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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Braan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stylie Dem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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221 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Braan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stylie Dem!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dem throws an off balance right hand
and Braan counters with a series of strikes. Dem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Braan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dem backs up against the cage.
Stylie Dem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dem misses with a hook
and Braan counters with a left and a right that stings Dem.
Braan misses with a combination
so Dem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Braan is looking to stand up but Dem isn't so interested in that idea.
Dem works over Braan with some ground and pound from guard.
Braan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dem on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braan is looking to stand back up but Dem counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braan.
Dem is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Braan sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dem prevents Braan from standing back up.
Braan kicks Dem off and gets back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Braan.
Braan looks to land a combination but Dem avoids it well.
Dem throws a combination that misses
and Dem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dem doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Braan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dem misses with a hook
letting Braan counter with a right hand.
Dem misses with a right hand
and Braan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dem throws a lazy uppercut
and Braan counters with a stiff right hand.
Dem shoots for a double leg takedown but Braan sprawls well. He's pushed Dem's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dem throws a predictable looking body shot
and Braan counters with a straight right hand.
Braan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Braan, as that shot connected.
Dem misses with a combination
and Braan counters with a three punch combo that has Dem backing up. Dem nods at Braan to acknowledge the strikes.
Dem slips a jab and a cross from Braan.
Braan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dem.
Arnold Braan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stylie Dem.
Dem throws a combination that misses
and Braan counters with a straight right hand.
Braan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Braan fails to land with a series of punches.
Braan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dem counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dem tries to free his leg and advance position but Braan is retaining full guard.
Dem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braan keeping moving, preventing Dem from controlling successfully.
Dem wants to pass the guard but Braan is keeping the position.
Dem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dem postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dem.
Dem seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dem forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dem is trying to control the action in half guard but Braan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arnold Braan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braan misses with a double jab
enabling Dem to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Arnold Braan has been cut.
Braan stuffs the takedown attempt from Dem. Dem gets slowly back to his feet.
Braan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braan drops his hands momentarily and Dem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braan.
Braan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Braan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dem trying to control but Braan is working from the bottom.
Braan can't keep his opponent in guard - Dem advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dem is taking a breather. Braan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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.
Braan is trying to stand.
Dem wants to control but Braan is keeping him busy.
Dem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Braan defending well though.
Dem trying to control the action but Braan is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stylie Dem.
Dem 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.
Arnold Braan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braan throws a right hand that Dem ducks under and follows up with a left that Dem also avoids with ease.
Dem looks to score with a jab to the body but Braan is just out of range.
Jab from Dem.
No luck for Dem with that takedown attempt.
Arnold Braan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stylie Dem.
Dem takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Dem misses
and Dem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dem has his takedown stuffed
and Braan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Dem with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dem misses with a left hand
and Braan counters with a two punch combo.
Braan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arnold Braan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dem feints and as Braan raises his hands in defense, Dem changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dem lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dem trying to control but Braan is working from the bottom.
Dem postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Braan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dem, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stylie Dem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnold Braan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dem misses with a takedown
and Braan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Braan misses.
Dem scores with a jab. Braan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dem throws a right hand that misses
and Braan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braan throws a combination that misses
and Dem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dem shoots and misses
and Dem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dem fails with a takedown attempt.
Arnold Braan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stylie Dem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dem looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Braan is fending him off so far but Dem persists. Nope, Braan circles away and we're back to standing.
Dem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Braan to counter with a crisp jab.
Braan misses with a double jab
and Dem counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Braan!
Dem working Braan over with strikes here.
Braan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dem scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braan?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dem is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Dem extends the arm and Braan is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stylie Dem!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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