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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Cochise - Audioslave as his entrance music. Arthur Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonah Gilbert's chin.
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165 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Gilbert! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Brown! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown rushes Gilbert and presses him up against the cage. Brown is looking to take this one to the mat. Gilbert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Brown throws a combination. Gilbert tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jonah Gilbert has been cut. Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Gilbert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Gilbert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Brown tries to improve position but can't. Gilbert misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Gilbert decides to take the fight back to the feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brown tries to clinch but Gilbert moves away and Gilbert counters with a takedown into side control. Brown bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Arthur Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch and Gilbert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gilbert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Gilbert could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Gilbert cracks Brown with a solid left hand. Gilbert has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gilbert's guard.
Gilbert pushes Brown off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brown looks winded! Excellent takedown into side control there by Gilbert. Gilbert is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Brown's shoulder. That is not cool. Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Gilbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gilbert working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes. Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gilbert throwing shots but missing, from side control. Gilbert is working Brown over with some ground and pound from side control. Gilbert controls the position from side control. Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gilbert wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Brown is not content to let Gilbert control the position. Brown on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Gilbert takes a little break here. Brown wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Gilbert scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gilbert is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Gilbert working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gilbert wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy. Gilbert looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Brown wants to control but Gilbert postures up. Gilbert lands a few punches from side control. Brown wants to control but Gilbert postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Gilbert scoring with strikes. You can see the frustration on Brown's face as Gilbert controls the position. Gilbert decides to stand back up. Gilbert steps back and let's Brown get back to his feet. Brown looks for a takedown but Gilbert sprawls well. Jonah Gilbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Brown. Gilbert misses with a wild combination.
Gilbert cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Gilbert dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jonah Gilbert's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gilbert slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably and Gilbert counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Jonah Gilbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Gilbert chips away with some ground and pound. Gilbert sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard. Ground and pound from Gilbert. Gilbert 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. Gilbert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily. Gilbert working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gilbert missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Gilbert stands up and beckons Brown to join him on the feet. Gilbert has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown manages to break the clinch.
Gilbert lands a jab-cross combination. Brown tries to clinch up and Gilbert counters with a takedown into side control. Brown is trying to get back to half guard. Gilbert looks up at the clock and then as Brown takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gilbert smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gilbert stands up. Gilbert swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gilbert connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off. Brown closes the distance looking to clinch and Gilbert counters with a takedown into side control. 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! Gilbert is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well. Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown is not content to let Gilbert control the position. Brown is trying to improve his position. Gilbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around? Gilbert is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well. Gilbert lands a decent elbow from side control. Brown seems a little lost for a moment, as Gilbert dominates the positioning. Gilbert scores with punches from side control. Gilbert is chipping away with strikes.
Gilbert stands up and beckons Brown to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown misses with a combination
and Gilbert counters by moving into the clinch. Gilbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilbert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt and Gilbert counters by moving into the clinch. Gilbert ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gilbert no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Gilbert seems keen to control Brown's posture. Gilbert keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Gilbert dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jonah Gilbert's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown misses with a double jab
and Gilbert counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard. Gilbert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head. Brown has momentary wrist control but Gilbert slips an elbow through the middle. Gilbert working some strikes from top position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Gilbert stands up and waves to Brown to follow him. Gilbert misses with the combination.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch combination from Brown misses. Brown wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Gilbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Gilbert. No joy for Brown on that attempt. Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown is looking for the big counter here. Jonah Gilbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gilbert, as that shot connected.
Brown looks to clinch so Gilbert counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Gilbert stands up and waves to Brown to follow him. Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gilbert. Jonah Gilbert is winning the standup battle so far. Brown tries for a takedown but Gilbert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Brown tries to clinch and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This has been an exciting period of action! Gilbert taking a breather here. Gilbert creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gilbert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Gilbert creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Gilbert stands up and beckons Brown to his feet. Gilbert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Gilbert lands strikes from half guard. Gilbert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Gilbert stands up and beckons Brown to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gilbert throws a right and a left that both miss. Gilbert throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown and Gilbert counters with a takedown into side control. Arthur Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jonah Gilbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Brown. This has been an exciting period of action! Gilbert tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well. Gilbert looks up at the clock and then as Brown takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gilbert smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gilbert stands up and beckons Brown to his feet. Jonah Gilbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gilbert throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight! Jonah Gilbert showed his dominance in that final round. Well Gilbert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Gilbert! In defeat, Arthur Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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