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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Brito (ranked 3280 p4p, 418 weight class) and Stephan Letter (ranked 2956 p4p, 385 weight class). Guilherme Brito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stephan Letter's chin.
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212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brito throws a jab when Letter was well out of range.
Brito throws a hook to the side of Letter's head but Letter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brito misses the body punch
and Brito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brito throws a leg kick
and Letter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Letter throws a right hand that misses
and Brito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Letter misses with a looping left.
Letter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brito.
Brito moves into the clinch.
Brito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brito blocks an uppercut.
Letter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letter misses with the head strike.
Brito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Brito.
Brito lands a body punch.
Brito lands a right hand.
Brito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brito swings widly with a right hand
and Letter counters with a nice uppercut.
Letter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Letter throws a series of punches but Brito avoids them all with ease.
Brito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Letter looks to land a right hand but Brito moved out of range.
Brito swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Letter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Letter looks to throw the jab but Brito is out of range.
Brito swings for the body but Letter moves out of range.
Letter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Letter misses with a lunging right hand
and Brito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Brito - just one landing.
Letter looks to score with a jab to the body but Brito is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brito throws a series of punches but Letter avoids them all with ease.
Letter misses with a looping right.
A big right from Letter misses.
Jab, jab by Brito - just one landing.
Brito misses with a looping right.
Letter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Letter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Letter throws a poor cross that misses
and Brito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brito. Letter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letter throws a combination. Brito tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Letter misses.
A swing and a miss from Letter.
Brito just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter connects with a looping right hand.
Brito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Letter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brito finds it's way round the side to connect with Letter's head.
Letter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brito looks to score with a jab to the body but Letter is just out of range.
Brito throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Letter to counter with a crisp jab.
Brito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Letter.
Brito appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Letter throws out the jab.
Letter lands with a nice body punch.
Letter lands with a straight right. Brito didn't see that one coming.
Brito throws an overhand right that lands on Letter's shoulder, as Letter tries to avoid the shot.
Brito throws a series of strikes that have Letter backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letter looks to land a right hand but Brito moved out of range.
Brito avoids the body shot from Letter.
Letter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Letter throws a big shot that misses.
Brito thinks about countering with a body kick.
Letter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brito. Brito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Letter misses with a left hand
and Brito counters with a nice uppercut.
Letter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brito.
Letter just misses with a punch to the body.
Letter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brito makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Letter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brito.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brito throws a right and a left that Letter avoids nicely.
Letter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Brito was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Letter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guilherme Brito will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Letter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Brito misses its target.
Letter sizes up Brito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Guilherme Brito has been cut.
Letter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brito ducks under a wild hook from Letter.
Letter missing with a left hand there. Brito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letter misses with a straight left.
Brito slips a jab and a cross from Letter.
A jab from Letter misses.
Letter misses with the combination.
Stephan Letter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brito throws a sloppy head kick and Letter moves out of range easily.
Letter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Brito finds it's way through Letter's defenses.
Brito lands a body shot.
Letter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brito counters with a nice uppercut.
Brito misses with an uppercut. Letter saw that one coming.
Letter looks to land a combination. Brito sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Letter 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.
Brito looks to score with a jab to the body but Letter is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Brito.
Brito misses with a body shot.
Brito lands a head shot.
Letter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Letter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letter throws a jab when Brito was well out of range.
Letter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brito.
Brito is looking to counter punch.
Brito moves out of range as Letter strikes.
Letter misses with an uppercut
and Brito counters with a nice uppercut.
Letter swings for the body but Brito moves out of range.
Letter throws a combination. Brito tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brito throws a shot from downtown. Letter moves away and avoids it.
Letter throws a jab but it's blocked by Brito.
Brito jabs Letter right on the nose. Letter blinks but takes it well.
Brito lands a leg kick that knocks Letter off balance momentarily.
Brito cracks Letter with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Letter looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brito finish him?
Letter is rocked!
Brito swings for the body but Letter moves out of range.
Letter is still on wobbly legs! Can Brito finish him?
Letter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Letter misses.
Letter seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter blocks a jab.
Letter tests Brito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brito just misses with a punch to the body.
Brito takes one to the chin there.
Letter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letter connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Letter.
Brito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letter.
Letter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brito misses with a hook
enabling Letter to counter with a crisp jab.
Letter misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Letter lands a glancing blow to the side of Brito's head.
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!
Letter cracks Brito with a good jab.
Brito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brito jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brito throws a poor cross that misses
and Letter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Brito.
Letter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Letter stuns Brito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Letter throws a looping overhand right but Brito ducks down to avoid it.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letter.
Brito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Letter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Letter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Brito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Letter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brito.
Letter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Letter takes a swing at Brito's ribcage but misses.
Letter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brito looks to score with a jab to the body but Letter is just out of range.
Letter misses with a double jab.
A big left from Letter misses.
Letter lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brito.
Letter takes a swing at Brito's ribcage but misses.
Brito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Letter.
The crowd cheers as Brito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letter doesn't seem phased though.
Brito missing with a left hand there. Letter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Letter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brito circles away quickly and effectively.
Letter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stephan Letter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brito swings widly with a right hand
and Letter counters with a straight right hand.
Brito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Letter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Letter.
A jab lands there for Letter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letter scores with a punch to the head.
Letter misses with an uppercut
and Brito holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Letter throws a body punch but Brito moves out of range.
Brito misses with a hook. Letter ducked under it nicely.
Letter throws a series of strikes that have Brito backpedaling.
Brito on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Letter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Letter misses with a straight right.
Letter throws a lazy right hand but Brito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brito walks into a stiff left hand from Letter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letter.
Letter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brito misses with a hook
and Letter counters with a left to the body.
Letter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Letter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brito cracks Letter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brito cracks a nice hook into Letter's ribs.
Letter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Letter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brito lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letter cracks Brito with a good jab.
Letter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Britos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Letter lands a jab to the head.
Brito is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Brito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brito seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick from Brito misses.
Letter blocks a jab.
Brito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letter's head backwards.
Letter misses with a lunging right hand
and Letter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brito scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letter. Brito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letter throws a jab but it's blocked by Brito.
Letter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brito connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Letter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Letter 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Letter!
A victorious Stephan Letter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Guilherme Brito was interviewed post fight and said 'I will win my next fight, I promise you that!'.
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