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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Viana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Viana looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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200 lbs
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195 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Viana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viana shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Viana moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Viana counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santos!
Viana is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Santos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Santos!
Santos wants to stand but Viana has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Viana has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viana passes Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Viana is controlling him
Viana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Viana is controlling him
Santos looks gassed!
Viana is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Viana is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Santos tries to roll over but Viana keeps him under control.
Viana stands up and beckons Santos to join him on the feet.
Santos throws a combination. Viana tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Viana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Viana lands in his opponent's guard.
Santos wants to control but Viana passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Viana is pressing down on Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santos is holding on for now.
Santos is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Viana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Viana could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Viana throwing shots but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viana is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Viana 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.
Viana closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Viana pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Viana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Viana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viana working the head and body with strikes.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Santos wants to control but Viana postures up.
Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Viana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Viana is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santos can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Viana slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Viana passes to full mount!
Viana scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viana working Santos over with strikes here.
Viana goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Santos turns into him and now he's in Viana's guard.
Viana doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Viana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santos is working Viana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Viana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Viana drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Viana has Santos in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Viana dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Viana.
Viana 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.
Santos is trying to control Viana's posture but Viana avoids it.
Check out the look on Viana's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Santos wants to control but Viana postures up.
Santos tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viana wants to control the action but instead Santos gets a body lock and reverses into Viana's guard! Nice work!
Viana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Viana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos won't allow Viana to sweep him here.
Viana has his feet on Santos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Viana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viana tries to clinch up.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Viana moves into the clinch.
Viana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viana can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Viana's head.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Viana fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Viana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Santos!
Viana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viana trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Viana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emerson Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viana sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Viana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Viana gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Viana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Viana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Viana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Viana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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