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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jordao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadu Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Jordao has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Jordao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cadu Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brandao works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brandao stopping the sweep attempt from Jordao.
Brandao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jordao working for a triangle but Brandao defends it easily.
Brandao preventing the sweep.
Brandao advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao trying to control the position but Jordao is working away.
Jordao can't do much from the bottom here.
Jordao tries to bench press Brandao off him but Brandao keeps the position.
Jordao gets back to half guard.
Jordao wants to control but Brandao is keeping busy.
Jordao is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jordao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandao forces his way into half guard.
Brandao controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brandao is looking to take a break and control but Jordao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brandao is working for a kimura but Jordao is defending it quite comfortably.
Jordao is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is looking to take a break and control but Jordao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brandao is looking to stall here but Jordao recovers full guard.
Jordao trying to keep a closed guard but Brandao is proving a slippery customer.
Jordao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandao is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brandao misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandao slips a straight right by Jordao.
Jordao misses the jab.
Jordao throws a series of punches but Brandao avoids them all with ease.
Jordao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jordao is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandao get's back to his feet.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Jordao.
Jordao is breathing heavily.
Jordao throws a jab when Brandao was well out of range.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cadu Brandao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jordao tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandao looks for a takedown but Jordao sprawls well.
Jordao misses with a straight right.
Jordao throws a series of strikes that have Brandao backpedaling.
Brandao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown but Jordao shows good takedown defense.
Jordao looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Jordao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Jordao swinging wilding here.
Jordao misses the jab.
Brandao moves into the clinch.
Brandao working hard to break the clinch.
Jordao is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brandao has Jordao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jordao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kevin Jordao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadu Brandao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordao breaks the clinch.
Jordao misses with a straight left.
Brandao throws a push kick but Jordao slaps the foot to one side.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown but Jordao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jordao misses with the combination.
Brandao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordao.
Brandao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jordao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jordao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brandao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brandao darts in and clinches Jordao up against the cage.
Brandao tries to score a body lock takedown but Jordao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jordao manages to break the clinch.
Jordao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jordao fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordao stuffs the takedown.
Jordao connects with a looping right hand.
Brandao is looking to land body kicks.
Brandao defending well as Jordao loads up on a big left hand.
Jordao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kevin Jordao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordao looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Jordao throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Jordao misses the shot to the body.
Brandao slips under a jab.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
Jordao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandao slips a straight right by Jordao.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brandao thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordao regains half guard.
Jordao is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao is pressing down on Jordao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jordao is holding on for now.
Jordao is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandao decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jordao.
Brandao has managed to clinch.
Brandao tries to break the clinch but Jordao is controlling the position.
Jordao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jordao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brandao pulls guard.
Brandao throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jordao looking to pass the guard.
Brandao controlling Jordao's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Jordao will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jordao lands with a straight right. Brandao didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Jordao misses.
Jordao fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Jordao misses.
Jordao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jordao misses with a wild body shot.
Cadu Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jordao to the mat! Jordao manages to get full guard.
Jordao throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brandao escapes and throws Jordao's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordao looking for a sweep but Brandao has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao controlling from the full mount.
Jordao is desperately trying to improve his position but Brandao has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two 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.
Jordao is working hard here to advance position.
Brandao looking to finish with strikes here!
Brandao goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jordao is on top in guard.
Brandao uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brandao has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordao misses with a wild body shot.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Jordao.
Jordao throws a jab when Brandao was well out of range.
Jordao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandao closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Jordao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brandao throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brandao is looking to take a break and control but Jordao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jordao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brandao off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordao wants to control but Brandao is keeping busy.
Jordao is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brandao defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jordao not allowing Brandao to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandao rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cadu Brandao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brandao 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cadu Brandao!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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