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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rothstein's choice of entrance music: Enter The Ninja. On his way into the cage it seems that Diego Brandao has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Diego Brandao seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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166 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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179 cm
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165 lbs
24 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Rothstein!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandao.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body. Rothstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rothstein 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.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rothstein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rothstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brandao leaves Rothstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brandao scores with a decent looking hook.
Brandao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothstein's sensitive parts.
Rothstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao gets tackled into the cage by Rothstein. Rothstein maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothstein tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothstein tries a knee to the head but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Rothstein controls the action.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothstein jumps guard but Brandao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rothstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
Rothstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao thumps Rothstein with a low kick.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothstein is just out of range.
Brandao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brandao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rothstein takes a step back to recover.
Rothstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothstein.
Rothstein wants to counter the offense by Brandao and move into the clinch position.
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothstein.
Brandao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brandao jabs Rothstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothstein instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao digs a right hand underneath Rothstein's ribcage. Rothstein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brandao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandao scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a leg kick that knocks Rothstein off balance momentarily.
Brandao scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandao scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rothstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brandao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rothstein lands a jab.
Brandao jabs Rothstein right on the nose. Rothstein blinks but takes it well.
Rothstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rothstein takes one on the button.
Rothstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothstein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandao lands a jab to Rothstein's midsection.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Rothstein.
Brandao connects with a body shot that sends Rothstein's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Rothstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothstein swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
Brandao lands a jab to the nose.
Rothstein just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Rothstein misses its intended target.
Rothstein walks into a left hand.
Rothstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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.
Rothstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Brandao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rothstein.
Diego Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rothstein.
Rothstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rothstein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brandao checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
Rothstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothstein misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Brandao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brandao connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothstein manages to avoid it.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Rothstein tries to work over Brandao's front leg with a kick but Brandao checks it.
Rothstein dips to his left and cracks Brandao with an uppercut!
Brandao takes a swing at Rothstein's ribcage but misses.
Brandao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rothstein at a distance.
Rothstein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brandao, pushing him back against the cage.
Brandao keeps control of Rothstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothstein successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brandao gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothstein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rothstein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brandao throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandao thumps Rothstein with a low kick.
Brandao tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rothstein.
Diego Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao thuds a left hand into Rothstein's body.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Rothstein moves out of range easily.
Rothstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothstein moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Brandao lands a body shot.
Brandao lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Rothstein slips a straight right by Brandao.
Brandao gets caught napping as Rothstein dives in and scores a takedown. Brandao manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brandao controls Rothstein momentarily but Rothstein frees himself.
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothstein can do to turn this around?
Rothstein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rothstein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Rothstein is standing up over Brandao. Brandao looks to escape but Rothstein dives into side control.
Brandao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rothstein off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Brandao's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Brandao controls the position.
Rothstein looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rothstein's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rothstein is still trying to improve position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Rothstein tries to break free.
Rothstein looking very determined here, making life difficult for Brandao.
Rothstein is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brandao struggling to keep hold of the position.
Brandao is hanging on to Rothstein's back as he tries to escape.
Rothstein is trying to get back to his feet but Brandao has full control of the position and if anything, Rothstein has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rothstein wants to control his opponent's hands but Brandao gets his hands free.
Rothstein is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Brandao is not going to allow Rothstein to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandao is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rothstein is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Brandao blocks a head kick by Rothstein.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brandao.
Brandao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rothstein walks into a left hand.
Rothstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothstein tries to clinch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Rothstein misses with a takedown attempt
and Brandao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rothstein on the side of the head.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rothstein lands a front kick.
Brandao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rothstein! But no joy.
Rothstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein closes the distance and clinches.
Rothstein tries to pull guard but Brandao holds him up against the cage and eventually Rothstein drops back down to his feet.
Rothstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diego Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rothstein.
Rothstein tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Rothstein wants to counter with a clinch but Brandao pushes him away.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothstein manages to avoid it.
Rothstein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandao lands a head kick. Rothstein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
Brandao is looking to wear down Rothstein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brandao fakes the leg kick and cracks Rothstein in the body.
Brandao sizes up Rothstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothstein.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothstein.
Rothstein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brandao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothstein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rothstein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandao is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brandao jabs at Rothstein's body.
Rothstein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandao as he jumps to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Brandao as he connects with a hook.
Rothstein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brandao defends it nicely.
Brandao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rothstein is defended easily by Brandao.
Brandao cracks Rothstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothstein shoots in for a takedown but Brandao shows good takedown defense.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothstein.
Rothstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rothstein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Rothstein coming out on top.
Rothstein blocks a head kick by Brandao.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rothstein is defended easily by Brandao.
Brandao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sam Rothstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao jabs at Rothstein's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Rothstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rothstein loads up on a big right hand but Brandao slips the punch.
Brandao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rothstein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rothstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
Brandao connects with a nice looking jab.
Rothstein misses with a takedown attempt - Brandao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brandao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
An out of breath and clearly excited Diego Brandao thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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