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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake comes to the cage accompanied by Primo Victoria. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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190 cm
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222 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Very quick |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michihiro Bukake !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Braga!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukake darts in and clinches Braga up against the cage.
Bukake is pressed up against the cage. Braga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bukake down to the mat. Bukake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Bukake with that takedown attempt.
Bukake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Braga gets caught flat footed, as Bukake shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bukake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bukake trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.
Braga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bukake defends well.
Braga looking for subs off his back but Bukake has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bukake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Braga sees it coming and defends easily.
Braga keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bukake is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake is looking to take a break and control but Braga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukake seems to be looking for submissions.
Braga actively working from the bottom here.
Braga tries to roll over but Bukake keeps him under control.
Bukake is trying to control the action in half guard but Braga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Braga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Braga wants to improve his position but Bukake is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bukake pulls his head out easily.
Braga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bukake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Braga trying to hold on to Bukake 's head to control him but Bukake postures up.
Braga looking for submissions off his back.
Braga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bukake tries to pass to full mount but Braga defends it.
Braga is looking for a sweep. Bukake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Braga looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukake connects with a nice short shot to Braga's temple.
Bukake winds up and cracks Braga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bukake is working for a kimura but Braga is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bukake throwing strikes from guard but Braga blocks nicely.
Bukake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake postures up and lands a big shot to Braga's brow.
Bukake stands up over Braga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bukake throwing strikes but missing.
Bukake throwing strikes from guard but Braga blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braga controls Bukake momentarily but Bukake frees himself.
Braga is looking for a triangle but Bukake pushes his legs off easily.
Braga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukake wants to pass the guard but Braga is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michihiro Bukake dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bukake tries to clinch up.
Braga darts in looking for a takedown but Bukake gets double underhooks and turns Braga into the cage.
Braga goes for a takedown attempt but Bukake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bukake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bukake throws an elbow but it misses.
Braga is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bukake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michihiro Bukake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Braga.
Braga tries for a takedown but Bukake manages to get underhooks.
Braga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Braga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bukake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bukake landing some decent shots from guard.
Braga is looking for a triangle but Bukake pushes his legs off easily.
Braga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bukake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bukake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bukake landing some decent shots from guard.
Bukake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braga looking for a guillotine here but Bukake defends easily.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Bukake from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bukake connects with a couple of short punches.
Bukake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bukake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bukake pushes down on Braga's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bukake pulls his head out easily.
Braga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukake wants to control but Braga is keeping him busy.
Braga wants to get back to full guard.
Bukake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Braga manages to get to full guard.
Braga wants to sweep here but Bukake controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga looking for subs off his back but Bukake has passed one foot through into half guard.
Braga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bukake .
Ground and pound from Bukake .
Braga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bukake working Braga over with strikes.
Bukake prevents Braga from improving his position.
Michihiro Bukake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bukake wants to take a breather but Braga is having none of it.
Braga is trying to get back to full guard.
Braga gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake landing with the ground and pound.
Braga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Braga looking for a sweep. Not yet Braga, not yet.
Braga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bukake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bukake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bukake trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.
Bukake works over Braga with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braga looking for a guillotine here but Bukake defends easily.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Michihiro Bukake will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukake wants to clinch.
Bukake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braga checks a low kick from Bukake .
Bukake throws a low kick, looking for Braga's leg but Braga calmly moves out of range.
Bukake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bukake showed some decent athleticism there.
Braga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bukake pulls his head out easily.
Bukake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bukake lands with a punch from half guard.
Braga regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bukake .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bukake is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bukake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bukake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bukake trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Bukake from controlling successfully.
Braga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Braga passes to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braga goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bukake is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga working for a triangle but Bukake defends it easily.
Braga looking for a triangle here. Bukake is fighting it but it looks tight! Braga pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bukake is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Antonio Braga!
Antonio Braga 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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RATING
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