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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feel Happiness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tycho Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hae Ki Park!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Branco misses with a low kick.
Branco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Park takes a step back to recover.
Park throws a shot to the body.
Park stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Branco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Branco.
Branco lands with an uppercut that bounces Park off the cage and back into range.
A good leg kick by Branco.
A solid leg kick lands there for Branco.
Branco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Park scores with a nice right hand.
Park throws the kick towards the body but Branco avoids it.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Park.
Park walks forward, straight into a front kick from Branco.
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!
Branco misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Branco finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Park throws an overhand right that lands on Branco's shoulder, as Branco tries to avoid the shot.
Branco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tycho Branco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Branco catches Park right on the button with a cross.
Branco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Park.
Branco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Park tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Branco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Branco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Branco throws a body kick that misses
and Park counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Park throws out the jab.
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
Park scoring well with a low kick there.
Branco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Park.
Branco misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park moves out of range as Branco strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Branco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Branco misses its intended target.
Branco throws a shot from downtown. Park moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Park.
Branco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Branco misses with a body kick.
Branco slips under a jab.
Branco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Park misses with a jab, cross combination.
Park uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branco.
Branco gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Park counter with a right hand.
Park looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Park checks a low kick from Branco.
Branco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco fakes the leg kick and cracks Park in the body.
Nice body kick from Park.
Park tries to bum rush Branco with a series of wild strikes but Branco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Branco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Branco.
Branco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Branco motions for Park to come forward. Branco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Branco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Branco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Park gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Branco throws the kick towards the body but Park avoids it.
Branco loads up on a big right hand but Park slips the punch.
Park throws a looping overhand right but Branco ducks down to avoid it.
Park throws a body punch but Branco moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Branco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Park takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Branco 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Park keeps the fight on the outside.
Park fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Branco looks for the body kick but Park saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Park. That's going to slow Branco down.
Park uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branco.
Branco misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Park checks a leg kick.
Branco throws a low kick but Park avoids it.
A combination from Park does no damage.
Park throws a front kick aimed at Branco's knee but Branco avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Branco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Branco misses the jab.
Branco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Park looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Branco is looking to clinch.
Branco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Park.
Branco moves into the clinch successfully.
Park pressing his opponent against the cage.
Branco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco lands an uppercut.
Park throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Branco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Park is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Park takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Branco avoids a wild elbow strike from Park.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Branco stalling.
Park prevents a body shot from Branco.
Park misses with a hook to the ribs.
Branco tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Branco avoids it.
Park's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Branco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Branco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Park scores a nice knee to the body.
Park misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Branco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Park's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Park.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Branco.
Branco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Branco blocks a body shot from Park.
Branco lands a nice uppercut.
Park with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Branco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Branco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branco tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Branco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Park scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Branco fails to land.
Branco lands a nice shot to the body.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Branco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Branco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Branco dodges an elbow strike from Park.
Branco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Park.
Park tries a body shot but Branco blocks it.
Branco tries to throw a body punch but Park avoids it by throwing Branco back against the cage.
Branco missing with knees to the body.
Park misses with a knee strike.
Branco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Branco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Branco.
Branco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Park crunches a lovely knee into Branco's ribcage.
Park is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Branco is defending well for now.
Tycho Branco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Branco struggles to land a body shot inside as Park controls his hands.
Branco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Branco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Branco blocks the elbow strike.
Branco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Branco.
Branco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Park swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Park stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park lands a left hand that snaps the head of Branco backwards.
Park is trying to maintain a safe position but Branco gets an underhook and turns Park into the cage.
Branco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Branco dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Park with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Park throws a leg kick but Branco moved away.
Park takes one to the side of the head.
Branco connects with the punch.
Branco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Branco throws a looping overhand right but Park ducks down to avoid it.
Branco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Branco.
Branco is looking to clinch.
Tycho Branco is winning the standup battle so far.
Branco misses with a straight left.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Park takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Park keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Branco.
A bone on bone clash there as Park blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco throws a low kick but Park avoids it.
Park misses with a left hand
and Branco counters with a leg kick.
Branco throws a leg kick that misses.
Branco throws a low kick but Park avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Park. That's going to slow Branco down.
Park looks to land a left hand but Branco moved out of range nicely.
Branco tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Branco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Park uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branco.
Park misses with a body kick.
Branco misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Park checks a leg kick.
Park throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Park.
Park thows a body shot but no joy.
Hae Ki Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a big shot that misses.
Branco throws a leg kick but Park moved away.
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Branco misses.
Branco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Park slips under a jab from Branco.
Branco throws a series of punches but Park moves out of range.
Branco misses with a hook
and Park cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Branco throws a head kick that misses.
Park scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Park pushes Branco away with a front kick.
Branco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Park ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Branco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Park looks to throw the jab but Branco is out of range.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Park uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Park keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Branco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Park tries a head kick but it misses.
Park throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Branco scores with a spinning back kick!
Park misses with a leg kick
and Branco counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Branco.
Park misses with a wild body shot.
Branco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco moves out of range of the body kick from Park.
Branco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Park tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Park uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branco.
Jab from Park.
Decent striking displayed by Branco there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Park uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Branco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Branco thumps Park with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branco throws a leg kick but Park checks it.
Tycho Branco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Park clobbers Branco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Branco feints and then cracks Park's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Park down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Branco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Branco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Branco!
Tycho Branco gave a mention to PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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pop
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