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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga has chosen run this town as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Ahmad Rosholt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ahmad Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Braga!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosholt just misses with a punch to the body.
Braga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Braga checks a low kick from Rosholt.
Despite the aggression on Braga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rosholt misses with a hook.
Rosholt misses with an uppercut
and Braga counters with a series of strikes. Rosholt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rosholt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rosholt misses with a straight right.
Braga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosholt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosholt looks to land a combination but Braga avoids it well.
Rosholt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braga raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt swings widly with a right hand
and Braga counters with a series of strikes. Rosholt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rosholt misses with the combination.
Braga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rosholt misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Rosholt misses.
Braga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rosholt finds it's way round the side to connect with Braga's head.
Rosholt looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Braga misses.
Braga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosholt throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses the body punch
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosholt misses with a body shot.
Rosholt throws a poor cross that misses
and Braga counters with a left and a right that stings Rosholt.
Rosholt misses with an uppercut
and Braga counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
A head kick by Rosholt misses
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Rosholt.
Braga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rosholt throws a looping overhand right but Braga ducks down to avoid it.
Braga throws a counter combo.
Rosholt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Braga's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rosholt throws a series of punches but Braga moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Braga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rosholt misses with the combination.
Rosholt backing away here, and Braga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rosholt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rosholt misses with a hook to the body
and Braga counters with a body kick that stops Rosholt in his tracks momentarily.
A big right from Rosholt misses.
Braga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Braga slips under a jab.
Braga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Braga.
Rosholt throws a body kick that misses
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosholt throws a body shot but no joy.
Rosholt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Rosholt backs off Braga throws a huge counter combo but Rosholt manages to avoid it all.
Braga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosholt.
Rosholt feints a jab promting Braga to slip. Rosholt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Braga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Rosholt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rosholt throws a hook but Braga blocks it.
Braga unleashes a big counter combination but Rosholt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Braga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rosholt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Braga is out of range and Rosholt settles back down.
Braga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braga throws out a counter right but Rosholt avoids it with no problem.
Rosholt misses with a body shot.
Braga throws a counter combo.
Rosholt connects with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Braga might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rosholt has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosholt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Braga unleashes a big counter combination but Rosholt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Braga slips under a jab from Rosholt.
A little jabbing left from Braga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt works over Braga's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the body from Rosholt misses
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosholt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braga counters with a good low kick that Rosholt was not able to check.
A punch combination from Rosholt misses.
Braga slips under a jab.
Ahmad Rosholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosholt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bragas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rosholt misses with a straight right.
Braga unleashes a big counter combination but Rosholt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ahmad Rosholt is winning the standup battle so far.
Braga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Braga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt thuds a left hand into Braga's body.
Rosholt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braga can do to turn this around?
Braga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rosholt takes a swing at Braga's ribcage but misses.
Rosholt misses the jab.
Rosholt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Rosholt.
A slow jab from Rosholt misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt takes a swing at Braga's ribcage but misses.
Braga is looking for the big counter here.
Rosholt throws out a loose jab but Braga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosholt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rosholt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Rosholt backs off Braga throws a huge counter combo but Rosholt manages to avoid it all.
Braga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosholt.
Rosholt throws a hook but Braga avoids it easily.
Braga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ahmad Rosholt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Braga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rosholt really felt that one!
Ahmad Rosholt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosholt looks to land a left hand but Braga moved out of range nicely.
Braga shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rosholt misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Braga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Rosholt.
Braga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rosholt misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosholt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rosholt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braga has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Rosholt dominated that second round.
That's time! Rosholt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rosholt thows a leg kick but Braga checks it
and Braga counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rosholt swings for the body but Braga moves out of range.
Rosholt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rosholt throws an off balance right hand
and Braga counters with a good low kick that Rosholt was not able to check.
Rosholt looks to land a left hand but Braga moved out of range nicely.
Braga is looking for the big counter here.
Rosholt throws a right hand that misses
and Braga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosholt tries to score with a low kick but Braga moves his leg out of the way.
Rosholt misses with a hook
and Braga counters with a three punch combo that has Rosholt backing up. Rosholt nods at Braga to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a lunging right hand
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Rosholt.
Braga tries to move into range but Rosholt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braga checks a leg kick.
Rosholt misses with a jab to the body
and Braga counters with a leg kick.
Braga blocks a head kick by Rosholt.
Rosholt misses with a hook to the body
and Braga counters with a series of strikes. Rosholt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rosholt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braga.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Braga! But no joy.
Braga slips a jab from Rosholt.
Rosholt throws a body shot but no joy.
Rosholt throws a lazy head kick
and Braga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosholt misses with a hook
and Braga counters with a low kick, right behind Rosholt 's knee.
Rosholt throws a leg kick
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Some wild striking there from Rosholt.
Braga throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rosholt misses
enabling Braga to counter with a crisp jab.
Rosholt misses with a right hand
and Braga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Braga.
Rosholt lands a nice hook to Braga's body. Braga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rosholt fails to land with a series of punches.
Braga throws out a counter right but Rosholt avoids it with no problem.
Rosholt misses with a double jab
and Braga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a double jab.
Rosholt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braga.
Rosholt throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braga throws a fast counter high kick but Rosholt manages to duck under it in time.
Rosholt misses with a body shot
and Braga counters with an outside leg kick.
Rosholt throws a looping overhand right but Braga ducks down to avoid it.
Rosholt backing away here, and Braga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rosholt swings for the body but Braga moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Braga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braga slips a jab from Rosholt.
Brandon Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahmad Rosholt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Rosholt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosholt 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Rosholt!
After the big win, Ahmad Rosholt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Brandon Braga stepped up to the mic, saying 'he got lucky'.
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