defended easily by One.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Branko goes for a takedown in the clinch but One prevents it.
One is pushing Branko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts One as he jumps to the side.
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Branko wants a takedown but no success here.
Davdio Branko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Branko drops down looking for an ankle pick but One pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
New Breed One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well One 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Breed One!
New Breed One seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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