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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno R Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choio Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). R Xavier comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesadão. Grande has chosen Hollywood Undead - Undead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Choio Grande has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno R Xavier's chin.
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Choio Grande!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R Xavier tries to clinch but Grande is having none of it.
Grande scores a takedown into full mount!
R Xavier is trying to stand.
Grande with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
R Xavier defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grande.
R Xavier is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grande swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and R Xavier is now in Grande's guard. A big mistake from Grande there, giving up the dominant position!
Grande 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.
Grande looks gassed!
Grande being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
R Xavier preventing the sweep.
R Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
R Xavier is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grande is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
R Xavier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grande on the ground.
Grande working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. R Xavier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. R Xavier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grande has a closed guard, preventing R Xavier from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
R Xavier wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
R Xavier tries to clinch but Grande moves out of range.
R Xavier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grande to score an easy takedown into full guard.
R Xavier wants to get back to his feet but Grande is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
R Xavier wriggles free and stands up.
R Xavier tries to clinch up but Grande circles away and keeps his distance.
Grande shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. R Xavier defends it nicely.
R Xavier has managed to clinch.
Grande avoids the elbow strike from R Xavier, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands with a left to the head.
R Xavier lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for R Xavier.
R Xavier works on Grande's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, R Xavier scores with a nice short uppercut.
R Xavier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
With the fighters up against the cage, R Xavier throws an elbow but misses.
Grande is trying to work for a single leg takedown but R Xavier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
R Xavier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
R Xavier is working Grande over against the cage.
R Xavier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
R Xavier lands a left hand.
R Xavier lands a hook to the side of the head.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
R Xavier lands an elbow just above Grande 's eye.
R Xavier pushes off an throws an elbow but Grande leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from R Xavier on the inside.
R Xavier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
R Xavier lands an uppercut.
R Xavier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grande or not.
R Xavier scores a nice knee to the body.
R Xavier lands a good knee to the midsection. Grande won't want to take too many of those.
R Xavier pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
R Xavier pushes Grande back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from R Xavier.
R Xavier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
A right hook to the body lands for R Xavier.
R Xavier lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
R Xavier gets through Grande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
R Xavier misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
R Xavier scores with a shoulder strike.
Grande dodges an elbow strike from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside that Grande shrugs off.
Grande takes a knee to the side of the body.
R Xavier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
R Xavier lands a left hand.
R Xavier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
R Xavier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande takes a knee to the side of the body.
R Xavier lands an elbow just above Grande 's eye.
Grande is working for takedown but R Xavier is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bruno R Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choio Grande.
Knees in the clinch landing for R Xavier.
Knees to the body from R Xavier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno R Xavier dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
R Xavier tries to clinch but Grande is having none of it.
R Xavier tries to clinch up but Grande circles away and keeps his distance.
Grande avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grande fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. R Xavier sprawls well initially but Grande persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
R Xavier is trying to stand.
Grande is looking for a kimura here.
Grande trying to pass the guard but R Xavier defending well.
R Xavier misses with some strikes from the bottom.
R Xavier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grande pulls his head out easily.
Grande tries to pass the half guard into mount. R Xavier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
R Xavier trying to control but Grande postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R Xavier moves into full guard.
R Xavier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
R Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
R Xavier moves in looking to clinch but Grande pushes him off.
Grande looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
R Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruno R Xavier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
R Xavier tries to clinch but Grande moves out of range.
Grande keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
R Xavier tries to clinch there but Grande circles away.
Bruno R Xavier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grande fails with a takedown attempt.
R Xavier is looking to clinch.
R Xavier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grande slips a jab and a cross from R Xavier.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
R Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
R Xavier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruno R Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choio Grande.
R Xavier is looking to clinch but Grande is avoiding it.
R Xavier is looking to clinch but Grande is avoiding it.
A combination from R Xavier does no damage.
R Xavier rushes Grande and presses him up against the cage.
R Xavier missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
R Xavier is working Grande over against the cage.
R Xavier lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, R Xavier scores with a nice short uppercut.
R Xavier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grande's defenses.
R Xavier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
R Xavier scores with a shoulder strike.
R Xavier lands an elbow just above Grande 's eye.
A body shot lands from R Xavier.
A shot in the inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands with a left to the head.
R Xavier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grande tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. R Xavier smiles and moves away.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch but Grande swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
R Xavier is looking to clinch.
R Xavier wants to clinch.
R Xavier wants to clinch up but Grande keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grande keeps the fight on the outside.
Grande blocks a head kick by R Xavier.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grande swats away the attempt to clinch by R Xavier.
Grande shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
R Xavier trying to control but Grande postures up.
Grande is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
R Xavier trying to control here.
Grande throwing shots but R Xavier is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Choio Grande will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grande avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grande shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says R Xavier as he avoids it easily.
R Xavier throws a head kick that misses.
Grande misses with a takedown attempt - R Xavier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grande avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
R Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grande shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruno R Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choio Grande.
R Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch but Grande swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
R Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.
R Xavier tries to clinch but Grande moves out of range.
R Xavier tries to clinch up but Grande circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
R Xavier tries to clinch but Grande is having none of it.
R Xavier wants to clinch up but Grande keeps it at a distance.
R Xavier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
R Xavier doesn't manage to clinch there - Grande circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grande is defended easily by R Xavier.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
R Xavier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R Xavier clinches.
R Xavier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
R Xavier throws an elbow that misses.
R Xavier throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from R Xavier.
R Xavier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
R Xavier lands a hook that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from R Xavier as the two fighters clinch.
R Xavier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
R Xavier lands with a short shot to the head.
R Xavier lands a shoulder strike.
R Xavier lands a damaging elbow.
R Xavier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
R Xavier pushes Grande back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grande can't get the takedown.
R Xavier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from R Xavier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from R Xavier.
Bruno R Xavier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grande goes for a takedown in the clinch but R Xavier prevents it.
R Xavier lands with a short shot to the head.
R Xavier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grande takes an elbow to the temple.
R Xavier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from R Xavier as the two fighters clinch.
R Xavier lands a left hand.
Grande tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from R Xavier.
R Xavier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grande's defenses.
R Xavier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
R Xavier lands a body shot in the clinch.
R Xavier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grande takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by R Xavier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R Xavier pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from R Xavier.
R Xavier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
R Xavier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
R Xavier scores with a shoulder strike.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
R Xavier gets through Grande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
R Xavier lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from R Xavier.
Nice elbow from R Xavier.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, R Xavier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grande's brow.
R Xavier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
R Xavier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
R Xavier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
R Xavier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
A shot in the inside from R Xavier.
Grande tries to pull guard but R Xavier won't allow it.
R Xavier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
R Xavier lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
R Xavier lands an elbow inside.
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 with a short punch from the clinch.
Grande blocks an elbow strike from R Xavier.
R Xavier lands a nice uppercut.
R Xavier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grande's defenses.
R Xavier lands a left hand.
R Xavier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grande jumps guard but R Xavier stands there with Grande around his waist. Grande gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
R Xavier lands with a left to the head.
R Xavier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
R Xavier lands with a right to the head.
R Xavier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from R Xavier.
Grande fails to pull guard.
R Xavier lands with a right to the head.
R Xavier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grande's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno R Xavier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think R Xavier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno R Xavier!
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