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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Metal Slug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slug comes to the cage accompanied by Kick in the door. Tycho Branco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
23
141 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Metal Slug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tycho Branco!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slug throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Branco.
Branco moves into the clinch successfully.
Branco lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Metal Slug has been cut.
Slug working aggressively here.
Slug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slug.
Slug misses with some punches.
Slug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Branco's elbow.
Branco lands a good knee to the midsection. Slug won't want to take too many of those.
Branco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Branco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slug has a couple of punches blocked by Branco.
Knees to the body from Branco.
Slug has a couple of punches blocked by Branco.
Slug misses with some punches.
Slug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Branco lands a hook that snaps the head of Slug backwards.
Branco crunches a lovely knee into Slug's ribcage.
Branco throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Slug fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco lands an elbow inside.
Slug's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slug.
Slug misses with a knee to the head.
Slug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Branco trying to land knees to the body.
Branco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slug has a couple of punches blocked by Branco.
Branco missing with knees to the body.
Slug misses with some punches.
Slug lands with a light punch inside.
Slug working aggressively here.
Branco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slug misses with the head strike.
Slug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slug has a couple of punches blocked by Branco.
Slug blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Branco missing with knees to the body.
Branco crunches a lovely knee into Slug's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slug misses with a short punch on the inside.
Branco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slug is defending well for now.
Slug has a couple of punches blocked by Branco.
Branco lands an elbow inside that Slug shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Branco lands a damaging elbow.
Slug misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slug really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Branco blocks an uppercut.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slug.
Branco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branco lands an elbow just above Slug 's eye.
Slug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branco blocks it with crossed arms.
Branco working Slug over with knees to the body.
Branco blocks an uppercut.
Branco leaning against his opponent.
Slug looking to throw knees to the head but Branco is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slug.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Branco blocking some punches.
Branco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Branco.
Slug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Branco blocks an uppercut.
Slug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Branco avoiding damage.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Slug avoids the damage to the body.
Slug managing to block the knees to the body from Branco.
Slug misses with a punch on the inside.
Branco presses Slug against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Branco stalling in the clinch.
Slug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slug tries to work over Branco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Branco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco digs a right hand into Slug's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slug's gas tank.
Slug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slug misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slug can't find room to land a body shot as Branco controls the action.
Branco lands an elbow that stopped Slug in his tracks for a moment.
Metal Slug's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Branco.
Branco blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slug with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Branco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slugs head.
Slug blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Branco landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Branco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Metal Slug's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Branco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Branco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Branco gets a clinch.
Branco lands an elbow inside.
Branco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slug tries to land a knee to the head but Branco blocks with his arms.
Slug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slug avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Branco.
Branco works on Slug's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slug.
Slug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco scores with a hook to the body.
Tycho Branco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branco blocks it with crossed arms.
Branco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slug is defending well for now.
Slug misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Slug fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Branco in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Slug wants to break free but Branco has control.
Slug swings wildly with an uppercut but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Branco obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Branco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branco blocking some punches.
Slug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branco blocks it with crossed arms.
Slug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branco prevents a body shot from Slug.
Slug pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Branco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slug or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slug misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco blocking some punches.
Slug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Branco.
A head punch on the inside from Slug fails to land.
Branco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slug.
Slug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Branco.
Metal Slug's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Branco drops Slug with a big knee straight up the middle! Slug is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Slug is rocked!
Branco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Slug is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branco jabs at Slug's body.
Branco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Branco.
Jeez, Metal Slug's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Branco pushes Slug against the cage. Branco is working some dirty boxing. Branco pushes off with a quick right hook! Slug goes down! Slug tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Branco moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tycho Branco!
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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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