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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bravo (ranked 2351 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Gregory Hide (ranked 55 p4p, 56 weight class). Gregory Hide has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Hide!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hide swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hide is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hide connects with the punch.
Bravo throws a lazy head kick
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hide uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bravo.
Hide lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hide works the jab nicely.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hide - just one landing.
Bravo misses with a jab to the body
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Hide as he connects with a hook.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hide lands a nice shot that snaps Bravo's head back.
Bravo looks to clinch
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hide 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.
Hide throws a series of strikes that have Bravo backpedaling.
Hide 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide with a hook.
Bravo wants to clinch but Hide slips to the side
and Hide counters with a nice uppercut.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to clinch but Hide moves away
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bravo has Hide up against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hide pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scotty Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide cracks Bravo with an open hand slap.
Bravo misses with a hook to the body
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Hide lunges at Bravo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bravo's hand.
Hide throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bravo on the side of the head.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hide scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bravo moves to clinch but Hide breaks away
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravo takes one on the button.
Bravo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bravo wants to clinch
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Hide lands a head shot.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bravo thows a leg kick but Hide checks it
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravo tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Hide dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bravo tries to clinch
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravo closes the distance but Hide moves to the side
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gregory Hide seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hide manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hide cracks Bravo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hide circles away.
Bravo swings widly with a right hand
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo wants to clinch but Hide slips to the side
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hide counters with a nice uppercut.
Bravo throws a leg kick
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide lands with an uppercut that bounces Bravo off the cage and back into range.
Hide scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bravo misses with a leg kick
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Hide connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bravo. Bravo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bravo closes the distance but Hide moves to the side
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hide thuds his right hand into Bravo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bravo swings widly with a right hand
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Bravo tries to clinch
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo tries to clinch
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide lands a nice shot that snaps Bravo's head back.
Bravo tries to clinch
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo wants to clinch but Hide slips to the side
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hide looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide scores with a hook.
Hide keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hide circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo tries to clinch but Hide moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Hide.
Hide lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Bravo misses
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bravo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hide lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hide scores with a nice head shot.
Hide circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hide counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Hide is avoiding it.
Hide works the jab nicely.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to clinch but Hide slips to the side
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo wants to clinch but Hide slips to the side
and Hide counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hide! But no joy.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hide counters with a one-two to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick by Bravo misses
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bravo tries to clinch
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hide connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bravo closes the distance but Hide moves to the side
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bravo closes the distance but Hide moves to the side
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Hide circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hide lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bravo throws a sloppy body shot
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bravo throws a leg kick
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo tries to clinch
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Hide counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hide circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravo wants to clinch
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Bravo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bravo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Hide bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bravo's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo moves to clinch but Hide breaks away
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Bravo ducks right into an uppercut from Hide.
Bravo tries to clinch
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravo throws a leg kick
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravo looks to clinch
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hide manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo closes the distance but Hide moves to the side
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hide fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bravo moves to clinch but Hide breaks away
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Hide swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bravo.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hide circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hide.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bravo tries to clinch
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravo looks to clinch
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo looks to clinch
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Hide bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bravo's head backwards.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Hide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hide 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Hide!
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