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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 975 p4p, 114 weight class) and Segey Taranin (ranked 2236 p4p, 236 weight class). Brain comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin. Altair Brain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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154 lbs
27 - 14 - 1 |
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159 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Segey Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brain scores with a leg kick.
Brain tries to clinch up but Taranin circles away and keeps his distance.
Brain clinches up with Taranin and pushes him back against the cage.
Taranin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brain keeping control of the position.
Taranin lands strikes from half guard.
Brain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taranin.
Taranin seems to be working for a kimura but Brain defends the submission attempt.
Brain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin looking to sit in guard and control but Brain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taranin looking for a sweep. Not yet Taranin, not yet.
Brain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taranin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brain has managed to get both his arms back between Taranin's legs - danger averted.
Brain controlling from the top position.
Brain tries to free his leg and advance position but Taranin is retaining full guard.
Taranin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin keeping full guard, as Brain tries to pass.
Brain trying to control but Taranin is working from the bottom.
Brain slips nicely into half guard.
Taranin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brain sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brain wants to control from the top but Taranin keeps moving.
Taranin has a closed guard, preventing Brain from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brain's guard.
Brain is trying to control the position but Taranin postures up.
Taranin controlling from the top position.
Taranin postures up in Brain's guard and throws a big left but Brain blocks it.
Brain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taranin throwing strikes from guard but Brain blocks nicely.
Taranin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brain's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taranin looking to sit in guard and control but Brain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taranin is trying to keep Brain in close.
Brain content to stall in guard here.
Brain wants to stand but Taranin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Taranin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taranin is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taranin wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Altair Brain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taranin has his takedown stuffed
and Brain counters with a straight right hand.
Brain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Altair Brain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Taranin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brain lands with an overhand left.
Brain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brain missing with a left hand there. Taranin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taranin with the counter takedown but Brain avoids it easily.
Brain scoring well with a low kick there.
Brain cracks Taranin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Brain as he connects with a hook.
Brain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taranin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brain has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Taranin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Taranin wants a takedown but no success here.
Taranin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brain tries to break free but Taranin pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taranin keeps control of Brain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brain throws a head punch that misses.
Taranin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brain wants to stand and escape but Taranin is having none of it.
Taranin trying to move into half guard but instead Brain has managed to sweep!
Brain stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Taranin scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Altair Brain has been cut.
A big right from Taranin misses.
A slow jab from Brain misses its intended target.
It seemed like Taranin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taranin throws a jab but it's blocked by Brain.
Taranin throws out a loose jab but Brain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brain forces Taranin back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taranin.
Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segey Taranin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taranin.
Taranin goes for a takedown attempt but Brain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taranin back to the cage. Brain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Altair Brain is winning the standup battle so far.
Taranin throws a nice looking combination but Brain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taranin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brain misses with a looping right.
Taranin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taranin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Taranin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taranin just misses with a punch to the body.
Brain cracks Taranin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain misses with a wild combination.
Taranin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taranin can do to turn this around?
Taranin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brain scores with a nice right hand.
Brain misses with a looping right.
Taranin misses the jab.
Brain throws a series of punches but Taranin avoids them all with ease.
Taranin misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Brain. That snapped Taranin's head back.
Brain lands with a nice combination. Taranin backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taranin misses with a few strikes there.
Brain wants to land a leg kick but Taranin is out of range.
Taranin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brain misses with a double jab.
Taranin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taranin.
The crowd cheers as Taranin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brain doesn't seem phased though.
Taranin gets tackled into the cage by Brain. Brain maintains the clinch.
Brain throws a punch but it's blocked by Taranin.
Taranin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Taranin looking for a takedown.
Brain throws a punch but it's blocked by Taranin.
Taranin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taranin or not.
Taranin is working for takedown but Brain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taranin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taranin throws an overhand right that lands on Brain's shoulder, as Brain tries to avoid the shot.
Brain throwing a counter right hand but Taranin manages to avoid it.
Taranin misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altair Brain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Altair Brain'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taranin back to the cage. Brain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taranin misses with a series of wild punches.
Brain connects with a looping right hand.
Brain moves into the clinch.
Taranin blocking some punches.
Brain scores with a shot to the side of Taranin's head.
Brain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taranin backwards.
Taranin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Taranin.
Brain breaks from the clinch.
Altair Brain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taranin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taranin avoids the body shot from Brain.
Taranin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taranin.
Brain lands with an overhand left.
Taranin is rocked!
Brain lands a glancing blow to the side of Taranin's head.
Taranin is still on wobbly legs! Can Brain finish him?
Taranin looks to land a combination but Brain avoids it well.
Brain drops Taranin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Brain follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Altair Brain!
Altair Brain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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