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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between San Cristobal Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Chips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Cristobal Fuente could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ted Chips's chin.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, San Cristobal Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Chips!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuente changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chips looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chips can't do much from the bottom here.
Chips tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Chips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fuente is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chips will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fuente scores with punches from side control.
Fuente wants to control but Chips is keeping him busy.
Chips manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chips is looking for a sweep. Fuente is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fuente wants to free his trapped foot but Chips is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chips trying to control but Fuente postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente tries to pass to full mount but Chips defends it.
Chips trying to control from the bottom.
Fuente thows a huge punch but Chips dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuente.
Fuente drops his hands momentarily and Chips takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chips blocks a jab.
Fuente fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chips throws the left hand but Fuente avoids the punch easily.
Fuente shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fuente wants to control from the top but Chips keeps moving.
Chips looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fuente has picked Chips up and slammed him! Chips can't keep hold of the triangle and Fuente manages to pass to side control!
Fuente 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chips tries to buck Fuente off but Fuente is having none of it.
Fuente throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chips sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fuente 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.
Chips wants to get back to full guard.
Fuente perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chips is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fuente scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chips flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuente tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chips knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chips is defending against the submission attempts here by Fuente.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fuente leaves Chips with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuente.
Fuente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chips circles away quickly and effectively.
Fuente gets caught flat footed, as Chips shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chips postures up in Fuente's guard and throws a big left but Fuente blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuente throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chips got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fuente has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chips has managed to get both his arms back between Fuente's legs - danger averted.
Fuente has his foot on Chips's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chips works his way back into a safe position though.
Fuente is breathing heavily.
Chips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuente avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuente looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuente gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chips drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chips jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chips drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fuente dives on top into guard.
Chips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fuente throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Cristobal Fuente dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuente misses with a takedown
and Chips counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chips content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chips's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fuente pulls Chips in to control the position.
Fuente looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuente, not yet.
Chips looking to pass the guard.
Chips throwing strikes from guard but Fuente blocks nicely.
Fuente looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuente, not yet.
Chips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuente trying to keep a closed guard but Chips is proving a slippery customer.
Fuente wants to hit a switch here but Chips passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fuente there!
Chips connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chips pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chips working the ground and pound effectively.
Ted Chips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chips prevents Fuente from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chips landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chips working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chips trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chips lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuente is looking to get to half guard.
Chips with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips cracks Fuente with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chips content just to control the position here.
Chips scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fuente?
BOOM! Chips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fuente keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chips tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Chips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chips with good strikes from the mount here!
Chips tries to control but Fuente wriggling away.
Chips scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chips avoids the attempt from Fuente to control.
Chips controlling his opponent.
Chips lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuente is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Fuente that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fuente tries to hold on but Chips pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuente in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chips wants to control the pace but Fuente is squirming around nicely.
Fuente is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Chips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Fuente avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuente throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chips was covering up waiting for the punch and Fuente finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fuente drops back looking for a leg! Chips is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chips manages to kick Fuente off! Fuente jumps back into Chips's guard.
Fuente scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chips wants to sweep here but Fuente controlling him for the moment.
Fuente with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fuente stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chips keeping moving, preventing Fuente from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fuente defends well.
Chips escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fuente gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fuente wants to control from the top but Chips keeps moving.
Fuente trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chips trying to keep a closed guard but Fuente is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Fuente wants to control from the top but Chips keeps moving.
Fuente working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fuente with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chips decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fuente's guard.
Chips's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fuente escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chips gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chips controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fuente escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chips gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chips stands up over Fuente, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips scoring with some ground and pound.
Chips works over Fuente with some ground and pound from guard.
Fuente looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chips chips away with some ground and pound.
Chips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chips is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuente has wrist control.
Chips lands a couple of digs.
Fuente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chips controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fuente has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chips can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuente looking for subs off his back but Chips has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chips trying to control from half guard but Fuente is working away.
Chips lands with a punch from half guard.
Chips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chips is looking to take a break and control but Fuente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuente is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chips's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chips's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Chips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chips has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Chips!
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energy
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