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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
7 - 7 - 1 |
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190 cm
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181 lbs
24 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Braun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David scores with a head kick. Braun tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
David misses with a right hand
and Braun counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for David!
Braun looking to ground and pound but David is blocking nicely.
Braun throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braun prevents David from getting the reversal.
Braun wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
David really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Braun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Braun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish David?
Braun punching from mount but David doing a good job of avoiding damage.
David is looking to improve his position but Braun isn't that keen on the idea.
Braun connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
David tries to hold on but Braun postures up.
David can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun with the ground and pound from mount.
Braun with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Braun throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
David working to try and regain half guard.
Braun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish David?
Braun looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Braun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Braun wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Braun there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David tries to lock up and control but Braun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David is desperately trying to improve his position but Braun has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Braun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish David?
Braun prevents David from getting the reversal.
Braun breaks from David's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Braun punishing his opponent with strikes.
David is looking to improve his position but Braun isn't that keen on the idea.
David tries to lock up and control but Braun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Braun controlling from the full mount.
David regains half guard.
Braun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. David doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Braun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries to get to full guard but Braun has control of the leg.
Braun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Braun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but David sees it coming and defends easily.
Braun wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.
David tries to get to full guard but Braun has control of the leg.
David trying to control but Braun postures up.
David is trying to get back to full guard.
Braun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David wants to get back to full guard.
Braun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
David keeping control of the position.
Braun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but David sees it coming and defends easily.
Braun is looking for a kimura but David is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Braun to get the leverage.
David slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Braun postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braun stopping the sweep attempt from David.
David is trying to control the position from the bottom.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Braun dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Braun drives through with a takedown into David's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Braun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braun wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
Braun preventing the sweep.
David pulls Braun in close to his closed guard and prevents Braun from doing any damage or advancing position.
Braun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
David managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braun shoots in for a takedown but David shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
David misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Braun's head.
David lands with a good body shot.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Braun shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Braun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mario Braun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David lands a lovely overhand right.
Braun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Braun blocks the leg kick.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Braun counters with a left and a right that stings David.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David lands a jab to the head.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braun moves away.
Braun fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Braun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Braun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a hook but Braun blocks it.
Braun blocks a leg kick.
David throws a series of punches but Braun moves out of range.
Braun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
David is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Braun is defending well.
Braun managing to block the knees to the body from David.
Braun manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
David trying to control but Braun is working from the bottom.
Braun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
David postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control but Braun is working from the bottom.
David looking to sit in guard and control but Braun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David controlling the position.
David can't keep his opponent in guard - Braun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Braun is pressing down on David's thigh, looking to free his foot. David is holding on for now.
David trying to hold on to Braun's head to control him but Braun postures up.
Braun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
David blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braun.
David makes his way to full guard. A much better position for David.
Braun tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David is controlling Braun's posture.
Braun with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
David lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Braun!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braun?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
David throws a wild left hand from mount and Braun manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Braun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Braun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier David will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Braun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David throws a poor cross that misses
and Braun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xavier David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
David misses with a combination
and Braun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braun stops David from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Braun 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.
Braun working David over with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Braun is looking to advance position but David won't allow it.
David moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Braun postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David wants to sweep here but Braun controlling him for the moment.
David is trying to keep Braun in close.
Braun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Braun postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
Braun stopping the sweep attempt from David.
Braun 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.
Braun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as David works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Braun postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
David has momentary wrist control but Braun slips an elbow through the middle.
David is trying to control the position but Braun postures up.
Braun trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braun is looking to work some ground and pound but David has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braun is looking to work some ground and pound but David has wrist control.
Braun stands up over David, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Braun being controlled here momentarily.
Braun passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Braun working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braun wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.
David tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on David's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
David is trying to buck Braun off.
Braun wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mario Braun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with David but David pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Braun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David misses with a right hand
and Braun counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun misses with a takedown attempt
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braun scores with a takedown into David's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braun manages to get himself to full guard.
David postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braun throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
David scoring with punches to the head and body.
Braun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Braun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Braun!
Mario Braun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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