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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Braida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braida comes to the cage accompanied by Here I am. Neck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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11 - 14 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Braida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neck moves away.
Braida misses with the combination.
Neck takes one on the button.
Neck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braida manages to break the clinch.
Braida throws a combination. Neck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Neck misses with a takedown
and Braida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neck's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neck wants to stand and escape but Braida is having none of it.
Neck has momentary wrist control but Braida slips an elbow through the middle.
Neck throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Braida drops back looking for a leg! Neck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neck manages to kick Braida off! Braida jumps back into Neck's guard.
Neck is trying to control the position but Braida postures up.
Neck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Braida trying to control but Neck is working from the bottom.
Braida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neck is looking to sweep but instead, Braida has passed into half guard.
Neck is staying active underneath Braida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neck manages to get to full guard.
Braida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Neck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Braida has managed to get both his arms back between Neck's legs - danger averted.
Braida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Braida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neck keeping full guard, as Braida tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braida throwing strikes but missing.
Neck looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braida.
Braida looking to pass the guard.
Braida postures up.
Braida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neck wants to sweep but no luck.
Neck keeping moving, preventing Braida from controlling successfully.
Braida gets to his feet - Neck follows without any prompting.
Pencil Neck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braida scores with a takedown into Neck's guard.
Neck wants to sweep here but Braida controlling him for the moment.
Braida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Braida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Braida scoring with some ground and pound.
Braida trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Neck manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Neck throws a big right hand that misses.
Braida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neck throws a big elbow that misses.
Neck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neck throws a big elbow that misses.
Braida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neck postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Braida is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Neck, into his guard.
Neck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braida manages to get himself to full guard.
Braida keeping full guard, as Neck tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braida wants to stand up but Neck is controlling him.
Neck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Braida dominated that round.
That's time! Braida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Neck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Braida sprawls well. Braida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neck gets slowly back to his feet.
Neck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Braida is fending him off so far but Neck persists. Nope, Braida circles away and we're back to standing.
Braida lands a leg kick that knocks Neck off balance momentarily.
Braida leaves Neck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brian Braida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Neck is looking to clinch.
Neck gets caught napping as Braida dives in and scores a takedown. Neck manages to retain guard.
Braida wanted to stand there but Neck had control of the position.
Neck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Braida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neck keeping moving, preventing Braida from controlling successfully.
Braida drops back looking for a leg! Neck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neck manages to kick Braida off! Braida jumps back into Neck's guard.
Neck manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Brian Braida has been cut.
Neck throwing strikes but Braida uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Neck there.
Neck working over Braida with some ground and pound. Braida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Braida doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Neck.
Neck is looking to pass Braida's guard but actually Braida recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neck is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Braida is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Braida has escaped and now he's on top!
Braida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Braida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Braida trying to control but Neck is working from the bottom.
Brian Braida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braida is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Braida is controlling him.
Braida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Braida drops back looking for a leg! Neck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neck manages to kick Braida off! Braida jumps back into Neck's guard.
Neck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Braida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Neck is tightening it up a little... Braida has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Braida reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Braida taps out! Nice BJJ there by Neck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pencil Neck!
An out of breath Pencil Neck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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