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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ostojic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ostojic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wild Boys. Braga has chosen Wonderwall, Oasis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandar Ostojic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Braga!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostojic misses with a series of wild punches.
Braga blocks a head kick by Ostojic.
Braga takes one to the side of the head.
Ostojic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ostojic throws a head kick that half lands.
Ostojic throws a nice head kick!
Ostojic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to de liver by Ostojic. Beautiful body shot.
Braga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ostojic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostojic scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Ostojic.
Braga defending well as Ostojic loads up on a big left hand.
Ostojic throws a sloppy head kick and Braga moves out of range easily.
Ostojic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ostojic duly obliges.
Braga needs to keep his hands up - Ostojic had a free shot at his head there.
Braga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ostojic.
Ostojic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braga shoots in for a takedown but Ostojic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostojic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ostojic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Braga.
An inside leg kick lands from Ostojic.
Ostojic throws a right and a left that Braga avoids nicely.
Aleksandar Ostojic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ostojic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braga.
Braga shoots for a takedown but Ostojic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aleksandar Ostojic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Braga.
Ostojic lands with a slapping head kick.
Ostojic connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ostojic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostojic throws a head kick but Braga moves out of range.
A head kick from Ostojic lands but Braga takes it in his stride.
Braga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ostojic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braga shoots for a takedown but Ostojic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Braga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Braga controlling the action here.
Braga stands up and beckons Ostojic to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostojic lands a high kick!
Ostojic lands a head kick!
Ostojic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostojic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braga steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ostojic. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Ostojic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ostojic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ostojic misses with a series of wild punches.
Ostojic tries a head kick but it misses.
Braga closes the distance and clinches up with Ostojic, looking for a takedown. Braga pushes Ostojic against the cage but Ostojic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ostojic misses with a head kick.
Ostojic misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ostojic.
Ostojic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braga closes the distance and clinches up with Ostojic, looking for a takedown. Braga pushes Ostojic against the cage but Ostojic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Braga is defended easily by Ostojic.
Aleksandar Ostojic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Braga.
Braga blocks a head kick by Ostojic.
Ostojic throws the left hand but Braga avoids the punch easily.
Aleksandar Ostojic is winning the standup battle so far.
Braga fails with a takedown attempt.
Ostojic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ostojic scores with a three punch combo!
Ostojic misses with a body kick.
Ostojic throws a head kick that misses.
Ostojic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ostojic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ostojic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aleksandar Ostojic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ostojic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown by Braga or perhaps it was just good defense by Ostojic which made him look bad.
Ostojic misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ostojic defends it nicely.
Braga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ostojic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ostojic keeps Braga at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ostojic.
Ostojic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostojic throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ostojic throws a series of punches but Braga moves out of range.
Braga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ostojic throws a front kick that sends Braga stumbling back into the cage.
Braga dodges the punch combination from Ostojic.
Braga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Ostojic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Ostojic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ostojic throws a sloppy head kick and Braga moves out of range easily.
Ostojic lands with a kick to the temple. Braga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ostojic misses with a head kick.
Ostojic lands a nice looking body kick.
Ostojic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ostojic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braga avoids the head kick by Ostojic.
Braga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ostojic defends it nicely.
Ostojic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ostojic's half guard.
Ostojic pushes Braga off looking to stand but Braga dives back in and keeps control.
Braga slows the pace down in half guard.
Ostojic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ostojic tries to get out of the position.
Braga moves into full mount! Ostojic won't be happy about that!
Braga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ostojic?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostojic wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Braga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braga lands a big elbow.
Braga landing punches.
Braga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostojic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Braga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Ostojic is bucking up trying to escape but Braga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ostojic is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ostojic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Braga on the ground.
Braga controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, James Braga just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braga shoots for a double leg takedown but Ostojic sprawls well. He's pushed Braga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ostojic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ostojic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandar Ostojic!
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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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