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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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128 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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234 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gaarlandt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Gaarlandt. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Tony Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaarlandt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gaarlandt ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Nice sprawl there from Gaarlandt as Brown shoots in.
Gaarlandt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gaarlandt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Tony Brown has been cut.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown goes for a double leg but Gaarlandt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gaarlandt continues to drive forward.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gaarlandt.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaarlandt looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaarlandt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Gaarlandt sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Gaarlandt tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gaarlandt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaarlandt is just out of range.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaarlandt tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaarlandt to the ground. Gaarlandt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaarlandt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaarlandt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaarlandt wants it to stay on the feet.
Gaarlandt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gaarlandt's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaarlandt defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown stops Gaarlandt from getting back to his feet.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brown 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.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gaarlandt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gaarlandt is not content to let Brown control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Gaarlandt tries to kick Brown off in order to stand up. Brown Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Gaarlandt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaarlandt is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Gaarlandt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Brown'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.
A punch combination from Gaarlandt misses.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gaarlandt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gaarlandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gaarlandt swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaarlandt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaarlandt throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gaarlandt in his tracks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Gaarlandt.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gaarlandt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gaarlandt delivers a nice body kick.
Brown scores with a takedown into Gaarlandt's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaarlandt wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Gaarlandt pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gaarlandt is in guard.
Brown is trying to keep Gaarlandt in close.
Gaarlandt tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Gaarlandt tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
Gaarlandt controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown has Gaarlandt pulled in close to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Brown wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Gaarlandt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Gaarlandt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Gaarlandt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice body punch from Gaarlandt.
Ricardo Gaarlandt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaarlandt tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaarlandt to the ground. Gaarlandt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gaarlandt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Gaarlandt stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaarlandt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown goes for a double leg but Gaarlandt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gaarlandt continues to drive forward.
Brown pulls guard successfully.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gaarlandt controls the pace.
Brown is pulling down on Gaarlandt's head to control his posture.
Gaarlandt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gaarlandt defends it easily.
Gaarlandt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown working a defensive guard but Gaarlandt passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown moves into full guard.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gaarlandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaarlandt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Gaarlandt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaarlandt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Ricardo Gaarlandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gaarlandt lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaarlandt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Gaarlandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Gaarlandt. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Gaarlandt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gaarlandt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaarlandt wants it to stay on the feet.
Gaarlandt thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Gaarlandt.
Tony Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Gaarlandt tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gaarlandt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaarlandt connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown is rocked!
Gaarlandt works the jab nicely.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown dives in and grabs Gaarlandt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gaarlandt pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown scores with a one two! Gaarlandt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Gaarlandt. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaarlandt sprawls well. Gaarlandt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Gaarlandt gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Gaarlandt throws a good cross that connects.
Gaarlandt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gaarlandt pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Tony Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gaarlandt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brown goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gaarlandt is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt is looking to stand up but Brown won't let him.
Brown has an active guard here but Gaarlandt has managed to pass into half guard.
Brown punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Gaarlandt is going to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gaarlandt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaarlandt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gaarlandt!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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79% |
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