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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark William Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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203 cm
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295 lbs
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210 cm
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Braga! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark William Calaway! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Calaway fails to land the takedown. No joy there for Braga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calaway shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Braga napping and manages to drive through into side control! Calaway happy to just control the position for now. Braga is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Calaway has just dragged him back down to the mat. Calaway working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Braga wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Braga bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Roman Braga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Calaway blocks the leg kick.
Braga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Braga has a takedown stuffed. Calaway moves out of range as Braga throws a body kick.
Braga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calaway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braga finds it's way round the side to connect with Calaway's head. Calaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braga doesn't manage to clinch there - Calaway circles away.
Braga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braga counters by clinching up. Braga can't break the clinch.
Calaway keeps control of Braga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Calaway is working for takedown but Braga is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Braga lands with a short shot to the head. Calaway pulls guard. Braga postures up in Calaway's guard and throws a big left but Calaway blocks it. Calaway is working an open guard so Braga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Calaway lands a jab to Braga's midsection. Braga is breathing heavily. Calaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braga misses with a few strikes there.
Braga moves into the clinch. Braga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braga jumps guard and drags Calaway to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Calaway content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Braga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Calaway is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Calaway scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Calaway wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving. Calaway stops Braga from standing up. Calaway sitting in guard here, content to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Braga wants to stand but Calaway is controlling the position. Calaway connects with a couple of short punches. Braga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Braga tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Calaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Braga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Calaway passes into half guard. Still in half guard, Calaway seems content to control. Braga is trying to stand back up but Calaway is controlling him
Calaway is trying to work for a kimura but Braga is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark William Calaway will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Calaway lands a nice looking kick to the body. Braga takes a step back to recover. Braga tries to land a front kick but Calaway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A combination from Braga does no damage. Braga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calaway, pushing him back against the cage. Calaway pulls guard effortlessly. Braga being controlled here momentarily. Braga advances position into side control! Calaway managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Braga.
The strikes coming from Braga are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calaway is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Braga's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Calaway makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Calaway. Calaway is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Calaway wants to sweep but no luck. Braga decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Braga steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Calaway. That one must have hurt. Braga tries to clinch but Calaway moves out of range. Calaway wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance. Calaway cracks the inside of Braga's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Braga looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Braga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calaway swivels though and keeps the full guard. Calaway seems keen to control Braga's posture. Braga stands up from Calaway's guard - Braga perhaps looking for a knockout. Calaway misses with a takedown attempt - Braga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Braga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Braga clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Calaway breaks from the clinch.
Braga has managed to clinch.
Calaway keeps control of Braga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Braga wants to get back to striking at distance but Calaway won't allow it.
Calaway effectively controlling the action here. Braga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short right from Braga. Braga breaks the clinch.
Calaway gets a clinch. Calaway works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Braga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calaway on the ground. Braga wriggles free and stands up. Nice takedown defense from Braga. No joy for Calaway on that attempt. Calaway throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Braga throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Braga throws a combination. Calaway tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Braga closes the distance and pushes Calaway back into the cage. Calaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calaway shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Calaway lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Mark William Calaway has got the better of the ground game so far. Braga won't allow Calaway to pass to mount. Calaway is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Braga is trying to stand up here but Calaway is controlling him well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark William Calaway will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Braga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calaway as he jumps to the side. Calaway fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Braga scores with a takedown into Calaway's guard. Braga is looking to stand up but Calaway won't let him. Calaway looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Braga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Braga wanted to stand there but Calaway had control of the position. Braga postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Braga thows a big elbow that misses. Calaway looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Braga stops Calaway from standing up. Braga stands and steps away. Calaway gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. A low kick from Braga is predictable there and Calaway counters by clinching up. Braga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calaway has managed to clinch.
Calaway keeps control of Braga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Braga can't break the clinch.
Calaway will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Braga up against the cage. Braga manages to break the clinch.
Braga clinches but Calaway breaks the clinch and Calaway counters with a low kick, right behind Braga 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Braga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calaway. Braga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Calaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Braga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calaway. Calaway takes the fight into the clinch. Braga throws a head punch that misses. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Calaway as Braga tries to tie him up. Calaway breaks the clinch.
Braga throws a body kick the misses and Calaway decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braga's guard. Calaway trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Braga is looking to stand up but Calaway isn't so interested in that idea. Calaway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braga swivels though and keeps the full guard. Calaway wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving. Braga wants to stand up but Calaway is controlling him. Braga can't keep his opponent in guard - Calaway advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Braga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calaway scores with a couple of nice shots. Calaway missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Braga tries to kick Calaway off but Calaway keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Calaway is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Calaway stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Braga to get to his feet. Braga gets in close and instigates a clinch. Roman Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mark William Calaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Braga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight! Mark William Calaway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Calaway winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30 Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark William Calaway!
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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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