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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Guedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guedes comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Vasquez has chosen Cigaro as his entrance music. Cristiano Vasquez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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171 cm
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155 lbs
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173 cm
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murilo Guedes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristiano Vasquez! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed right hand from Guedes misses the target. Vasquez shoots in and drives through. Guedes sprawls well. Guedes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Guedes passes to full mount! Vasquez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guedes won't let Vasquez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Vasquez taking shots to the head. Guedes working Vasquez over with strikes here. Guedes landing strikes, looking to finish! This has been an exciting period of action! Guedes looking for a guillotine from mount but Vasquez is having none of it. Guedes landing strikes from the mount.
Vasquez is rocked! Guedes wants to finish this one by submission but Vasquez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guedes. Guedes trying to control but Vasquez is having none of it. Guedes is breathing heavily. Vasquez working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guedes landing strikes, looking to finish! Guedes landing shots from mount. Vasquez tries to hold on but Guedes postures up. Vasquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Guedes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Guedes unloading with bombs! Guedes is landing with some decent strikes but Vasquez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Vasquez wants to hold on but Guedes pushes him away. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Guedes working Vasquez over with strikes here. Vasquez blocking the ground and pound. Guedes lands a heavy elbow. Guedes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vasquez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vasquez is looking to improve his position but Guedes isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Vasquez tries to hold on but Guedes pushes him away. Guedes prevents Vasquez from getting the reversal. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Guedes lands a big shot there that rocks Vasquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vasquez regains half guard. Guedes prevents Vasquez from improving his position. Vasquez pushes Guedes off looking to stand but Guedes dives back in and keeps control.
Vasquez is trying to control but can't.
Vasquez tries to get to full guard but Guedes has control of the leg. Guedes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vasquez!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guedes scoring with strikes but Vasquez is staying in there. Vasquez tries to hold on but Guedes postures up. Guedes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Guedes prevents Vasquez from getting the reversal. Guedes landing strikes from the mount. Vasquez is trying to escape the mount.
Guedes working away from the top, dropping strikes. Guedes wants to control the pace but Vasquez is squirming around nicely. Guedes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Vasquez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guedes looking to finish with strikes here!
Guedes is working for a guillotine from mount but Vasquez frees his head quite easily.
That's four 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. Vasquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Guedes dominating with strikes here. Vasquez holds on to Guedes around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks. Poor strikes thrown by Guedes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vasquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Guedes.
Guedes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasquez hang on? Guedes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Guedes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Guedes dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vasquez. Vasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Guedes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Some wild striking there from Vasquez.
Guedes takes one to the chin there. Cristiano Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vasquez misses with a double jab.
Guedes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Vasquez taking some punishment here, with Guedes in his half guard. Vasquez is looking to control Guedes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vasquez avoid being mounted? Vasquez is staying active underneath Guedes, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vasquez regains full guard. Nicely done. Vasquez is pulling down on Guedes's head to control his posture. Guedes pushes down on Vasquez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guedes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Guedes is working hard here to advance position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Guedes missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Guedes not landing any meaningful shots this time. Guedes wants to pass to mount but Vasquez is defending the position. Vasquez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Guedes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Vasquez is staying active underneath Guedes, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Vasquez trying to control from the bottom.
Guedes prevents Vasquez from standing back up.
Guedes moves into full mount! Vasquez won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guedes working Vasquez over with strikes here. Vasquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Guedes.
Guedes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Vasquez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Guedes dominating with strikes here. Guedes working Vasquez over with strikes here. Vasquez manages to regain half guard. Good work. Murilo Guedes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Vasquez is refusing to be controlled, as Guedes sits in half guard. Guedes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vasquez! Vasquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Guedes landing strikes from the mount and Vasquez is in trouble! Vasquez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vasquez tries to get to full guard but Guedes has control of the leg. Guedes is pressing down on Vasquez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vasquez is holding on for now. Guedes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Guedes is trying to work for a kimura but Vasquez is defending well.
Guedes is working for a kimura but Vasquez is defending it quite comfortably.
Guedes stops Vasquez from getting back to his feet.
Guedes seems to be looking for submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. A left and a right from Vasquez both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Vasquez throws a series of punches but Guedes moves out of range. Guedes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Guedes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guedes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Guedes unloading with bombs! Vasquez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guedes is going olschool here, as he tries to force Vasquez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vasquez shrugs it off. Vasquez can't escape the position.
Guedes scoring with strikes but Vasquez is staying in there. Vasquez tries to hold on but Guedes postures up. Guedes is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Guedes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Murilo Guedes!
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energy
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hype
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