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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Branham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Cage has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Branham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Cage!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cage looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Branham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Branham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cage takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Branham cracks Cage with a big elbow.
Branham controlling from side mount.
Branham connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cage some visible discomfort.
Branham trying to control the position but Cage is working away.
Branham lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Branham moves into full mount!
Branham content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to reverse the position but Branham maintains control.
Branham lands a big shot there that rocks Cage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Branham with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Branham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Branham breaks from Cage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Branham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Branham has control of Cage's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cage regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Branham prevents Cage from getting the reversal.
Branham content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branham is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Branham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cage is desperately trying to improve his position but Branham has a good base and remains in mount.
Branham content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branham wants to control the pace but Cage is squirming around nicely.
Branham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Branham looking to control but Cage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cage is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branham trying to control but Cage is having none of it.
Branham dominating with strikes here.
Branham working the ground and pound effectively.
Branham has hold of Cage's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cage manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cage wants to try and get back to his feet.
Branham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding Branham's attempts to control the action.
Cage is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branham avoids the attempt from Cage to control.
Branham lands a heavy elbow.
Branham cracks Cage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Branham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cage?
Branham landing shots from mount.
Cage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Branham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Branham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Branham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Cage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Branham shoots for a takedown but Cage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Branham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cage seems a little lost for a moment, as Branham dominates the positioning.
Branham landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cage is trying to improve his position.
Branham landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Branham working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Branham stalls from top position.
Branham cracks Cage with a big right hand but Cage just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cage keeps Branham under control for a moment.
Branham tries for a kimura but Cage is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is looking to regain half guard here but Branham keeps moving and retains side control.
Derrick Branham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Branham is working Cage over with some ground and pound from side control.
Branham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cage gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Branham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Branham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cage is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Branham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branham controlling the position easily from mount.
Branham lands a big shot there that rocks Cage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Branham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cage?
BOOM! Branham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Branham trying to control but Cage is having none of it.
Branham lands a big shot there that rocks Cage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Branham controlling his opponent.
Cage is bucking up trying to escape but Branham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branham breaks from Cage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cage working to try and regain half guard.
Branham controlling the position easily from mount.
Branham landing shots from mount.
Branham controlling from mount.
Branham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Branham lands a nice shot to the head.
Branham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cage looks a forlorn figure.
Branham lands a heavy elbow.
Branham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to control but Branham is having none of it.
Cage wants to try and get back to his feet.
Branham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cage's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Branham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cage is trying desperately to improve position.
Cage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Branham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johny Cage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Branham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Branham is one step ahead there.
Branham trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cage wants to stand but Branham is controlling the position.
Cage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Branham manages to get himself to full guard.
Cage stands up over Branham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cage is fighting to break Branham's control of his arms but Branham is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Branham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branham controls Cage momentarily but Cage frees himself.
Cage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage won't allow Branham to sweep him here.
Branham is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cage rolls with it to try and escape but Branham cranks on the arm and Cage is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derrick Branham!
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