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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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190 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Louza persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Louza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Louza's side.
Louza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Louza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Louza tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown thows a body kick. Louza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louza moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Louza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Louza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joseph Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza.
Brown swings for the body but Louza moves out of range.
Louza blocks a head kick by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Louza moves out of range.
No luck for Louza with that takedown attempt.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louza.
Louza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Louza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Louza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louza is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Louza to get the leverage.
Louza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Louza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Louza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Louza has control of the leg.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Louza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!
Louza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Louza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown decides to stand back up.
Louza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Louza trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Louza tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a head kick but Louza moves out of range.
Rebaldo Louza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Louza tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brown throws a head kick but Louza moves out of range.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown feints and then cracks Louza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Louza down.
Louza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Louza trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Louza tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Louza looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Louza looking for subs off his back but Brown has passed one foot through into half guard.
Louza is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown decides to return to a standing position.
Rebaldo Louza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Louza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Louza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Louza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joseph Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown looks for the body kick but Louza saw that one coming.
Louza avoids the head kick by Brown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Joseph Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Louza drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Louza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Louza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Louza trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louza tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Rebaldo Louza has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louza slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Louza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rebaldo Louza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Louza will feel that in the morning.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown throws a low kick but Louza avoids it.
Louza dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Louza's head and hops out.
Louza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louza tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Louza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Louza shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Louza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Louza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louza was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Louza's front leg but catches the back leg as Louza tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza avoids the head kick by Brown.
Joseph Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Louza moved away.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Louza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown by Louza or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Louza shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Louza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louza avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Louza fails with the takedown.
Louza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Louza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown lands a high kick!
Louza has a takedown stuffed.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Louza's hands.
Louza tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Louza moves out of range.
Louza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Brown jabs Louza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Louza.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Louza shoots in.
Louza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Louza's ribs.
Louza tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Louza dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Louza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Louza.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Rebaldo Louza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Brown catches Louza right on the button with a cross.
Donk. Brown catches Louza right on the button with a cross.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Louza stumbling back into the cage.
Joseph Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Louza.
Louza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Joseph Brown!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Joseph Brown!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Joseph Brown!
Joseph Brown wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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