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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bruce (ranked 4103 p4p, 419 weight class) and Fred El Celso (ranked 5940 p4p, 511 weight class). Fred El Celso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred El Celso!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce misses with a double jab.
El Celso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bruce throwing a counter right hand but El Celso manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Bruce.
El Celso goes for a double leg but Bruce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bruce continues to drive forward.
Bruce lands a nice shot that snaps El Celso's head back.
El Celso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruce is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from El Celso.
Daniel Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred El Celso.
El Celso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bruce defends well and El Celso ends up having to push Bruce into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bruce is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from El Celso.
El Celso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bruce throws a one two combo.
It looks like Fred El Celso has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
Bruce slaps away a takedown attempt from El Celso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Celso with a poor takedown
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Celso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.
Bruce crunches a lovely knee into El Celso's ribcage.
El Celso avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
El Celso takes a knee right on the jaw!
El Celso looks winded!
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce thuds a left hand into El Celso's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruce.
Bruce takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruce.
Bruce scores a nice knee to the body.
Bruce unloads a knee to the mid-section. El Celso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Celso letting Bruce take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bruce.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Celso takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruce obliges.
Bruce breaks the clinch.
El Celso is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bruce.
Nice straight punches there by Bruce. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruce.
Bruce rushes El Celso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce working El Celso over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bruce.
Bruce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bruce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has El Celso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bruce lands a knee to the body.
Bruce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruce, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruce. That's going to slow El Celso down.
Nice straight punches there by Bruce. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruce.
Bruce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bruce thows a body kick. El Celso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bruce moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Celso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce clinches up with El Celso and pushes him back against the cage.
El Celso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bruce.
Bruce scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruce obliges.
Bruce lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
El Celso is trying to pull guard but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Celso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bruce connects with a solid leg kick.
Bruce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A right-left combo lands from Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bruce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred El Celso's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bruce has El Celso up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
El Celso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Bruce.
El Celso gets tackled into the cage by Bruce. Bruce maintains the clinch.
Bruce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bruce looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bruce lands a nice knee to the body.
El Celso jumps guard but Bruce turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
El Celso tries for a takedown but Bruce manages to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bruce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
El Celso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bruce walks away with a smile on his face. El Celso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daniel Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred El Celso.
El Celso is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce forces El Celso back against the cage and clinches.
The referee calls for Bruce to work.
Bruce connects with a nasty looking knee right to El Celso's face.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce lands a head kick!
Bruce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bruce stuffs the takedown attempt from El Celso. El Celso gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bruce duly obliges.
Bruce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice body kick from Bruce.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniel Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daniel Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as El Celso backs up against the cage.
Bruce scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
El Celso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce throws a right and a left that El Celso avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
El Celso takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Celso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce lands an elbow that stopped El Celso in his tracks for a moment.
Bruce is struggling to control the position.
Bruce lands a good knee to the midsection. El Celso won't want to take too many of those.
El Celso tries to pull guard but Bruce forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bruce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Celso's defenses.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Celso backwards.
Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Celso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bruce is trying to defend but El Celso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Celso is keen to just control but Bruce is a slippery customer.
Bruce holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
El Celso is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bruce doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time El Celso.
Bruce keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
El Celso is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bruce to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred El Celso's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
El Celso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
El Celso fails with the takedown.
Bruce closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. El Celso doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Celso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruce lets loose with a powerful body kick. El Celso will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
And El Celso tries to counter it with a takedown but Bruce pushes his down on his head and steps out.
El Celso misses with a takedown attempt - Bruce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
El Celso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and El Celso moves out of range easily.
Daniel Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce lands a nice knee to the body.
Bruce working El Celso over with knees to the body.
El Celso takes a knee right on the jaw!
El Celso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Celso's defenses.
Bruce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
El Celso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniel Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred El Celso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce throws a right hand that El Celso ducks under and follows up with a left that El Celso also avoids with ease.
El Celso drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bruce defends it well.
Bruce lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce lands a right hook to the body.
El Celso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruce sprawls well. Bruce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. El Celso gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged El Celso in a clinch.
Bruce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Celso shoots in but no luck this time.
El Celso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruce.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Celso can do to turn this around?
Bruce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruce buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bruce scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
El Celso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
El Celso shoots for a double leg takedown but Bruce sprawls well. He's pushed El Celso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce fakes the leg kick and cracks El Celso in the body.
Bruce lands an overhand right.
Bruce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
El Celso with a poor takedown
and Bruce counters with a two punch combo.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Celso with a poor takedown
and Bruce counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daniel Bruce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruce wants it to stay on the feet.
Fred El Celso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Celso shoots in but Bruce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Celso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruce.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruce, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Bruce!
Daniel Bruce tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Fred El Celso stepped up to the mic, saying 'ok.. okkk. plez food>???'.
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