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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Bravo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Money Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo throws out a powerful jab.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Bravo misses.
Man scores with a takedown into Bravo's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Man is working Bravo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man 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.
Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Bravo controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo working a defensive guard but Man manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Man remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bravo stops Man from passing to mount.
Man happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Money Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
Bravo wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the pace.
It looks like Man might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bravo has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bravo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man winds up and cracks Bravo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man controlling the action here.
Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bravo is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Man controlling the pace.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man is taking a breather. Bravo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Bravo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bravo to the ground. Man is now in Bravo's guard.
Man wants to pass the guard but Bravo is keeping the position.
Bravo trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bravo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Man sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bravo's guard.
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Man looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
Bravo trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Money Man.
Bravo scores with a body shot.
Bravo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Bravo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bravo did well to prevent Man getting side control.
Man is controlling the pace.
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.
Bravo is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Money Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bravo trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Man is nestled in close to Bravo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Man in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Man content to stall in guard here.
Man passes Bravo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Man winds up and cracks Bravo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man controlling the action here.
Bravo trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bravo enables Man to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bravo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man stays in close to Bravo's body and controls the position.
Bravo is trying to keep Man in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thiago Bravo just wasn't active enough.
Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bravo quickly recovers to half guard.
Man is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bravo defends it well.
Bravo is looking to improve his position.
Bravo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bravo wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man working Bravo over with strikes.
Man is thwarting Bravo's attempts to control the position.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bravo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
Bravo has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Bravo. Those never looked like landing.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bravo tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bravo wants to stall.
Man has Bravo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Man pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bravo tumbling to the mat - Man dives into Bravo's guard.
Man lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thiago Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Money Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Money Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Money Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Man!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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