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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Wigfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Braga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Wigfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Braga!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wigfield looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Braga gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Braga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braga misses with a head shot. Wigfield uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wigfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braga.
Braga throwing strikes but missing.
Braga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wigfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Braga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wigfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Braga works over Wigfield with some ground and pound from guard.
Braga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Braga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wigfield!
Braga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wigfield hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Braga working Wigfield over with strikes here.
Braga working the ground and pound effectively.
Braga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Braga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wigfield's face.
Braga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wigfield tries to hold on but Braga pushes him away.
Braga working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Braga.
Braga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Braga working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wigfield tries to hold on but Braga postures up.
Wigfield is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wigfield wants to hold on but Braga pushes him away.
Wigfield really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Braga avoids the attempt from Wigfield to control.
Braga punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Braga raining down shots from the mount!
Braga with a couple of short strikes.
Braga with a couple of short strikes.
Braga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wigfield taking shots to the head.
Wigfield is bucking up trying to escape but Braga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Braga looking to finish with strikes here!
Braga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Braga lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wigfield is working to get back to half guard.
Braga cracks Wigfield with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Braga.
Braga goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wigfield is on top in guard.
Wigfield wants to stand but Braga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Braga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Braga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wigfield.
Braga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Braga there.
Braga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wigfield is just riding it out for now. Braga eventually gives up the hold.
Wigfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braga.
Braga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braga lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga misses with a head shot. Wigfield uses the momentum to regain guard.
Braga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Braga tries to free his leg and advance position but Wigfield is retaining full guard.
Braga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wigfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braga rushes Wigfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two 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.
Wigfield turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wigfield manages to end up in side control.
Braga sneaks out the side door and pushes Wigfield away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wigfield has his takedown stuffed
and Braga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braga.
Wigfield is trying to control the position but Braga postures up.
Wigfield preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Braga is looking to work some ground and pound but Wigfield has wrist control.
Wigfield working a defensive guard here.
Wigfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Braga thows a big elbow that misses.
Wigfield wants to stand and escape but Braga is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wigfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Braga.
Wigfield tries to keep at a distance but Braga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wigfield tries to pull guard but Braga won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Wigfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braga has Wigfield pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wigfield manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wigfield is trying to break the clinch but Braga is controlling him.
Wigfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Braga smiles and moves away.
Braga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Braga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Braga throwing shots but Wigfield is blocking nicely.
Roman Braga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wigfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braga.
Wigfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braga tries to pass to full mount but Wigfield defends it.
Wigfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braga.
Braga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wigfield misses with a takedown attempt
and Braga counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wigfield won't be happy with that.
Braga working the strikes but Wigfield uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Braga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wigfield sees it coming and defends easily.
Braga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga throwing shots but Wigfield is blocking nicely.
Braga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wigfield's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Braga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wigfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wigfield lands with a slapping head kick.
Wigfield gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Braga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Braga slips nicely into half guard.
Braga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wigfield is looking to escape.
Wigfield trying to control but Braga postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Braga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wigfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wigfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braga.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Braga is nestled in close to Wigfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Braga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wigfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Braga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wigfield keeps working.
Braga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Braga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wigfield sees it coming and defends easily.
Braga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Braga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga breaks from Wigfield's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Braga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Braga looking to finish with strikes here!
Braga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Braga lands a nice shot to the head.
Braga lands a nice shot to the head.
Braga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wigfield can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Braga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wigfield is looking to escape.
Wigfield is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Braga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wigfield wants to hold on but Braga pushes him away.
Wigfield taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Braga.
Wigfield wants to control but Braga is having none of it.
Braga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Braga punching from mount but Wigfield doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Braga thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wigfield regains half guard.
Braga throwing shots but Wigfield is blocking nicely.
Wigfield taking some punishment here, with Braga in his half guard.
Wigfield is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Braga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Braga's back!
Braga is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Braga 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Braga!
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energy
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