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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Bruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Sikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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171 cm
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Bruzzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Sikes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Sikes.
Bruzzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruzzi loads up on a big right hand but Sikes slips the punch.
Bruzzi swings for the body but Sikes moves out of range.
Bruzzi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sikes is looking to clinch.
Sikes moves in looking to clinch but Bruzzi pushes him off.
Bruzzi throws a right and a left that Sikes avoids nicely.
Sikes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruzzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sikes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bruzzi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sikes tries to clinch
and Bruzzi counters with a left and a right that stings Sikes.
Sikes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sikes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruzzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sikes obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruzzi jumps guard but Sikes stands there with Bruzzi around his waist. Bruzzi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sikes prevents Bruzzi from breaking the clinch.
Bruzzi avoiding damage as Sikes throws knees to the body.
Bruzzi manages to pull guard.
Bruzzi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sikes is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruzzi has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikes throwing strikes from guard but Bruzzi blocks nicely.
Sikes throwing strikes from guard but Bruzzi blocks nicely.
Sikes is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruzzi has wrist control.
Bruzzi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bruzzi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sikes throws a strike but Bruzzi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sikes keeping full guard, as Bruzzi tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sikes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bruzzi thows a body shot but no joy.
Sikes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sikes wants to clinch
and Bruzzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikes closes the distance and clinches.
Bruzzi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sikes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sikes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sikes tries a knee to the head but Bruzzi blocks it.
Sikes looks gassed!
Bruzzi tries to circle away but Sikes has him pinned against the cage.
Sikes misses with an elbow over the top.
Sikes is looking to control Bruzzi's arms but Bruzzi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sikes has his back to the cage.
Bruzzi has had enough of the clinch but Sikes keeps him there for the moment.
Bruzzi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sikes uses from the top position.
Bruzzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sikes wants to stand but Bruzzi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bruzzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sikes postures up in Bruzzi's guard and throws a big left but Bruzzi blocks it.
Sikes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bruzzi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruzzi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bruzzi misses with a body shot.
Josh Sikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikes tries to clinch up
and Bruzzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sikes misses with a two punch combination.
Sikes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruzzi counters with a straight right hand.
Sikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruzzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruzzi throws a hook but Sikes blocks it.
Sikes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruzzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikes moves in looking to clinch but Bruzzi pushes him off.
Sikes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bruzzi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bruzzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Sikes throws a nice looking combination but Bruzzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruzzi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sikes darts in trying to clinch
letting Bruzzi counter with a right hand.
Sikes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruzzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruzzi lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruzzi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruzzi.
Sikes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Bruzzi to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Felipe Bruzzi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sikes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruzzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruzzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruzzi throws a nice looking combination but Sikes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sikes wants to clinch
and Bruzzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Sikes instigates a clinch.
Sikes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bruzzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sikes backwards.
Bruzzi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sikes smiles and moves away.
Bruzzi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sikes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sikes tries to clinch but Bruzzi is having none of it.
Sikes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Bruzzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sikes closes the distance but Bruzzi moves to the side
and Bruzzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruzzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Sikes.
Bruzzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Felipe Bruzzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruzzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sikes looks to clinch
and Bruzzi counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruzzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sikes circles away quickly and effectively.
Sikes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sikes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bruzzi counter with a right hand.
Sikes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sikes throws a head kick that Bruzzi semi-blocks.
Bruzzi throws a combination that misses
and Sikes counters with a three punch combo that has Bruzzi backing up. Bruzzi nods at Sikes to acknowledge the strikes.
Sikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruzzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sikes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sikes.
Sikes misses with a few strikes there.
Sikes connects with a looping right hand.
Bruzzi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sikes tries to clinch there but Bruzzi circles away.
Sikes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sikes is looking to slow Bruzzi down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Sikes.
Sikes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bruzzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sikes.
Sikes wants to clinch up but Bruzzi keeps it at a distance.
Bruzzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sikes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sikes.
Sikes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sikes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sikes crunches a lovely knee into Bruzzi's ribcage.
Sikes prevents Bruzzi from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sikes tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruzzi avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Bruzzi.
Bruzzi can't get the takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sikes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Bruzzi.
Bruzzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Sikes.
A body shot lands from Bruzzi.
Sikes trying to control the position but instead, Bruzzi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sikes into the cage.
Bruzzi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Bruzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sikes is trying to maintain a safe position but Bruzzi gets an underhook and turns Sikes into the cage.
Sikes is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Bruzzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruzzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sikes backwards.
Bruzzi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sikes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sikes wants to stall.
Bruzzi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bruzzi tries to break the clinch but Sikes is controlling the position.
Bruzzi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bruzzi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sikes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bruzzi controlling the action here.
Bruzzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sikes keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Sikes 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. This is the final round!
Bruzzi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sikes has Bruzzi up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruzzi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bruzzi jumps into guard, dragging Sikes to the mat.
Bruzzi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruzzi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bruzzi tries to control but Sikes wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzzi controlling his opponent.
Bruzzi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Felipe Bruzzi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bruzzi misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sikes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bruzzi stalling in the clinch but Sikes improves position.
Bruzzi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sikes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bruzzi goes for a takedown attempt but Sikes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sikes misses with a hook to the body
and Bruzzi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sikes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruzzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sikes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sikes clinches with his opponent.
Sikes lands a nice knee to the body.
Sikes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sikes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bruzzi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Bruzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruzzi being controlled against the cage.
Sikes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruzzi.
Sikes blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Bruzzi on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikes prevents Bruzzi from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sikes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bruzzi tries to stall but Sikes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruzzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Sikes has double underhooks.
Sikes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruzzi avoids it.
Sikes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bruzzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sikes.
Sikes misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sikes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruzzi's brow.
Bruzzi lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sikes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruzzi's defenses.
Sikes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruzzi tries to pull guard but Sikes holds him up against the cage and eventually Bruzzi drops back down to his feet.
Sikes taking a breather.
Bruzzi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bruzzi wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sikes.
The referee calls for Sikes to work.
Bruzzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sikes backwards.
Sikes scores with a knee to the head.
Sikes wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruzzi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruzzi as Sikes tries to tie him up.
Sikes trying to land knees to the body.
Bruzzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruzzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Sikes has double underhooks.
Sikes looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruzzi is trying to stall.
Sikes tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruzzi avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Sikes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sikes 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Sikes!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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