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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Work Hard, Play Hard. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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176 cm
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178 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
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178 cm
28
177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Brandao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Bowman! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brandao misses the shot to the body. Bowman looks for a takedown but Brandao sprawls well. Bowman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brandao is landing a low percentage of strikes. Brandao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Tom Bowman has been cut. Bowman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandao.
Bowman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brandao misses with a body shot.
Bowman throws out a counter right but Brandao avoids it with no problem. Brandao avoids a kick to the body.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao lands the left hand.

Bowman is rocked! Brandao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Bowman is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandao finish him? Brandao is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Bowman hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Brandao! In his post fight interview, Jose Brandao started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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