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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flaubert Canto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flaubert Canto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrow tries to land a leg kick but Canto saw it coming and moves away.
Canto shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrow tries to sprawl out of it but Canto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morrow, right into the meat.
Canto moves out of range of the body kick from Morrow.
Canto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrow avoids the body shot from Canto.
Morrow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Morrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow lands with a nice body kick.
Morrow takes a swing at Canto's ribcage but misses.
Canto throws out a loose jab but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrow throws a head kick but Canto moves out of range.
Morrow throws a sloppy head kick and Canto moves out of range easily.
Morrow thumps Canto with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrow.
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canto loads up on a big right hand but Morrow slips the punch.
Canto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morrow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Canto moved away.
Morrow looks for the body kick but Canto saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canto has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flaubert Canto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morrow.
Morrow lands a leg kick that knocks Canto off balance momentarily.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Canto sees coming a mile off.
Morrow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Canto moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Canto blocks a head kick by Morrow.
Canto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Canto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow blocks a head kick by Canto.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrow throws out a leg kick but Canto moves out of range and Morrow only half commits.
Morrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick from Morrow lands but Canto takes it in his stride.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canto's sensitive parts.
Canto is looking to clinch but Morrow is avoiding it.
Canto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Canto blocks a head kick by Morrow.
Morrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canto.
Morrow lands a leg kick that knocks Canto off balance momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morrow. Canto shrugs it off though.
Morrow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Canto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Canto moved out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Canto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A clash of legs there as Canto blocks the low kick.
Canto clinches up with Morrow and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morrow trying to control the position.
Canto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Canto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morrow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Canto.
Canto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canto doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Canto wants to clinch
and Morrow counters with a low kick, right behind Canto 's knee.
Canto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morrow circles away.
Morrow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morrow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Canto takes a step back to recover.
Canto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Canto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morrow.
Morrow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morrow.
Canto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morrow, right into the meat.
Morrow feints and then cracks Canto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Canto down.
Canto moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Canto moved away.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
Morrow throws a low kick, looking for Canto's leg but Canto calmly moves out of range.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Morrow throws a push kick but Canto slaps the foot to one side.
Canto avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Canto blocks a leg kick.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Canto avoids it.
Canto looking to score a takedown here. Morrow is defending well but Canto drives through and ends up in Morrow's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto looking to sit in guard and control but Morrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like Morrow is going to stand back up.
Morrow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Canto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Canto wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow works his way into side control.
Canto tries to improve position but can't.
Canto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrow on the ground.
Canto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morrow is controlling him well.
Canto tries to bench press Morrow off him but Morrow keeps the position.
Morrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Canto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Canto struggling a bit here.
Canto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Canto tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to move into full mount but can't pass Canto's legs.
Morrow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morrow tries for a kimura but Canto is defending well.
Canto is pushing Morrow's head away, looking to escape. Morrow manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Canto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Canto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrow is fending him off so far but Canto persists. Nope, Morrow circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrow dives in and grabs Canto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Canto pushes down on Morrow's head and hops out.
Morrow throws a push kick but Canto slaps the foot to one side.
Canto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Morrow lands but Canto takes it in his stride.
Morrow connects with a leg kick. Canto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Canto if he has to take too many more of those.
Morrow blocks a low kick nicely.
Morrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Canto checks a leg kick.
Flaubert Canto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Canto moved out of range.
Canto ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Canto checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrow.
Morrow misses the shot to the body.
Flaubert Canto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Morrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow scores with a kick to the body.
Canto feints and as Morrow raises his hands in defense, Canto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canto wants to control from the top but Morrow keeps moving.
Flaubert Canto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Flaubert Canto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Canto moved away.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Canto sees coming a mile off.
Canto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morrow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Canto shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Canto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flaubert Canto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morrow.
Morrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrow.
Morrow lands a head kick!
Canto moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrow.
Canto wants to clinch up but Morrow keeps it at a distance.
Trent Morrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrow blocks a head kick by Canto.
Morrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Canto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrow throws a leg kick which misses Canto's front leg but catches the back leg as Canto tries to avoid it.
Morrow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morrow. That one must have hurt.
Morrow thuds his shin into the meat of Canto's side.
Morrow tries to land a leg kick but Canto saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Morrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Morrow!
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energy
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