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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yorick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla has chosen Dead by Dawn by Deicide as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
35
203 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Yorick Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla walks into a straight right hand from Brown. Brown throws a jab when Padilla was well out of range. Padilla tries a quick counter leg kick but Brown is wise to it. Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss. Padilla tries to counter by closing the distance. Padilla misses with a head kick.
Padilla moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Padilla throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away. Padilla throws a leg kick but Brown checks it. Padilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Padilla as he connects with a hook. Brown scores with a jab. Padilla acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Padilla. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Padilla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Padilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Brown. Padilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Brown lands a shoulder strike. Padilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown. Padilla jumps guard but Brown stands there with Padilla around his waist. Padilla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Padilla misses with a knee strike.
Padilla misses with a knee to the head. Padilla misses with a body punch.
Padilla tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Padilla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not. Padilla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Padilla lands a left hand.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown. Padilla throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily. Padilla delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Brown throws a leg kick that misses. Padilla throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Yorick Brown has been cut. Nice uppercut there from Brown. Padilla tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it. Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown. Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Brown moved away. Padilla scores with a kick to the midsection. Brown blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Brown. Padilla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Padilla moves away and avoids it. It seemed like Padilla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A lazy body kick from Brown and Padilla finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Brown throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range. Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Padilla jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick. Brown motions for Padilla to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Padilla shapes to counter with a head kick. A jab from Padilla does it's job there. Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand. Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body and Padilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Brown thows a left - swing and a miss! Padilla moves into range and clinches up with Brown. A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action! Padilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Padilla connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Padilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padilla missing with knees to the body.
Padilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Padilla with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A head punch on the inside from Padilla fails to land. Brown tries a body shot but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms. Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brown misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming. Padilla defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand. Padilla pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Padilla dominated that round. The cut man is working on Yorick Brown's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Padilla misses and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Padilla throws a quick inside leg kick. Brown feints and then cracks Padilla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Padilla down. Brown stuns Padilla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Padilla has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Padilla lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head. Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla. Nero Padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup. Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away. Padilla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Padilla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Brown connects with a body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Padilla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Brown throws a hook but Padilla blocks it. Padilla tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it. Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Padilla counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Padilla wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range. Padilla moves out of range of the strikes. Padilla with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily. Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Nero Padilla has been cut. Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Padilla there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown lands with a shot to the body. Padilla jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Padilla misses with a looping left. Brown dips to his left and cracks Padilla with an uppercut! Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Padilla tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown misses with a shot to the body letting Padilla counter with a right hand. Padilla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily. Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Padilla at a distance.
Padilla darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage. Padilla trying to land knees to the body.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nero Padilla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow. Padilla tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Padilla lands a right hand. Padilla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right from Brown on the inside. Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Padilla controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Padilla controls his hands.
Padilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A head punch on the inside from Padilla fails to land. Padilla lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those. Padilla is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing. Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Padilla is breathing heavily. Padilla misses with the head strike.
Padilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Padilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now. Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Padilla's elbow. Good body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilla. Padilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Padilla. Brown is working Padilla over against the cage. Brown is trying to stall.
Padilla with a knee to the head.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilla blocks a body shot from Brown. A right hook to the body lands for Padilla.
Padilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Padilla cracks Brown with a nice body shot. Brown manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown checks a leg kick. Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown. Padilla misses with a kick to the body.
Brown throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range. A little jabbing left from Padilla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yorick Brown will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Padilla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head. Padilla cracks the inside of Brown's front leg. Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch. Brown lands with a nice body punch. Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Padilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Padilla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Padilla blocks a body shot from Brown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Padilla tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A hook to the body from Padilla.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Padilla looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Padilla blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Padilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Padilla misses with the head strike.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Padilla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not. Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Padilla's elbow. Padilla misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch. Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Padilla working aggressively here.
Padilla scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Padilla flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away. Padilla moves out of range of the strikes. Brown misses with the combination.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padilla counters with a leg kick. Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Padilla throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily. Brown misses with a hook
and Padilla counters with a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice cross by Padilla. Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Padilla can pounce on him.
Brown connects with a right hand. Padilla shakes it off. Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Padilla finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head. Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Padilla. Padilla fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body. Brown misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming. Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown digs a good body shot into Padilla's ribs. Padilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet. Padilla tries to counter with a clinch but Brown shakes him off and moves away. Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Padilla. Padilla circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Brown throws a leg kick but Padilla moved away. Padilla wants to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch position. Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Padilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Padilla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Padilla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Brown throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown throws a leg kick but Padilla sees it coming and checks it nicely. Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Padilla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Padilla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Padilla tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Padilla.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown. Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilla. Brown is leaning against Padilla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A body shot lands from Brown.
Padilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Padilla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Padilla misses with a knee to the head. Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Padilla prevents a body shot from Brown.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Nero Padilla. I think Padilla 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 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Padilla! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nero Padilla made sure he mentioned Sun-Tzu, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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