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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Cendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cendo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Facção Central - Anjo da Guarda vs Lúcifer. Castro has chosen Kreator - Hordes of Chaos as his entrance music. Henrique Castro looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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191 lbs
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175 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Cendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Castro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro misses with an uppercut. Cendo saw that one coming.
Cendo misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cendo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cendo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cendo landing some decent shots from guard.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cendo tries to stand but Castro is controlling from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cendo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cendo is one step ahead there.
Castro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cendo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castro controls Cendo momentarily but Cendo frees himself.
Cendo gets to his feet - Castro follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castro looks gassed!
Cendo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cendo showed some decent athleticism there.
Castro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Castro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cendo trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cendo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castro working for a triangle but Cendo defends it easily.
Cendo trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cendo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castro on the ground.
Cendo preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cendo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cendo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Castro walks away with a smile on his face. Cendo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cendo clinches with his opponent.
Cendo manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cendo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cendo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cendo working the body and head with strikes.
Castro is looking to regain half guard here but Cendo keeps moving and retains side control.
Cendo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Castro struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cendo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Castro down.
Cendo is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castro misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cendo is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Castro clobbers Cendo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cendo shoots for a double leg takedown but Castro sprawls well. He's pushed Cendo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Cendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Cendo is out of range.
Cendo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Cendo gets a takedown into half guard.
Castro works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cendo controls the pace.
Castro will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Cendo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cendo tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
Cendo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castro as he jumps to the side.
Cendo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cendo.
Cendo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castro is fending him off so far but Cendo persists. Nope, Castro circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Cendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Castro.
Cendo walks into a stiff left hand from Castro.
Cendo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castro.
Cendo scores with a spinning back kick!
Castro with a hook.
Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro throws a jab when Cendo was well out of range.
Castro stuffs the takedown attempt from Cendo. Cendo gets slowly back to his feet.
Cendo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cendo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cendo is looking to clinch.
Castro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cendo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castro tries to avoid it but Cendo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castro to the ground. Castro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henrique Cendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro throws a combination. Cendo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cendo doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
Cendo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cendo lands with a slapping head kick.
Cendo walks into a left hand.
Castro connects with a nice looking jab.
Cendo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cendo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro is looking for a sweep. Cendo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cendo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cendo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castro moves into full guard.
Cendo gets to his feet - Castro follows without any prompting.
Castro works the jab nicely.
Cendo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castro stuffs the takedown attempt from Cendo. Cendo gets slowly back to his feet.
Castro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cendo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cendo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cendo.
Cendo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cendo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Cendo or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
Cendo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castro throws a series of punches but Cendo avoids them all with ease.
Cendo gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro is not content to let Cendo control the position.
Cendo is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Castro manages to get to full guard.
Castro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cendo's guard.
Castro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cendo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Castro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cendo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Castro's best efforts.
Cendo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Castro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cendo is looking to clinch.
Cendo throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cendo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Castro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castro with a hook.
Cendo clinches.
Cendo effectively controlling the action here.
Cendo tries to score a body lock takedown but Castro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cendo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Cendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cendo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cendo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Cendo keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cendo slowing the pace effectively.
Castro digs a right hand into Cendo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cendo's gas tank.
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Cendo has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cendo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cendo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cendo wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Cendo pushes Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro can't break the clinch.
Cendo tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Cendo looking to throw knees to the head but Castro is blocking nicely.
Cendo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cendo prevents a body shot from Castro.
Cendo is pushing Castro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cendo breaks the clinch.
Castro avoids the head kick by Cendo.
Cendo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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.
Castro lands with an overhand left.
Cendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cendo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cendo looking to stall.
Cendo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cendo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cendo.
Cendo misses with a head kick.
Cendo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, jab by Castro - just one landing.
A big left from Castro misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cendo.
Nice takedown defense from Castro. No joy for Cendo on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cendo momentarily.
Cendo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cendo off to one side.
Cendo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cendo off to one side.
Cendo moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Castro connects with a nice looking jab.
Cendo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cendo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castro tries to avoid it but Cendo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castro to the ground. Castro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henrique Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cendo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cendo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castro is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cendo is working away from the top position though.
Cendo trying to pass the guard but Castro defending well.
Cendo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cendo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Castro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Castro moves into full guard.
Cendo won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Castro duly obliges.
Cendo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cendo throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrique Castro.
I think Castro 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Castro!
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