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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Braida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Zsorats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braida comes to the ring accompanied by Here I am. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
185 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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181 cm
26
180 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Braida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emmanuel Zsorats!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsorats shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Braida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zsorats defends it easily.
Zsorats preventing the sweep.
Braida is looking for a triangle here but Zsorats uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Braida is looking to reverse the position.
Braida is working hard here to advance position.
Braida taking a bit of punishment here - Zsorats scoring with strikes.
Zsorats working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zsorats lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Braida down.
Braida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braida tries to buck Zsorats off but Zsorats is having none of it.
Zsorats landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Braida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zsorats wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braida is not content to let Zsorats control the position.
Zsorats has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braida is looking to reverse the position.
Zsorats scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zsorats trying to control the action but Braida is working from the bottom.
Zsorats is working Braida over with some ground and pound from side control.
Braida tries to buck Zsorats off but Zsorats is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zsorats wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Braida, who protects the arm well.
Zsorats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braida keeps working.
Braida throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Braida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Braida struggling a bit here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braida is not content to let Zsorats control the position.
Zsorats working the head with strikes.
Zsorats trying to control the action but Braida is working from the bottom.
Braida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Braida is not content to let Zsorats control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zsorats sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Braida is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Braida manages to get back to half guard.
Zsorats wants to take a breather but Braida is having none of it.
Well, if Zsorats is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Braida is looking for a sweep. Zsorats is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zsorats wants to pass the guard but Braida is defending well.
Zsorats wants to control but Braida is keeping him busy.
Braida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Braida defends it well.
Zsorats trying to pass the guard but Braida defending well.
Braida is trying to get back to full guard.
Braida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zsorats seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zsorats scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zsorats wants to control but Braida is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsorats tries to pass to full mount but Braida defends it.
Braida missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Zsorats dominated that round.
That's time! Braida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zsorats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braida. That did some damage!
Zsorats feints and as Braida raises his hands in defense, Zsorats changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Braida has his foot on Zsorats's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zsorats works his way back into a safe position though.
Zsorats is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zsorats wants to control from the top but Braida keeps moving.
Braida can't keep his opponent in guard - Zsorats advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zsorats trying to control from half guard but Braida is working away.
Braida regains full guard. Nicely done.
Braida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zsorats trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Braida manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Braida trying to move into half guard but instead Zsorats has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats pushes down on Braida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Braida gets back to full guard.
Zsorats forces his way into half guard.
Braida throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zsorats lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Braida trying to control here.
Zsorats lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braida manages to get to full guard.
Zsorats works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Braida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zsorats is trying to control. Braida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Braida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsorats trying to control the pace.
Zsorats passes to full mount!
Braida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zsorats tries to control but Braida wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zsorats scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zsorats is landing with some decent strikes but Braida is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Braida is rocked!
Emmanuel Zsorats has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Braida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braida is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Zsorats connects with a bit shot that sees Braida covering up! More strikes from Zsorats and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zsorats is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emmanuel Zsorats!
A relieved looking Emmanuel Zsorats thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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