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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tran's entrance music is Theme from Mortal Kombat. A fine choice. Brooks has chosen Warrior as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donny Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Tran tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brooks counters with an outside leg kick.
Brooks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tran tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brooks is in Tran's guard.
Tran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tran tries to get out of the position.
Brooks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Tran pushes him off.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Tran wants to clinch.
Tran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tran looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tran landing knees to the head.
Tran prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tran.
Tran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tran moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tran obliges.
Tran prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.
Tran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran decides to pull guard.
Brooks gets to his feet. Tran looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tran tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Tran tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tran swinging wildly here.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks connects with a looping right hand.
Tran tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tran tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Tran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tran tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks rushes Tran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Tran has Brooks pressed against the cage, preventing Brooks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Tran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Tran is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Tran moves into the clinch successfully.
Tran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Brooks wants to break free but Tran has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran breaks the clinch.
Brooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brooks wants it to stay on the feet.
Tran drops his hands momentarily and Brooks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Tran circles away.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harry Tran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tran breaks from the clinch.
Tran tries to keep at a distance but Brooks has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 Harry Tran will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Tran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks is trying to break free.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tran pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brooks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tran at a distance.
Tran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Tran avoids them all with ease.
Tran tries to clinch
and Brooks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tran's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tran scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tran tries to clinch
and Brooks counters with a left and a right that stings Tran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brooks eats them both and turns towards Tran to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Brooks looking to score a takedown here. Tran is defending well but Brooks drives through and ends up in Tran's guard.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but instead Tran has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tran throws a strike but Brooks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brooks on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks stands up from Tran's guard - Brooks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tran wants to clinch but Brooks slips to the side
and Brooks counters with a single leg into guard. Tran didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran is looking to stand up but Brooks isn't so interested in that idea.
Brooks is looking to work some ground and pound but Tran has wrist control.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tran wants to stand and escape but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brooks stops Tran from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brooks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks working some strikes from top position.
Brooks connects with a couple of short punches.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks working some strikes from top position.
Brooks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooks landing some decent shots from guard.
Tran is looking to stand up but Brooks isn't so interested in that idea.
Brooks pushing down on Tran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brooks drops an elbow to the side of Tran's head.
Tran taking some punishment here, with Brooks in his 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!
Brooks stands up out of the half guard.
A right-left combo lands from Brooks.
Tran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tran moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tran tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
Tran drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Tran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Tran stops a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Tran tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tran just leaning against Brooks, taking a breather.
Tran lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Tran lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tran tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tran checks it well.
Tran has managed to clinch.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Tran pushes him off.
Harry Tran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tran tries to clinch up.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Harry Tran is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Tran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
Brooks drives through and clinches with Tran against the cage.
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Tran leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Tran wants to clinch.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Tran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tran has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Tran scores with a knee to the head.
Brooks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harry Tran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Brooks.
Tran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Tran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Tran keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks wants a takedown.
Tran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brooks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Tran is controlling him.
Tran drags the fight down to the ground.
Brooks throws a big right hand that misses.
Donny Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brooks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tran is looking to stand up but Brooks isn't so interested in that idea.
Brooks connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Brooks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brooks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tran is working an open guard so Brooks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tran napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Tran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tran 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Tran!
An out of breath Harry Tran thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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