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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herdan Pec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd Brandon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herdan Pec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lloyd Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pec avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandon.
Pec on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pec tries to get out of the position.
Pec looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brandon trying to mount his opponent but Pec defends it.
Brandon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pec is squirming around, avoiding Brandon's attempts to control the action.
Pec is looking to get to half guard.
Brandon is stalling here but it's allowed Pec to get half guard.
Pec wants to control but Brandon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon with the ground and pound but Pec uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pec throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pec keeping moving, preventing Brandon from controlling successfully.
Brandon drops back looking for a leg! Pec is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pec manages to kick Brandon off! Brandon jumps back into Pec's guard.
Brandon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pec will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brandon scoring with some ground and pound.
Brandon wants to pass the guard but Pec is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pec looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brandon passes into side control.
Pec taking a bit of punishment here - Brandon scoring with strikes.
Brandon is trying to get an arm triangle but Pec is defending well.
Brandon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pec, who protects the arm well.
Brandon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Nordic Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pec is looking to regain half guard here but Brandon keeps moving and retains side control.
Brandon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pec, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pec is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brandon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pec wants to control but Brandon is having none of it.
Brandon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pec manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brandon trying to control the action but Pec is working from the bottom.
Pec is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Pec tries to bench press Brandon off him but Brandon keeps the position.
Pec tries to control but Brandon manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon struggling to keep hold of the position.
Brandon scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Brandon looking for the choke from the back.
Brandon is trying to stick to Pec's back but Pec is turning into Brandon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brandon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pec.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pec wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
Brandon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brandon is trying to control the position but Pec postures up.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pec has gone for a leg lock! Brandon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pec's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pec is breathing heavily.
Pec working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Brandon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brandon throws a leg kick which misses Pec's front leg but catches the back leg as Pec tries to avoid it.
Pec shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brandon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pec wants to control but Brandon is keeping him busy.
Pec goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brandon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pec but great work by Brandon.
Brandon wants to control but Pec is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pec taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pec is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Pec tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lloyd Brandon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon moves into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pec wants to hold on but Brandon pushes him away.
Pec keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brandon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brandon lands a couple of good shots and Pec has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pec preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Brandon.
Brandon lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pec. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pec tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to keep control of the position but Pec is staying busy.
Pec is trapped and Brandon is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Brandon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Brandon trying to control.
Brandon is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Brandon wants to control but Pec is keeping busy.
Brandon is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pec knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pec for a finish.
Brandon keeps control of the position as Pec tries to break free.
Brandon working for a choke but Pec is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is not going to allow Pec to sit and survive in this position.
Pec rolls, trying to escape but Brandon keeps control of the position.
Brandon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Pec trying to control the position but Brandon manages to sink in the hooks.
Pec rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pec is defending against the submission attempts here by Brandon.
Brandon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Pec is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pec trying to control but Brandon postures up.
Brandon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brandon wants to free his trapped foot but Pec is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Pec is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pec dives in and grabs Brandon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brandon pushes down on Pec's head and hops out.
Pec misses with a takedown
and Brandon counters with a nice body kick.
Pec shoots in for a takedown but Brandon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herdan Pec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pec gets caught napping as Brandon dives in and scores a takedown. Pec manages to retain guard.
Brandon trying to control but Pec is working from the bottom.
Brandon connects with a couple of short punches.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pec looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pec is trying to control the position but Brandon postures up.
Brandon trying to control but Pec is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lloyd Brandon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pec gets caught flat footed, as Brandon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brandon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brandon wants to control from the top but Pec keeps moving.
Pec seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brandon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brandon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brandon trying to control but Pec is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lloyd Brandon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brandon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pec quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Brandon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pec does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pec is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pec has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brandon prevents Pec from improving his position.
Pec looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brandon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pec tries to get to full guard but Brandon has control of the leg.
Brandon is trying to control the action in half guard but Pec is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brandon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pec has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pec is looking to improve his position.
Brandon is working for a submission of some sort.
Pec is refusing to be controlled, as Brandon sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to pass to full mount but Pec defends it.
Pec trying to control from the bottom.
Brandon is nestled in close to Pec, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lloyd Brandon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pec is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pec is refusing to be controlled, as Brandon sits in half guard.
Herdan Pec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pec trying to control but Brandon postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandon 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Brandon!
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RATING
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