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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TRINIDAD SANCHEZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiago Neto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TRINIDAD SANCHEZ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiago Neto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
SANCHEZ looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Neto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Neto lands in his opponent's guard.
Neto lands a couple of digs.
Neto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Neto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
SANCHEZ is trying to keep Neto in close.
Neto thows a big elbow that misses.
Neto wants to control from the top but SANCHEZ keeps moving.
Neto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Neto working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of SANCHEZ's head.
Neto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Neto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
SANCHEZ might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
SANCHEZ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neto thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now SANCHEZ is on top in guard.
Neto working a defensive guard here.
Neto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto striking off his back but it's not causing SANCHEZ any problems.
Neto looking to control.
Neto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Neto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Neto looking to hit a scissor sweep but SANCHEZ is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neto shoots in for a takedown but SANCHEZ shows good takedown defense.
Neto shoots in and drives through. SANCHEZ sprawls well.
TRINIDAD SANCHEZ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Neto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SANCHEZ has his takedown stuffed
and Neto counters with a shoot takedown. SANCHEZ fights it but they end up in guard.
Neto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
SANCHEZ tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neto looks up at the clock and then as SANCHEZ takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Neto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Neto wants to control but SANCHEZ is keeping him busy.
Neto looks up at the clock and then as SANCHEZ takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Neto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
SANCHEZ is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neto lands a nice short elbow.
SANCHEZ is not content to let Neto control the position.
Neto thows a huge punch but SANCHEZ dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Neto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Neto checks the leg kick.
SANCHEZ throws a low kick but Neto avoids it.
TRINIDAD SANCHEZ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neto with a lazy takedown attempt
and SANCHEZ counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
SANCHEZ is trying to control. Neto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neto is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Neto trying to control here.
Neto punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
SANCHEZ blocks the strikes from Neto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Neto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
SANCHEZ tries for a takedown but Neto circles away easily
and Neto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
SANCHEZ keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
Neto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as SANCHEZ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
SANCHEZ trying to control the position.
Neto throwing strikes from guard but SANCHEZ blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SANCHEZ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
SANCHEZ looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neto with a poor takedown
and SANCHEZ counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SANCHEZ is working for a kimura but Neto is defending it quite comfortably.
Neto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Neto looking to hit a scissor sweep but SANCHEZ is one step ahead there.
Neto tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. SANCHEZ 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 Neto.
Neto tries to improve position but can't.
Tiago Neto has got the better of the ground game so far.
SANCHEZ tries for a kimura but Neto is defending well.
SANCHEZ thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Neto wants to control but SANCHEZ postures up.
Neto throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
SANCHEZ working away.
Neto regains half guard.
SANCHEZ is looking for a kimura but Neto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for SANCHEZ to get the leverage.
Neto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. SANCHEZ is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neto slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neto trying to control from half guard but SANCHEZ is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that TRINIDAD SANCHEZ will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Neto closes the distance and clinches up with SANCHEZ, looking for a takedown. Neto pushes SANCHEZ against the cage but SANCHEZ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
TRINIDAD SANCHEZ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
SANCHEZ tries for a takedown but Neto circles away easily
so Neto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
SANCHEZ has his foot on Neto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neto works his way back into a safe position though.
Neto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
SANCHEZ is trying to control the position but Neto postures up.
Neto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto works over SANCHEZ with some ground and pound from guard.
Neto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
SANCHEZ keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
Neto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Neto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
SANCHEZ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neto.
SANCHEZ working for a triangle but Neto defends it easily.
SANCHEZ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of SANCHEZ's head.
SANCHEZ is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neto chips away with some ground and pound.
Neto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neto won't allow SANCHEZ to get back to his feet.
SANCHEZ has his foot on Neto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neto works his way back into a safe position though.
Neto drops back looking for a leg! SANCHEZ is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and SANCHEZ manages to kick Neto off! Neto jumps back into SANCHEZ's guard.
SANCHEZ is trying to control the position but Neto postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
SANCHEZ with a lazy takedown attempt
and Neto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in SANCHEZ's guard now.
SANCHEZ not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
SANCHEZ keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
SANCHEZ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neto.
Neto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
SANCHEZ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neto.
Neto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
SANCHEZ is looking to control Neto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can SANCHEZ avoid being mounted?
SANCHEZ wants to get back to his feet.
Neto is trying to work for a kimura but SANCHEZ is defending well.
Neto stalling.
Neto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Neto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Neto 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Neto!
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energy
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RATING
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