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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celso Lisboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celso Lisboa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Celso Lisboa!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lisboa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Araujo.
It looks like Celso Lisboa has been cut.
Araujo connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lisboa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lisboa forces Araujo back against the cage and clinches.
Lisboa looking to slow down the pace here.
Lisboa lands an elbow just above Araujo 's eye.
Lisboa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lisboa landing knees to the head.
Lisboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Araujo blocks it with crossed arms.
Araujo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lisboa has him pressed against the cage.
Lisboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Araujo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lisboa.
Lisboa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lisboa darts in and clinches Araujo up against the cage.
Lisboa is trying to drag Araujo to the mat but Araujo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Araujo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lisboa connects with a knee to the head.
Lisboa looks gassed!
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Lisboa has him pressed against the cage.
Araujo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lisboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Araujo drops Lisboa with a beautiful combination! Lisboa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Araujo is looking for the KO!
Lisboa is rocked!
Araujo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lisboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lisboa wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
Lisboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lisboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lisboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Araujo throws a looping overhand right but Lisboa ducks down to avoid it.
Lisboa tries to clinch up but Araujo circles away and keeps his distance.
Araujo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeff Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lisboa rushes Araujo and presses him up against the cage.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch but Lisboa keeps him there for the moment.
Lisboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lisboa breaks from the clinch.
Araujo misses with a wild combination.
Lisboa is looking to clinch.
Lisboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lisboa clinches with his opponent.
Lisboa is trying to stall.
Lisboa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Araujo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jeff Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Celso Lisboa.
Araujo tries to score a body lock takedown but Lisboa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Araujo tries to score a body lock takedown but Lisboa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lisboa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lisboa wants to stand but Araujo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Araujo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo wants to stand up but Lisboa is controlling him.
Araujo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lisboa.
Lisboa gets to his feet - Araujo follows without any prompting.
Lisboa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Araujo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lisboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Araujo wants to get back to striking at distance but Lisboa won't allow it.
Lisboa pulls Araujo into guard.
Araujo gets to his feet. Lisboa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Araujo misses with a wild combination.
Araujo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Araujo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisboa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Araujo to score with a decent uppercut.
Lisboa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Araujo, pushing him back against the cage.
Lisboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lisboa breaks the clinch.
Lisboa ducks under a wild hook from Araujo.
Lisboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lisboa tries to clinch but Araujo moves out of range.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Araujo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lisboa slips a jab and a cross from Araujo.
Araujo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lisboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Araujo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lisboa is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Araujo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Araujo throws the left hand but Lisboa avoids the punch easily.
Araujo cracks Lisboa with a good jab.
Lisboa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Araujo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lisboa somewhat.
Araujo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lisboa forces Araujo back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lisboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Araujo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lisboa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Araujo.
Lisboa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lisboa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Araujo's face.
Lisboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lisboa successfully pulls guard.
Lisboa working for a triangle but Araujo defends it easily.
Araujo stops Lisboa from standing up.
Lisboa has his feet on Araujo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lisboa moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
Lisboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo works over Lisboa's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Araujo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Celso Lisboa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Araujo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jeff Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araujo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lisboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lisboa lands an elbow inside.
Lisboa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Araujo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lisboa forces Araujo back against the cage and clinches.
Araujo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lisboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Lisboa.
Lisboa jumps into guard, dragging Araujo to the mat.
Araujo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Araujo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lisboa wriggles free and stands up.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
Araujo leaves Lisboa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Lisboa misses.
Araujo lands an overhand right.
Lisboa rushes Araujo and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lisboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Araujo tries to bum rush Lisboa with a series of wild strikes but Lisboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lisboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lisboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Lisboa closes the distance and pushes Araujo back into the cage.
Lisboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Araujo tries to break the clinch but Lisboa is controlling the position.
Lisboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lisboa dodges the punch combination from Araujo.
Lisboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeff Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Celso Lisboa.
A slow jab from Araujo misses its intended target.
Lisboa fails with a takedown attempt.
Lisboa is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Araujo misses the target.
Lisboa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Araujo defends it nicely.
Araujo throws a hook but Lisboa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Araujo with a hook.
Lisboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lisboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lisboa fails with a takedown attempt.
Lisboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lisboa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Araujo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Araujo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lisboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lisboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lisboa.
Lisboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Araujo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lisboa pushes Araujo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lisboa lands a damaging elbow.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch but Lisboa keeps him there for the moment.
Araujo can't break the clinch.
Araujo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Araujo can't get the takedown.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisboa tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
Lisboa breaks from the clinch.
Lisboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Araujo tries to score a body lock takedown but Lisboa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Lisboa.
Lisboa gets underhooks to prevent Araujo's takedown attempt.
Lisboa has a couple of punches blocked by Araujo.
Lisboa with a knee to the head.
Lisboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Araujo is working for takedown but Lisboa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Araujo being controlled against the cage.
Lisboa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lisboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lisboa has Araujo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Araujo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Araujo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lisboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lisboa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Araujo up against the cage.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lisboa gets underhooks to prevent Araujo's takedown attempt.
Lisboa gets underhooks to prevent Araujo's takedown attempt.
Lisboa stalling in the clinch.
Lisboa successfully pulls guard.
Araujo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lisboa has his feet on Araujo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Araujo.
Lisboa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lisboa throws a head kick but Araujo moves out of range.
Lisboa dodges the punch combination from Araujo.
Araujo throws a series of punches but Lisboa moves out of range.
Araujo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jeff Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araujo lands a really nice looking cross but Lisboa seems unphased.
Lisboa walks into a jab.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Araujo misses its intended target.
Lisboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lisboa wants to stall.
Araujo can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Celso Lisboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Celso Lisboa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Araujo misses with a double jab
and Lisboa counters with a nice body kick.
Lisboa wants to clinch.
Araujo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lisboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Araujo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lisboa slips a jab and a cross from Araujo.
Lisboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Lisboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Araujo misses with a wild combination.
Lisboa wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
Lisboa is looking to clinch.
Lisboa closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo tries to circle away but Lisboa has him pinned against the cage.
Lisboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lisboa decides to pull guard.
Araujo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lisboa wriggles free and stands up.
Araujo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lisboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Araujo scores with a jab.
Lisboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lisboa moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
Lisboa closes the distance and pushes Araujo back into the cage.
Araujo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lisboa stops a takedown attempt from Araujo.
Lisboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Araujo misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Araujo as Lisboa shoots in.
Araujo stuffs the takedown.
Lisboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Araujo can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Lisboa.
Lisboa trying to control the position but instead, Araujo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lisboa into the cage.
Lisboa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lisboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Araujo can't break the clinch.
Lisboa breaks from the clinch.
Araujo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Araujo scores with a one two! Lisboa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisboa tries to clinch but Araujo is having none of it.
Lisboa closes the distance and clinches.
Araujo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lisboa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Lisboa has him pressed against the cage.
Araujo can't break the clinch.
Lisboa keeps control of Araujo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Lisboa.
Celso Lisboa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Araujo working hard to break the clinch.
Araujo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lisboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Araujo wants to get back to striking at distance but Lisboa won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lisboa stops a takedown attempt from Araujo.
Lisboa tries to score a body lock takedown but Araujo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Araujo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lisboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
Araujo throws a right hand that Lisboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Lisboa also avoids with ease.
Lisboa closes the distance and clinches.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Lisboa has him pressed against the cage.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Lisboa has him pressed against the cage.
Araujo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lisboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Araujo scores with a one two! Lisboa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
A jab from Araujo does it's job there.
Jeff Araujo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lisboa walks into a jab.
Lisboa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Araujo is not content to let Lisboa control the position.
Araujo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lisboa stands up and beckons Araujo to his feet.
Araujo lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Araujo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Araujo scores with a four punch combination!
Lisboa tries to clinch there but Araujo circles away.
Lisboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Araujo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lisboa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Araujo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lisboa controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Araujo bucks up and throws Lisboa to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Lisboa tries to clinch up but Araujo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Araujo.
Araujo thuds his right hand into Lisboa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Araujo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Araujo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araujo throws a series of punches but Lisboa moves out of range.
Lisboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lisboa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Celso Lisboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lisboa 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Celso Lisboa!
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