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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Zeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brookins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good Morning - Kanye West. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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154 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Zeke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeke throws a right hand that Brookins ducks under and follows up with a left that Brookins also avoids with ease.
Zeke throws out a loose jab but Brookins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Zeke.
Zeke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zeke lands a jab to Brookins's midsection.
Zeke throws a right and a left that Brookins avoids nicely.
Brookins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brookins lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Brookins as he connects with a hook.
Brookins with a jab.
Brookins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeke's head backwards.
Zeke misses with a double jab.
Zeke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zeke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zeke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zeke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zeke misses with the combination.
Zeke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brookins wants to get up but he can't break Zeke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brookins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zeke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brookins.
Brookins wants to pass the guard but Zeke is keeping the position.
Zeke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brookins scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brookins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brookins wants to pass the guard but Zeke is keeping the position.
Brookins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brookins throws a big right hand that misses.
Brookins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brookins trying to control but Zeke is working from the bottom.
Michael Brookins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zeke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brookins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brookins misses with a body shot
and Zeke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brookins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeke tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeke moves out of range of the body kick from Brookins.
Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zeke.
Brookins lands a jab to Zeke's midsection.
Brookins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zeke momentarily.
Brookins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brookins throws a combination that misses
and Zeke counters with a one-two to the body.
Zeke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brookins misses with a straight right.
Brookins missing with a left hand there. Zeke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brookins throws a nice looking combination but Zeke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brookins looks to land a left hand but Zeke moved out of range nicely.
Zeke works over Brookins's head and body with a nice combination.
Brookins looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeke misses with a two punch combination.
Brookins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Brookins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zeke misses with a straight left.
Zeke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brookins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brookins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brookins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zeke misses with a double jab
and Brookins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeke swinging wildly here.
Zeke throws a shot from downtown. Brookins moves away and avoids it.
Brookins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeke.
Brookins looks to land a left hand but Zeke moved out of range nicely.
Zeke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brookins circles away quickly and effectively.
Brookins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brookins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brookins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brookins throws a poor cross that misses
and Zeke counters with a series of strikes. Brookins will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Michael Brookins has been cut.
No joy there for Zeke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zeke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zeke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brookins throws a combination that misses
and Zeke counters with a nice body shot.
Brookins is breathing heavily.
Zeke tries to bum rush Brookins with a series of wild strikes but Brookins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeke throws a series of punches but Brookins moves out of range.
Brookins digs a good body shot into Zeke's ribs.
Brookins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brookins throws an overhand right that lands on Zeke's shoulder, as Zeke tries to avoid the shot.
Brookins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zeke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Zeke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brookins lands a right hook to the body.
Brookins throws a right and a left that Zeke avoids nicely.
Zeke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brookins tries to clinch but Zeke moves out of range.
Brookins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeke misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins throws a lazy right hand but Zeke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeke misses with an uppercut. Brookins saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Zeke misses.
A punch combination from Zeke misses.
Zeke lands a two punch combo.
Diego Zeke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeke misses with a few strikes there.
Brookins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body punch from Brookins.
Zeke walks into a left hand.
Brookins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeke.
Brookins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Zeke misses.
Diego Zeke is winning the standup battle so far.
Brookins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zeke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brookins scores with a hook to the body. Zeke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zeke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zeke eats them both and turns towards Brookins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brookins throws a series of punches but Zeke avoids them all with ease.
Zeke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zeke misses with a series of wild punches.
Zeke misses with the combination.
Zeke throws a shot from downtown. Brookins moves away and avoids it.
Zeke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brookins throws a shot to the body.
Brookins misses with a body kick.
Zeke throws a nice looking combination but Brookins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brookins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brookins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeke's head backwards.
Brookins misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zeke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brookins.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brookins!
Brookins misses with a body punch
and Zeke counters with a one-two to the body.
Zeke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brookins has time to react.
Brookins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zeke throws a right and a left that Brookins avoids nicely.
Brookins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zeke ducks under a wild hook from Brookins.
Brookins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeke.
Zeke misses with a hook. Brookins ducked under it nicely.
Zeke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brookins swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brookins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zeke is fending him off so far but Brookins persists. Nope, Zeke circles away and we're back to standing.
Brookins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zeke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zeke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brookins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Brookins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zeke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brookins misses the body punch
and Zeke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zeke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brookins circles away quickly and effectively.
Brookins misses with a looping left.
Zeke misses with a wild combination.
Brookins fails to land with a series of punches.
Zeke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brookins on the side of the head.
Brookins is looking to clinch.
Michael Brookins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brookins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brookins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeke tries to avoid it but Brookins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeke to the ground. Zeke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brookins swings widly with a right hand
and Zeke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Zeke.
Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zeke.
Zeke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brookins backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeke scores with a body shot.
Zeke fails to land with a series of punches.
Zeke misses with a looping left.
Zeke throws a head kick that half lands.
Zeke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zeke throws a sloppy head kick and Brookins moves out of range easily.
Zeke throws the left hand but Brookins avoids the punch easily.
Brookins lands a nice shot to the body.
Brookins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zeke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zeke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brookins.
Brookins misses with a shot to the body
and Zeke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Zeke does no damage.
Zeke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Zeke coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeke misses with a double jab.
Zeke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brookins thuds a left hand into Zeke's body.
Brookins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brookins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brookins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brookins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeke was well out of range. Poor timing from Brookins.
Diego Zeke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brookins slips a jab and a cross from Zeke.
Brookins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brookins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zeke checks a leg kick nicely.
Brookins scores with a hook to the body. Zeke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brookins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brookins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Zeke misses.
Zeke misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins looks to land a combination but Zeke avoids it well.
Zeke lands a jab-cross combination.
Diego Zeke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zeke misses with a combination
and Brookins counters with a three punch combo that has Zeke backing up. Zeke nods at Brookins to acknowledge the strikes.
Brookins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zeke's head.
Zeke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brookins throws out the jab.
Zeke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab by Brookins.
Zeke ducks under a wild hook from Brookins.
Zeke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brookins in his tracks.
Brookins misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Zeke both land. Nice combination.
Brookins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zeke to score with a decent uppercut.
Brookins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zeke throws a series of punches but Brookins avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zeke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brookins.
Brookins misses with a lunging right hand
and Zeke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Zeke.
Brookins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brookins throws a lazy right hand but Zeke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brookins feints a jab promting Zeke to slip. Brookins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zeke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zeke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brookins misses with a wild body shot.
Brookins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zeke.
Zeke throws a right and a left that Brookins avoids nicely.
Michael Brookins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brookins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zeke sprawls well initially but Brookins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Zeke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brookins 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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