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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madoowbe Gaal (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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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Madoowbe Gaal!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Gaal tries to tie him up.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaal avoids the damage to the body.
Gaal pulls guard successfully.
Brown stays in close to Gaal's body and controls the position.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gaal's head.
Brown cracks Gaal with a solid left hand.
Brown is working Gaal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gaal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown postures up.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaal looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gaal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Gaal is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Gaal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaal gets back to full guard.
Gaal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown pushing down on Gaal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gaal is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Gaal's hands, connecting with Gaal's forehead.
Gaal wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gaal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Gaal's temple.
Gaal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaal trying to control from the bottom.
Gaal looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown is trying to control. Gaal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gaal actively working from the bottom here.
Gaal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Brown wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gaal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gaal did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
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.
Gaal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Gaal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaal tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown shoots in and drives through. Gaal sprawls well.
Gaal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaal 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.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeff Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gaal did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Gaal is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaal avoid being mounted?
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jeff Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gaal trying to control but Brown postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Gaal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown prevents Gaal from improving his position.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Gaal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brown prevents Gaal from improving his position.
Gaal taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaal keeps working.
Gaal actively working from the bottom here.
Brown working Gaal over with strikes.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gaal defends it well.
Gaal tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gaal wants to get back to full guard.
Gaal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaal is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gaal is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Gaal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gaal is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaal avoid being mounted?
Brown wants to pass the guard but Gaal is defending well.
Gaal is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gaal wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown working over Gaal with some ground and pound. Gaal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gaal looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Gaal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Gaal's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Gaal's brow.
Gaal looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gaal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brown works over Gaal with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gaal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madoowbe Gaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Gaal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown wants to control from the top but Gaal keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Gaal working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Gaal is defending well.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaal taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Gaal actively working from the bottom here.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Gaal is defending well.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Gaal from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gaal looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Gaal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Gaal is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Brown!
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energy
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