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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaco De Bruyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayme Thales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaco De Bruyn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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191 cm
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193 lbs
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189 cm
25
167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Jaco De Bruyn! 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, Jayme Thales! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thales misses with a low kick. De Bruyn lands a high kick to the side of Thales's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! De Bruyn dives into guard, looking to finish.
Thales is rocked!
It looks like Jayme Thales has been cut. De Bruyn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thales escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Bruyn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Thales is still in real trouble! Can De Bruyn finish him? Thales throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De Bruyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Thales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. De Bruyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thales swivels though and keeps the full guard. De Bruyn slips nicely into half guard. De Bruyn is trying to control. Thales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Thales is defending against the submission attempts here by De Bruyn.
De Bruyn is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. De Bruyn is trying to control the action in half guard but Thales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. De Bruyn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thales works his way to full guard. Good work. Thales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Thales wants to stand and escape but De Bruyn is having none of it. De Bruyn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. De Bruyn tries to free his leg and advance position but Thales is retaining full guard. De Bruyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Thales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. De Bruyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thales swivels though and keeps the full guard. Thales is looking to stand up but De Bruyn isn't so interested in that idea. De Bruyn tries to free his leg and advance position but Thales is retaining full guard. Thales trying to keep a closed guard but De Bruyn is proving a slippery customer.
Thales is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. De Bruyn tries to circle away but Thales has him pinned against the cage. Thales seems to have recovered his senses. De Bruyn has had enough of the clinch but Thales keeps him there for the moment. Thales breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Bruyn is breathing heavily. Thales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Bruyn to the mat! De Bruyn manages to get full guard. De Bruyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Thales slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Thales connects with a couple of short punches. Thales content to stall in guard here. Thales passes easily into side control. Nice work. De Bruyn is looking to regain half guard here but Thales keeps moving and retains side control. Thales controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thales decides to take the fight back to the feet. This has been an exciting period of action! De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Thales closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Bruyn did well to prevent Thales getting side control. De Bruyn is looking to improve his position.
Thales seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. De Bruyn trying to control from the bottom.
De Bruyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Thales trying to control the pace. Thales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Bruyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thales scores with a couple of nice shots. De Bruyn trying to control here.
Thales working De Bruyn over with strikes. Nice strikes from Thales there. Thales stands up and beckons De Bruyn to join him on the feet. Thales instigates a clinch. Thales works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Thales 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Bruyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far. 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! Thales slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jayme Thales wasn't active enough on the ground. Thales avoids the head kick by De Bruyn.
Thales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Excellent takedown into side control there by Thales. De Bruyn is being controlled here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thales decides to stand up, so the ref orders De Bruyn to his feet. Thales misses with a leg kick and De Bruyn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thales is lucky that one didn't land flush. Thales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayme Thales dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jayme Thales's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Bruyn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thales swivels and escapes. Thales darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Thales postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for De Bruyn to stand up. Jaco De Bruyn is winning the standup battle so far. De Bruyn misses with a head kick.
De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Bruyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. De Bruyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Bruyn tries a head kick but it misses.
De Bruyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Bruyn misses with a head kick.
Thales darts in and clinches De Bruyn up against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Thales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thales manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thales has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De Bruyn should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Thales has tightened it up now! De Bruyn should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jayme Thales!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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