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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yve Braud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braud has chosen "Here Comes the Hammer" by M.C. Hammer as his entrance music. Ghoul Ghotha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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272 lbs
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232 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Braud!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown but Braud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Braud sprawls well. Braud wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ghotha gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghotha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braud missing with a left hand there. Ghotha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braud leaves Ghotha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghoul Ghotha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braud catches Ghotha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ghotha fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Braud. That's going to slow Ghotha down.
Ghotha shoots in looking for a takedown. Braud tries to sprawl out of it but Ghotha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Braud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghotha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghotha avoids the head kick by Braud.
Good work by Ghotha as he checks the leg kick.
Braud misses with a double jab.
Ghotha dives in and grabs Braud's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braud pushes down on Ghotha's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown but Braud shows good takedown defense.
Braud misses with the combination.
Ghotha misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Braud.
It looks like Ghoul Ghotha has been cut.
Ghotha is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Braud. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Braud.
Braud throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braud throws a right hand that Ghotha ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghotha also avoids with ease.
Ghotha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braud takes a swing at Ghotha's ribcage but misses.
Braud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ghotha, pushing him back against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ghotha. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ghotha blocks the elbow strike.
Ghotha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braud lands an elbow just above Ghotha 's eye.
Braud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghotha's defenses.
Braud manages to break the clinch.
Braud has closed the distance and engaged Ghotha in a clinch.
Braud breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Braud defends it nicely.
Braud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Braud manages to break the clinch.
Braud scores with a one two! Ghotha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ghotha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ghotha avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Ghotha with that takedown attempt.
Braud is looking to slow Ghotha down with leg kicks.
Braud lands a jab-cross combination.
Braud lands with a right hand.
Braud moves into the clinch successfully.
Braud trying to land knees to the body.
Braud prevents the takedown attempt.
Braud tries a knee to the head but Ghotha blocks it.
Braud manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Braud does no damage.
Braud lands a lovely overhand right.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Braud as he jumps to the side.
Braud swinging wilding here.
Braud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braud dips to his left and cracks Ghotha with an uppercut!
Braud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braud drives through and clinches with Ghotha against the cage.
Braud misses with an elbow over the top.
Ghotha is working for takedown but Braud is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Braud throws an elbow but misses.
Braud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghotha's defenses.
Braud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ghotha.
Braud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Braud tries to bum rush Ghotha with a series of wild strikes but Ghotha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ghotha shoots in and drives through. Braud sprawls well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Braud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Braud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghotha moves away.
A left lands for Braud.
Braud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ghotha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghotha shoots in and drives through. Braud sprawls well.
Braud catches Ghotha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghotha was well out of range. Poor timing from Braud.
Braud scoring well with a low kick there.
Ghotha has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Braud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yve Braud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghoul Ghotha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Braud looks to land a combination but Ghotha avoids it well.
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt - Braud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ghotha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braud.
Braud moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Braud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown but Braud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghoul Ghotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghotha shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Braud's guard.
Braud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ghotha won't allow Braud to sweep him here.
Ghotha 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha throws and elbow that misses. Braud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ghotha's guard. Nice move by Braud!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braud throwing strikes from guard but Ghotha blocks nicely.
Braud preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghotha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braud defends well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Braud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ghotha, pushing him back against the cage.
Braud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghotha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Braud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ghotha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Braud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghoul Ghotha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braud leaves Ghotha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Braud. No joy for Ghotha on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Braud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghotha.
Ghotha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Braud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Braud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Braud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Braud looking to throw knees to the head but Ghotha is blocking nicely.
Braud lands a nice elbow.
Braud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Ghotha with that takedown attempt.
Yve Braud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ghoul Ghotha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braud gets a clinch.
Braud breaks the clinch.
Braud defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ghotha.
Braud gets a clinch.
Braud breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Braud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ghotha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braud is looking to slow Ghotha down with leg kicks.
Braud clinches with his opponent.
Braud breaks the clinch.
Braud swinging wilding here.
Braud scores with a one two! Ghotha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Braud does no damage.
Braud is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ghotha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braud defending against the ground and pound.
Ghotha is working Braud over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ghotha working the body and head with strikes.
Braud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ghotha in side control lands a decent elbow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Braud. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ghotha throws a strike aimed at the side of Braud's head but Braud avoids it well.
Ghotha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braud is looking for a sweep.
Ghotha throws a strike aimed at the side of Braud's head but Braud avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yve Braud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ghoul Ghotha'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!
Ghotha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Braud's waist but Braud gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ghotha off to one side.
Ghotha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Braud sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ghotha somewhat.
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt - Braud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghoul Ghotha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghotha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braud.
Ghotha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Braud misses with a looping right.
Ghotha has a takedown stuffed.
Ghotha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Braud instigates a clinch.
Braud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ghotha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braud misses with the combination.
Ghotha shoots for a takedown but Braud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ghotha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Braud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braud stuffs the takedown attempt from Ghotha. Ghotha gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghotha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghotha.
Ghotha fails with a takedown attempt.
Braud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghotha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown but Braud shows good takedown defense.
Ghotha avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud tests Ghotha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Braud throws a series of punches but Ghotha avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Braud. No joy for Ghotha on that attempt.
Braud moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Braud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghotha's brow.
Ghotha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Braud pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Braud misses with an elbow over the top.
Braud lands an elbow inside that Ghotha shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braud.
Ghotha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Braud breaks from the clinch.
Braud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghotha circles away quickly and effectively.
Ghotha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ghotha has gone for a leg lock! Braud slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ghotha's guard.
Braud postures up in Ghotha's guard and throws a big left but Ghotha blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha wants to sweep but no luck.
Ghotha is working hard here to advance position.
Braud is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghotha has wrist control.
Braud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ghotha 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.
Braud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braud stopping the sweep attempt from Ghotha.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Ghotha with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Braud. That snapped Ghotha's head back.
Braud moves out of range of the body kick.
Ghotha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Braud. That's going to slow Ghotha down.
Braud misses with a few strikes there.
Braud misses with a hook.
Braud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ghotha tries for a takedown but Braud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ghotha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braud finds it's way round the side to connect with Ghotha's head.
Donk. Braud catches Ghotha right on the button with a cross.
Ghotha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ghoul Ghotha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braud instigates a clinch.
Braud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghotha fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Braud misses.
Yve Braud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yve Braud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Braud winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yve Braud!
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