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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Ironman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christmas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brooks tries to move into range but Christmas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christmas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Christmas takes one on the button.
Brooks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brooks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Christmas's guard.
Christmas is trying to control the position but Brooks postures up.
Brooks tries to free his leg and advance position but Christmas is retaining full guard.
Brooks trying to control but Christmas is working from the bottom.
Christmas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brooks prevents Christmas from getting back to his feet.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Christmas keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christmas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christmas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Brooks off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Christmas looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Christmas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks counters with a left to the body.
Christmas throws a combination that misses
and Brooks counters with a single leg into guard. Christmas didn't expect that.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks stands and throws Christmas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Christmas is not content to let Brooks control the position.
Christmas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brooks on the ground.
Christmas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brooks connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks in side control, throwing shots but Christmas defends.
Brooks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Christmas is avoiding damage well.
Brooks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brooks is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Christmas's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Christmas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brooks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brooks trying to control the position but Christmas is working away.
Brooks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brooks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christmas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Christmas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brooks asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Check out the look on Brooks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Christmas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brooks has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Brooks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brooks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Christmas's face.
Brooks looking to finish with strikes here!
Brooks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christmas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Christmas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Christmas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
Christmas manages to break the clinch.
Christmas punishes Brooks's body with a nice straight punch.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vincent Christmas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christmas throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooks counters with a takedown into side control.
Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Christmas to see if he's OK.
Brooks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brooks throws a strike aimed at the side of Christmas's head but Christmas avoids it well.
Christmas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Christmas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brooks's guard! Nice work there by Christmas!
Brooks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christmas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christmas thows a big elbow that misses.
Christmas throwing strikes from guard but Brooks blocks nicely.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eddie Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brooks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christmas wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Christmas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brooks has his foot on Christmas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Christmas works his way back into a safe position though.
Christmas chips away with some ground and pound.
Christmas stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.
Christmas wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.
Christmas pushes down on Brooks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Christmas has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brooks wants to improve his position but Christmas is controlling well.
Brooks is trying to control but can't.
Brooks actively working from the bottom here.
Christmas working over Brooks with some ground and pound. Brooks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Christmas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brooks's head.
Brooks tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Christmas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Brooks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brooks tries to hold on but Christmas pushes him away.
That's four 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.
Christmas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brooks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Christmas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brooks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Christmas landing shots from mount.
Brooks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Christmas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Christmas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Christmas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christmas won't be happy with that.
Brooks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Christmas regains half guard, as Brooks was trying to land strikes.
Brooks drops an elbow to the side of Christmas's head.
Brooks is trying for a kimura here. Christmas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Brooks wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie Brooks!
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energy
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hype
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