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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Erickson (ranked 7522 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Brill (ranked 5227 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reynaldo Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Brill!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brill moves into the clinch.
Brill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erickson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brill gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Erickson managing to block the knees to the body from Brill.
Erickson is trying to stall.
Brill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brill trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson gets underhooks to prevent Brill's takedown attempt.
Brill gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Erickson wants to sweep here but Brill controlling him for the moment.
Erickson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brill tries to free his leg and advance position but Erickson is retaining full guard.
Erickson looking for a sweep. Not yet Erickson, not yet.
Erickson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brill connects with a couple of short punches.
Brill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brill looking to pass the guard.
Erickson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brill looking to pass the guard.
Erickson keeping moving, preventing Brill from controlling successfully.
Erickson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brill defends well.
Brill stopping the sweep attempt from Erickson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson keeping moving, preventing Brill from controlling successfully.
Erickson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brill throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brill wants to get back to his feet but Erickson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Erickson throws a big right hand that misses.
Erickson works over Brill with some ground and pound from guard.
Erickson 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.
Erickson preventing the sweep.
Erickson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson cracks Brill with a solid left hand.
Erickson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Erickson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Erickson being controlled here momentarily.
Brill is working an open guard so Erickson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Erickson!
Erickson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Erickson is looking to control Brill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Erickson avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erickson looking to control.
Erickson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brill wants to stand but Erickson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Erickson keeping moving, preventing Brill from controlling successfully.
Erickson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brill working some strikes from top position.
Erickson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Erickson is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Brill dominated that 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.
Brill pushes Erickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Brill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Erickson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Erickson looking for a takedown.
Erickson jumps guard and drags Brill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Erickson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Erickson preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brill is trying to control the position but Erickson postures up.
Erickson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Erickson gets to his feet - Brill follows without any prompting.
No luck for Erickson with that takedown attempt.
Brill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Erickson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brill stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Erickson to get to his feet.
Reynaldo Erickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brill is breathing heavily.
Brill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reynaldo Erickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Brill.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brill.
Erickson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brill.
Brill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brill leaves Erickson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erickson swings for the body but Brill moves out of range.
Erickson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brill tries to avoid it but Erickson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brill to the ground. Brill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Erickson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Erickson controlling the position.
Erickson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brill stays in close to Erickson's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Erickson holds on and takes a little breather.
Brill showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Erickson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brill's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson stands up from Brill's guard - Erickson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Erickson lands with a kick to the temple. Brill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Erickson scores with a body shot.
Brill looking to score a takedown here. Erickson is defending well but Brill drives through and ends up in Erickson's guard.
Scott Brill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brill postures up.
Brill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brill content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erickson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brill defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reynaldo Erickson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Erickson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Erickson sprawls well initially but Brill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Erickson is looking to control Brill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Erickson avoid being mounted?
Brill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Erickson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Erickson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brill defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson controls Brill momentarily but Brill frees himself.
Erickson keeping full guard, as Brill tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson trying to control the position.
Brill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brill wants to control from the top but Erickson keeps moving.
Erickson is trying to control the position but Brill postures up.
Brill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erickson is keeping the position for now.
Erickson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brill's guard.
Erickson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brill has control of Erickson's left arm, preventing Erickson from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erickson is one step ahead there.
Brill is trying to control the position but Erickson postures up.
Erickson throws a big right hand that misses.
Erickson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erickson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brill has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Erickson prevents it.
Erickson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Erickson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Erickson pulls Brill in close to prevent any damage.
Brill looking to pass the guard.
Brill postures up.
Brill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erickson is keeping the position for now.
Erickson controls Brill momentarily but Brill frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Erickson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Erickson is on top in guard.
Brill has his hands on Erickson's head, controlling the position.
Erickson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Brill.
I think Brill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Brill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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