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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zica Brava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brava's choice of entrance music: Chimaira - Nothing Remains. Zica Brava is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
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168 cm
28
142 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix St Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zica Brava!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Brava sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Brava which made him look bad.
Brava instigates a clinch.
St Pierre tries to stall but Brava uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Pierre blocks a body shot from Brava.
St Pierre jumps guard but Brava stands there with St Pierre around his waist. St Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Brava holds him up against the cage and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre can't get the takedown.
Brava lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Pierre.
Brava lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brava softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brava tries to throw a body punch but St Pierre avoids it by throwing Brava back against the cage.
St Pierre trying to control the position but instead, Brava has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Pierre into the cage.
St Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Brava avoids it by throwing St Pierre back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brava lands an uppercut.
Brava lands with a right to the head.
Brava tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
Brava blocks a body shot from St Pierre.
Brava blocks an uppercut.
Brava misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Brava pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brava misses with a hook.
Brava with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brava doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Brava scores with a shot to the body.
Brava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Brava sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Brava was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brava throws a body kick that misses.
St Pierre takes a swing at Brava's ribcage but misses.
Brava leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brava defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brava counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre can't get the takedown.
St Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Brava controls the action.
St Pierre successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brava decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brava. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brava thumps St Pierre with a low kick.
Brava lands a high kick!
Brava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brava. Brava obviously looking to wear him down.
Brava scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brava.
Felix St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brava fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Pierre, pushing him back against the cage.
Brava working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brava's elbow.
Brava goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre pulls guard.
Brava is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brava trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brava would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zica Brava.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Brava saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brava connects with the punch.
Brava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Brava sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Brava sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brava lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
St Pierre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Brava misses with a straight right.
Brava throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brava sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Brava sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zica Brava dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre takes one to the chin there.
Felix St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brava lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brava makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zica Brava seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brava manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brava defends it nicely.
Brava gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Brava digs a right hand into St Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Pierre's gas tank.
Brava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Pierre is trying to pull guard but Brava has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Pierres head.
Still in the clinch, Brava scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from St Pierre as the two fighters clinch.
Brava lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Brava.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Pierre blocks a body shot from Brava.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brava connects with a solid leg kick.
Brava rushes St Pierre with punches - St Pierre moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, St Pierre goes down! Brava follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zica Brava!
Zica Brava is the new bantamweight champion!
Zica Brava bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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