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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alhassan Kwadwo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alhassan Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kwadwo.
Vera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vera working hard to break the clinch.
Vera effectively controlling the action here.
Vera jumps into guard, dragging Kwadwo to the mat.
Kwadwo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwadwo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kwadwo looking to pass the guard.
Vera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kwadwo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vera working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwadwo tries to free his leg and advance position but Vera is retaining full guard.
Kwadwo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kwadwo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kwadwo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwadwo working the ground and pound from side control.
Kwadwo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vera can't do much from the bottom here.
Kwadwo lands a nice forearm strike.
Vera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vera is staying active underneath Kwadwo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kwadwo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vera is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kwadwo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vera throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kwadwo seems to be working for a kimura but Vera defends the submission attempt.
Kwadwo looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vera moves into range and clinches up with Kwadwo.
Vera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kwadwo prevents it.
Kwadwo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vera has hold of one of Kwadwo's legs. Kwadwo is fighting the takedown attempt but Vera gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera stopping the sweep attempt from Kwadwo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kwadwo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vera's guard.
Vera manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kwadwo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vera trying to pass the guard but Kwadwo defending well.
Vera working over Kwadwo with some ground and pound. Kwadwo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kwadwo!
Kwadwo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kwadwo tries to lock up and control but Vera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kwadwo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kwadwo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Vera. What's that going to do exactly?
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 Brandon Vera will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kwadwo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vera circles away.
Kwadwo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vera.
Brandon Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Kwadwo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vera counters with a head kick.
Kwadwo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
Vera is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Vera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vera is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwadwo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kwadwo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kwadwo is trying to work for a kimura but Vera is defending well.
Kwadwo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kwadwo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kwadwo working the head and body with strikes.
Vera tries to get to full guard but Kwadwo has control of the leg.
Kwadwo blocks the strikes from Vera.
That's two 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.
Kwadwo lands strikes from half guard.
Vera is trying is best to control the position here.
Vera is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kwadwo jumps into side control!
Vera is not content to let Kwadwo control the position.
Vera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kwadwo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Kwadwo seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera moves into full guard.
Vera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kwadwo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vera looking to control.
Kwadwo tries to free his leg and advance position but Vera is retaining full guard.
Kwadwo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vera trying to control the position.
Kwadwo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Kwadwo trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vera throws a nice head kick!
Kwadwo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kwadwo stops Vera from getting back to his feet.
Kwadwo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kwadwo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kwadwo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kwadwo lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alhassan Kwadwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kwadwo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kwadwo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kwadwo was covering up waiting for the punch and Vera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vera wants to stand but Kwadwo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kwadwo looking for a guillotine here but Vera defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kwadwo trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera wants to stand but Kwadwo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kwadwo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vera's guard.
Kwadwo stands up over Vera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kwadwo wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Kwadwo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kwadwo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kwadwo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vera controls Kwadwo momentarily but Kwadwo frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kwadwo scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Kwadwo.
Vera tries to reverse the position but Kwadwo maintains control.
Kwadwo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kwadwo looking to control but Vera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kwadwo with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo controlling from mount.
Kwadwo landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Kwadwo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kwadwo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kwadwo lands a heavy elbow.
Vera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vera is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Vera wants to hold on but Kwadwo pushes him away.
Kwadwo cracks Vera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vera tries to reverse the position but Kwadwo maintains control.
Kwadwo dominating with strikes here.
Kwadwo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vera looks a forlorn figure.
Vera tries to reverse the position but Kwadwo maintains control.
Kwadwo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vera hang on?
Vera working to try and regain half guard.
Kwadwo avoids the attempt from Vera to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alhassan Kwadwo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kwadwo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alhassan Kwadwo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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