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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by Life Is Beautiful. Squirrel has chosen Bio Crisis - Delirio as his entrance music. Junior Brandon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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226 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Junior Brandon has been cut.
Brandon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandon.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brandon counters with a takedown into side control.
Brandon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Squirrel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Brandon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Squirrel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Squirrel is looking to regain half guard here but Brandon keeps moving and retains side control.
Brandon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brandon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Squirrel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brandon gets full guard.
Squirrel throwing strikes but missing.
Brandon pulls Squirrel in close to his closed guard and prevents Squirrel from doing any damage or advancing position.
I've been told that Squirrel has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Squirrel trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Squirrel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to control.
Brandon wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon wants to sweep here but Squirrel controlling him for the moment.
Squirrel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brandon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Squirrel lands a lovely overhand right.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Brandon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Squirrel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Brandon prevents Squirrel from improving his position.
Squirrel trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from Brandon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Squirrel punching from the bottom.
Brandon throwing shots but Squirrel is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon is just content to waste time from the top position. Squirrel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squirrel wants to sweep here but Brandon controlling him for the moment.
Squirrel looking for a guillotine here but Brandon defends easily.
Brandon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brandon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Squirrel counters with a two punch combo.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squirrel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandon was well out of range. Poor timing from Squirrel.
Squirrel works over Brandon's head and body with a nice combination.
Brandon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Squirrel defends well and Brandon ends up having to push Squirrel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Squirrel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junior Brandon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brandon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Squirrel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Squirrel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Squirrel is not content to let Brandon control the position.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Brandon wants to stand but Squirrel has his arm trapped.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon tries for a kimura but Squirrel is defending well.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Squirrel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brandon working away.
Brandon wants to control but Squirrel is keeping him busy.
Squirrel is trying to get back to half guard.
Brandon lands a nice forearm strike.
Brandon working away.
Check out the look on Brandon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brandon in side control, throwing shots but Squirrel defends.
Brandon wants to control but Squirrel is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brandon working away.
Squirrel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brandon wants to stand but Squirrel has his arm trapped.
Squirrel dodges the ground and pound from Brandon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Brandon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Squirrel is looking to regain half guard here but Brandon keeps moving and retains side control.
Brandon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Squirrel, who protects the arm well.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Brandon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Squirrel keeps working.
Brandon tries to score with some ground and pound. Squirrel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brandon working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brandon wants to control but Squirrel is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Squirrel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Squirrel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Squirrel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squirrel wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Squirrel misses.
Brandon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Squirrel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brandon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandon is thwarting Squirrel's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squirrel tries to get to full guard but Brandon has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Brandon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Brandon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Squirrel throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Squirrel. No joy for Brandon on that attempt.
Squirrel forces Brandon back against the cage and clinches.
Squirrel stops a takedown attempt from Brandon.
Nice body punch from Squirrel - that landed with a thud.
Squirrel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Squirrel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Squirrel lands with a right to the head.
Squirrel misses with some punches.
Squirrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squirrel just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Brandon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squirrel trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel moves into full guard.
Squirrel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandon.
Brandon trying to control but Squirrel is working from the bottom.
Brandon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Squirrel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Junior Brandon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Squirrel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel tries to buck Brandon off but Brandon is having none of it.
Brandon working away.
Brandon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brandon swings around for an armbar but Squirrel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brandon's guard.
Squirrel looking to sit in guard and control but Brandon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Squirrel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brandon controls the pace.
Squirrel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brandon trying to control but Squirrel is working from the bottom.
Squirrel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Squirrel's head.
Brandon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Squirrel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brandon has Squirrel in his guard.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
Brandon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brandon is really struggling to control Squirrel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Squirrel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brandon is not content to let Squirrel control the position.
Squirrel cracks Brandon with a big elbow.
Squirrel working the ground and pound but Brandon is defending the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Squirrel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Squirrel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Squirrel!
A victorious Steve Squirrel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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