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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuisamoa Alailefaleula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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213 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuisamoa Alailefaleula !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alailefaleula backs up against the cage.
Alailefaleula tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Alailefaleula clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Alailefaleula wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Alailefaleula shrugs off.
It looks like Tuisamoa Alailefaleula has been cut.
Alailefaleula is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alailefaleula letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown has Alailefaleula pressed against the cage, preventing Alailefaleula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alailefaleula 's efforts to push away.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alailefaleula misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alailefaleula tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown slips under a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Alailefaleula shrugs it off though.
Brown tries to bum rush Alailefaleula with a series of wild strikes but Alailefaleula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alailefaleula swinging wildly here.
Jab by Brown.
Alailefaleula looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Alailefaleula tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alailefaleula closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alailefaleula won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown is trying to control the position but Alailefaleula postures up.
Alailefaleula trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alailefaleula 's guard.
Brown won't allow Alailefaleula to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tuisamoa Alailefaleula wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alailefaleula throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alailefaleula throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alailefaleula shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alailefaleula 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown cracks Alailefaleula with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alailefaleula takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Alailefaleula . Alailefaleula maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alailefaleula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alailefaleula misses with a knee strike.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Alailefaleula darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Alailefaleula backing up. Alailefaleula nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alailefaleula throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown works over Alailefaleula 's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown throws a right hand that Alailefaleula ducks under and follows up with a left that Alailefaleula also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuisamoa Alailefaleula 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alailefaleula tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alailefaleula back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alailefaleula misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alailefaleula if he has to take too many more of those.
Alailefaleula misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alailefaleula tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown stalks Alailefaleula and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alailefaleula 's face. Alailefaleula staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a one two! Alailefaleula had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alailefaleula back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Horrible takedown by Alailefaleula or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown jabs at Alailefaleula 's body.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Alailefaleula .
Craig Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alailefaleula .
Nice body kick from Brown.
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!
Alailefaleula tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alailefaleula is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brown's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alailefaleula eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tuisamoa Alailefaleula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Alailefaleula shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alailefaleula on the side of the head.
Alailefaleula fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuisamoa Alailefaleula . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Alailefaleula seems unphased.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alailefaleula will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown throws a combination. Alailefaleula tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alailefaleula shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alailefaleula shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Alailefaleula walks into a jab.
A nice combination there by Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alailefaleula . Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alailefaleula closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Alailefaleula tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Some wild striking there from Alailefaleula .
Alailefaleula shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Alailefaleula looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alailefaleula eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alailefaleula is looking to clinch.
Alailefaleula throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Alailefaleula is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Alailefaleula looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Alailefaleula persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown works Alailefaleula 's body with a nice hook.
Craig Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alailefaleula eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuisamoa Alailefaleula 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alailefaleula shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Alailefaleula shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alailefaleula fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Alailefaleula shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a series of punches but Alailefaleula moves out of range.
Alailefaleula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alailefaleula changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Alailefaleula manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuisamoa Alailefaleula . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Tuisamoa Alailefaleula 's cut is getting worse.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown cracks Alailefaleula with a good jab.
Brown is working the combinations to good effect here.
Horrible takedown by Alailefaleula or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alailefaleula eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alailefaleula is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Alailefaleula shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alailefaleula won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is controlling Alailefaleula 's posture.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alailefaleula postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Craig Brown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alailefaleula .
Tuisamoa Alailefaleula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alailefaleula bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Alailefaleula moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alailefaleula misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alailefaleula 's sensitive parts.
Brown thuds a left hand into Alailefaleula 's body.
Brown misses with the combination.
No joy there for Alailefaleula , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Alailefaleula .
A nice combination there by Brown.
Craig Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alailefaleula is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alailefaleula fails with the takedown.
Brown thumps Alailefaleula with a low kick.
Tuisamoa Alailefaleula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alailefaleula wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Alailefaleula tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alailefaleula wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Alailefaleula , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Brown!
A victorious Craig Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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