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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Nevemore (ranked 25045 p4p, 3471 weight class) and Alberto Braga (ranked 538 p4p, 375 weight class). Alberto Braga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Nevemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Braga!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevemore lands a head kick!
Nevemore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Braga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braga blocks a low kick nicely.
Braga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nevemore wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance.
Nevemore tries to land a front kick but Braga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Nevemore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses.
Braga blocks a head kick by Nevemore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevemore misses with a head kick.
Nevemore misses with a head kick.
Braga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nevemore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nevemore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braga moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nevemore.
Braga avoids the head kick by Nevemore.
Braga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nevemore.
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick and Braga moves out of range easily.
Nevemore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nevemore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
Aaron Nevemore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevemore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nevemore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Braga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aaron Nevemore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braga moves into the clinch successfully.
Braga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nevemore uses from the top position.
Nevemore wants to stand but Braga is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga is trying to control the position but Nevemore postures up.
Nevemore looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nevemore gets to his feet - Braga follows without any prompting.
Braga moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braga slips under a jab from Nevemore.
Nevemore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braga unleashes a big counter combination but Nevemore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nevemore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nevemore misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Braga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nevemore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick and Braga moves out of range easily.
Braga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nevemore clinches up with Braga and pushes him back against the cage.
Braga is working for takedown but Nevemore is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga breaks from the clinch.
Nevemore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nevemore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braga fails to land the takedown.
Nevemore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nevemore pushes Braga up against the cage in a clinch.
Nevemore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nevemore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nevemore wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nevemore.
Nevemore working hard to break the clinch.
Nevemore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nevemore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braga is out of range.
Nevemore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevemore 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.
Braga unleashes a big counter combination but Nevemore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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.
Braga is rocked!
Nevemore darts in and clinches Braga up against the cage.
Braga is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevemore finish him?
Nevemore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Nevemore - that's a beauty! Braga is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Nevemore can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Nevemore!
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energy
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hype
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