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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and charlie brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). charlie brown told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, charlie brown!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Angelo.
brown looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Angelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
brown avoids the head kick by Angelo.
Angelo tries for a takedown but brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
brown drops his hands momentarily and Angelo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for brown with that takedown attempt.
Angelo misses with a head kick.
brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Angelo.
brown avoids the head kick by Angelo.
Angelo tries to clinch but brown moves out of range.
brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Angelo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Angelo controls the pace.
Angelo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angelo tries to free his leg and advance position but brown is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo is looking to work some ground and pound but brown has wrist control.
brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Angelo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Angelo 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.
Angelo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angelo misses with a hook.
Angelo lands a head kick!
Angelo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Angelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Angelo.
Angelo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Angelo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angelo loads up on a big right hand but brown slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but brown circles away quickly and effectively.
brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angelo is looking to clinch.
brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Angelo is looking to clinch.
Angelo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Angelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angelo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Angelo misses with a wild combination.
brown misses with a takedown attempt - Angelo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
brown throws a series of punches but Angelo moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Angelo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angelo wants to clinch up but brown keeps it at a distance.
Angelo lands a high kick!
brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angelo circles away quickly and effectively.
Angelo rushes brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Angelo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Angelo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but brown is keeping busy.
brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Angelo won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Angelo.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but brown blocks with his arms.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to brown's face.
Angelo wants to break the clinch but can't.
brown tries to break the clinch but Angelo is controlling the position.
Angelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Angelo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angelo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
brown pulls Angelo into guard.
brown wants to stand and escape but Angelo is having none of it.
Angelo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Angelo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Angelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Angelo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Angelo wants to control from the top but brown keeps moving.
brown doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Angelo prevents brown from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Angelo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Angelo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of brown's head.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch but brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelo shoots in but no luck this time.
Angelo lands a high kick!
It looks like charlie brown has been cut.
Angelo lands with a kick to the temple. brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danga de danga de dang - brown scores with a four punch combination!
Angelo looks to clinch
and brown counters with a series of strikes. Angelo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Angelo is looking to clinch.
Angelo moves in looking to clinch but brown pushes him off.
brown shoots in for a double leg but Angelo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelo.
brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Angelo's waist but Angelo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing brown off to one side.
Angelo dives in and grabs brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. brown pushes down on Angelo's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angelo shoots for a takedown but brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Angelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angelo misses with a takedown attempt - brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brown closes the distance and pushes Angelo back into the cage.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
Angelo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to brown's face.
brown can't get the takedown.
Angelo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. brown is trying to keep an underhook but Angelo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Angelo thows a huge punch but brown dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
brown trying to hold on to Angelo's head to control him but Angelo postures up.
Angelo stops brown from getting back to his feet.
Angelo thows a huge punch but brown dodges it nicely.
brown wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Angelo lands with a punch from half guard.
brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
brown blocks a head kick by Angelo.
An inside leg kick lands from Angelo.
Angelo wants to clinch.
Angelo fails with the takedown.
Angelo tries to clinch up but brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Angelo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angelo.
brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from brown as Angelo shoots in.
Angelo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angelo tries to clinch
and brown counters with a three punch combo that has Angelo backing up. Angelo nods at brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Angelo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
brown throws a combination that misses
and Angelo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Angelo.
brown controls Angelo momentarily but Angelo frees himself.
Angelo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Angelo postures up in brown's guard and throws a big left but brown blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
brown controls Angelo momentarily but Angelo frees himself.
Angelo throwing strikes from guard but brown blocks nicely.
Angelo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Angelo won't allow brown to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
brown avoids the head kick by Angelo.
Angelo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says brown as he avoids it easily.
Angelo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angelo tries to clinch but brown moves out of range.
brown moves in looking to clinch but Angelo pushes him off.
brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Angelo throws a right and a left that brown avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Angelo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on charlie brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angelo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by brown.
brown leaves Angelo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Angelo.
Angelo throws a sloppy head kick and brown moves out of range easily.
Angelo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Angelo trying to control the position from guard on top but brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
brown tries to strike from the bottom.
brown controls Angelo momentarily but Angelo frees himself.
Angelo thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brown controls Angelo momentarily but Angelo frees himself.
brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Angelo chips away with some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Angelo looks for the body kick but brown saw that one coming.
Angelo wants to clinch but brown slips to the side
and brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelo stalling in the clinch.
Angelo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angelo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Angelo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Angelo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe Angelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo throws a big right hand that misses.
Angelo pushes down on brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
brown wants to get back to full guard.
brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
brown looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angelo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed brown's head.
brown wants to control but Angelo is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown wants to get back to full guard.
brown is looking to control Angelo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can brown avoid being mounted?
Angelo wants to take a breather but brown is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Angelo doesn't manage to clinch there - brown circles away.
brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelo closes this distance looking for a takedown but brown circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Angelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angelo lands with an uppercut that bounces brown off the cage and back into rage.
brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angelo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but brown circles away quickly and effectively.
brown throws a nice looking combination but Angelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angelo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
brown tries to clinch up but Angelo circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Angelo lands with a kick to the temple. brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Angelo doesn't manage to clinch there - brown circles away.
Angelo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. brown tries to avoid it but Angelo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag brown to the ground. brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
brown misses with a few strikes there.
brown pushes Angelo up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Angelo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Angelo prevents the takedown attempt.
brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelo connects with a knee to the head.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the head but brown blocks with his arms.
charlie brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo blocks a body shot from brown.
Angelo breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Angelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angelo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Angelo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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