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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TIberio Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Killers - Jenny was a friend of mine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Brega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TIberio Norris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a takedown attempt - Brega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brega.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like TIberio Norris has been cut.
Brega lands a damaging elbow.
Brega lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Brega crunches a lovely knee into Norris's ribcage.
Brega tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris wants to take the fight to the mat but Brega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brega's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brega lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Brega has Norris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brega lands an elbow that stopped Norris in his tracks for a moment.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TIberio Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris is looking for a takedown.
Norris wants a takedown.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Norris.
Brega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brega lands an elbow that stopped Norris in his tracks for a moment.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris tries for a takedown but Brega manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Brega.
Norris has Brega pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brega manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brega lands an elbow just above Norris 's eye.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
Brega lands with a light punch inside.
Norris tries to score a body lock takedown but Brega shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Brega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris's defenses.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
Brega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brega tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Norris looking for a takedown.
Brega has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Norris regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brega controlling from the top position.
Norris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brega trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brega wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Brega is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Brega is proving a slippery customer.
Brega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norris working for a triangle but Brega defends it easily.
Brega stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris trying to control the position.
Brega is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Norris is trying to control the position but Brega postures up.
Brega trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
Brega prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Brega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TIberio Norris's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brega drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Norris struggling a bit here.
Brega is staying tight to Norris's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Brega has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ground and pound from Brega seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Norris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brega.
Norris gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brega postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Norris looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Brega connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Norris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Norris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brega is working away from the top position though.
Brega trying to pass the guard but Norris defending well.
Norris is trying to control but Brega passes into side control!
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Brega tries to advance to mount but Norris denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brega scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Norris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris is looking to regain half guard here but Brega keeps moving and retains side control.
Norris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brega off and has taken his back!
Brega tries to roll but Norris sticks to his back.
Brega breaks Norris's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brega trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Norris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brega is working to get back to half guard.
Norris looking to secure an arm triangle but Brega defends it well.
Norris throws a strike there. Brega manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega pushes Norris off looking to stand but Norris dives back in and keeps control.
Brega is not content to let Norris control the position.
Antonio Brega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brega tries to get to full guard but Norris has control of the leg.
Brega trying to control here.
Brega keeps control of the position for the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris throwing shots but Brega is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Brega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TIberio Norris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brega tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brega to the ground. Brega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Brega can't get the takedown.
Norris wants to take the fight to the mat but Brega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Norris blocks a body shot from Brega.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TIberio Norris.
Brega lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Brega unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Norris has had enough of the clinch but Brega keeps him there for the moment.
Brega changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Brega's head but Brega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brega throws a leg kick but Norris moved away.
Brega moves into range and clinches up with Norris.
Brega stops a takedown attempt from Norris.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brega lands a nice elbow.
Brega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norris is working for takedown but Brega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brega misses with a punch to the body.
Norris looking for a takedown.
Brega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Norris.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega prevents the takedown attempt.
Brega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Brega gets underhooks to prevent Norris's takedown attempt.
Brega lands an elbow that stopped Norris in his tracks for a moment.
Brega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris is defending well for now.
Norris managing to block the knees to the body from Brega.
Nice elbow from Brega.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brega can't fight it off and eventually Norris manages to take the fight to the floor. Brega looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brega looking to control.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brega keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
TIberio Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norris won't allow Brega to get back to his feet.
Norris throws a strike but Brega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brega has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Norris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Norris landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brega postures up.
Brega content to stall in guard here.
Norris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norris working a defensive guard but Brega manages to pass into side control anyway.
Antonio Brega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris tries to buck Brega off but Brega is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to TIberio Norris.
Well Brega 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Brega!
Antonio Brega decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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