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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayan Brandt (ranked 1409 p4p, 1933 weight class) and Taurino Quiroga (ranked 177 p4p, 225 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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12 - 8 - 0 |
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190 cm
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5 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayan Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Taurino Quiroga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt swings widly with a right hand
and Quiroga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quiroga tries to clinch but Brandt moves away
and Brandt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Quiroga!
Brandt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brandt is chipping away with strikes.
Brandt scores with punches from side control.
Brandt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Quiroga is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Quiroga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quiroga is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Brandt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brandt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt working the head with strikes.
Quiroga is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brandt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brandt wants to take a breather but Quiroga is having none of it.
Brandt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brandt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brandt lands with a punch from half guard.
Quiroga tries to get to full guard but Brandt has control of the leg.
Quiroga taking some punishment here, with Brandt in his half guard.
Quiroga is looking for a sweep. Brandt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quiroga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brandt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Brandt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Quiroga defends it well.
Brandt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Quiroga is looking for a sweep. Brandt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quiroga is pressing down on Brandt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brandt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiroga wants to sweep here but Brandt controlling him for the moment.
Brandt wants to control from the top but Quiroga keeps moving.
Brandt is stalling in the full guard.
Brandt wants to control from the top but Quiroga keeps moving.
Brandt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing that Brandt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brandt throwing strikes from guard but Quiroga blocks nicely.
Brandt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Quiroga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brandt's guard.
Brandt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Quiroga throws an elbow that misses. Brandt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quiroga's guard. Nice move by Brandt!
Quiroga is looking to stand back up but Brandt counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Quiroga.
Quiroga has hold of Brandt's hands but Brandt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brandt in particular looking to stall.
Brandt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Quiroga!
Brandt with good strikes from the mount here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that round.
That's time! Brandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A cross from Quiroga lands.
It looks like Rayan Brandt has been cut.
Brandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice straight punches there by Quiroga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quiroga.
Brandt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Quiroga on his heels. He'll look to pass Quiroga's guard now, I'm sure.
Quiroga wants to hit a sweep here but Brandt passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Quiroga there!
Brandt raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandt wants to control the pace but Quiroga is squirming around nicely.
Brandt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brandt working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiroga is working to get back to half guard.
Brandt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quiroga looks a forlorn figure.
Brandt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rayan Brandt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quiroga tries to reverse the position but Brandt maintains control.
Brandt landing shots from mount.
Brandt controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brandt lands a couple of good shots and Quiroga has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Brandt is punishing Quiroga with some ground and pound.
Quiroga breaks Brandt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandt keeping full guard, as Quiroga tries to pass.
Brandt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brandt keeping moving, preventing Quiroga from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiroga postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brandt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Quiroga, into his guard.
Brandt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quiroga keeping moving, preventing Brandt from controlling successfully.
Brandt is looking to work some ground and pound but Quiroga has wrist control.
Brandt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brandt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quiroga's head.
Brandt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brandt controlling from the top position.
Brandt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quiroga can do to turn this around?
Brandt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brandt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brandt happy to just control the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rayan Brandt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Quiroga misses.
Brandt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taurino Quiroga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quiroga clobbers Brandt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Quiroga.
Brandt shoots in and gets a takedown into Quiroga's guard.
Brandt stopping the sweep attempt from Quiroga.
Quiroga wants to hit a sweep here but Brandt passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Quiroga there!
Brandt unloading with bombs!
Quiroga in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Brandt controlling the pace for now.
Brandt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quiroga looks a forlorn figure.
Brandt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiroga is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quiroga is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Brandt looking to control but Quiroga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quiroga can't escape the position.
Brandt controlling the position easily from mount.
Brandt working the ground and pound effectively.
Quiroga is desperately trying to improve his position but Brandt has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt breaks from Quiroga's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brandt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brandt with a couple of short strikes.
Quiroga regains half guard.
Brandt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quiroga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brandt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quiroga's head.
Brandt passes to full mount!
Brandt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quiroga in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brandt lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brandt tries to control but Quiroga wriggling away.
Brandt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quiroga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Quiroga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Quiroga is rocked!
Brandt looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Quiroga covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayan Brandt!
After the fight, Rayan Brandt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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