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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1971 p4p, 256 weight class) and Willy Brandon (ranked 3715 p4p, 400 weight class). Willy Brandon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brownie to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brandon missing with a left hand there. Brownie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brownie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandon.
Brandon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brownie counters with a straight right hand.
Brownie just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brownie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandon.
Brandon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brownie.
Brownie throws a right hand that misses
and Brandon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brownie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brandon momentarily.
Brandon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brownie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandon moves out of range of the strikes.
Willy Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brownie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brownie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon gets back to full guard.
Brownie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brandon holds on and takes a little breather.
Brownie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon controlling the position.
Brownie throws a big elbow that misses.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brownie.
Brownie trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brownie landing with the ground and pound.
Brownie is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandon has wrist control.
Brandon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brownie works over Brandon with some ground and pound from guard.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Brownie from controlling successfully.
Brownie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brownie looking to sit in guard and control but Brandon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brandon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brownie managing to control the position.
Brownie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandon is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brandon trying to control but Brownie is working from the bottom.
Brandon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brandon misses with a combination
and Brownie counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Brownie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandon with the counter takedown but Brownie avoids it easily.
Brandon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brandon throws a hook to the side of Brownie's head but Brownie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Brandon misses
and Brownie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Brandon misses.
Brownie misses with a double jab.
Brownie slips a straight right by Brandon.
Brandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brownie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt - Brownie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandon moves away.
Brandon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brownie.
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Brandon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brownie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brownie connects with a nice short shot to Brandon's temple.
Brandon tries to roll over but Brownie keeps him under control.
Brownie trying to control the action but Brandon is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon wants to improve his position but Brownie is controlling well.
Brownie working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie is looking to take a break and control but Brandon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brownie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brownie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brownie wants to pass to mount but Brandon is defending the position.
Brownie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brownie is trying to control. Brandon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brownie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brownie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandon keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brandon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brandon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brandon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brownie scores with a sloppy right hand. Brandon should have avoided that one.
Brandon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brownie momentarily.
Willy Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brownie.
Brownie misses with a takedown attempt
and Brandon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandon connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Brownie. That snapped Brandon's head back.
Brandon throws a leg kick
and Brownie counters with a straight right hand.
Brownie clobbers Brandon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brandon is rocked!
Brandon slips a straight right by Brownie.
Brandon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brandon is still on wobbly legs! Can Brownie finish him?
Brandon staying out of range there.
Brandon throws a fast counter high kick but Brownie manages to duck under it in time.
Brandon seems to have recovered his senses.
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Brownie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandon lands a right hook to the body.
Brandon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Brandon.
Good standup being displayed there by Brownie as he connects with a hook.
Brownie stuns Brandon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brownie to counter with a crisp jab.
Brownie looks for a takedown but Brandon sprawls well.
Brandon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brownie moves away.
Brownie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brownie.
Brandon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brownie.
Brownie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brandon misses with a left hand
and Brownie counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Brandon coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Brandon.
Brownie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brownie with a body shot.
Brownie blocks a head kick by Brandon.
Brandon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brandon! But no joy.
Brownie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brandon to the ground. Brownie is now in Brandon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brandon gets caught napping as Brownie dives in and scores a takedown. Brandon manages to retain guard.
Brownie looking to sit in guard and control but Brandon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brownie has control of Brandon's left arm, preventing Brandon from doing any damage.
Brandon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shaun Brownie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Brandon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon throwing strikes from guard but Brownie blocks nicely.
Brandon is looking to pass into half guard but Brownie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brownie is in guard.
Brownie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandon is trying to control the position but Brownie postures up.
Brownie works over Brandon with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Brandon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brownie controls the pace.
Brownie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandon throws a combination that misses
and Brownie counters with a single leg into guard. Brandon didn't expect that.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon wants to control but Brownie passes easily into half guard.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon taking some punishment here, with Brownie in his half guard.
Brandon is looking to control Brownie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brandon avoid being mounted?
Brandon wants to control but Brownie passes into side.
Brandon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brownie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brandon is trying to control Brownie's posture but Brownie avoids it.
Brownie working the head with strikes.
Brownie working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon regains half guard.
Brandon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brandon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brownie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brandon has control of Brownie's left arm, preventing Brownie from doing any damage.
Brownie trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Brandon looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandon, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brownie connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Brownie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brownie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie 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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