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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bregan Union!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Union manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Union throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bregan Union has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Union throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Union defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Union misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Union on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Union stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Union.
Bregan Union seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Union throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Union connects with a crisp jab.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Union tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Union manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bregan Union is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown slips a jab from Union.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Union defends it nicely.
Brown tries for a takedown but Union sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Union ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Brown.
Brown slips under a jab from Union.
Union throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Union as he jumps to the side.
As Brown backs away, Union returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Union throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Union misses with a straight right.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Union.
Union slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Union tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Union counters with a nice uppercut.
Union looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union misses with an uppercut.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Union tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Union manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Union on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Union sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Union scores with a jab.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Union as Brown shoots in.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Union misses.
Union lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Brown is rocked!
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown slips under a jab from Union.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Union swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Union throws out the jab.
Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown throws an elbow but Union slips to the side and avoids it well.
Union pushes Brown away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brown gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
My spies in The Gym inform me that Brown has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Union is looking to reverse the position.
Brown cracks Union with a big right hand but Union just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Union tries to improve position but can't.
Union is working hard here to advance position.
Brown landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bregan Union dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Union defends it nicely.
Union stuffs the takedown.
Union throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Union is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Union stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Union wants it to stay on the feet.
Bregan Union has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Union can pounce on him.
Union throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Union won't be happy with that.
Union throws Brown to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Union gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Union keeps moving.
Union wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Union keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Union looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Union keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Union keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Union keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Union tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown wants to take a breather but Union is having none of it.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Brown.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Union is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Union's head.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Union slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown trying to control but Union is working from the bottom.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Union preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Union wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Union gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown wants to sweep here but Union controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Union finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Union throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Union enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Union manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Union is retaining full guard.
Union avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Union's head.
Brown distracts Union with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Union blocks nicely.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Union looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Union has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A low kick from Union is predictable there
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Union bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Union!
Union wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brown cracks Union with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Union keeps working.
Union is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Union can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Union's head but Union avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brown working the ground and pound but Union is defending the strikes.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Union pushes Brown away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brown gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Union parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Union to escape.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown wants to control but Union is keeping him busy.
Union is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!
John Brown 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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RATING
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