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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cornelis Spilbergen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cornelis Spilbergen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 cm
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211 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoei Braz! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spilbergen connects with a looping right hand.
Spilbergen tries to clinch but Braz is having none of it. No luck for Braz with that takedown attempt. Spilbergen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Spilbergen with a jab. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Braz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Braz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spilbergen as he jumps to the side. Braz misses with a shot to the body and Spilbergen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braz. Cornelis Spilbergen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoei Braz. Braz has his takedown stuffed and Spilbergen counters with a stiff right hand. Braz shoots and misses and Spilbergen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Braz throws a hook but Spilbergen avoids it easily. Braz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spilbergen tries to avoid it but Braz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spilbergen to the ground. Spilbergen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. As Braz tries to get set, Spilbergen tries to push him back and clinch up but Braz manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Braz shoots and misses enabling Spilbergen to counter with a crisp jab. Spilbergen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Braz goes for a double leg but Spilbergen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spilbergen continues to drive forward. Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Braz breaks away and moves out of range. Cornelis Spilbergen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Braz misses with a takedown and Spilbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand! Braz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spilbergen counters with a nice body shot. Braz swings and misses with a shot to the body and Spilbergen counters by clinching up. Spilbergen looking to slow down the pace here. A right hand to the body from Spilbergen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spilbergen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spilbergen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Braz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Spilbergen to the mat. Spilbergen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Braz stands and throws Spilbergen's legs to the side, diving into side control. Braz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Spilbergen! Spilbergen is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Braz locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Spilbergen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shoei Braz! Shoei Braz is the new light heavyweight champion! During a confident post fight interview, Shoei Braz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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