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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno R Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Apaga mais nao bate as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno R Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Santos stands and throws R Xavier's legs to the side, diving into side control.
R Xavier wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, R Xavier has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos working away.
R Xavier is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but R Xavier is defending well.
R Xavier is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R Xavier has one of Santos's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
R Xavier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
R Xavier is looking for a sweep.
R Xavier wants to control but Santos postures up.
R Xavier is pushing Santos's head away, looking to escape. Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
R Xavier can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
R Xavier doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
R Xavier is looking to clinch.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
R Xavier stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos can't get the takedown.
R Xavier lands a shoulder strike.
Santos wants a takedown.
Bruno R Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Santos.
R Xavier pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
R Xavier lands a shoulder strike.
R Xavier lands a damaging elbow.
R Xavier lands a damaging elbow.
R Xavier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
R Xavier lands an uppercut.
R Xavier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bruno Santos has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for R Xavier.
Santos looks gassed!
With the fighters up against the cage, R Xavier throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from R Xavier.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
R Xavier misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from R Xavier, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier working aggressively here.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from R Xavier, against the cage.
R Xavier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos avoiding damage as R Xavier throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, R Xavier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. R Xavier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
R Xavier stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
R Xavier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
R Xavier lands a nice elbow.
R Xavier pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, R Xavier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
R Xavier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
R Xavier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
R Xavier lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from R Xavier.
Santos is trying to drag R Xavier to the mat but R Xavier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from R Xavier.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
R Xavier lands with a right to the head.
R Xavier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from R Xavier.
R Xavier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
R Xavier pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
R Xavier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by R Xavier.
R Xavier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
R Xavier lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from R Xavier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno R Xavier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
R Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
R Xavier is looking to clinch.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
R Xavier has taken the fight to the clinch.
R Xavier lands with a light punch inside.
R Xavier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
R Xavier lands a nice uppercut.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
R Xavier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
R Xavier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
R Xavier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
R Xavier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but R Xavier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
R Xavier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
R Xavier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
A short right from R Xavier on the inside.
R Xavier lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from R Xavier.
A left hand lands to the body for R Xavier.
Nice elbow from R Xavier.
A nice glancing elbow lands by R Xavier.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, R Xavier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
R Xavier lands a nice uppercut.
R Xavier lands a shoulder strike.
R Xavier digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
R Xavier lands a body punch in the clinch.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
R Xavier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
R Xavier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
R Xavier misses with an elbow strike.
R Xavier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
R Xavier lands a left hand.
R Xavier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, R Xavier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
R Xavier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos avoiding damage as R Xavier throws knees to the body.
R Xavier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
R Xavier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
R Xavier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
R Xavier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
R Xavier scores a nice knee to the body.
R Xavier throws an elbow but it misses.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but R Xavier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bruno R Xavier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
R Xavier misses with an elbow strike.
R Xavier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos avoiding damage as R Xavier throws knees to the body.
R Xavier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
R Xavier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, R Xavier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
A shot in the inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
Bruno R Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Santos.
A short right from R Xavier.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
R Xavier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
R Xavier trying to land knees to the body.
R Xavier misses with a short punch on the inside.
R Xavier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
R Xavier misses with an elbow strike.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from R Xavier.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from R Xavier.
Santos is trying to drag R Xavier to the mat but R Xavier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
R Xavier lands with a short shot to the head.
R Xavier lands with a right to the head.
R Xavier throws an elbow but it misses.
R Xavier misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from R Xavier.
R Xavier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno R Xavier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Santos'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. R Xavier tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. R Xavier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
R Xavier has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
A short right from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
R Xavier pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. R Xavier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
R Xavier lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from R Xavier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
R Xavier scores with a nice hook to the head.
R Xavier pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
R Xavier lands a nice elbow.
R Xavier scores with a nice hook to the head.
R Xavier scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos is rocked!
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
R Xavier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R Xavier is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag R Xavier down to the mat. R Xavier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bruno R Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Santos.
R Xavier drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. R Xavier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, R Xavier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
R Xavier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
R Xavier lands a right hand.
R Xavier scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by R Xavier.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
R Xavier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
R Xavier lands a damaging elbow.
R Xavier lands a damaging elbow.
R Xavier working Santos over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. R Xavier obliges.
R Xavier scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
R Xavier lands a damaging elbow.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from R Xavier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from R Xavier.
R Xavier throws an elbow that misses.
R Xavier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
R Xavier lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from R Xavier.
R Xavier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from R Xavier.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
R Xavier lands with a light punch inside.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by R Xavier.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but R Xavier pulls his leg out and moves away.
R Xavier pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
R Xavier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from R Xavier, against the cage.
R Xavier is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier scores with a hook to the body.
R Xavier throws an elbow but it misses.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from R Xavier - that landed with a thud.
R Xavier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
R Xavier lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Bruno Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
R Xavier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
R Xavier lands a body punch.
R Xavier lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Nice body punch from R Xavier - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
R Xavier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from R Xavier, against the cage.
R Xavier lands a right hand.
R Xavier digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
R Xavier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
R Xavier scores with a nice hook to the head.
R Xavier lands with a left to the head.
R Xavier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
R Xavier works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from R Xavier.
Bruno R Xavier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice elbow from R Xavier.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno R Xavier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for R Xavier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno R Xavier!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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