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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolland Brooks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolland Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braga!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Braga tries to pass.
Braga throwing strikes from guard but Brooks blocks nicely.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.
Brooks trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Braga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks pulls Braga in close to his closed guard and prevents Braga from doing any damage or advancing position.
Braga stays in close to Brooks's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga feints and as Brooks raises his hands in defense, Braga changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but Braga is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Braga stays in close to Brooks's body and controls the position.
Braga wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brooks wants to stand but Braga is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Braga shoots in and gets a takedown into Brooks's guard.
Braga looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brooks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braga wants to stand and escape but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks 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.
Brooks trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brooks stopping the sweep attempt from Braga.
Brooks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Braga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brooks is looking to work some ground and pound but Braga has wrist control.
Braga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Braga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brooks passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brooks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brooks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brooks controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brooks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Braga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Braga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Braga looking to score a takedown here. Brooks is defending well but Braga drives through and ends up in Brooks's guard.
Brooks controlling Braga's posture.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Braga tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brooks is on top in guard.
Braga is wriggling around but Brooks manages to pass to half guard.
Braga wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is looking for a kimura here.
Brooks trying to control the action but Braga is working from the bottom.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brooks stalling away here and it's allowed Braga to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brooks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brooks connects with a couple of short punches.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Braga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brooks is one step ahead there.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brooks!
Brooks is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Braga off and has taken his back!
Brooks controls the action.
Braga staying busy and making it hard for Brooks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking for the choke from the back position but Braga is controlling his hands well.
Brooks controls the action.
Brooks tightening his grip on Braga, looking for the choke.
Braga is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks controls the position.
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 Rolland Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brooks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Braga throws a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a leg kick.
Braga pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Braga decides to pull guard.
Brooks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brooks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Braga is proving hard to escape from.
Brooks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James Braga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brooks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
Braga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Braga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brooks to the mat! Brooks manages to get full guard.
Braga trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braga stops Brooks from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga postures up.
Braga trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Braga is proving a slippery customer.
Braga looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Braga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Braga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brooks trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
Rolland Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks manages to get to full guard.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Brooks has his hands on Braga's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Braga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Braga!
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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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