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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makisig Tolentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy. Tolentino has chosen Dance with the Devil as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makisig Tolentino!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brooks lands strikes from half guard.
Brooks prevents Tolentino from improving his position.
Brooks working over Tolentino with some ground and pound. Tolentino looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brooks throwing shots but Tolentino is blocking nicely.
Tolentino trying to control but Brooks postures up.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Brooks there.
Brooks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tolentino defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brooks wants to pass to mount but Tolentino is defending the position.
Brooks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tolentino can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks thows a huge punch but Tolentino dodges it nicely.
Brooks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tolentino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brooks.
Tolentino wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brooks is looking for a kimura but Tolentino is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brooks to get the leverage.
Tolentino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brooks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tolentino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brooks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brooks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tolentino defending well though.
Tolentino is looking to improve his position.
Brooks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brooks connects with a nice short shot to Tolentino's temple.
Brooks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolentino tries to get to full guard but Brooks has control of the leg.
Brooks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tolentino defending well though.
Brooks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brooks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tolentino defends it well.
Brooks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolentino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tolentino preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brooks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brooks throwing shots but Tolentino is blocking nicely.
Brooks wants to control but Tolentino is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tolentino tries to kick Brooks off but Brooks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brooks working Tolentino over with strikes.
Brooks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tolentino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tolentino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brooks.
Brooks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brooks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brooks wants to work for an arm triangle but Tolentino is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tolentino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brooks drives through with a takedown into Tolentino's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brooks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tolentino's head.
Tolentino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brooks.
Brooks trying to control but Tolentino is working from the bottom.
Tolentino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolentino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolentino is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands a couple of digs.
Tolentino is trying to control the position but Brooks postures up.
Brooks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brooks prevents Tolentino from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brooks 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.
Tolentino has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ganja Paradise. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Tolentino keeps moving.
Brooks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brooks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tolentino wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tolentino trying to control the position.
Brooks trying to control but Tolentino is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks is working Tolentino over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolentino has momentary wrist control but Brooks slips an elbow through the middle.
Brooks content to stall in guard here.
Brooks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tolentino wants to sweep here but Brooks controlling him for the moment.
Brooks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tolentino has control of Brooks's left arm, preventing Brooks from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolentino is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brooks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brooks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tolentino's head.
Tolentino has momentary wrist control but Brooks slips an elbow through the middle.
Tolentino is trying to control the position but Brooks postures up.
Brooks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brooks sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tolentino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tolentino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brooks.
Brooks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brooks works over Tolentino with some ground and pound from guard.
Brooks throws a big elbow that misses.
Brooks throws a strike but Tolentino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brooks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tolentino defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tolentino doesn't defend quickly enough and Brooks has managed to lock this one up! Can Tolentino escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Brooks on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Damian Brooks!
A relieved looking Damian Brooks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Makisig Tolentino spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the depths I go...'.
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hype
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