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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Braga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Braga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braga.
Bryant thuds a left hand into Braga's body.
Braga throws a right hand that misses
and Bryant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Braga instigates a clinch.
Bryant gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Bryant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bryant won't allow Braga to sweep him here.
Bryant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Braga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
Bryant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bryant drops back looking for a leg! Braga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braga manages to kick Bryant off! Bryant jumps back into Braga's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Bryant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
Bryant landing with the ground and pound.
Bryant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Bryant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryant pushes down on Braga's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Braga is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Bryant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Martin Bryant.
Braga throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Braga clinches up with Bryant and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bryant.
Bryant lands a shot to the body.
Bryant successfully pulls guard.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braga is one step ahead there.
Bryant lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Braga!
Bryant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Braga looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Bryant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Braga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bryant counters with a straight right hand.
Bryant throws the left hand but Braga avoids the punch easily.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Bryant cracks Braga with a nice body shot.
Bryant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Bryant.
Braga tries to score a body lock takedown but Bryant shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bryant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Braga wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant not doing much here.
Bryant is nestled in close to Braga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Braga is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Braga taking some punishment here, with Bryant in his half guard.
Bryant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bryant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Bryant there.
Braga wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryant staying calm.
Braga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bryant cracks Braga with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bryant scoring with punches and elbows.
Bryant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bryant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bryant controlling from side mount.
Braga looks to move to half guard but instead Bryant has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with some strikes.
Bryant scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bryant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Braga is rocked!
Bryant postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Braga in real trouble here! The ref calls for Braga to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Bryant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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