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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Merlin. Brandao has chosen Work Hard, Play Hard as his entrance music. Xantos Aremis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Brandao's chin.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xantos Aremis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aremis moves out of range of the strikes.
Aremis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brandao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandao blocks the leg kick.
Aremis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aremis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brandao has managed to clinch.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aremis avoids it.
Brandao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aremis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aremis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brandao lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aremis misses with some punches.
Aremis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aremis tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Aremis controls his hands.
Brandao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brandao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Aremis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
Aremis lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Brandao.
Aremis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aremis is keeping busy.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aremis backwards.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aremis tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Aremis back against the cage.
Aremis lands an elbow inside that Brandao shrugs off.
Aremis throws an elbow but it misses.
Brandao tries a body shot but Aremis blocks it.
Aremis lands with a left to the head.
Brandao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aremis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brandao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aremis blocks it with crossed arms.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
Aremis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Aremis misses.
Aremis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aremis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aremis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aremis blocks a jab.
Aremis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Aremis's shoulder, as Aremis tries to avoid the shot.
Aremis thows a leg kick but Brandao checks it
and Brandao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aremis.
Aremis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brandao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aremis looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brandao! But no joy.
Brandao clinches up with Aremis and pushes him back against the cage.
Aremis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aremis throws a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
Aremis just misses with a punch to the body.
Aremis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aremis throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Aremis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandao works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aremis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brandao throws a right hand that misses
and Aremis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandao lands with a cross.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aremis lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandao's head.
Brandao tries to clinch up but Aremis circles away and keeps his distance.
Aremis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandao tries a low kick but Aremis avoids it.
Brandao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aremis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aremis takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Aremis moved out of range nicely.
Brandao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao lands with an uppercut that bounces Aremis off the cage and back into range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Aremis on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aremis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aremis misses with a punch to the body.
Aremis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aremis swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
Aremis pushes off an throws an elbow but Brandao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brandao dodges an elbow strike from Aremis.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Aremis.
Brandao avoids the elbow strike from Aremis, against the cage.
Aremis tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao blocks an elbow strike from Aremis.
Aremis lands a left hand.
Aremis swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aremis misses with some punches.
Brandao pushes Aremis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aremis tries to break the clinch but Brandao is controlling the position.
Aremis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Brandao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aremis missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aremis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brandao misses with a low kick as Aremis jumps back.
Aremis's corner calls for a 1-2. Aremis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brandao cracks Aremis with an open hand slap.
Aremis scores with a shot to the body.
Aremis throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Aremis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aremis misses with a straight right.
Brandao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aremis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aremis throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandao slips a jab from Aremis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandao.
Brandao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aremis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aremis throws a right hand that misses
and Brandao counters with a three punch combo that has Aremis backing up. Aremis nods at Brandao to acknowledge the strikes.
Aremis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brandao counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Aremis.
Brandao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brandao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aremis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aremis has time to react.
Aremis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Aremis.
Aremis instigates a clinch.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Aremis.
Aremis misses with the head strike.
Aremis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Aremis is looking to counter punch.
Brandao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aremis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aremis's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Aremis.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Brandao there.
Aremis connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
Brandao scores with a jab to the head.
Aremis wants to clinch up but Brandao keeps it at a distance.
Brandao scores with the left hand. Aremis knows he should have avoided that one.
Brandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aremis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandao.
Brandao takes one to the side of the head.
Aremis moves to clinch but Brandao breaks away
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aremis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aremis misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Aremis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aremis defending well as Brandao loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Aremis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brandao.
Aremis misses with a wild combination.
Brandao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a right hand
and Aremis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brandao thinking.
Good exchange - Brandao coming out on top.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brandao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aremis cracks a nice hook into Brandao's ribs.
Brandao misses with a right hand
and Aremis counters with a right hand to the body.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aremis throws out the jab.
Brandao cracks Aremis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brandao lands a head shot.
Brandao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Aremis lands.
Brandao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brandao throws a hook to the side of Aremis's head but Aremis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Brandao 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.
Aremis looks for the body kick but Brandao saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Brandao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Aremis ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Aremis.
Brandao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aremis's hands.
Aremis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Aremis walks into a left hand.
Aremis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandao with a nice cross.
Brandao tries to clinch but Aremis moves away
and Aremis counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Aremis looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Brandao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Aremis lands with a right hand.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Brandao misses with a double jab.
Jose Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aremis throws an off balance right hand
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Brandao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aremis connects with a crisp jab.
Aremis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Aremis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aremis closes the distance and clinches.
Aremis tries to stall but Brandao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aremis backwards.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but Aremis blocks it.
Aremis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aremis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aremis lands a right hand.
Brandao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Brandao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aremis throws a head punch that misses.
Jose Brandao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Aremis on the inside.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Aremis trying to stall but Brandao improves his position.
Aremis scores with a shoulder strike.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Aremis throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Aremis throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Aremis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aremis lands a body punch.
Aremis misses with a body punch.
Brandao trying to control the position but instead, Aremis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandao into the cage.
Aremis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brandao landing knees to the head.
It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Aremis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aremis stalling in the clinch but Brandao improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Aremis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Aremis controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
Aremis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aremis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandao lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis misses with the head strike.
Aremis throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Aremis misses with a body punch.
Aremis pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aremis lands with a right to the head.
Brandao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aremis misses with a wild body shot.
Brandao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aremis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aremis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brandao finds it's way round the side to connect with Aremis's head.
Brandao moves in looking to clinch but Aremis pushes him off.
Jose Brandao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose Brandao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aremis.
Brandao throws out a counter right but Aremis avoids it with no problem.
Aremis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aremis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brandao throws a right hand that Aremis ducks under and follows up with a left that Aremis also avoids with ease.
Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aremis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xantos Aremis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aremis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
Aremis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Brandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Aremis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brandao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aremis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
Brandao scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aremis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandao circles away.
Good exchange - Brandao coming out on top.
Aremis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aremis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brandao scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Brandao.
Brandao works over Aremis's head and body with a nice combination.
Aremis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aremis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aremis lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aremis looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Aremis takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Brandao.
I've got Brandao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Brandao!
Jose Brandao very nearly forgot to thank Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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