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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jair Brown (ranked 133 p4p, 485 weight class) and Luis Palhares (ranked 15 p4p, 62 weight class). Palhares has chosen Right On/ Showcore as his entrance music. Jair Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jair Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palhares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palhares lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Palhares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Palhares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palhares misses with a hook.
Palhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Palhares.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palhares. That did some damage!
Palhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Palhares tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Palhares moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown gets a clinch.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Palhares.
Brown tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Palhares ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Palhares no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares has a closed guard, preventing Brown from standing up.
Brown stands and steps away. Palhares gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Palhares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Palhares tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palhares's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Palhares lands a lovely overhand right.
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palhares tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Palhares does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palhares.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Palhares. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Palhares.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palhares, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Palhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Palhares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Palhares looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Palhares can't get the takedown.
Palhares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a left hand.
A short left from Brown.
Palhares wants a takedown.
Palhares working Brown over with knees to the body.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Brown cracks Palhares with a nice body shot.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Palhares.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palhares tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Palhares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palhares wants a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Palhares tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Palhares ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Palhares throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
Palhares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palhares scrambles back to his feet.
Brown moves away from the strike by Palhares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Palhares.
Brown throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Palhares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palhares can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Palhares has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Palhares takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Palhares jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Palhares ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Palhares no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brown wants to stand but Palhares is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brown 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.
Brown gets to his feet - Palhares follows without any prompting.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Palhares. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Brown tries to clinch but Palhares moves away
and Palhares counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jair Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Brown scores with the left hand. Palhares knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palhares scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palhares is looking to land body kicks.
Palhares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Palhares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Palhares catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Brown misses.
A cross from Palhares lands.
Palhares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Palhares.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Brown.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Palhares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown thumps Palhares with a low kick.
Palhares throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palhares slips a jab from Brown.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palhares.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palhares's hands.
Palhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Palhares. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Palhares tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Palhares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Palhares to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Palhares in a clinch.
Palhares can't get the takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Palhares jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jair Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Palhares lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palhares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Palhares blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Palhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palhares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Palhares.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palharess head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Palhares is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Palhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palhares seems to have recovered his senses.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short left from Brown.
Jair Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palhares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown presses Palhares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palhares blocking some punches.
Palhares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Palhares.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
Brown presses Palhares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palhares looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown lands a left hand.
Palhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Palhares.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Palhares missing with knees to the body.
Brown tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palhares or not.
Palhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Palhares.
A short uppercut from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares blocking some punches.
Palhares tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
Luis Palhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palhares pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Palhares misses with an elbow over the top.
Palhares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Palhares can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Brown tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Palhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown!
An out of breath Jair Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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