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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Tailgate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brad Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brad Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Tailgate!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tailgate.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tailgate looks gassed!
Brown lands an overhand right.
It looks like Raymond Tailgate has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown takes a swing at Tailgate's ribcage but misses.
Tailgate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Tailgate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brad Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Tailgate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Tailgate moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tailgate.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a body punch but Tailgate moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Tailgate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a head kick but Tailgate moves out of range.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Tailgate moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tailgate!
It looks like Brad Brown has been cut.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Tailgate closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tailgate manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brown misses with a combination
and Tailgate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown misses with a body shot
letting Tailgate counter with a right hand.
Brown with a hook.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Tailgate is just out of range.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tailgate moves out of range easily.
Tailgate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tailgate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tailgate.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Brown lands but Tailgate takes it in his stride.
Tailgate works the jab nicely.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tailgate counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown tries to bum rush Tailgate with a series of wild strikes but Tailgate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tailgate blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tailgate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Tailgate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Tailgate instigates a clinch.
Tailgate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tailgate.
Tailgate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Tailgate, against the cage.
Tailgate lands a right hand.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tailgate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tailgate was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tailgate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Tailgate persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brad Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Tailgate.
Tailgate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tailgate.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a jab when Tailgate was well out of range.
Tailgate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tailgate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown scores with the left hand. Tailgate knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tailgate moves into the clinch.
Tailgate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tailgate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tailgate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Tailgate's takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Tailgate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tailgate has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Tailgate tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Brad Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Tailgate.
Tailgate lands a right hand.
Tailgate looking for a takedown.
Tailgate stalling in the clinch.
Tailgate fails to pull guard.
Tailgate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brad Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tailgate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tailgate.
Brown lands with a hook. Tailgate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brad Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tailgate checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Tailgate fails with the takedown.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tailgate.
Brown moves away from the strike by Tailgate.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tailgate counters by clinching up.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Tailgate pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tailgate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tailgate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
Tailgate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tailgate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Tailgate.
Tailgate fails to land with a series of punches.
Tailgate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown pushes Tailgate off looking to stand but Tailgate dives back in and keeps control.
Tailgate trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Tailgate is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tailgate is tying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tailgate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tailgate defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Tailgate misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tailgate.
Tailgate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raymond Tailgate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tailgate throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Tailgate lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tailgate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown slips a jab from Tailgate.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Tailgate is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tailgate moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Tailgate ducks down to avoid it.
Tailgate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tailgate off to one side.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tailgate jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Tailgate lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Tailgate tries to clinch up.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Tailgate counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Tailgate is stalling in the full guard.
Brown wants to stand but Tailgate is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tailgate lands a couple of elbows.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tailgate stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Tailgate looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tailgate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown lands a body shot.
Tailgate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown moves out of range as Tailgate strikes.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tailgate clinches up against the cage.
Tailgate wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tailgate.
Brown throws a right and a left that Tailgate avoids nicely.
Tailgate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tailgate pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Tailgate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tailgate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown avoiding damage as Tailgate throws knees to the body.
Tailgate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tailgate might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Tailgate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Tailgate misses.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Tailgate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Tailgate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tailgate 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Tailgate!
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hype
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