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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Reid! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Reid counters with a stiff right hand. Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Reid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Brandon Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Reid counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Reid misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely. Reid scores with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Reid coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round. That kick from Reid tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on. A chopping leg kick lands by Reid. Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing. Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily. Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reid sees it coming and avoids it easily. Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Reid counters with a body kick that stops Brown in his tracks momentarily. Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot. Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving. Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Reid lands but Brown takes it in his stride. Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range. Brown throws a looping overhand right but Reid ducks down to avoid it. Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Brown looks to land a combination but Reid avoids it well. Reid throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Reid wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance. Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Reid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Reid. Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Reid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reid throws a quick inside leg kick. Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid. Reid lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Reid scores with a leg kick.
Reid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head kick misses from Reid. Brown misses with a combination
and Reid counters with a thumping low kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Reid 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
Reid cracks the inside of Brown's front leg. Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reid sees it coming and avoids it easily. Reid thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him. Reid dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Reid swings and misses with a shot to the body and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round. Reid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Reid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab. Reid throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily. Brown misses with a straight right. Brown avoids the head kick by Reid.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Reid counters with a slapping leg kick. Brown misses with a double jab
and Reid counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reid throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
Brown throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease. Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Reid throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it. Brown ducks under a wild hook from Reid. Brandon Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Reid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Reid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. That kick from Reid tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on. Reid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid. Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. A nice leg kick lands there from Reid. Brown swings for the body but Reid moves out of range.
Brown throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reid can pounce on him.
Reid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reid avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Good leg kick by Reid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reid.
Brandon Reid seems to be getting the better of the standup. Decent striking displayed by Reid there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Brown thows a body shot but no joy. Reid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf. Reid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reid can pounce on him.
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reid misses with a looping right. Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing. Reid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Reid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid works the jab nicely. Brown misses with a wild body shot. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reid. Brown shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reid throws a body kick that misses. Reid is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks. Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reid, right into the meat.
Reid tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Brown counters with a stiff right hand. Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reid tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reid to the ground. Reid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Reid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Reid counters with a straight right hand. Andre Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf. The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Reid thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side. Reid feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down. Reid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Reid misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
A head kick from Reid lands but Brown takes it in his stride. Reid scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Reid lands but Brown takes it in his stride. A nice inside leg kick there by Reid. That's going to slow Brown down. Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown scores with the left hand. Reid knows he should have avoided that one. This has been an exciting period of action! Reid instigates a clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brown wants to break free but Reid has control.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Andre Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Brandon Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Reid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Reid! Our winner, Brandon Reid, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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