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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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196 cm
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278 lbs
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190 cm
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247 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Waylon Justice! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brutus Brawler! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Justice is looking to sweep but instead, Brawler has passed into half guard.
Justice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Justice keeping moving, preventing Brawler from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Justice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brawler's guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Justice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Justice postures up.
Justice drops back looking for a leg! Brawler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brawler manages to kick Justice off! Justice jumps back into Brawler's guard. Brawler wants to sweep but no luck.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Brawler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Justice postures up in Brawler's guard and throws a big left but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Brawler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Justice throwing strikes but missing. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Justice trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom. Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Brawler has wrist control.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Justice is looking to stand up but Brawler won't let him. Justice is in close to Brawler's body, working some short punches and elbows. Justice lands a couple of elbows. Brawler keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully. Justice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brawler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justice defends well. Justice trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom. Justice 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.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Brawler wants to improve his position but instead Justice has moved into half guard.
Justice stands up and beckons Brawler to join him on the feet. Justice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Justice is trying to defend but Brawler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Waylon Justice will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brawler looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Brawler trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brawler wants the takedown. Justice is fighting it off but Brawler persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Justice's guard against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Brawler wants to get up but he can't break Justice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Justice trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawler is one step ahead there. Brawler looking to sit in guard and control but Justice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brawler looking for a guillotine here but Justice defends easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Justice is in close to Brawler's body, working some short punches and elbows. Brawler keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Brawler looking for a guillotine here but Justice defends easily.
Brawler is trying to keep Justice in close.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Justice throws a big right hand that misses. Justice trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Justice won't allow Brawler to sweep him here. Brawler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Justice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Justice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Brawler is breathing heavily. Brawler passes easily into side control. Nice work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brawler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justice keeps working. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Brawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brawler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch. Brawler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Waylon Justice has been cut. Brutus Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Justice napping and manages to drive through into side control! Brawler gets to mount! Justice was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Justice sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Justice regains full guard. Nicely done.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Brawler wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving. Brawler looking to sit in guard and control but Justice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Justice throws a big right hand that misses. Justice stands up over Brawler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Brawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Justice could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Justice with a flurry of punches that miss. Justice preventing the sweep. Brawler striking off his back but it's not causing Justice any problems. Brawler has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Justice has passed into side control.
Justice cracks Brawler with a big elbow. Waylon Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Brawler struggling a bit here. Brawler is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Brawler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brawler has escaped the position, nice work there. Brawler is looking for a sweep. You can see the frustration on Brawler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The strikes coming from Justice are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Justice working the ground and pound.
Justice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brawler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Check out the look on Justice's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brawler tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Justice easily slips into full mount! Justice is landing with some decent strikes but Brawler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight! Waylon Justice showed his dominance in that final round. I think Justice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Justice!
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