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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timoteo Medeiros (ranked 4049 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Terrell Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timoteo Medeiros has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timoteo Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrell Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Medeiros.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Medeiros back into the cage.
Brooks presses Medeiros against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Brooks.
Medeiros misses with some punches.
Medeiros has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
A head punch on the inside from Medeiros fails to land.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Medeiros backwards.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Medeiros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Medeiros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Medeiros swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
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!
Medeiros tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Medeiros back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Medeiross head.
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
Medeiros swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Medeiros.
Medeiros misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
Medeiros working aggressively here.
Medeiros really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
Medeiros looking to stall.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Medeiros.
Medeiros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Medeiros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medeiros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Medeiros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks lands a shot to the body.
Medeiros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Medeiros.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
Medeiros tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Medeiros back against the cage.
Medeiros tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Medeiros slips a straight right by Brooks.
An attempted straight right counter from Medeiros misses the target.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Medeiros.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Brooks jumps guard and drags Medeiros to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Medeiros stands and steps away. Brooks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brooks takes one to the chin there.
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medeiros misses with some punches.
Medeiros swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Brooks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Medeiros blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Medeiros throws a head punch that misses.
Medeiros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Medeiros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Medeiros lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Medeiros swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Medeiros throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Medeiros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks cracks Medeiros with a nice body shot.
Medeiros tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Medeiros back against the cage.
Medeiros gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Medeiros swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terrell Brooks will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Medeiros looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Medeiros loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Medeiros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Medeiros backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Medeiros swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Medeiros has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Medeiros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
Medeiros working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Medeiros misses with some punches.
Medeiros misses with the head strike.
Medeiros misses with some punches.
Medeiros misses with the head strike.
Brooks lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Medeiros fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Medeiros fails to land.
Medeiros misses with a body punch.
Brooks lands a body shot.
Medeiros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Medeiros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Medeiross head.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Medeiros.
Medeiros thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Brooks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Medeiros wants to stall.
Brooks pushes Medeiros back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Medeiros is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks jumps guard and drags Medeiros to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Medeiros stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Medeiros throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Medeiros clobbers Brooks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Medeiros sizes up Brooks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros throws an off balance right hand
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Medeiros gets tackled into the cage by Brooks. Brooks maintains the clinch.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Medeiros fails to land.
Medeiros working aggressively here.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Medeiros.
Medeiros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Medeiros fails to land.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Medeiros misses with the head strike.
Medeiros misses with some punches.
Medeiros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Brooks stalling.
Medeiros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Medeiros tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros misses with some punches.
Medeiros working aggressively here.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Medeiros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
Medeiros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Medeiros working aggressively here.
Medeiros managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Medeiros swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Medeiros is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Timoteo Medeiros will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Medeiros works Brooks's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Medeiros looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Brooks has Medeiros up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks scores with a shoulder strike.
Medeiros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Medeiros is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brooks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Medeiros to the mat. Medeiros regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medeiros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Medeiros looking for subs off his back but Brooks has passed one foot through into half guard.
Medeiros wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks looks to land a strike but Medeiros avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks prevents Medeiros from getting back to his feet.
Medeiros wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brooks manages to pass to side control.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Brooks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brooks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Medeiros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brooks is taking a breather. Medeiros says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brooks lands a nice short elbow.
Medeiros wants to get back to his feet.
Medeiros is trying to control but Brooks passes into side control!
The ground and pound from Brooks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Medeiros misses with a straight left.
Timoteo Medeiros is winning the standup battle so far.
Medeiros throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Medeiros lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Medeiros.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Medeiros.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Medeiros and move into the clinch position.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Medeiros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Medeiros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Medeiros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Medeiros misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks jumps into guard, dragging Medeiros to the mat.
Medeiros gets to his feet - Brooks follows without any prompting.
Brooks gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Medeiros can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Brooks pushes Medeiros back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Medeiros looking to stall.
Medeiros misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Medeiros takes a shot to the head.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brooks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Brooks!
After winning the bout, Terrell Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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