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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLACK HAWK DOWN. Bruno Falcone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
33
142 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos has Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
Falcone tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Falcone working aggressively here.
Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Falcone after a bit of a struggle.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falcone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Falcone looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Falcone shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Falcone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Falcone shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Falcone.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Falcone.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Falcone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Santos tries to escape but Falcone is in control.
Falcone scoring with punches and elbows.
Falcone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Falcone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Falcone cracks Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Santos is not content to let Falcone control the position.
Santos regains half guard.
Falcone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Falcone passes to side control.
Falcone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Santos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Falcone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Falcone's best efforts.
Falcone passes to side control.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Santos regains half guard there - taking advantage of Falcone's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Falcone is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Falcone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Falcone is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Falcone passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Santos!
Falcone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santos tries to hold on but Falcone postures up.
Falcone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocking the ground and pound.
Falcone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Falcone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Falcone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Santos because Falcone loaded up on that one.
Falcone controlling from mount.
Falcone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Falcone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
Falcone landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Falcone working Santos over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Falcone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Falcone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Falcone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Falcone misses with a takedown
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Santos jumps guard and drags Falcone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falcone is one step ahead there.
Falcone pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Falcone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Santos to regain full guard.
Falcone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Falcone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Falcone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Falcone smiles and moves away.
Falcone looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Falcone.
Falcone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Falcone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Nice strikes from Falcone there.
Falcone is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Falcone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Falcone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Falcone.
Falcone looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Falcone looking for a sweep. Not yet Falcone, not yet.
Santos trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Falcone is controlling Santos's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Falcone sprawls well. Falcone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos wants a takedown.
Falcone has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos is trying to drag Falcone to the mat but Falcone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Falcone scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos tries for a takedown but Falcone manages to get underhooks.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Falcone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Falcone or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Falcone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Falcone with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Falcone's guard now.
Falcone is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Falcone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gustavo Santos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Falcone shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Bruno Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Falcone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos gets full guard.
Falcone trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos 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.
Falcone wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos looking to control.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Falcone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falcone is one step ahead there.
Falcone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruno Falcone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Falcone.
Falcone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Falcone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Falcone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santos is in Falcone's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Falcone holds on and takes a little breather.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Falcone has wrist control.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falcone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Falcone looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Falcone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Falcone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Falcone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santos is in a horrible position here. Falcone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santos wants to hold on but Falcone pushes him away.
Falcone wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Falcone landing shots from mount.
Falcone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone landing strikes from the mount.
Falcone working the ground and pound effectively.
Falcone controlling from the full mount.
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Falcone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Falcone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Falcone lands a big shot there that rocks Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bruno Falcone has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Falcone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Falcone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Falcone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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