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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reynaud Brown (ranked 2121 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Jetmir Erminus (ranked 220 p4p, 199 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm 21 148 2 - 1 - 0 |
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171 cm 21 150 6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Lethal high kicks Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reynaud Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jetmir Erminus! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Erminus throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Erminus. Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Brown misses with a hook. Brown scores with the left hand. Erminus knows he should have avoided that one. Brown looks to land a left hand but Erminus moved out of range nicely. Brown looks to throw the jab but Erminus is out of range. Erminus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Brown misses with a left hand and Erminus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that. Erminus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Erminus tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Erminus looks up at the clock and then as Brown takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Erminus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round. Erminus wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy. Brown is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Erminus is one step ahead and moves to full mount! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Erminus controlling from mount. Erminus throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Erminus controlling the position easily from mount. Erminus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Erminus content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Erminus.
Erminus looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown! Brown wants to control but Erminus is having none of it. Erminus dominating with strikes here. Erminus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Erminus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Erminus with good strikes from the mount here! Erminus controlling from mount. Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Erminus cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Erminus controlling from mount. Erminus scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there. Erminus raining down hammerfists from mount. Erminus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Erminus is in the full mount, landing strikes. Erminus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Erminus. Erminus looking to secure an arm triangle but Brown defends it well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Erminus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Erminus lands a big elbow. Erminus lands a couple of good shots and Brown has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Brown is rocked! Erminus lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Erminus is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Brown knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Brown for a finish. Erminus is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Brown up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jetmir Erminus dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Erminus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brown seems to have got his legs back now. Erminus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Erminus throws a leg kick but Brown moved away. Brown cracks Erminus with an open hand slap. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Reynaud Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Erminus ducks under a wild hook from Brown. A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Erminus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. And Erminus tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown lands a lovely overhand right. Erminus blocks the body kick.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Erminus slips the punch. Erminus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown. Erminus avoids the head kick by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Erminus is out of range. Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Erminus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Erminus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Erminus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Erminus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Erminus performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Erminus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown taking some punishment here, with Erminus in his half guard. Erminus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Erminus thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Erminus lands with a punch from half guard. Erminus thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Erminus scoring with strikes to the body and head. Erminus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Erminus not landing any meaningful shots this time. Erminus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Erminus missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Erminus is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Erminus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Erminus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Erminus.
Erminus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Erminus missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Ground and pound from Erminus. Erminus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well. Erminus winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Erminus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Erminus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jetmir Erminus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! Erminus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown. And Erminus tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out. A clash of legs there as Erminus blocks the low kick. Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Erminus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Erminus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well. Brown throws a big shot that misses. Erminus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Brown throws a hook but Erminus avoids it easily. Brown misses with an uppercut. Erminus saw that one coming. Erminus throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Erminus thows a left - swing and a miss! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown misses with an uppercut
and Erminus counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that. Erminus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Erminus throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Erminus's corner is telling him to maintain position. Erminus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Erminus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Brown wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Erminus is now in half guard. Erminus in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brown tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Erminus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jetmir Erminus! A very excited looking Jetmir Erminus rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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