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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steve brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by "Can't Be Touched" by Roy Jones Jr.. steve brewer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
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268 lbs
5 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, steve brewer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage fails with a takedown attempt.
brewer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
brewer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage is looking to clinch.
brewer throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but brewer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
brewer misses the shot to the body.
brewer clinches with his opponent.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
brewer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage drops down looking for an ankle pick but brewer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cage slips a jab and a cross from brewer.
Cage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and brewer counters with a single leg into guard. Cage didn't expect that.
brewer preventing the sweep.
Cage trying to keep a closed guard but brewer is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst brewer is controlling him.
Cage controlling brewer's posture.
brewer gets to his feet - Cage follows without any prompting.
Cage has his takedown stuffed
and brewer counters with a good, hard body kick but Cage shrugs it off.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage tries to clinch up but brewer circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but brewer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cage tries to clinch but brewer moves out of range.
Cage decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cage in particular looking to stall.
Cage wants to take a breather but brewer is having none of it.
brewer is looking to escape.
brewer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
brewer is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brewer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
brewer gets to his feet - Cage follows without any prompting.
brewer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
brewer moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hand to the body from brewer.
Cage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cage tries to score a body lock takedown but brewer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
brewer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
brewer wants the takedown. Cage is fighting it off but brewer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cage's guard against the cage.
Cage wants to sweep but no luck.
brewer is looking to stand up but Cage won't let him.
Cage is trying to control the position but brewer postures up.
Cage is working an open guard so brewer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
brewer feints and as Cage raises his hands in defense, brewer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
brewer wanted to stand there but Cage had control of the position.
brewer won't allow Cage to sweep him here.
Cage could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
brewer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
brewer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steve brewer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
brewer throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
brewer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
brewer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage wants to clinch but brewer slips to the side
and brewer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cage has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics brewer uses from the top position.
brewer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
brewer trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage looking for a sweep. Not yet Cage, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
brewer wants to get up but he can't break Cage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brewer preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cage checks the leg kick.
brewer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from brewer as Cage shoots in.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and brewer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cage's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from brewer does no damage.
brewer circles away from the clinch attempt
and brewer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by brewer.
brewer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
brewer lands a knee to the head.
brewer tries to score a body lock takedown but Cage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cage stops a takedown attempt from brewer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cage looking for a sweep. Not yet Cage, not yet.
brewer wants to stand but Cage is controlling his posture from full guard.
brewer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cage, up you get!
brewer misses with a low kick as Cage jumps back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cage.
Cage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but brewer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and brewer counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. brewer smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cage.
brewer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cage tries for a takedown but brewer manages to get underhooks.
brewer blocks an uppercut.
Cage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. brewer is defending well for now.
brewer lands a damaging elbow.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from brewer.
brewer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cage being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
brewer pulls guard.
Cage being controlled here momentarily.
Cage tries to free his leg and advance position but brewer is retaining full guard.
Cage looking to sit in guard and control but brewer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cage has a closed guard, preventing brewer from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steve brewer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has brewer pinned against the cage. brewer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and brewer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cage!
Cage is wriggling around trying to escape.
steve brewer has got the better of the ground game so far.
brewer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cage tries to hold on but brewer pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
brewer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cage is looking to escape.
brewer avoids the attempt from Cage to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brewer controlling the pace for now.
Cage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding brewer's attempts to control the action.
Cage is in all sorts of trouble here.
brewer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding brewer's attempts to control the action.
Cage is looking to get to half guard.
brewer controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
steve brewer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Despite being in the dominant position, steve brewer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
brewer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck for Cage with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage fails with the takedown
and brewer counters with a head kick.
Cage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and brewer counters with a three punch combo that has Cage backing up. Cage nods at brewer to acknowledge the strikes.
Cage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and brewer counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to buck brewer off but brewer is having none of it.
Alexander Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
brewer decides to stand back up.
Cage shoots in but no luck this time.
brewer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cage has his takedown stuffed
and brewer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by brewer.
brewer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by brewer.
brewer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage 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.
Cage forces his way into half guard.
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!
Cage trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
steve brewer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well brewer 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... steve brewer!
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