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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JOn dafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler comes into the arena with Pweization blaring out of the sound system. dafa has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 cm
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190 lbs
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195 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Brawler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JOn dafa! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! dafa stuffs the takedown attempt from Brawler. Brawler gets slowly back to his feet. No luck for Brawler with that takedown attempt. dafa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brawler circles away from the clinch attempt.
dafa looks gassed! The fight stays on the outside here - Brawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though. dafa tries to clinch and Brawler counters by clinching up. Brawler has dafa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. dafa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Brawler. That's going to take a lot out of him. Brawler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. dafa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brawler fails to land the takedown. dafa darts in and clinches Brawler up against the cage. Brawler tries to pull guard but dafa holds him up against the cage and eventually Brawler drops back down to his feet.
dafa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brawler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brawler trying to stall but dafa improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brawler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brawler could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Nice body punch from Brawler - that landed with a thud.
dafa wants to break free but Brawler has control.
Brawler lands with a short head shot on the inside. Brawler tries for a takedown but dafa manages to get underhooks.
Brawler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. dafa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Brawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. dafa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
dafa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Brawler pushes dafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Brawler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dafa pulls him back up using the underhooks. Brawler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. dafa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brawler.
dafa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brawler pulls guard effortlessly. Brawler wants to stand and escape but dafa is having none of it. Brawler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brawler wants to sweep but no luck. Brawler wants to control the position but dafa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. dafa not landing any meaningful shots this time. Brawler wants to get back to full guard. Brawler looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Nice sprawl there from Brawler as dafa shoots in. dafa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brawler swats him away and circles back towards the center. dafa misses with a combination
and Brawler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. dafa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brawler's guard. dafa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. dafa stopping the sweep attempt from Brawler. Brawler wants to stand up but dafa is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dafa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brawler, up you get! Brawler misses with a takedown attempt and dafa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brawler's guard now. Brawler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dafa is controlling him. dafa gets to his feet. Brawler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! A nice leg kick lands there from Brawler. Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up but dafa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Brawler fails with the takedown and dafa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. dafa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brawler's guard. dafa wants to control from the top but Brawler keeps moving. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. dafa stands up and waves to Brawler to follow him. dafa tries to bum rush Brawler with a series of wild strikes but Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Brawler shoots in for a double leg but dafa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. dafa closes the distance looking to clinch and Brawler counters with a head kick. That will keep dafa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Brawler swats away the attempt to clinch by dafa. Brawler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Brawler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Horrible takedown by Brawler or perhaps it was just good defense by dafa which made him look bad. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. dafa fails to land with a series of punches.
Brawler shoots for a double leg takedown but dafa sprawls well. He's pushed Brawler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JOn dafa dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
dafa tries to clinch but Brawler is having none of it. dafa fails in his attempt to clinch. Brawler shoots for a takedown but dafa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Brawler instigates a clinch. Brawler can't get the takedown.
Brawler tries to pull guard but dafa holds him up against the cage and eventually Brawler drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Brawler. That's going to take a lot out of him. Brawler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Brawler tries to pull guard but dafa holds him up against the cage and eventually Brawler drops back down to his feet.
Brawler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. dafa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Brawler goes for a takedown attempt but dafa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - dafa looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Brawler clinches up against the cage. dafa is breathing heavily. Brawler looking for a takedown. dafa is trying to break free. Brawler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. dafa just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brawler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics dafa uses from the top position. Brawler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. dafa is looking to stand up but Brawler won't let him. Brawler is trying to keep dafa in close.
dafa stands up and waves to Brawler to follow him. dafa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. dafa showed some decent athleticism there. Brawler wants to control but dafa is keeping busy and won't allow it. dafa is trying to control the action in half guard but Brawler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Ground and pound from dafa. Brawler wants to get back to his feet. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. dafa lands a nice short elbow. dafa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brawler's head. Brawler wants to control but dafa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brawler wants to get back to his feet. dafa is keen to just control but Brawler is a slippery customer. Brawler wants to get back to full guard. Brawler is looking to control dafa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brawler avoid being mounted? Brawler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but dafa scores with a couple of nice shots. dafa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Brawler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dafa on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Brawler instigates a clinch. Brawler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. dafa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brawler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and dafa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brawler won't be happy with that. This has been an exciting period of action! dafa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brawler some visible discomfort.
dafa working away. dafa working the ground and pound. dafa stands up and beckons Brawler to his feet. Brawler tries to clinch up and dafa counters by clinching up. Brawler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. dafa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dafa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brawler slips a jab and a cross from dafa.
Brawler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. dafa tries to clinch there but Brawler circles away.
dafa keeps the fight on the outside. Brawler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Brawler clinches up with dafa and pushes him back against the cage. Brawler wants a takedown.
Brawler lands a body shot. Brawler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. dafa can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
dafa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Brawler looking for a takedown. dafa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Brawler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dafa pulls him back up using the underhooks. Brawler drops down looking for an ankle pick but dafa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round. dafa wants to clinch letting Brawler counter with a right hand. Brawler shoots in for a double leg but dafa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. dafa blocks a head kick by Brawler.
Brawler moves into the clinch. Brawler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. dafa just stands there and leans against the cage. Brawler is working for takedown but dafa is calmly controlling the position for now. Brawler has dafa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brawler pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending dafa tumbling to the mat - Brawler dives into dafa's guard. JOn dafa has got the better of the ground game so far. dafa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brawler manages to get himself to full guard.
Brawler tries to land a sweep but no joy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Brawler working a defensive guard here.
dafa stands up from guard. Let's bang! Brawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JOn dafa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round!
dafa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. dafa showed some decent athleticism there. Brawler blocking the ground and pound attempt from dafa. dafa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. dafa decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Brawler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. dafa tries to avoid it but Brawler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag dafa to the ground. dafa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. dafa tries to clinch up and Brawler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brawler. Brawler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. dafa wants to break free but Brawler has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler. Brawler tries to pull guard but dafa holds him up against the cage and eventually Brawler drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Brawler. That's going to take a lot out of him. dafa breaks the clinch.
Brawler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brawler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brawler fails with the takedown and dafa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. dafa struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawler controls his hands.
Brawler tries for a takedown but dafa manages to get underhooks.
Brawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
dafa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brawler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dafa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brawler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Brawler fails to pull guard.
Brawler is trying to break free. dafa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brawler keeps control of dafa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. dafa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Brawler clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. dafa has Brawler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brawler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Brawler can't get the takedown.
dafa throws an elbow but it misses.
Brawler looking for a takedown. dafa trying to land knees to the body.
Brawler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brawler prevents the takedown attempt.
dafa prevents a takedown attempt there.
dafa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Brawler drops down looking for an ankle pick but dafa pulls his leg out and moves away.
dafa is looking to clinch but Brawler is avoiding it.
Brawler doesn't succeed with the takedown and dafa counters with a three punch combo that has Brawler backing up. Brawler nods at dafa to acknowledge the strikes. Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch but dafa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Brawler tries to clinch but dafa moves out of range. Brawler fails with the takedown. dafa wants to clinch and Brawler counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dafa keeps control of Brawler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. dafa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brawler pulls him back up using the underhooks. Brawler goes for a takedown attempt but dafa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brawler keeps the fight on the outside. Brawler throws a sloppy head kick and dafa moves out of range easily. Brawler fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Brawler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with dafa but dafa pushes him off and we're back to square one. dafa tries to clinch but Brawler moves out of range. Brawler misses with a takedown attempt - dafa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Brawler has closed the distance and engaged dafa in a clinch.
Brawler can't get the takedown.
Brawler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. dafa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. dafa throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Brawler.
Brawler fails to pull guard.
Brawler scores with an uppercut up the middle. Brawler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dafa pulls him back up using the underhooks. Brawler wants a takedown.
Brawler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dafa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brawler trying to land knees to the body.
dafa is pressed up against the cage. Brawler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag dafa down to the mat. dafa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. dafa shoots in for a double leg but Brawler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Brawler misses with a takedown attempt - dafa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. dafa tries to clinch up and Brawler counters with a right hand to the body. Nice sprawl there from dafa as Brawler shoots in. dafa tries to close the distance and clinch but Brawler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Terry Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! dafa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brawler misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight! JOn dafa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well dafa 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JOn dafa!
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