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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Billong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwin Billong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edwin Billong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billong moves away.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Billong enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Billong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown trying to control but Billong is working from the bottom.
Billong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Billong tries to get out of the position.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Billong is keeping the position.
Brown wants to control from the top but Billong keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown wants to control from the top but Billong keeps moving.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Billong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Billong keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown stops Billong from standing up.
Billong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Billong. Beautiful body shot.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Billong counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Billong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nino Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Billong.
Edwin Billong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billong.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Billong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Billong gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Billong is controlling him.
Billong lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown is trying to push Billong away but Billong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Billong throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Billong lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Billong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billong. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billong doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Billong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown with a jab.
Billong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Billong counters with a right hand to the body.
Billong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Billong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Billong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Billong defending well though.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Billong defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Billong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown is working Billong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brown throws an elbow but Billong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Billong's head but Billong avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billong parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Billong to escape.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Billong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Brown trying to control the action but Billong is working from the bottom.
Billong is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown trying to control the action but Billong is working from the bottom.
Billong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brown asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Billong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billong moves away.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown scores with a takedown into Billong's guard.
Billong keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Billong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Billong is retaining full guard.
Nino Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Billong is retaining full guard.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Brown is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brown with the ground and pound but Billong uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Billong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Billong is keeping the position for now.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Billong keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Billong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwin Billong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown is pushing down on Billong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Billong is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Billong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Billong is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Billong's thigh. Billong counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Billong is keeping the position for now.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown trying to control but Billong is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Brown!
Post fight, Nino Brown took to the microphone: 'I am the true LHW Champion. I never lost the strap. I will work my way back to a title fight and reclaim my throne.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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