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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Growes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abro Brodan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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209 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Growes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abro Brodan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growes wants to clinch up but Brodan keeps it at a distance.
Growes is looking to clinch but Brodan is avoiding it.
Growes tries to clinch up.
Growes is looking to clinch but Brodan is avoiding it.
Brodan keeps the fight on the outside.
Brodan swats away the attempt to clinch by Growes.
Growes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brodan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brodan avoids the head kick by Growes.
Growes shoots in for a takedown but Brodan shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Growes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Growes tries to clinch but Brodan is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brodan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Growes tries to clinch up but Brodan circles away and keeps his distance.
Growes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Growes fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Growes tries to clinch there but Brodan circles away.
Growes misses with a wild body shot.
Brodan misses with a few strikes there.
Growes doesn't manage to clinch there - Brodan circles away.
Growes tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Growes.
Growes tries to clinch up but Brodan circles away and keeps his distance.
Brodan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Growes circles away quickly and effectively.
Growes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brodan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Growes lands a nice forearm strike.
Growes throwing strikes but Brodan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brodan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brodan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brodan slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Growes.
Growes can't escape the position.
Brodan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Growes can't escape the position.
Growes is working hard here to advance position.
Brodan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Growes is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brodan looking to control but Growes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Growes regains half guard.
Growes wants to improve his position but Brodan is controlling well.
Brodan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Growes keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brodan seems to be looking for submissions.
Brodan is trying to control. Growes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Growes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brodan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brodan's back!
Growes is working the ground and pound. Can Brodan escape?
Brodan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Growes.
Growes is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Growes gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Growes gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Growes apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Brodan looks gassed!
Growes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Growes tries to clinch but Brodan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Growes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Growes moves in looking to clinch but Brodan pushes him off.
Brodan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Growes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Growes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Growes moves in looking to clinch but Brodan pushes him off.
Growes tries to clinch up.
Brodan keeps the fight on the outside.
Growes tries a head kick but it misses.
Growes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brodan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Growes clinches but Brodan breaks the clinch
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
Growes tries to clinch but Brodan moves away
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Growes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brodan misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growes misses with a hook.
Growes tries to clinch
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
Growes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Growes looks to clinch
and Brodan counters with a series of strikes. Growes will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Brodan.
Growes wants to clinch
and Brodan counters with a left and a right that stings Growes.
Abro Brodan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Growes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Growes tries to clinch
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Brodan does no damage.
Growes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
Growes wants to clinch
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
Growes clinches but Brodan breaks the clinch
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
Growes tries a head kick but it misses.
Growes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brodan counters with a one-two to the body.
Growes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Growes has a takedown stuffed.
Growes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brodan defends it nicely.
Brodan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growes darts in trying to clinch
and Brodan counters with a series of strikes. Growes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Growes tries to clinch
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Brodan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brodan counters with a one-two to the body.
Brodan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Growes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brodan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Growes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Growes clinches but Brodan breaks the clinch
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Growes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growes tries to clinch but Brodan moves away
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Brodan misses with a series of wild punches.
Brodan misses with a two punch combination.
Growes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brodan counters with a one-two to the body.
Glen Growes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Growes dodges the punch combination from Brodan.
Growes wants to clinch
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Growes tries to clinch
and Brodan counters with a series of strikes. Growes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Growes misses with a jab to the body
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
Growes looks to clinch
and Brodan counters with a left and a right that stings Growes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abro Brodan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Growes shoots for a takedown but Brodan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Growes throws a sloppy head kick and Brodan moves out of range easily.
Growes misses with a head kick.
Growes tries to clinch but Brodan moves away
and Brodan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Growes wants to clinch
and Brodan counters with a one-two to the body.
Growes fails with the takedown
and Brodan counters with a one-two to the body.
A nice combination there by Brodan.
A left lands for Growes.
Brodan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Growes.
Growes tries to clinch up
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growes darts in trying to clinch
and Brodan counters with a one-two to the body.
Growes wants to clinch but Brodan slips to the side
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Growes misses with a head kick.
Growes wants to clinch but Brodan slips to the side
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
Growes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brodan counters with a left and a right that stings Growes.
Growes tries to clinch
and Brodan counters with a left and a right that stings Growes.
Growes throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brodan misses with a double jab.
Growes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Growes tries to clinch
and Brodan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Growes tries to clinch up
and Brodan counters with a left and a right that stings Growes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Growes throws a lazy body kick
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Growes misses with a body kick.
Brodan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brodan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Growes tries to clinch but Brodan moves away
and Brodan counters with a one-two to the body.
Brodan misses with a few strikes there.
Growes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brodan counters with a three punch combo that has Growes backing up. Growes nods at Brodan to acknowledge the strikes.
Growes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growes landing a few strikes.
Growes misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Growes.
Growes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brodan regains half guard.
Growes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brodan misses with a wild combination.
Growes closes the distance but Brodan moves to the side
and Brodan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abro Brodan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brodan counters with a left and a right that stings Growes.
Growes closes the distance but Brodan moves to the side
and Brodan counters with a two punch combo.
Growes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Growes wants to clinch but Brodan slips to the side
and Brodan counters with a series of strikes. Growes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Growes closes the distance but Brodan moves to the side
and Brodan counters with a left and a right that stings Growes.
Growes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brodan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brodan avoids the head kick by Growes.
Growes throws a head kick but Brodan moves out of range.
Growes wants to clinch but Brodan slips to the side
and Brodan counters with a series of strikes. Growes will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abro Brodan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brodan 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abro Brodan!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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