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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo has chosen Who Shot Ya? as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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187 cm
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221 lbs
11 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Araujo moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Araujo tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Araujo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Araujo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown sets himself, and Araujo steps forward looking for the clinch! Brown avoids it this time.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown 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.
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!
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Araujo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Araujo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Araujo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Araujo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Araujo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Araujo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Araujo has a takedown stuffed.
Dave Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Araujo.
Araujo dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown scores with a head kick. Araujo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brown rushes Araujo and presses him up against the cage.
Araujo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Araujo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown wants to stand but Araujo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown trying to control but Araujo is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Araujo on the ground.
Araujo is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Araujo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Araujo controlling the position.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Araujo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Araujo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo trying to strike off his back.
Araujo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Brown doesn't defend quickly enough and Araujo has managed to lock this one up! Can Brown escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Araujo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luiz Araujo!
Luiz Araujo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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