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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brendan Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Helio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio dives in for a single leg takedown but Stevens sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stevens drops down looking for a counter takedown but Helio sprawls and moves away.
Stevens lands a nice looking kick to the body. Helio takes a step back to recover.
Helio looks winded!
Stevens throws a front kick that sends Helio stumbling back into the cage.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Helio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Stevens throws an elbow that misses. Helio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stevens's guard. Nice move by Helio!
Stevens is looking to stand up but Helio isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stevens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Helio is aware though and is defending well.
Stevens is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helio gets control of Stevens's arms and successfully pulls guard. Helio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens stays in close to Helio's body and controls the position.
Stevens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stevens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helio on the ground.
Stevens wants to get up but he can't break Helio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevens throws a strike but Helio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevens wants to stand and escape but Helio is having none of it.
Helio slips nicely into half guard.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens is trying to stand.
Stevens kicks off Helio and gets to his feet.
Bruno Helio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stevens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Helio is looking to stand up but Stevens isn't so interested in that idea.
Helio wants to sweep here but Stevens controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stevens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Helio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Helio has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Helio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stevens looks to land a combination. Helio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stevens shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Helio is trying to defend but Stevens finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helio is staying active underneath Stevens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stevens stalling.
Stevens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio is not content to let Stevens control the position.
Stevens tries to stand but can't do so whilst Helio controls his leg.
Stevens trying to control the action but Helio is working from the bottom.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Helio defends it well.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helio defending well though.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Stevens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Helio is defended easily by Stevens.
A solid body kick from Stevens.
Brendan Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevens tightens his grip and picks Helio up, before dumping him to the ground. Helio manages to land in guard.
Stevens would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Helio is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens won't allow Helio to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
Stevens wants to stand but Helio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stevens is really struggling to control Helio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stevens pushes Helio away with a front kick.
Helio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Helio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevens half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stevens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Helio was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helio can do to turn this around?
Stevens throwing strikes from guard but Helio blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens postures up.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens is working Helio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stevens works over Helio with some ground and pound from guard.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Helio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Helio is keeping the position.
Stevens gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stevens scores with a one two! Helio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Helio is staying active underneath Stevens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brendan Stevens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Helio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevens.
Helio is looking to improve his position.
Stevens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stevens stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Stevens dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Helio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stevens defends well and Helio ends up having to push Stevens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stevens has managed to clinch.
Stevens has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Helio uses from the top position.
Stevens is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stevens has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Helio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stevens tries to keep control of the position but Helio is staying busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Helio.
Helio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevens trying to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Helio rolls, trying to escape but Stevens keeps control of the position.
Helio trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Stevens looking for the RNC.
What can Helio do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Stevens landing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Helio wants to escape the position.
Helio showing good submission defense here.
Stevens tries to get the hooks in deep but Helio pushed the leg off.
Stevens throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Helio is keeping busy.
Helio is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio fending off the submission attempt from Stevens.
Stevens misses with an elbow to the head.
Stevens thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Stevens is not going to allow Helio to sit and survive in this position.
Stevens trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Helio trying to control the hands but Stevens won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Helio is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Stevens lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Helio hold on?!
Stevens is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Helio covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevens trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Stevens!
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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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