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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Brito (ranked 2767 p4p, 335 weight class) and Frank Lloyd (ranked 1683 p4p, 215 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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189 cm
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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
26
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Brito! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Lloyd! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brito thows a leg kick but Lloyd checks it and Lloyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lloyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lloyd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brito walks into a stiff left hand from Lloyd. Brito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lloyd. Brito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Brito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lloyd.
Lloyd's coach down at Kush Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lloyd's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Lloyd throws a body shot but no joy. Lloyd connects with a single shot there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brito misses the shot to the body. Brito swinging wildly here.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lloyd misses with a body shot.
Lloyd lands with a shot to the body. Lloyd scores with a jab. Brito acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Brito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Brito misses with an uppercut. Lloyd throws a jab when Brito was well out of range. A slow jab from Lloyd misses its intended target. Brito looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range. Lloyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lloyd thuds his right hand into Brito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Lloyd lands with an overhand left. Lloyd loads up on a big right hand but Brito slips the punch. Brito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brito ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd. Brito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Brito moved out of range nicely. Lloyd moves into range and connects with a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss! Lloyd lands with a straight right. Brito didn't see that one coming. Lloyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Lloyd throws a looping overhand right but Brito ducks down to avoid it. Lloyd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lloyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Frank Lloyd has been cut. Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Brito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lloyd throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lloyd throws a body punch but Brito moves out of range. Brito misses with a hook. Brito misses the jab. Lloyd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brito sees it coming and avoids it easily. Brito slips under a jab from Lloyd. Lloyd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brito had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Brito blocks a jab. Brito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brito.
Lloyd pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brito is looking for a counter combo. Lloyd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Lloyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brito.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lloyd, as that shot connected.
Lloyd misses with a straight left. Brito goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A shot to the body from Brito misses letting Lloyd counter with a right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lloyd scores with a shot to the body.
Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brito.
Brito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Jab, jab by Lloyd - just one landing. Nice defenses there by Brito. Brito is looking to counter punch. Brito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brito moves away. Lloyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brito manages to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lloyd dominated that round. The cut man is working on Frank Lloyd's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brito looks to throw the jab but Lloyd is out of range. Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Brito closes the distance looking to clinch and Lloyd counters with a nice body shot. Lloyd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nice uppercut lands for Brito. That snapped Lloyd's head back.
Brito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lloyd counters with a right hand to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lloyd cracks Brito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Brito misses with a low kick. Lloyd lands a jab. Brito moves out of range of the strikes. Lloyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brito slips under a jab. Lloyd needs to keep his hands up - Brito had a free shot at his head there. Lloyd scores with a jab. Brito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brito misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Lloyd misses with a left hand and Brito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Brito throws a sloppy head kick and Lloyd counters with a lovely shot to the body. Brito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lloyd lands with a nice body punch. Brito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooh!!! Brito has knocked Lloyd down with a huge combo! Brito steps away and waves a wobbly Lloyd back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lloyd misses with a hook. Lloyd throws a good cross that connects.
Brito throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily. It seemed like Lloyd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Brito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lloyd to score with a decent uppercut. Lloyd lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Lloyd misses. Lloyd scores with a body shot.
Frank Lloyd seems to be getting the better of the standup. Lloyd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Brito throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range. Brito misses with a hook
letting Lloyd counter with a right hand. Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brito moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brito misses with a combination
and Brito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brito.
Brito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Brito. Brito lands a nice looking body shot.
Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brito moves away. Brito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lloyd throws out a loose jab but Brito uses good head movement to avoid it. Brito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Brito throws out a powerful jab. Brito misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lloyd scores with a jab to the body. Lloyd lands a really nice looking cross but Brito seems unphased.
Brito misses the jab. A big left from Lloyd misses. Brito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Brito throws a poor cross that misses
and Lloyd counters with a straight right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Brito misses the target. Lloyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Brito is just out of range. Brito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brito throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease. Lloyd scores with a jab to the body. Brito throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lloyd counter with a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lloyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Frank Lloyd's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lloyd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lloyd throws the left hand but Brito avoids the punch easily. Brito scores with a hook to the body. Lloyd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Lloyd scores with a jab to the body. A cross from Lloyd lands. Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brito.
Lloyd lands a jab to the nose. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brito throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease. A swing and a miss from Brito. Brito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Lloyd clobbers Brito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Brito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lloyd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brito avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Lloyd throws a looping overhand right but Brito ducks down to avoid it. Lloyd throws a body shot but no joy. Lloyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brito was well out of range. Poor timing from Lloyd. Lloyd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brito swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Brito jabs Lloyd to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lloyd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Brito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lloyd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brito is looking to counter punch. Lloyd throws a body shot but no joy. Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brito. Lloyd throws a hook but Brito avoids it easily. Brito blocks a jab. Frank Lloyd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brito throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range. Lloyd now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Brito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lloyd at a distance.
Brito throws a lazy uppercut
and Lloyd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Brito misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Brito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lloyd circles away quickly and effectively. Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Brito is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lloyd throws a hook but Brito blocks it. Lloyd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Lloyd throws a poor cross that misses
and Brito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brito.
Lloyd clobbers Brito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Brito misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. and Lloyd counters with a three punch combo that has Brito backing up. Brito nods at Lloyd to acknowledge the strikes. Brito looks to land a left hand but Lloyd moved out of range nicely. Lloyd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Lloyd throws a hook but Brito avoids it easily. Lloyd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Brito scores with a jab to the body. Lloyd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Lloyd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. 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! Brito misses with a wild body shot. Lloyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brito moves away. Brito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Lloyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Brito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lloyd. Lloyd throws a lazy right hand but Brito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lloyd staying out of range there. Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brito. Brito thows a leg kick but Lloyd checks it and Lloyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight! Frank Lloyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lloyd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Lloyd! Jumping up and down and very excited, Frank Lloyd waved his t-shirt featuring Free Bands inc.'s logo in front of the cameras. The defeated Guilherme Brito had this to say: 'I will win my next fight, I promise you that!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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