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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Gusmao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takahashi Sinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takahashi Sinjo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Sinjo.
Sinjo throws a right and a left that Gusmao avoids nicely.
Sinjo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gusmao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Sinjo is out of range.
Sinjo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinjo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gusmao circles away.
Sinjo takes one to the side of the head.
Sinjo tries to clinch but Gusmao is having none of it.
Sinjo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinjo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sinjo ducks right into an uppercut from Gusmao.
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!
Sinjo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinjo looks gassed!
Gusmao steps into range and cracks Sinjo with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Sinjo flops backwards and Gusmao dives into his guard looking to finish!
Sinjo is rocked!
Gusmao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sinjo on the ground.
Gusmao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sinjo is proving hard to escape from.
Sinjo is still in real trouble! Can Gusmao finish him?
Sinjo seems to have recovered his senses.
Gusmao sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sinjo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gusmao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gusmao preventing the sweep.
Gusmao is stalling in the full guard.
Gusmao is looking to stand up but Sinjo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gusmao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sinjo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sinjo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gusmao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gustavo Gusmao just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gusmao throws a hook but Sinjo blocks it.
Gusmao dodges the punch combination from Sinjo.
Gusmao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gusmao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gusmao in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinjo is looking for a sweep.
Gusmao staying calm.
Sinjo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gusmao is chipping away with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinjo regains half guard.
Gusmao wants to stand up but Sinjo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gusmao decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Gusmao dominated that round.
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.
Sinjo with a poor takedown
and Gusmao counters with a head kick.
Gusmao loads up on a big right hand but Sinjo slips the punch.
Sinjo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusmao throws out the jab.
Sinjo blocks a head kick by Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a jab when Sinjo was well out of range.
Gusmao swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinjo.
Sinjo moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinjo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gusmao circles away quickly and effectively.
Gusmao misses with a straight left.
Sinjo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gusmao pinned against the cage. Gusmao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gusmao drives through and clinches with Sinjo against the ropes.
Gusmao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gusmao.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gusmao landing knees to the body.
Gusmao pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Gusmao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sinjo tries to pull guard but Gusmao holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sinjo drops back down to his feet.
Gustavo Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takahashi Sinjo.
Sinjo being controlled against the ropes.
Sinjo tries to score a body lock takedown but Gusmao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sinjo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gusmao prevents it.
Sinjo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gusmao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gusmao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gusmao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sinjo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gusmao lands an elbow that stopped Sinjo in his tracks for a moment.
Gusmao crunches a lovely knee into Sinjo's ribcage.
Sinjo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinjo is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sinjo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gusmao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gusmao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sinjo tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusmao is working Sinjo over against the ropes.
Gusmao lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sinjo fails to land.
Gusmao crunches a lovely knee into Sinjo's ribcage.
Gusmao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sinjo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sinjo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gusmao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sinjo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusmao throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Gusmao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinjo misses with a takedown
enabling Gusmao to counter with a crisp jab.
Sinjo misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Gusmao blocks the low kick.
Sinjo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinjo looks to land a combination but Gusmao avoids it well.
Sinjo throws a right and a left that Gusmao avoids nicely.
Gusmao throws a head kick that Sinjo semi-blocks.
Sinjo misses with a double jab.
Sinjo moves out of range as Gusmao strikes.
Sinjo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sinjo lands with a right hand.
Sinjo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gusmao.
Gusmao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sinjo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinjo walks into a left hand.
Takahashi Sinjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gusmao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinjo throws a leg kick but Gusmao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sinjo tries to clinch there but Gusmao circles away.
Gusmao feints and as Sinjo raises his hands in defense, Gusmao changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sinjo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gusmao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gusmao is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gusmao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sinjo is proving hard to escape from.
Gusmao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sinjo has a closed guard, preventing Gusmao from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Gusmao dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sinjo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gusmao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusmao misses with a body kick.
Gusmao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sinjo ducks under a wild hook from Gusmao.
Gusmao dodges the punch combination from Sinjo.
Sinjo scores with a three punch combo!
Gusmao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sinjo.
Sinjo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Gusmao misses.
Gusmao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gusmao thuds his shin into the meat of Sinjo's side.
Gusmao shoots for a double leg takedown but Sinjo sprawls well. He's pushed Gusmao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sinjo misses with a takedown attempt
and Gusmao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinjo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gusmao counters by moving into the clinch.
Sinjo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gusmao.
Gusmao presses Sinjo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gusmao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sinjo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gusmao is working Sinjo over against the ropes.
Gusmao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinjo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusmao.
Jab from Sinjo.
Sinjo misses with a takedown attempt
and Gusmao counters with a nice body kick.
Gustavo Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takahashi Sinjo.
Sinjo shoots for a double leg takedown but Gusmao sprawls well. He's pushed Sinjo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gusmao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gusmao counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinjo throws a right and a left that Gusmao avoids nicely.
Gusmao connects with the punch.
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.
Sinjo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gusmao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sinjo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sinjo is trying to control but can't.
Gusmao seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gusmao wants to take a breather but Sinjo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinjo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusmao.
Sinjo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gusmao pulls his head out easily.
Sinjo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sinjo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusmao.
A big left from Gusmao misses.
Sinjo misses with a wild combination.
Sinjo misses with a leg kick
and Sinjo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gusmao stuffs the takedown.
Sinjo moves out of range of the body kick.
Sinjo throws a series of punches but Gusmao moves out of range.
Sinjo lands with a nice combination. Gusmao backs away looking to recover.
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.
No joy there for Sinjo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sinjo.
Takahashi Sinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Sinjo is out of range.
Sinjo catches Gusmao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sinjo ducks under a wild hook from Gusmao.
Gustavo Gusmao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gusmao misses with a looping left.
Sinjo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gusmao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sinjo sprawls well initially but Gusmao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sinjo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sinjo.
Gusmao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gusmao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sinjo's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Gusmao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gusmao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Gusmao!
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energy
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RATING
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