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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cigano Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordi Tejedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordi Tejedo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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225 cm
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180 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cigano Dos Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordi Tejedo! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Tejedo is avoiding it.
Tejedo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tejedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tejedo, pushing him back against the cage. Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Dos Santos is struggling to control the position. Tejedo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tejedo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dos Santos prevents it.
Dos Santos gets control of Tejedo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Tejedo has gone for a leg lock! Dos Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tejedo's guard. Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Tejedo won't let him. Tejedo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Dos Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tejedo is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tejedo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Tejedo won't let him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tejedo is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Tejedo is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
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. Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Tejedo being controlled against the cage. Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body. Dos Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tejedo's face.
Dos Santos lands an elbow inside. Dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
Tejedo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cigano Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordi Tejedo. A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body. Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tejedo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body. Tejedo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dos Santos prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tejedo as Dos Santos tries to tie him up. Tejedo takes an elbow to the forehead. Tejedo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tejedo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Tejedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tejedo swats him away and circles back towards the center. No luck for Tejedo with that takedown attempt. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tejedo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dos Santos stuffs the takedown. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tejedo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Horrible takedown by Tejedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad. Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Dos Santos is looking to clinch. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tejedo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dos Santos tries to clinch but Tejedo moves out of range. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tejedo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Dos Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cigano Dos Santos dominated that round. That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch. Dos Santos is looking to clinch. Tejedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tejedo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tejedo gets slowly back to his feet. Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Tejedo keeps the fight on the outside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dos Santos is looking to clinch. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tejedo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tejedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cigano Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dos Santos tries to clinch but Tejedo is having none of it. Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Tejedo pushes him off. Dos Santos instigates a clinch. Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tejedo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch. Tejedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Tejedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jordi Tejedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tejedo is defended easily by Dos Santos. Cigano Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordi Tejedo. Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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. Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Tejedo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tejedo off to one side. Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Tejedo circles away and keeps his distance. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tejedo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Tejedo keeps it at a distance. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tejedo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Tejedo pushes him off. Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Tejedo circles away.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Tejedo is avoiding it.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Tejedo moves out of range. Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Tejedo circles away.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Tejedo keeps it at a distance. Tejedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tejedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tejedo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Tejedo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Tejedo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily. Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Tejedo keeps it at a distance. Dos Santos is looking to clinch. Dos Santos tries to clinch up. Dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tejedo. Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Tejedo is avoiding it.
No luck for Tejedo with that takedown attempt. Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Tejedo keeps the fight on the outside. Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Tejedo keeps it at a distance. Dos Santos is looking to clinch. Tejedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up. Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Tejedo pushes him off.
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. Tejedo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Tejedo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Tejedo.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tejedo on the ground. Tejedo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jordi Tejedo will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Tejedo circles away.
Tejedo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Tejedo circles away and keeps his distance. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Tejedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Tejedo is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tejedo. Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Tejedo circles away and keeps his distance. Tejedo keeps the fight on the outside. Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Tejedo pushes him off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tejedo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dos Santos wants to clinch. Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Tejedo circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tejedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos. Dos Santos wants to clinch. Dos Santos tries to clinch but Tejedo moves out of range. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tejedo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dos Santos wants to clinch. Tejedo keeps the fight on the outside. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tejedo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dos Santos tries to clinch up. Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Tejedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dos Santos rushes Tejedo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Tejedo tries for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
Cigano Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordi Tejedo.
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. Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos is pressed up against the cage. Tejedo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dos Santos down to the mat. Dos Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Tejedo keeps it at a distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dos Santos tries to clinch but Tejedo moves out of range. Horrible takedown by Tejedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad. Tejedo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Tejedo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Tejedo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tejedo gets slowly back to his feet. Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Tejedo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tejedo's face.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body. Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Tejedo circles away.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Tejedo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Tejedo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work. Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Tejedo has control of the leg. Tejedo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dos Santos is just riding it out for now. Tejedo eventually gives up the hold. Dos Santos tries to kick Tejedo off but Tejedo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Tejedo.
Tejedo stops Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jordi Tejedo. I think Tejedo 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordi Tejedo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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