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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and charlie brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago comes to the cage accompanied by I made it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Thiago! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, charlie brown! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
brown looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thiago. brown throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely. A head kick misses from Thiago. Thiago misses with a looping right. Thiago throws a nice looking combination but brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Thiago misses with a double jab
and brown counters with a series of strikes. Thiago will be more careful next time no doubt. brown misses with a double jab.
Thiago wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thiago throws a sloppy head kick and brown moves out of range easily. Thiago has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thiago goes for a takedown attempt but brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Thiago has a takedown stuffed. brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. brown throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely. brown closes the distance and pushes Thiago back into the cage. Thiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Thiago shoots in for a double leg but brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him. Thiago fails to land the takedown. brown scores with a takedown into Thiago's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thiago wants to sweep here but brown controlling him for the moment. brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thiago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Thiago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst brown is controlling him. Thiago throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
brown won't allow Thiago to get back to his feet. Thiago keeping full guard, as brown tries to pass. Thiago wants to stand up but brown is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. brown moves away from the strike by Thiago. Thiago shoots in but brown avoids the takedown attempt easily. brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thiago counters by moving into the clinch. Thiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. brown throws a series of strikes that have Thiago backpedaling.
brown blocks a head kick by Thiago.
brown tries to clinch up. A head kick misses from Thiago. brown looks to land a combination. Thiago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. brown looks to land a combination. Thiago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Thiago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and brown counters with a one-two to the body. Thiago throws a right hand that brown ducks under and follows up with a left that brown also avoids with ease. A nice combination there by brown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Thiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
charlie brown dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. brown dodges the punch combination from Thiago.
Thiago shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thiago was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Thiago trying to control but brown is having none of it. Thiago is really struggling to control brown but he's trying to hold on to the position. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Thiago avoids the attempt from brown to control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thiago stands up from mount. Strange move. Thiago misses with a combination
and brown counters with a left and a right that stings Thiago. brown has closed the distance and engaged Thiago in a clinch.
Thiago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thiago walks away with a smile on his face. brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Thiago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round. brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thiago falls off balance throwing a combination
and brown counters with a three punch combo that has Thiago backing up. Thiago nods at brown to acknowledge the strikes. Thiago has a takedown stuffed. Thiago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and brown counters with a left and a right that stings Thiago. Thiago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him. brown throws a right and a left that both miss. Thiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thiago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. brown is working the combinations to good effect here. brown fails in his attempt to clinch. Thiago misses with a wild combination.
brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Some bone on bone action there as brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Thiago clinches up with brown and pushes him back against the cage. brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from brown.
Thiago wants to clinch. Nice takedown defense from brown. No joy for Thiago on that attempt. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. brown looks for a takedown but Thiago sprawls well. brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thiago. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Thiago dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thiago misses with the combination.
Thiago lands a two punch combo.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Thiago falls off balance throwing a combination
and brown counters with a left and a right that stings Thiago. Thiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Thiago misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
brown slips a jab and a cross from Thiago.
That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from brown does no damage. Thiago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand. brown shoots in for a takedown but Thiago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Thiago moves into the clinch. brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses. Thiago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with brown but brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two 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. Thiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thiago tries to clinch and brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thiago! brown is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! brown blocks a head kick by Thiago.
brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Thiago is looking to clinch. brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. brown throws a one two combo.
Thiago tries to bum rush brown with a series of wild strikes but brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Thiago wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. brown lands strikes from half guard. Thiago pushes brown off and gets back to his feet. brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. brown lands with a nice combination. Thiago backs away looking to recover. Thiago throws a jab but it's blocked by brown. The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though. brown throws a nice looking combination but Thiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Some wild striking there from brown.
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago closes the distance and clinches up with brown, looking for a takedown. Thiago pushes brown against the cage but brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him. brown misses with a combination
and Thiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps brown thinking.
And that's the end of the fight! charlie brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think brown 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... charlie brown!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
29% |
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