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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes into the arena with Epic Battle Music blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Robert Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Bruce.
Goncalves takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Goncalves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goncalves is defended easily by Bruce.
Bruce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goncalves's calf.
Goncalves looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce scores a takedown into full mount!
Bruce looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bruce unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruce with shots to the head and body - Goncalves looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bruce tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goncalves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bruce controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bruce connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Bruce.
Bruce has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bruce controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to control but Goncalves wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Robert Bruce just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bruce drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bruce delivers a nice body kick.
Goncalves tries to move into range but Bruce moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goncalves fails with the takedown
and Bruce counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bruce lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
A solid body kick from Bruce.
Nice body kick there by Bruce.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruce.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.
Bruno Goncalves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruce.
Goncalves is breathing heavily.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bruce was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goncalves can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goncalves is squirming around, avoiding Bruce's attempts to control the action.
Bruce sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Robert Bruce just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Goncalves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goncalves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruce punishes Goncalves's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goncalves can do to turn this around?
Goncalves avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruce.
Goncalves tries to keep at a distance but Bruce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bruce manages to break the clinch.
Bruce looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goncalves avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Goncalves avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Nice body kick from Bruce.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Goncalves fails with the takedown
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Goncalves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruce stuns Goncalves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruce.
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!
Bruce lands with a kick to the temple. Goncalves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goncalves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves gets caught flat footed, as Bruce shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Goncalves working a defensive guard here.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Goncalves keeps moving.
Bruce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bruce wants to free his trapped foot but Goncalves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bruce is trying to control the action in half guard but Goncalves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to work for a kimura but Goncalves is defending well.
Bruce is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Goncalves is looking to control Bruce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goncalves avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goncalves.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruce chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goncalves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bruce staying calm.
Bruce working the ground and pound.
Robert Bruce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce controls the position from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Bruce!
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