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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cigano Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eddie Bravo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eddie Bravo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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198 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cigano Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Cigano Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bravo is defended easily by Dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bravo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos stops a takedown attempt from Bravo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Eddie Bravo has been cut.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bravo's face.
Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dos Santos is struggling to control the position.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Bravo won't want to take too many of those.
Dos Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands an elbow just above Bravo 's eye.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bravo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo avoiding damage as Dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo is trying to break free.
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
Bravo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bravo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bravo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Bravo tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bravo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bravo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bravo wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bravo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bravo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos is pressed up against the cage. Bravo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dos Santos down to the mat. Dos Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bravo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bravo decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bravo tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos keeps control of Bravo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bravo is working for takedown but Dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bravo.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Bravo manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bravo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravo is trying to stall.
Bravo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cigano Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bravo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Bravo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bravo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Bravo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bravo is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo'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.
Bravo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bravo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eddie Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Bravo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Bravo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Bravo misses with an elbow over the top.
Bravo looking for a takedown.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Bravo drops back down to his feet.
Bravo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Bravo stalling in the clinch but Dos Santos improves position.
Cigano Dos Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bravo is defending well for now.
Bravo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Bravo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos keeps control of Bravo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bravo is trying to stall.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo can't get the takedown.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bravo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Bravo tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bravo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bravo jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Bravo around his waist. Bravo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bravo tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that stopped Bravo in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bravo.
Bravo looking to stall.
Bravo is working for takedown but Dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cigano Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bravo's cut.
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!
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bravo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bravo fails to land the takedown.
Bravo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bravo somewhat.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Bravo pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Santos lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Bravo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Bravo.
Bravo stalling in the clinch but Dos Santos improves position.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bravo has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bravo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dos Santos is looking to control Bravo's arms but Bravo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dos Santos has his back to the cage.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bravo wants a takedown.
Dos Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bravo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bravo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Bravo is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dos Santos as Bravo tries to tie him up.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bravo's face.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Bravo. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bravo circles away.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Bravo persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bravo trying to control the position but instead, Dos Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bravo into the cage.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bravo has his feet on Dos Santos's thighs here. He's pushed Dos Santos off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dos Santos screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddie Bravo!
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