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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Puno (ranked 688 p4p, 80 weight class) and Danny Brixton (ranked 600 p4p, 73 weight class). Brixton has chosen Bad Boys - Stormzy ft Ghetts & J Hus as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Brixton.
Brixton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
Puno shoots for a double leg takedown but Brixton sprawls well. He's pushed Puno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brixton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Puno is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brixton throws a jab but it's blocked by Puno.
Brixton lands a slapping body shot.
Brixton misses with a head kick.
Brixton throws a leg kick but Puno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brixton.
We've been hearing reports that Puno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brixton.
Danny Brixton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Brixton throws a leg kick which misses Puno's front leg but catches the back leg as Puno tries to avoid it.
Brixton lands with a nice body kick.
Brixton scores with a jab to the head.
Puno misses with an uppercut. Brixton saw that one coming.
Brixton connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Brixton.
Puno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brixton connects with a body shot.
Brixton misses the shot to the body.
Brixton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
Brixton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Puno misses.
Brixton is looking to slow Puno down with leg kicks.
Brixton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puno looks for a takedown but Brixton sprawls well.
Brixton connects with a body shot.
Brixton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puno misses with a body shot.
Puno clinches with his opponent.
Brixton prevents a body shot from Puno.
Brixton working aggressively here.
Puno lands a nice shot to the body.
Puno blocking some punches.
Brixton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brixton digs a right hand underneath Puno's ribcage. Puno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
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!
Brixton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punos head.
Brixton misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton breaks from the clinch.
Puno lunges at Brixton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brixton's hand.
Danny Brixton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brixton takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brixton.
Puno walks into a jab.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brixton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brixton thumps Puno with a low kick.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brixton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brixton lands a leg kick that knocks Puno off balance momentarily.
Brixton lands a front kick.
Brixton dodges the punch combination from Puno.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brixton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brixton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brixton misses the jab.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puno backing away here, and Brixton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton takes one on the button.
Puno throws a hook but Brixton avoids it easily.
It seemed like Brixton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brixton takes one to the chin there.
Puno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brixton.
Puno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brixton.
A little feinted left hand from Puno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brixton.
Brixton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puno misses with a wild body shot.
Brixton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brixton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brixton wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Puno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puno clinches up against the cage.
Puno lands a right hand.
Brixton working aggressively here.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Brixton controls his hands.
Puno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brixton lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brixton working aggressively here.
Brixton tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brixton pushes Puno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Puno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brixton backwards.
Puno presses Brixton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Brixton.
Brixton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Brixton avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Puno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brixton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Brixton.
Puno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brixton scores with a shot to the side of Puno's head.
Puno works on Brixton's body with a couple of short punches.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brixton misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Puno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Brixton.
Brixton working Puno over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Puno.
Brixton working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puno.
A head punch on the inside from Brixton fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brixton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brixton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brixton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puno looks to throw the jab but Brixton is out of range.
Brixton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brixton misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Puno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brixton.
Brixton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puno walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Brixton misses.
Puno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brixton lands a nice looking body shot.
Brixton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brixton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brixton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puno's calf.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
No joy there for Puno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brixton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brixton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brixton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Brixton moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Puno. Those never looked like landing.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brixton.
Puno scores with a nice strike.
Puno tries to close the distance and clinch but Brixton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brixton slips a jab and a cross from Puno.
Brixton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brixton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brixton lands a jab to Puno's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brixton.
Brixton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brixton throws a solid leg kick but Puno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brixton.
Brixton missing with a left hand there. Puno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brixton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brixton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brixton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Puno off and has taken his back!
Puno is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Puno is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno just trying to survive but Brixton is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Brixton wants to control but Puno is keeping busy.
Puno tries to break free.
Brixton tries to get the hooks in deep but Puno pushed the leg off.
Brixton looking for the choke from the back.
Puno defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Brixton's arms.
Brixton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Puno has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Puno tries to escape but Brixton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tightening his grip on Puno, looking for the choke.
Puno showing good submission defense here.
Puno tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brixton moves to take his opponent's back.
Brixton working for a choke but Puno is defending well.
Puno trying to control the hands but Brixton won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brixton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Puno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brixton.
Brixton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Puno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puno throws a hook to the side of Brixton's head but Brixton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brixton misses with a wild body shot.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brixton was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Brixton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brixton.
Brixton looks to land a body kick but Puno moved away.
Brixton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brixton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Brixton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brixton takes one to the chin there.
Puno misses with a body shot.
Puno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danny Brixton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puno throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton blocks a jab.
Brixton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
Brixton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puno blocks a head kick by Brixton.
Brixton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno walks into a straight right hand from Brixton.
Brixton works Puno's body with a nice hook.
Puno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brixton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brixton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brixton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brixton just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
Brixton slips under a jab.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Brixton moves away and avoids it.
Brixton swings widly with a right hand
and Puno counters with a stiff right hand.
Puno slips a jab from Brixton.
Brixton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brixton ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Brixton is looking to slow Puno down with leg kicks.
Puno drops his hands momentarily and Brixton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Puno misses the target.
Brixton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
Puno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Puno misses.
Brixton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brixton.
Brixton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brixton is looking to slow Puno down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brixton misses with a looping left.
Brixton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puno fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brixton throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Puno lands a glancing blow to the side of Brixton's head.
Brixton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brixton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brixton scores with a kick to the body.
Puno with a hook.
Puno wants to clinch.
Brixton throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puno lands a jab.
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!
Brixton punishes Puno's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Brixton tenderised Puno's leg. Puno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puno doesn't manage to clinch there - Brixton circles away.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Brixton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brixton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brixton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puno.
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brixton.
Brixton tries a quick counter leg kick but Puno is wise to it.
Brixton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brixton.
Brixton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puno.
Brixton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brixton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
Puno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Manny Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puno walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton jabs Puno right on the nose. Puno blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Brixton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brixton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Brixton!
Danny Brixton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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