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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria comes to the cage accompanied by Kronos - Bloodtower. Nowell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Doin Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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259 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Maria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nowell throws a sloppy head kick and Maria moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Nowell misses
and Maria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nowell wants to clinch up but Maria keeps it at a distance.
Nowell tries to clinch there but Maria circles away.
Nowell looking to score a takedown here. Maria is defending well but Nowell drives through and ends up in Maria's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Maria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowell.
Nowell misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maria gets tackled into the cage by Nowell. Nowell maintains the clinch.
Maria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nowell tries to clinch up.
Nowell misses the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell takes the fight into the clinch.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Maria blocks it.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maria is trying to break free.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Maria blocks it.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Maria avoids the damage to the body.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maria.
Nowell lands a nice shot to the body.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Maria blocks with his arms.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nowell has Maria pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowell keeps control of Maria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Nowell 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.
Nowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nowell lands with a cross.
Nowell motions for Maria to come forward. Nowell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maria takes one to the chin there.
Nowell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell throws a poor cross that misses
and Maria counters with a stiff right hand.
Nowell tries to clinch there but Maria circles away.
Nowell tries to clinch there but Maria circles away.
Nowell misses with an uppercut. Maria saw that one coming.
Nowell wants to clinch up but Maria keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maria trying to stall but Nowell improves his position.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Maria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Maria blocks with his arms.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Maria blocks it.
Nowell misses with a punch on the inside.
Maria holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maria is trying to force a seperation but Nowell has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowell.
Nowell prevents Maria from breaking the clinch.
Maria avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Maria is blocking nicely.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Maria is blocking nicely.
Maria controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maria avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell swings wildly with an uppercut but Maria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maria blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Maria blocks it.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Maria blocks with his arms.
Maria tries to circle away but Nowell has him pinned against the cage.
Nowell lands a left hand.
Maria stalling the fight.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Nowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nowell loads up on a big right hand but Maria slips the punch.
Nowell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nowell misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowell drives through and clinches with Maria against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nowell misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Maria blocks it.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Maria is blocking nicely.
Maria wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maria has Nowell pressed against the cage.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Maria blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Nowell coming out on top.
Nowell misses with a combination
enabling Maria to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries to clinch up.
Nowell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nowell throws out a loose jab but Maria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Maria.
Nowell throws a hook but Maria avoids it easily.
Nowell cracks Maria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nowell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maria.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Nowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowell 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Nowell!
Bradley Nowell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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