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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Braga (ranked 3428 p4p, 357 weight class) and Nick Tessier (ranked 2443 p4p, 276 weight class). Braga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Happy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
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181 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogan Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tessier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga misses with a body kick.
Tessier scores with a spinning back kick!
A big left from Tessier misses.
Braga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tessier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Braga misses its target.
Braga looks to score with a jab to the body but Tessier is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tessier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tessier misses with a low kick.
Braga lands a leg kick that knocks Tessier off balance momentarily.
Nick Tessier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga misses with a kick to the body.
Braga checks a low kick from Tessier.
Braga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Tessier tenderised Braga's leg. Braga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tessier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Braga.
Braga digs a good hook to Tessier's body.
Tessier closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Braga did well to prevent Tessier getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tessier is trying to work for a kimura but Braga is defending well.
Braga gets back to full guard.
Tessier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braga is keeping the position for now.
Tessier is fighting to break Braga's control of his arms but Braga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tessier tries to free his leg and advance position but Braga is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tessier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tessier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tessier trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braga is controlling Tessier's posture.
Braga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tessier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tessier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Tessier from controlling successfully.
Braga trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Braga seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braga is on top in guard.
Tessier wants to sweep here but Braga controlling him for the moment.
Tessier 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 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Braga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Braga wants to pass the guard but Tessier is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tessier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Braga avoids the head kick by Tessier.
Tessier misses with a head kick.
Tessier scores with a takedown into Braga's guard.
Tessier passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Braga managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tessier.
Braga struggling a bit here.
Braga tries to bench press Tessier off him but Tessier keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessier wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Braga, who protects the arm well.
Tessier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Braga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga controlling the position for now.
Tessier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tessier trying to control the action but Braga is working from the bottom.
Tessier is looking for a kimura but Braga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tessier to get the leverage.
Braga wants to get back to full guard.
Braga is staying active underneath Tessier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tessier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Braga is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Tessier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tessier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Braga sees it coming and defends easily.
Braga is controlling Tessier's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tessier thows a huge punch but Braga dodges it nicely.
Braga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Braga holds on and takes a little breather.
Tessier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessier wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tessier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Braga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tessier's calf.
Tessier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braga throws the kick towards the body but Tessier avoids it.
Tessier drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Braga defends it well.
Tessier shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tessier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Braga managing to control the position.
Braga wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier tries to free his leg and advance position but Braga is retaining full guard.
Braga controlling Tessier's posture.
Tessier wants to pass the guard but Braga is keeping the position.
Tessier trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braga controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tessier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Braga pulls Tessier in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tessier dives in and scores a takedown into Braga's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tessier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Braga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Braga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tessier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tessier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tessier showed some decent athleticism there.
Tessier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Braga is just riding it out for now. Tessier eventually gives up the hold.
Tessier is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga is concentrating on defense, preventing Tessier from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga manages to get to full guard.
Tessier is fighting to break Braga's control of his arms but Braga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tessier scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
Tessier is fighting to break Braga's control of his arms but Braga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Braga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tessier wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
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.
Braga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Braga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tessier is trying to get back to half guard.
Braga trying to control the action but Tessier is working from the bottom.
Tessier is letting Braga control him for a moment.
Tessier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Braga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tessier keeps working.
Nick Tessier has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessier is trying to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Braga advances nicely into full mount.
Tessier prevents Braga from taking his back.
Tessier is desperately trying to improve his position but Braga has a good base and remains in mount.
Braga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier is trying to escape the mount.
Nick Tessier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Braga avoids the attempt from Tessier to control.
Tessier can't escape the position.
Braga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tessier tries to lock up and control but Braga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braga controlling the pace for now.
Tessier has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogan Braga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tessier 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Tessier!
Nick Tessier seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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