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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Busfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Johnny Bravo as his entrance music. James Busfield had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. James Busfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Bravo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Busfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Busfield momentarily.
Busfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bravo as he jumps to the side.
Busfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Busfield looks to land a combination but Bravo avoids it well.
Bravo throws the left hand but Busfield avoids the punch easily.
Busfield drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
Busfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Busfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bravo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Busfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bravo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Busfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
Busfield controls Bravo momentarily but Bravo frees himself.
Bravo gets to his feet. Busfield looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bravo clinches.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Busfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Busfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Busfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
Busfield tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.
Busfield shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bravo is trying to defend but Busfield finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bravo is looking for a sweep. Busfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bravo is looking to get back to is feet but Busfield passes into side control.
Busfield moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Bravo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busfield tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bravo wants to get back to his feet but Busfield drags him back down.
Bravo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Busfield. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Busfield has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bravo. Busfield shrugs it off though.
Busfield is breathing heavily.
Busfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bravo rushes Busfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Busfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bravo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Busfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bravo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands an overhand right.
Bravo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Busfield keeps moving.
Busfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Busfield striking off his back but it's not causing Bravo any problems.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Busfield is keeping the position.
Bravo wants to stand but Busfield is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Busfield is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bravo 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.
Bravo misses with a body shot.
Bravo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bravo wants the takedown. Busfield is fighting it off but Bravo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Busfield's guard against the cage.
Bravo landing some decent shots from guard.
Bravo trying to control but Busfield is working from the bottom.
Busfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Busfield, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Busfield keeping full guard, as Bravo tries to pass.
Bravo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bravo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bravo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Busfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Busfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravo scores with a body shot.
Bravo lands with a nice combination. Busfield backs away looking to recover.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Busfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Busfield looks to clinch
and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control.
Busfield pushes Bravo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bravo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bravo looks up at the clock and then as Busfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bravo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bravo cracks Busfield with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo decides to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James Busfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo rushes Busfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bravo scores with a jab.
Bravo throws a body punch but Busfield moves out of range.
Busfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Busfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Busfield avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Busfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Bravo takes the fight into the clinch.
Bravo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Busfield regains guard.
Bravo thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Busfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnny Bravo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bravo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Busfield is proving hard to escape from.
Bravo trying to control but Busfield is working from the bottom.
Bravo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Busfield's guard.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Busfield is retaining full guard.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Busfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bravo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bravo landing with the ground and pound.
Bravo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bravo stands up and waves to Busfield to follow him.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Busfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bravo counters with a three punch combo that has Busfield backing up. Busfield nods at Bravo to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Busfield wants to clinch
and Bravo counters with a two punch combo.
Bravo misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bravo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bravo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Busfield working a defensive guard here.
Busfield has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bravo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Busfield working a defensive guard here.
Bravo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bravo chips away with some ground and pound.
Bravo prevents Busfield from getting back to his feet.
Bravo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bravo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bravo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Busfield's sensitive parts.
Bravo rushes Busfield and presses him up against the cage.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Busfield checks a low kick from Bravo.
Bravo works Busfield's body with a nice hook.
Busfield throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo takes the fight into the clinch.
Bravo manages to pull guard.
Busfield won't allow Bravo to sweep him here.
Bravo controlling the position.
Bravo wriggles free and stands up.
Bravo scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Busfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bravo scores with a shot to the side of Busfield's head.
Bravo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Bravo.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Busfield moves away.
Bravo closes the distance and pushes Busfield back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Busfield uses from the top position.
Bravo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Busfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Busfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Busfield has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.
Bravo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnny Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bravo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bravo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Busfield fails with the takedown
and Bravo counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bravo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Busfield is trying to control but can't.
Busfield tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bravo in particular looking to stall.
Bravo is nestled in close to Busfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bravo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bravo!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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