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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Dahl!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Braz walks into a stiff left hand from Dahl.
It looks like Shoei Braz has been cut.
Braz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dahl as he jumps to the side.
Dahl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Braz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good leg kick by Dahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dahl lands with a hook. Braz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Braz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Braz showed some decent athleticism there.
Braz trying to control from half guard but Dahl is working away.
Braz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dahl doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Braz.
Braz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dahl sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz is working for a kimura but Dahl is defending it quite comfortably.
Braz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dahl tries to roll over but Braz keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Braz content to control rather than advance.
Dahl is defending against the submission attempts here by Braz.
Braz trying to control from half guard but Dahl is working away.
Dahl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Braz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Braz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl is staying active underneath Braz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dahl trying to control but Braz postures up.
Braz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Braz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dahl keeps working.
Braz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Braz is working for a kimura but Dahl is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Braz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dahl doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Braz.
Braz is trying to work for a kimura but Dahl is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braz is looking for submissions but instead, Dahl has regained full guard.
Braz stands and throws Dahl's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shoei Braz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shoei Braz'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.
A bone on bone clash there as Braz blocks the leg kick.
Dahl throws out a leg kick but Braz moves out of range and Dahl only half commits.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dahl.
Braz drives through with a takedown into Dahl's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Braz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dahl is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Braz is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz wants to control from the top but Dahl keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz advances position into side control!
Braz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dahl can do to turn this around?
Dahl wants to control but Braz postures up.
Braz laying and praying for a moment but Dahl takes advantage and regains half guard.
Braz is looking for a kimura here.
Braz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shoei Braz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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.
Dahl looking for submissions off his back.
Braz is just content to waste time from the top position. Dahl takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dahl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braz is aware though and is defending well.
Braz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dahl's guard.
Braz is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dahl still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dahl has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Dahl working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braz is looking to regain half guard here but Dahl keeps moving and retains side control.
Braz wants to control but Dahl postures up.
Dahl wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Braz, who protects the arm well.
Dahl working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Braz is trying to control Dahl's posture but Dahl avoids it.
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.
Braz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dahl is working for a submission of some sort.
Braz moves into full guard.
Dahl preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braz trying to control the position here.
Braz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shoei Braz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shoei Braz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Braz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dahl is fending him off so far but Braz persists. Nope, Dahl circles away and we're back to standing.
Dahl was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A good leg kick by Dahl.
Dahl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Braz throws a leg kick
and Dahl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dahl feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Dahl.
Braz tries to land a front kick but Dahl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dahl.
Dahl gets caught napping as Braz dives in and scores a takedown. Dahl manages to retain guard.
Dahl keeping moving, preventing Braz from controlling successfully.
Dahl is looking for a triangle here but Braz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Braz has hold of Dahl's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dahl seems comfortable defending it but Braz has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dahl is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dahl is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Braz couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shoei Braz!
Shoei Braz retains his light heavyweight title!
Shoei Braz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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