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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Demascus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Brothers and Sisters. Finn Demascus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leslie Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finn Demascus! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Demascus swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Demascus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Demascus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Demascus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Demascus throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot. Demascus thows a left - swing and a miss! Brown walks into a jab. Demascus connects with a high kick. Demascus misses with an uppercut. Demascus throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Demascus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Demascus lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Demascus scores with a push kick. Demascus lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand. Demascus misses with a body kick. Demascus lands with an overhand left. Demascus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown. Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demascus is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Demascus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him. Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demascus swivels though and keeps the full guard. Demascus wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brown manages to pass to side control. Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Demascus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Demascus pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow. Brown escapes and gets back to his feet. Demascus connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off. Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Demascus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Demascus!
Demascus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Demascus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Demascus throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot. Demascus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Demascus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head. Demascus throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Brown slips a jab from Demascus. Demascus swinging wildly here.
Demascus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown. Brown walks into a straight right hand from Demascus. Nice sprawl there from Demascus as Brown shoots in. Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Demascus tries to buck Brown off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Demascus hang on? Demascus wants to try and get back to his feet. Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Demascus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Demascus wants to get back to his feet.
Brown has control of Demascus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Demascus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brown is breathing heavily. Brown jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Demascus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Demascus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Demascus is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown trying to control from half guard but Demascus is working away. Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Demascus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brown stops Demascus from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finn Demascus will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demascus. Demascus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Leslie Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Brown breaks from Demascus's wrist control and lands an elbow. Brown wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. Brown is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Demascus has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Demascus! Demascus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown is looking to stand up but Demascus isn't so interested in that idea. Brown looking for a guillotine here but Demascus defends easily.
Demascus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard. Demascus stands up and waves to Brown to follow him. Brown avoids the head kick by Demascus.
That's two 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. A good leg kick by Demascus. Brown fails to land the takedown. Brown gets a clinch. Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demascus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demascus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown. Demascus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Demascus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Demascus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown. Demascus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks. Brown gets a takedown into half guard. Demascus is not content to let Brown control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Demascus is trying to stand.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Demascus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Demascus wants to get back to his feet.
Brown trying to control the action but Demascus is working from the bottom. Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Demascus wants to get back to his feet.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Danga de danga de dang - Demascus scores with a four punch combination! Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Demascus pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Demascus is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Brown wants to take a breather but Demascus is having none of it. Demascus wants to get back to his feet. Brown uses his free foot to push down on Demascus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Demascus. Brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Demascus is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Brown dominated that second round. That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Demascus throws a head kick that misses. Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demascus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demascus circles away. Demascus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Demascus!
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Demascus had a free shot at his head there. Demascus throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily. A left lands for Demascus. Finn Demascus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Demascus darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Demascus throws a lazy head kick and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown. Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position. Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Demascus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Brown prevents Demascus from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Demascus's head. Brown won't allow Demascus to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Demascus sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Demascus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Brown content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Demascus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Brown. Demascus won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown is working hard here to advance position. Demascus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Demascus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Demascus lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demascus circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him. Demascus lands with a nice body punch. Nice straight punches there by Demascus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demascus. Brown blocks a head kick by Demascus.
Demascus scores with a kick to the body.
Demascus scores with a head kick.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Demascus throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease. Brown avoids the head kick by Demascus.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Demascus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab by Demascus. Demascus scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one. Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch. Brown can't get the takedown.
Demascus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demascus smiles and moves away.
Finn Demascus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Demascus slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat. Demascus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Demascus throws a good cross that connects.
Demascus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Demascus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Danga de danga de dang - Demascus scores with a four punch combination! Nice jab there from Demascus.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leslie Brown. I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Brown!
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energy
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pop
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