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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagrian comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber - Baby. Braga has chosen Immortal - Beyond the North Waves as his entrance music. Aslan Bagrian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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14 - 9 - 1 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Braga!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagrian misses with a left hand
and Braga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bagrian misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bagrian's corner calls for a 1-2. Bagrian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bagrian misses with a left hand
and Braga counters with a two punch combo.
Braga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Braga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braga defending well as Bagrian loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrian tries for a takedown but Braga circles away easily
and Braga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braga.
Braga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bagrian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Braga passes into half guard.
Braga working Bagrian over with strikes.
Bagrian actively working from the bottom here.
Bagrian is trying to control but Braga passes into side control!
Bagrian manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Braga pulls his head out easily.
Braga is thwarting Bagrian's attempts to control the position.
Bagrian tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control.
Bagrian moves into full guard.
Bagrian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bagrian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bagrian working a defensive guard but Braga passes into half guard.
Bagrian is looking to improve his position.
Bagrian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bagrian is pressing down on Braga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bagrian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braga is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to control from the top but Bagrian keeps moving.
Braga connects with a couple of short punches.
Bagrian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Braga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Braga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Braga trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagrian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bagrian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bagrian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braga is aware though and is defending well.
Bagrian looking for a guillotine here but Braga defends easily.
Braga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga trying to control but Bagrian is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bagrian is on top in guard.
Bagrian has gone for a leg lock! Braga slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bagrian's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Braga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Braga.
Bagrian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with a thumping low kick.
Bagrian moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bagrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrian throws out a powerful jab.
Braga misses with a wild combination.
Bagrian misses with a left hand
and Braga counters with an inside leg kick.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bagrian misses with a right hand
and Braga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braga to score with a decent uppercut.
Braga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bagrian thows a body shot but no joy.
Bagrian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with a thumping low kick.
Bagrian jabs Braga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braga counters with a stiff right hand.
Bagrian throws a lazy uppercut
and Braga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braga.
Bagrian keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Bagrian keeping full guard, as Braga tries to pass.
Bagrian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braga defends well.
Bagrian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga cracks Bagrian with a solid left hand.
Braga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel Braga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bagrian looking for a guillotine here but Braga defends easily.
Bagrian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braga defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aslan Bagrian will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Braga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bagrian is fending him off so far but Braga persists. Nope, Bagrian circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagrian tries to work over Braga's front leg with a kick but Braga checks it.
Bagrian throws a lazy uppercut
and Braga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bagrian's guard now.
Braga won't allow Bagrian to sweep him here.
Bagrian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bagrian keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Bagrian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braga is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga trying to control but Bagrian is working from the bottom.
Braga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bagrian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bagrian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bagrian working for a triangle but Braga defends it easily.
Bagrian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braga defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bagrian looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Braga has picked Bagrian up and slammed him! Bagrian can't keep hold of the triangle and Braga manages to pass to side control!
Bagrian looks to move to half guard but instead Braga has passed into mount! Damn!
Bagrian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Braga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bagrian manages to get himself to full guard.
Bagrian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bagrian looking to control but Braga passes into half guard.
Braga working over Bagrian with some ground and pound. Bagrian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control.
Braga winds up and cracks Bagrian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bagrian is pressing down on Braga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Braga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bagrian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Braga passes into side control.
Bagrian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga is working Bagrian over with some ground and pound from side control.
Braga wants to control but Bagrian is keeping him busy.
Bagrian is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Bagrian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bagrian is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagrian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Braga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Braga!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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