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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawn Keebals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nino Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawn Keebals!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keebals closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Keebals throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brown cracks Keebals with a solid left hand.
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!
Brown trying to control but Keebals is working from the bottom.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Keebals's guard.
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.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brown punching from mount but Keebals doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Keebals can't escape the position.
Brown misses with a head shot.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Keebals bucks and avoids them well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Keebals can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Keebals looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Keebals bucks and avoids them well.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keebals is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
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!
Brown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brown has hold of Keebals's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Keebals manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Keebals is looking to get to half guard.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Keebals tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Keebals is rocked!
Brown with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Keebals can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Keebals in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keebals lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Keebals misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a flying knee that drops Keebals!
Keebals is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown stays in close to Keebals's body and controls the position.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown is staying tight to Keebals's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Keebals seems to have recovered his senses.
Keebals takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here as Brown stalls from top position.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keebals is looking to reverse the position.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Keebals some visible discomfort.
Keebals trying to remain calm as Brown controls from the top position.
Keebals really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Keebals takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown just content to control the position.
Brown trying to control the action but Keebals is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for a kimura but Keebals is defending well.
Brown working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
Brown sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Keebals is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Keebals dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keebals keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow.
Keebals taking punishment in the form of punches.
Keebals takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Keebals is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brown lands a nice forearm strike.
Keebals dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Keebals is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keebals is not content to let Brown control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Brown throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brown creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Keebals sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Keebals is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brown asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Keebals takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Keebals throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Keebals misses with a few strikes there.
Keebals lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Keebals fails to land with a series of punches.
Keebals misses with a wild combination.
Brown lands a high kick to the side of Keebals's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Brown dives into guard, looking to finish.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keebals can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown throwing shots but Keebals is blocking nicely.
Brown prevents Keebals from improving his position.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown works his way into side control.
Brown trying to control the position but Keebals is working away.
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown working the ground and pound but Keebals is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
Keebals dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Keebals's head but Keebals avoids it well.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keebals keeps working.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
Brown trying to control the position but Keebals is working away.
Keebals tries to improve position but can't.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown trying to control the position but Keebals is working away.
Nino Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keebals gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Keebals can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keebals is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from mount.
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but Keebals is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Keebals looks a forlorn figure.
Brown lands a big shot to the head and Keebals winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nino Brown!
Nino Brown 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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pop
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RATING
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