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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nexus digs a good body shot into Brandao's ribs.
Nexus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nexus looks to land a left hand but Brandao moved out of range nicely.
It appears Brandao was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brandao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nexus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brandao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nexus throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandao.
Nexus lands with a straight right. Brandao didn't see that one coming.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandao moves out of range as Nexus strikes.
Brandao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nexus throws a hook but Brandao blocks it.
Nexus digs a good body shot into Brandao's ribs.
Nexus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nexus moves out of range as Brandao throws a body kick.
Nexus ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Nexus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pearson Spector Litt in the buildup to the fight.
Nexus missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao throws a right hand that Nexus ducks under and follows up with a left that Nexus also avoids with ease.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Nexus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nexus misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandao misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Nexus to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nexus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nexus throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
A slow jab from Nexus misses its intended target.
Nexus avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Nexus scores with a jab.
Brandao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nexus backs up against the cage.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Nexus misses.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nexus.
Brandao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brandao cracks a nice hook into Nexus's ribs.
Brandao scores with a jab to the body.
Nexus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nexus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Brandao. Beautiful body shot.
Brandao cracks Nexus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Nexus.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nexus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandao slips a jab and a cross from Nexus.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brandao.
Nexus stuns Brandao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nexus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Nexus.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
Nexus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Nexus blocks the low kick.
Brandao drops his hands momentarily and Nexus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Nexus misses its intended target.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick there by Brandao.
Nexus moves out of range as Brandao throws a body kick.
Brandao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nexus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nexus throws out the jab.
Nexus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brandao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nexus.
Nexus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nexus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.
Brandao tests Nexus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nexus is looking to chop away at Brandao's legs.
Nexus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nexus misses the shot to the body.
Nexus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brandao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nexus avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a leg kick that knocks Nexus off balance momentarily.
Brandao leaves Nexus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It appears Brandao was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nexus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nexus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brandao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nexus somewhat.
Brandao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Brandao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nexus slips a jab from Brandao.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nexus.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Diego Brandao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brandao scores with a kick to the body.
Nexus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nexus looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nexus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Galaxy Nexus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nexus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nexus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nexus scores with a decent looking hook.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Brandao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brandao connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandao looks to land a body kick but Nexus moved away.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Nexus takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Brandao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus cracks Brandao with a good jab.
Nexus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brandao pushes Nexus up against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Brandao scores with a shoulder strike.
Nexus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nexus misses with a body punch.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao looking to slow down the pace here.
Nexus is looking to break free of the clinch but Brandao has double underhooks.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao digs a right hand underneath Nexus's ribcage. Nexus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nexus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nexus throws a leg kick but Brandao moved away.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nexus throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nexus avoids a kick to the body.
Brandao lands a nice looking body shot.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nexus.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brandao throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nexus. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nexus throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Nexus missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body. Nexus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandao lands with a cross.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Nexus is avoiding it.
Nexus throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandao.
Brandao thuds his right hand into Nexus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus throws a jab when Brandao was well out of range.
Brandao tries to counter by clinching up but Nexus breaks away and moves out of range.
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nexus misses with a hook.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Nexus misses the shot to the body.
Nexus throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Brandao jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nexus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nexus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Nexus.
Nexus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nexus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brandao is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
Brandao cracks Nexus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandao cracks a nice hook into Nexus's ribs.
Brandao cracks Nexus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Nexus misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Nexus misses its intended target.
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Nexus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nexus tries to avoid it.
Brandao cracks the inside of Nexus's front leg.
Nexus fails to land with a series of punches.
Nexus ducks right into an uppercut from Brandao.
Nexus misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Nexus.
Brandao tries to land a front kick but Nexus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nexus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nexus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nexus needs to keep his hands up - Brandao had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Nexus misses.
A quick step to the side and Brandao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Nexus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brandao is looking to slow Nexus down with leg kicks.
Nexus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Nexus.
Brandao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brandao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nexus throws a series of strikes that have Brandao backpedaling.
Brandao cracks a nice hook into Nexus's ribs.
A combination from Nexus does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandao.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Nexus.
Nexus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nexus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nexus misses with a leg kick
and Brandao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nexus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nexus is rocked!
Brandao cracks Nexus on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nexus falls backwards against the cage. Brandao follows up with more strikes that drop Nexus to his knees. Brandao keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nexus! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
Our winner, Diego Brandao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Galaxy Nexus had this to say: 'Close to retirement now, been at the top a long time considering how average I am.'.
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