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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tosh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stepping Razor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh shoots in but Brasco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brasco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasco has control of Tosh's left arm, preventing Tosh from doing any damage.
Brasco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brasco controlling the position.
Tosh trying to control but Brasco is working from the bottom.
Brasco is pulling down on Tosh's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tosh working some strikes from top position.
Tosh drops back looking for a leg! Brasco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brasco manages to kick Tosh off! Tosh jumps back into Brasco's guard.
Brasco trying to keep a closed guard but Tosh is proving a slippery customer.
Tosh being controlled here momentarily.
Tosh stands and throws Brasco's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
Brasco can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tobi Brasco just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tosh fails with the takedown.
Tosh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tosh lands in his opponent's guard.
Brasco working a defensive guard but Tosh passes into half guard.
Brasco is trying to control but can't.
Brasco is controlling Tosh's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco is looking to improve his position.
Brasco manages to get to full guard.
Brasco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tosh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tosh is fighting to break Brasco's control of his arms but Brasco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Brasco trying to keep a closed guard but Tosh is proving a slippery customer.
Tosh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brasco controlling the position.
Brasco is trying to control the position but Tosh postures up.
Tosh looking to pass the guard.
Brasco is trying to keep Tosh in close.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tobi Brasco just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tosh dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown but Brasco shows good takedown defense.
Tosh fails to land the takedown.
Tosh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brasco's waist but Brasco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tosh off to one side.
Tobi Brasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
Brasco shoots in and bounces Tosh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tosh keeping moving, preventing Brasco from controlling successfully.
Brasco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tosh is keeping the position for now.
Brasco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brasco has gone for a leg lock! Tosh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brasco's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco keeping moving, preventing Tosh from controlling successfully.
Tosh postures up.
Tosh wants to control from the top but Brasco keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tosh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brasco looking to control.
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.
Tosh postures up in Brasco's guard and throws a big left but Brasco blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tosh misses with a takedown attempt
and Brasco counters with a takedown into side control.
Brasco wants to control but Tosh is keeping him busy.
Brasco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tosh, who protects the arm well.
Brasco swings around for an armbar but Tosh sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brasco's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brasco seems keen to control Tosh's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco looking to control.
Tosh controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tosh is looking to work some ground and pound but Brasco has wrist control.
Tosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brasco is trying to control the position but Tosh postures up.
Tosh stopping the sweep attempt from Brasco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tosh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brasco counters with a shoot takedown. Tosh fights it but they end up in guard.
Tosh keeping moving, preventing Brasco from controlling successfully.
Brasco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tosh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tosh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tosh!
Brasco is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Brasco dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tosh tries for a takedown but Brasco circles away easily
so Brasco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brasco trying to control but Tosh is working from the bottom.
Tosh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brasco wants to control from the top but Tosh keeps moving.
Brasco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tosh's guard.
Tosh has his hands clasped together around Brasco's back. He's all about the action.
Tosh is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tosh sees it coming and defends easily.
Brasco tries to pass to full mount but Tosh defends it.
Tosh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brasco trying to control the position from guard on top but Tosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasco looking to sit in guard and control but Tosh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tosh throws and elbow that misses. Brasco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tosh's guard. Nice move by Brasco!
Brasco won't allow Tosh to sweep him here.
Brasco has gone for a leg lock! Tosh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brasco's guard.
Brasco controlling Tosh's posture.
Brasco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tobi Brasco just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tosh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brasco is trying to defend but Tosh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brasco is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brasco!
A nice elbow there by Tosh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tosh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brasco manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brasco sneaks back into half guard.
Brasco is doing well to control the position and prevent Tosh from advancing to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Tosh.
I think Tosh 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peter Tosh!
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hype
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FIGHT
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