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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Weaver (ranked 3379 p4p, 5206 weight class) and John Bravo (ranked 118 p4p, 170 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver goes for a double leg but Bravo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bravo continues to drive forward.
Bravo tries to circle away but Weaver has him pinned against the cage.
Bravo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bravo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Weaver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bravo is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weaver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Weaver fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Weaver has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Bravo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bravo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Bravo tries to stall but Weaver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weaver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liam Weaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bravo.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Weaver is controlling him.
Weaver pushes Bravo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Weaver working aggressively here.
Weaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weaver lands a right hand.
Weaver prevents the takedown attempt.
Bravo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bravo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Weaver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
John Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Weaver avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weaver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Bravo.
Weaver scores with the left hand. Bravo knows he should have avoided that one.
Weaver with a nice calf kick.
Weaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bravo.
Bravo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bravo throws a right hand that misses
and Weaver counters with an outside leg kick.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
and Weaver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Weaver.
Weaver staying out of range there.
Bravo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weaver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
Weaver attempts a counter takedown but Bravo avoids it well and moves away.
Donk. Bravo catches Weaver right on the button with a cross.
Weaver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bravo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Weaver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bravo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weaver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a looping overhand right but Weaver ducks down to avoid it.
Bravo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bravo throws a right hand that misses
and Weaver counters with an outside leg kick.
Weaver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bravo connects with a right hand. Weaver shakes it off.
Bravo scores with a jab. Weaver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bravo misses with a hook
and Weaver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weaver walks into a left hand.
John Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weaver blocks a jab.
Weaver is looking to counter punch.
Bravo misses with a left hand
letting Weaver counter with a right hand.
Bravo misses with a right hand
and Weaver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Bravo finds it's target.
Bravo throws a lazy uppercut
and Weaver counters with a leg kick.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
and Weaver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weaver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Weaver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bravo misses with an uppercut
and Weaver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo connects with a crisp jab.
Bravo connects with a looping right hand.
Weaver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Weaver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bravo misses with a hook
and Weaver counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weaver.
Bravo misses with a straight left.
Bravo scores with a jab. Weaver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Bravo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weaver doesn't seem phased though.
Bravo scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo looks to land a right hand but Weaver moved out of range.
Bravo misses with a hook
and Weaver counters with an inside leg kick.
Weaver clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Weaver.
Weaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Weaver has the dominant position.
Bravo wants to get back to striking at distance but Weaver won't allow it.
Weaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo.
Liam Weaver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weaver scores with a shot to the side of Bravo's head.
Bravo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bravo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Weaver is defending well.
Weaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Bravo tries to score a body lock takedown but Weaver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liam Weaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bravo.
Still in the clinch, Weaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Weaver has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Bravo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Weaver prevents it.
Bravo is trying to pull guard but Weaver has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo tries to break free but Weaver pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Weaver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Weaver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bravo tries to stall but Weaver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Weaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weaver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Weaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weaver.
Weaver keeps control of Bravo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bravo is looking to break free of the clinch but Weaver has double underhooks.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Weaver walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo missing with a left hand there. Weaver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weaver moves out of range as Bravo strikes.
Weaver half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bravo sizes up Weaver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
John Bravo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weaver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo scores with a hook.
Weaver staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Weaver.
Bravo throws a right hand that misses
and Weaver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weaver dips to his left and cracks Bravo with an uppercut!
Weaver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weaver slips a straight right by Bravo.
Bravo throws a right hand that misses
and Weaver counters with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Weaver.
Weaver moves into the clinch successfully.
Weaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Weaver dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bravo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Weaver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
and Weaver counters with a nice leg kick.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Weaver misses the target.
A jab from Weaver misses.
Bravo misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Bravo misses the target.
Bravo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bravo misses with an uppercut
and Weaver counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bravo scores with a nice strike.
Bravo misses with an uppercut
and Weaver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bravo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weaver blocks a jab.
Weaver misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo misses with an uppercut
and Weaver counters with a good low kick that Bravo was not able to check.
Bravo throws a poor cross that misses
and Weaver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Weaver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weaver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bravo misses with a hook
and Weaver counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bravo swings widly with a right hand
and Weaver counters with a low kick, right behind Bravo 's knee.
Bravo misses with a looping right.
Weaver throws a big counter combination but Bravo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bravo misses with a left hand
and Weaver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bravo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Weaver to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Weaver.
An attempted straight right counter from Weaver misses the target.
Bravo throws a lazy uppercut
and Weaver counters with a low kick, right behind Bravo 's knee.
Weaver's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bravo under the eye.
Weaver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weaver ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.
Weaver appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Weaver throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with an uppercut
enabling Weaver to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bravo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bravo swings widly with a right hand
and Weaver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Weaver there.
Weaver defending well as Bravo loads up on a big left hand.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Weaver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bravo throws the left hand but Weaver avoids the punch easily.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weaver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weaver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bravo is rocked!
Weaver tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Weaver finish him?
Weaver shoots in and bounces Bravo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bravo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Weaver manages to pass to side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Weaver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bravo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Weaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Weaver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weaver controlling the action here.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
Weaver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bravo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bravo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weaver.
Weaver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bravo looking for a kimura from the bottom but Weaver passes into side control!
Bravo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Weaver is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to reverse the position but Weaver maintains control.
Bravo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Weaver.
A big strike lands for Weaver! That's really hurt Bravo and he's turned his back - Weaver keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Weaver jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Weaver!
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