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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rich Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenando Poe Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenando Poe Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rich Brown's chin.
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154 lbs
12 - 12 - 1 |
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178 cm
23
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fenando Poe Jr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe Jr tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Poe Jr tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Poe Jr shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Poe Jr throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Poe Jr with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Poe Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Poe Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poe Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Poe Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rich Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fenando Poe Jr.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Poe Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Poe Jr moves out of range easily.
Poe Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poe Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poe Jr moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown rushes Poe Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poe Jr with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Poe Jr's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poe Jr pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe Jr wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
Poe Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poe Jr wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a body kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Poe Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Poe Jr moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is pushing Poe Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Poe Jr regains guard immediately.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Poe Jr blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Poe Jr tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown throwing shots but Poe Jr is blocking nicely.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poe Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Poe Jr bucks and avoids them well.
Poe Jr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Poe Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brown tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poe Jr blocking the ground and pound.
Brown throwing strikes here but Poe Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.
Brown 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.
Poe Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown breaks from Poe Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown throwing strikes here but Poe Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Poe Jr's face.
Poe Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poe Jr's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
Brown raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brown throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Poe Jr because Brown loaded up on that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poe Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poe Jr is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poe Jr is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brown loads up with a big shot that hurts Poe Jr! He's pulled Brown in close but Brown has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Poe Jr survive? More strikes from Brown and Poe Jr is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rich Brown!
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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
30% |
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