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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwind Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josue Rougerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arwind Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arwind Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josue Rougerio!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rougerio tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos wants to clinch.
Rougerio wants to clinch.
Rougerio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Santos forces Rougerio back against the cage and clinches.
Rougerio breaks from the clinch.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Rougerio shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Santos forces Rougerio back against the cage and clinches.
Rougerio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arwind Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josue Rougerio.
Rougerio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Rougerio on that attempt.
Rougerio dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Rougerio's head and hops out.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Rougerio pushes him off.
Santos tries to clinch up but Rougerio circles away and keeps his distance.
Rougerio misses with the combination.
Rougerio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rougerio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Rougerio.
Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Rougerio's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rougerio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rougerio looks winded!
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rougerio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos passes Rougerio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rougerio looking for submissions off his back.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos thows a huge punch but Rougerio dodges it nicely.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Rougerio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos passes to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rougerio because Santos loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arwind Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rougerio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
It looks like Josue Rougerio has been cut.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rougerio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rougerio defends it well.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rougerio defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rougerio sees it coming and defends easily.
Rougerio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.
Rougerio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rougerio is breathing heavily.
Santos stops Rougerio from getting back to his feet.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Rougerio is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Santos punching from mount but Rougerio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Santos trying to control but Rougerio is having none of it.
Rougerio tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
Rougerio is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rougerio turns into him and now he's in Santos's guard.
Santos pushes Rougerio off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rougerio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Rougerio is holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos trying to control but Rougerio is having none of it.
Santos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arwind Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josue Rougerio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos avoiding damage as Rougerio throws knees to the body.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Rougerio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rougerio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rougerio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rougerio won't be happy with that.
Santos works to advance to full mount. Rougerio defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rougerio can do to turn this around?
Rougerio wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Rougerio is having none of it.
Rougerio is trying desperately to improve position.
Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
Rougerio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
Arwind Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos is looking to work his way around to Rougerio's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rougerio?
Santos misses with a head shot.
Rougerio reaches up to try and control the position but Santos seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rougerio rolls and tries to escape and now Santos has his back!
Santos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rougerio has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rougerio is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Santos is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Santos working for the choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos controlling the position well here. Rougerio rolled but Santos kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Santos controlling well, preventing Rougerio from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You can see the frustration on Rougerio's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes.
Rougerio controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Santos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rougerio defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos keeps control of the position as Rougerio tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arwind Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arwind Santos!
Arwind Santos gave a mention to Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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