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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Brannagan (ranked 1065 p4p, 124 weight class) and Sud Saming (ranked 1023 p4p, 120 weight class). Saming has chosen Enter the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
33 - 18 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Brannagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sud Saming!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saming on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brannagan. Brannagan obviously looking to wear him down.
Brannagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saming.
Brannagan tries to score with a low kick but Saming moves his leg out of the way.
Brannagan misses with a leg kick.
Brannagan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saming throws a body shot but no joy.
Brannagan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brannagan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brannagan throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Saming. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saming.
Jab from Saming.
Brannagan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brannagan scores with a body shot.
Brannagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saming throws out the 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!
Crunch! Brannagan slams his shin into Saming's torso.
Brannagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Brannagan.
Brannagan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saming lands a nice shot that snaps Brannagan's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brannagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brannagan misses the shot to the body.
Saming throws a chopping leg kick but Brannagan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brannagan.
Brannagan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saming seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Saming has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brannagan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brannagan throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Saming working a defensive guard here.
Brannagan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brannagan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brannagan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brannagan 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.
Brannagan lands a couple of elbows.
Saming not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brannagan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Saming told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Brannagan tries to free his leg and advance position but Saming is retaining full guard.
Brannagan throws a big right hand that misses.
Brannagan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming throws out a loose jab but Brannagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brannagan misses with a body shot.
Saming misses with a hook. Brannagan ducked under it nicely.
Brannagan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sud Saming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saming displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brannagan throws out the jab.
Brannagan shoots in and drives through. Saming sprawls well.
Nice uppercut lands for Brannagan. That snapped Saming's head back.
Brannagan throws a series of punches but Saming moves out of range.
Saming misses with a body shot.
Saming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brannagan.
Brannagan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brannagan stuns Saming with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saming looks to score with a jab to the body but Brannagan is just out of range.
Saming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brannagan.
Saming's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brannagan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saming scrambles back to his feet.
Brannagan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saming on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saming moves forwards but Brannagan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brannagan lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saming darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saming slips under a jab.
Brannagan walks into a jab.
Saming scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brannagan doesn't seem bothered though.
Brannagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Saming is just out of range.
Saming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brannagan.
Saming is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brannagan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A good leg kick by Saming.
Brannagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saming connects with a body shot.
Brannagan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brannagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Saming throws a hook but Brannagan avoids it easily.
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 Brutus Brannagan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brannagan throws an overhand right that lands on Saming's shoulder, as Saming tries to avoid the shot.
Brannagan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saming looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saming lands a nice looking body shot.
Brannagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saming defends it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saming looks to land a right hand but Brannagan moved out of range.
Saming scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brannagan doesn't seem bothered though.
Saming uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brannagan.
Saming tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brannagan throws a body kick that misses.
Brannagan throws a head kick but Saming moves out of range.
Brannagan throws a right hand that Saming ducks under and follows up with a left that Saming also avoids with ease.
Brannagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saming misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brannagan.
No joy there for Saming, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brannagan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saming does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brannagan jabs Saming to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saming throws the left hand but Brannagan avoids the punch easily.
Brannagan ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Brannagan misses with a wild combination.
Saming tries to move into range but Brannagan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brannagan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saming scores with a jab to the head.
Saming throws a looping overhand right but Brannagan ducks down to avoid it.
Brannagan is looking to counter punch.
Saming steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brannagan. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brannagan throws a poor cross that misses
and Saming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brannagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saming.
A big left from Saming misses.
Saming closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brannagan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brannagan is rocked!
Brannagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saming scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brannagan doesn't seem bothered though.
Brannagan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saming.
Brannagan throws a head kick that misses.
Saming moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brannagan moves away from the strike by Saming.
Saming misses the jab.
Brannagan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saming on the side of the head.
Brannagan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brannagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saming misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brannagan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brannagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan misses with a looping left.
Brannagan avoids the head kick by Saming.
Saming connects with the punch.
Brannagan is looking to land body kicks.
Saming takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saming takes one on the button.
Saming jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saming slips a jab from Brannagan.
Saming connects with a right hand. Brannagan shakes it off.
Brannagan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brannagan takes a swing at Saming's ribcage but misses.
Saming stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saming wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Brannagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saming loads up on a big right hand but Brannagan slips the punch.
Saming misses the shot to the body.
Brannagan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brannagan fails with a takedown attempt.
Saming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saming lunges at Brannagan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brannagan's hand.
Brannagan misses with a wild body shot.
Brannagan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saming misses with an uppercut. Brannagan saw that one coming.
Brannagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brannagan tries to land a front kick but Saming steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saming throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brannagan on the side of the head.
Brannagan throws a sloppy head kick and Saming moves out of range easily.
Saming takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brannagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saming.
Oh Brannagan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saming measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Brannagan! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sud Saming!
Sud Saming decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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