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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quebro Tua Cara (ranked 1249 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 155 p4p, 150 weight class). Quebro Tua Cara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quebro Tua Cara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Tua Cara.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Tua Cara pushes him away.
Quebro Tua Cara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua Cara has Soares up against the cage in a clinch.
Soares gets control of Tua Cara's arms and successfully pulls guard. Soares will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Soares has a closed guard, preventing Tua Cara from standing up.
Soares has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tua Cara is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Soares.
Soares manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua Cara is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tua Cara wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Soares uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tua Cara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tua Cara stands up and waves to Soares to follow him.
Tua Cara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tua Cara misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
Tua Cara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Soares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua Cara tries to clinch there but Soares circles away.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares stuns Tua Cara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tua Cara rushes Soares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tua Cara smiles and moves away.
Tua Cara takes the fight into the clinch.
Soares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soares gets control of Tua Cara's arms and successfully pulls guard. Soares will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua Cara wants to stand but Soares has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tua Cara tries to stand but Soares is controlling from the bottom.
Soares managing to control the position.
Soares wants to sweep here but Tua Cara controlling him for the moment.
That's four 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.
Tua Cara wanted to stand there but Soares had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Soares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soares scores with a nice strike.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua Cara.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Tua Cara shakes him off and moves away.
Soares swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua Cara.
Some wild striking there from Tua Cara.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Tua Cara. Those never looked like landing.
Tua Cara throws out a loose jab but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab-cross combination lands for Tua Cara and sends Soares crashing to the mat! Tua Cara follows him down to the mat - Soares regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Soares is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quebro Tua Cara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tua Cara doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares circles away.
Tua Cara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but Soares is having none of it.
Soares lands a nice hook to Tua Cara's body. Tua Cara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tua Cara tries to clinch there but Soares circles away.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up.
Tua Cara looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Soares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tua Cara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soares tries to clinch but Tua Cara is having none of it.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up but Soares circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua Cara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua Cara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soares circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua Cara ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
Tua Cara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tua Cara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tua Cara throws a sloppy head kick and Soares moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua Cara tries to clinch there but Soares circles away.
Tua Cara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Soares's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tua Cara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quebro Tua Cara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua Cara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
Some wild striking there from Tua Cara.
Sloppy strikes from Tua Cara. Those never looked like landing.
Tua Cara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Tua Cara and move into the clinch position.
Tua Cara misses with a straight right.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soares counters by moving into the clinch.
Soares jumps guard and drags Tua Cara to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Soares has a closed guard, preventing Tua Cara from standing up.
Soares pulls Tua Cara in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara wants to get up but he can't break Soares's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Soares seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Soares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soares is proving hard to escape from.
Soares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tua Cara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tua Cara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tua Cara defends it easily.
Tua Cara tries to stand but Soares is controlling from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Soares has an active guard here but Tua Cara has managed to pass into half guard.
Soares has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tua Cara is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabriel Soares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tua Cara is looking to clinch.
Tua Cara forces Soares back against the cage and clinches.
Soares jumps guard and drags Tua Cara to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tua Cara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up but Soares circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares gets a clinch.
Soares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tua Cara to keep the fight standing.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Tua Cara turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Soares tries to pull guard but Tua Cara won't allow it.
Quebro Tua Cara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Soares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Tua Cara has him pressed against the cage.
Tua Cara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soares has him pressed against the cage.
Tua Cara tries to break the clinch but Soares is controlling the position.
Soares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tua Cara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Soares can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua Cara breaks from the clinch.
Soares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soares jumps guard but Tua Cara turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soares manages to pull guard.
Tua Cara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soares's guard.
Soares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tua Cara gets to his feet. Soares looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
Soares scores with a jab to the body.
Tua Cara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tua Cara throws a one two combo.
Tua Cara misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Tua Cara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua Cara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soares counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soares.
Tua Cara is trying to push Soares away but Soares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
Soares avoiding damage as Tua Cara throws knees to the body.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tua Cara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tua Cara to keep the fight standing.
Soares ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soares no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soares has a closed guard, preventing Tua Cara from standing up.
Tua Cara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua Cara finish him?
Tua Cara misses with a double jab
and Soares counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tua Cara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tua Cara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares tries to pull guard but Tua Cara holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
Soares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tua Cara to keep the fight standing.
Tua Cara is stalling here.
Soares seems to have recovered his senses.
Soares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tua Cara to keep the fight standing.
Soares is struggling to control the position.
Tua Cara has had enough of the clinch but Soares keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quebro Tua Cara.
I think Tua Cara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quebro Tua Cara!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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