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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fletch Brandis (ranked 2144 p4p, 1910 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 60 p4p, 53 weight class). Brandis comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Fletch Brandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman clinches with his opponent.
Brandis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Goodman to keep the fight standing.
Brandis successfully pulls guard.
Brandis working a defensive guard here.
Brandis trying to control the position here.
Brandis wants to sweep here but Goodman controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandis is controlling Goodman's posture.
Brandis has his foot on Goodman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goodman works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandis misses with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a head kick. That will keep Brandis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That kick from Goodman tenderised Brandis's leg. Brandis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brandis takes one on the button.
Brandis throws a series of punches but Goodman avoids them all with ease.
Brandis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodman can pounce on him.
Brandis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body. Brandis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandis fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fletch Brandis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandis misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Brandis looks to land a combination but Goodman avoids it well.
Brandis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goodman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Goodman is looking to chop away at Brandis's legs.
Goodman throws a low kick, looking for Brandis's leg but Brandis calmly moves out of range.
A combination from Brandis does no damage.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandis.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Brandis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goodman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandis.
Jab by Goodman.
Brandis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goodman works Brandis's body with a nice hook.
Brandis takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Brandis misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodman can pounce on him.
Brandis shoots in looking for a takedown but Goodman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saul Goodman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandis throws a lazy right hand but Goodman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brandis darts in looking for a takedown but Goodman gets double underhooks and turns Brandis into the cage.
Goodman lands with a left to the head.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman being controlled against the cage.
Goodman lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brandis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brandis trying to stall but Goodman improves his position.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
Goodman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goodman presses Brandis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Brandis trying to stall but Goodman improves his position.
Goodman is leaning against Brandis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandis is breathing heavily.
Goodman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goodman tries to work over Brandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman lands a body punch.
Brandis tries to pull guard but Goodman won't allow it.
A short right from Goodman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandis jumps guard but Goodman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brandis misses with the head strike.
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandis backwards.
Goodman scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goodman lands with a left to the head.
Goodman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brandis is trying to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that round.
That's time! Brandis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brandis scores with a jab. Goodman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brandis fails with a takedown attempt.
Brandis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Brandis misses its target.
Goodman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandis shoots for a takedown but Goodman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Brandis does no damage.
Brandis throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Brandis.
Goodman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandis looks to land a combination but Goodman avoids it well.
Brandis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodman.
Brandis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandis misses with a straight right.
Goodman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandis takes a step back to recover.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Brandis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goodman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brandis looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brandis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Goodman passes into half guard.
Goodman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandis trying to get back to full guard but Goodman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Brandis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goodman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goodman is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brandis tries to hold on but Goodman postures up.
Goodman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goodman prevents Brandis from getting the reversal.
Brandis tries to hold on but Goodman postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandis is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Goodman.
Brandis looks for a takedown but Goodman sprawls well.
Brandis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Brandis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman with a nice calf kick.
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brandis misses with a shot to the body
and Goodman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goodman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brandis misses with a double jab
and Goodman counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodman.
Goodman scoring well with a low kick there.
Goodman lands with a good body shot.
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fletch Brandis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandis moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Brandis scores with a four punch combination!
Brandis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goodman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandis misses with a looping right.
Goodman connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goodman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goodman moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brandis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandis shoots for a takedown but Goodman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Brandis.
Brandis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goodman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brandis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goodman pushes Brandis away with a front kick.
Brandis slips under a jab.
Brandis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goodman as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fletch Brandis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Brandis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Brandis misses with a takedown attempt - Goodman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fletch Brandis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a body kick.
A jab from Brandis does it's job there.
Goodman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goodman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goodman.
Goodman digs a good hook to Brandis's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goodman.
Brandis blocks a low kick nicely.
Goodman misses with a body kick.
Brandis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goodman counters with a body kick.
Goodman misses with a looping left.
Brandis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goodman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandis just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Goodman finds it's way through Brandis's defenses.
Brandis fails to land the takedown.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman throws a wild body kick that Brandis sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandis misses the target.
Goodman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodman.
Goodman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goodman lands with a nice body kick.
Brandis connects with a single shot there.
Goodman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick lands for Goodman.
Goodman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goodman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
A very excited looking Saul Goodman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Fletch Brandis stepped up to the mic, saying 'I think I'm gonna drink a Miller Lite tonight and play some pool.'.
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