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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gipson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gipson Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gipson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maldini fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maldini.
Brown tries to clinch there but Maldini circles away.
Some wild striking there from Maldini.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Maldini looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maldini throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Maldini misses with a few strikes there.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown clinches.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown lands a right hand.
Maldini takes a shot to the head.
Maldini being controlled against the cage.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Maldini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Brown.
It looks like Roberto Maldini has been cut.
Maldini is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown stalling.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maldinis head.
Maldini being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maldini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maldini looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown just leaning against Maldini, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Maldini's ribcage. Maldini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maldini working hard to break the clinch.
Brown avoiding damage.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown has Maldini pushed against the cage.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Maldini being controlled against the cage.
Brown pushes Maldini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown works on Maldini's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maldini wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Maldini takes a shot to the head.
Maldini wants to break free but Brown has control.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Maldini tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldini's efforts to push away.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown leaning against his opponent.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown working Maldini over with knees to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldini. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Maldini's ribcage. Maldini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown works on Maldini's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Good body shot from Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown has Maldini pushed against the cage.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gipson Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Maldini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldini.
Maldini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldini lands a body shot.
Maldini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maldini lands with a nice body punch.
Maldini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maldini moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maldini.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maldini.
Gipson Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maldini, pushing him back against the cage.
Maldini misses with some punches.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maldini up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Maldini wants to break free but Brown has control.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldini. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Maldini.
Maldini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown tries to clinch but Maldini is having none of it.
Brown tries to clinch there but Maldini circles away.
Maldini throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maldini wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maldini wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maldini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown avoiding damage.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gipson Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maldini's face.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldini's efforts to push away.
Maldini can't break the clinch.
Brown is stalling here.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Maldini's ribcage. Maldini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maldini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Brown.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maldini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Brown.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Maldini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldini is trying to break free.
Brown is leaning against Maldini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Brown.
Maldini is trying to break free.
Brown has Maldini pressed against the cage, preventing Maldini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maldini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maldini's face.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Maldini tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Maldini tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Brown is working Maldini over against the cage.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maldini is keeping busy.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldini's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
Maldini tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Maldini.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Maldini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Maldini is trying to break free.
Brown keeps control of Maldini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gipson Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Maldini's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A combination from Maldini does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Maldini.
Maldini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldini tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Maldini moved out of range nicely.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maldini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldini closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maldini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Maldini misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maldini tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini swinging wilding here.
Maldini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maldini throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Maldini tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown misses the jab.
Maldini cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldini throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Brown stalling in the clinch.
Brown pushes Maldini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown is working Maldini over against the cage.
Brown has Maldini pressed against the cage, preventing Maldini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maldini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown pushes Maldini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown is stalling here.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maldini tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Maldini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown wants to stall.
Maldini working hard to break the clinch.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maldinis head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldini working hard to break the clinch.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maldini or not.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Maldini wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldini's efforts to push away.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldini.
Maldini wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Maldini is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown is working Maldini over against the cage.
Roberto Maldini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maldini can't break the clinch.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown keeps control of Maldini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Maldini tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown has Maldini pressed against the cage.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Maldini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Maldini.
Brown gets a clinch.
A short right from Brown.
Maldini wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Maldini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Maldini's ribcage. Maldini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maldini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown has Maldini pressed against the cage, preventing Maldini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Maldini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gipson Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Maldini lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gipson Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gipson Brown!
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hype
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