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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toutius Sextius (ranked 2997 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Arman Brown (ranked 396 p4p, 423 weight class). Sextius's entrance music is 40 to 1. A fine choice. Arman Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toutius Sextius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arman Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands with a straight right. Sextius didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Sextius.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown tries to work over Sextius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown pulls guard.
Sextius controlling from the top position.
Sextius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sextius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sextius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sextius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sextius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sextius has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Sextius stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Sextius back into the cage.
Sextius is struggling to control the position.
Sextius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Sextius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown decides to pull guard.
Sextius controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Sextius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Sextius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sextius performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Sextius.
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.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sextius continues to hold on tight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sextius, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arman Brown will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sextius throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Sextius misses with a looping right.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sextius throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown with a hook.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sextius.
Sextius moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sextius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Sextius throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown is looking to slow Sextius down with leg kicks.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sextius.
Sextius throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown wants to counter with a clinch but Sextius pushes him away.
Sextius moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sextius gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown pulls guard effortlessly.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sextius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sextius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sextius throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Arman Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Sextius.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown clinches up with Sextius and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Sextius tries to tie him up.
Brown pulls guard effortlessly.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sextius controls the pace.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sextius is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sextius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Sextius passes into half guard.
Sextius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sextius is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Sextius is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sextius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sextius controlling from the full mount.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sextius controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Brown 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!
Sextius throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sextius.
Sextius misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sextius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sextius stalling against the cage.
Brown drags the fight down to the ground.
Sextius tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sextius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sextius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sextius passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sextius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sextius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown slips a jab from Sextius.
Brown scores with the left hand. Sextius knows he should have avoided that one.
Sextius throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Sextius has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brown cracks Sextius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sextius fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sextius is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Sextius into the cage.
Sextius lands with a light punch inside.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sextius is trying to stall.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sextius backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sextius.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sextius swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown is working Sextius over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sextius fails to land.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Sextius controls the action.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown pulls guard successfully.
Brown working for a triangle but Sextius defends it easily.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Toutius Sextius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sextius controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Brown!
A very excited looking Arman Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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