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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Vellonaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Vellonaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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298 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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199 cm
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292 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TJ O Brian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Vellonaz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vellonaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vellonaz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
O Brian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vellonaz sprawls well. Vellonaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Brian gets slowly back to his feet.
O Brian shoots in but Vellonaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ O Brian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vellonaz misses with a takedown attempt - O Brian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Brian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vellonaz!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O Brian has control of Vellonaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vellonaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
O Brian looking to control but Vellonaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vellonaz is squirming around, avoiding O Brian's attempts to control the action.
O Brian controlling from the full mount.
O Brian lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Brian trying to control but Vellonaz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian scoring with strikes but Vellonaz is staying in there.
O Brian controlling his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vellonaz is squirming around, avoiding O Brian's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brian looking to finish Vellonaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vellonaz!
O Brian avoids the attempt from Vellonaz to control.
O Brian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vellonaz's face.
O Brian controlling from mount.
O Brian looking to control but Vellonaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Brian fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian wants to control the pace but Vellonaz is squirming around nicely.
Vellonaz is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vellonaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ O Brian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Brian drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Brian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Brian wants to control from the top but Vellonaz keeps moving.
O Brian works over Vellonaz with some ground and pound from guard.
O Brian trying to control the position from guard on top but Vellonaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Brian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because TJ O Brian just wasn't active enough.
O Brian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vellonaz's guard.
Vellonaz is breathing heavily.
O Brian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vellonaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Brian tries to free his leg and advance position but Vellonaz is retaining full guard.
O Brian stands up from guard. Let's bang!
O Brian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Brian darts in and clinches Vellonaz up against the cage.
O Brian breaks from the clinch.
O Brian fails with a takedown attempt.
Vellonaz blocks the body kick.
Vellonaz tries to close the distance and clinch but O Brian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from O Brian misses.
Nice uppercut lands for O Brian. That snapped Vellonaz's head back.
O Brian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vellonaz swivels and escapes.
O Brian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vellonaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Brian as he avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Brian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vellonaz is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Vellonaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Brian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O Brian looking to control but Vellonaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Brian lands a big shot there that rocks Vellonaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
O Brian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vellonaz is looking to escape.
O Brian landing shots from mount.
TJ O Brian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vellonaz wants to control but O Brian is having none of it.
O Brian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vellonaz's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Brian controlling the pace for now.
O Brian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vellonaz can do to turn this around?
O Brian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vellonaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ O Brian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Brian tries to bum rush Vellonaz with a series of wild strikes but Vellonaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vellonaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Brian as he avoids it easily.
O Brian shoots in looking for a takedown but Vellonaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Brian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Brian rushes Vellonaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Brian pulls guard successfully.
O Brian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vellonaz manages to get himself to full guard.
O Brian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Brian trying to control but Vellonaz is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brian stands and throws Vellonaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vellonaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Brian stands up.
O Brian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vellonaz tries to avoid it but O Brian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vellonaz to the ground. Vellonaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian has managed to clinch.
O Brian can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ O Brian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brian slowing the pace effectively.
O Brian manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Brian keeping moving, preventing Vellonaz from controlling successfully.
Vellonaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brian is trying to control the position but Vellonaz postures up.
O Brian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vellonaz's guard.
Vellonaz pushes O Brian off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vellonaz doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brian circles away.
O Brian shoots in for a double leg but Vellonaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Brian doesn't manage to clinch there - Vellonaz circles away.
Vellonaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Brian counters with a head kick. That will keep Vellonaz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Brian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Brian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vellonaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Brian shoots in but no luck this time.
Vellonaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thiago Vellonaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian has managed to clinch.
Vellonaz stalling in the clinch but O Brian improves position.
O Brian manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Brian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vellonaz passes into side control.
O Brian is trying to control Vellonaz's posture but Vellonaz avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vellonaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
TJ O Brian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vellonaz working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ O Brian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Brian 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ O Brian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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