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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Surgov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surgov comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Surgov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Brennan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brennan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Brad Brennan has been cut.
Surgov fails to land the takedown.
Surgov fails with the takedown
and Brennan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andrei Surgov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surgov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Brennan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Surgov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brennan misses with a wild combination.
Surgov misses with a combination
and Brennan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brennan takes the fight into the clinch.
Brennan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brennan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Surgov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brennan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Surgov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brennan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Surgov.
Surgov misses with a two punch combination.
Brennan instigates a clinch.
Surgov has Brennan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brennan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Surgov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brennan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brennan manages to break the clinch.
Surgov jabs Brennan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brennan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brennan swings for the body but Surgov moves out of range.
Surgov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Surgov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Surgov misses with a double jab
and Brennan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brennan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brennan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Surgov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brennan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brennan wants to stand but Surgov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Brennan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Surgov is refusing to be controlled, as Brennan sits in half guard.
Brennan prevents Surgov from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brennan connects with a nice short shot to Surgov's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brennan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brennan lands a nice short elbow.
Surgov is looking to improve his position.
Brennan throwing shots but Surgov is blocking nicely.
Brennan drops an elbow to the side of Surgov's head.
Brennan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Surgov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Surgov wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brennan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Surgov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Surgov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Surgov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Surgov showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
Brennan striking from half guard on the bottom.
Brennan gets back to full guard.
Brennan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Surgov wants to control from the top but Brennan keeps moving.
Brennan trying to keep a closed guard but Surgov is proving a slippery customer.
Brennan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brennan trying to strike off his back.
Brennan tries to strike from the bottom.
Surgov throwing strikes from guard but Brennan blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brennan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brennan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Brennan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Brennan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Surgov lands a body shot.
Surgov looks to land a combination but Brennan avoids it well.
Brennan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brennan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Surgov there.
Andrei Surgov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Surgov or perhaps it was just good defense by Brennan which made him look bad.
Surgov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brennan counters with a left and a right that stings Surgov.
Andrei Surgov is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surgov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Surgov is looking to wear down Brennan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Surgov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brennan shoots in for a takedown but Surgov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Surgov lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Brennan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Surgov throws a right and a left that Brennan avoids nicely.
Brennan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surgov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surgov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brennan gets a takedown into half guard.
Brennan throws a strike but Surgov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Surgov keeping full guard, as Brennan tries to pass.
Brennan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Surgov's guard.
Surgov wants to hit a switch here but Brennan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Surgov there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surgov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brennan with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brennan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Surgov's face.
Brad Brennan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brennan prevents Surgov from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Surgov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Brennan.
Brennan with shots to the head and body - Surgov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Surgov is rocked!
Brennan drops a big elbow. That's hurt Surgov! More shots from Brennan and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Brennan!
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