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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batista de Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Guia has chosen "Quilombo" by Soulfly as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Cris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Batista de Guia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Guia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cyborg clinches with his opponent.
Cyborg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by de Guia.
A short right hand to the side of the head by de Guia.
Cyborg goes for a takedown attempt but de Guia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as de Guia sprawls well. de Guia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cyborg gets slowly back to his feet.
de Guia wants to clinch but Cyborg slips to the side
and Cyborg counters by moving into the clinch.
de Guia prevents Cyborg from breaking the clinch.
Cyborg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cyborg looks for a takedown but de Guia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cris Cyborg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Guia blocks a head kick by Cyborg.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cyborg is defended easily by de Guia.
de Guia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Guia tries to clinch up
and Cyborg counters by clinching up.
Cyborg blocks an uppercut.
de Guia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from de Guia. No joy for Cyborg on that attempt.
Cyborg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Guia tries to avoid it but Cyborg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Guia to the ground. de Guia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cyborg is breathing heavily.
de Guia blocks the body kick.
de Guia avoids a kick to the body.
de Guia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cyborg sprawls well. Cyborg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Guia gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyborg leaves de Guia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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.
de Guia stuffs the takedown attempt from Cyborg. Cyborg gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyborg swats away the attempt to clinch by de Guia.
de Guia clinches but Cyborg breaks the clinch
and Cyborg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
de Guia takes the fight into the clinch.
de Guia breaks from the clinch.
de Guia gets a clinch.
de Guia successfully pulls guard.
Cyborg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
de Guia has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cyborg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Guia stuffs the takedown.
de Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Guia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
de Guia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyborg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Guia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cyborg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
de Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cyborg tries to clinch there but de Guia circles away.
de Guia darts in trying to clinch
and Cyborg counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Guia misses with a takedown attempt - Cyborg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cyborg tries for a takedown but de Guia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
de Guia looks to clinch
and Cyborg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cyborg.
Stalling in the clinch from de Guia.
de Guia prevents the takedown attempt.
de Guia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by de Guia.
de Guia pulls guard.
de Guia is trying to control the position but Cyborg postures up.
de Guia is looking to stand up but Cyborg isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batista de Guia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
de Guia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cyborg pinned against the cage. Cyborg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cyborg fails with a takedown attempt.
de Guia is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as de Guia sprawls well. de Guia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cyborg gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyborg closes this distance looking for a takedown but de Guia circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cris Cyborg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cyborg instigates a clinch.
de Guia manages to pull guard.
de Guia is trying to keep Cyborg in close.
Cyborg trying to control the position from guard on top but de Guia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de Guia wants to stand up but Cyborg is controlling him.
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.
Cyborg trying to control the position from guard on top but de Guia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyborg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as de Guia holds on and takes a little breather.
de Guia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cyborg is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg landing some decent shots from guard.
Cyborg wanted to stand there but de Guia had control of the position.
de Guia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
de Guia doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
de Guia keeping full guard, as Cyborg tries to pass.
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.
Cyborg postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cyborg dives in and grabs de Guia's left leg, looking for a takedown. de Guia pushes down on Cyborg's head and hops out.
de Guia moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as de Guia sprawls well. de Guia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cyborg gets slowly back to his feet.
Cris Cyborg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Guia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batista de Guia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by de Guia or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyborg which made him look bad.
de Guia dives in and grabs Cyborg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cyborg pushes down on de Guia's head and hops out.
Cyborg shoots in for a double leg but de Guia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cyborg misses with a takedown
and de Guia moves into the clinch.
Cyborg managing to block the knees to the body from de Guia.
de Guia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cyborg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Batista de Guia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg lands a body punch.
de Guia has Cyborg pressed against the cage, preventing Cyborg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cyborg effectively controlling the action here.
de Guia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cyborg.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Guia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de Guia scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cyborg wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by de Guia.
de Guia pulls guard successfully.
de Guia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cyborg tries to free his leg and advance position but de Guia is retaining full guard.
Cyborg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
de Guia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cyborg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cyborg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cyborg is stalling in the full guard.
de Guia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg tries to free his leg and advance position but de Guia is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de Guia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
de Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Guia tries to clinch but Cyborg is having none of it.
Cyborg throws a head kick that misses
and de Guia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cyborg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cyborg is defended easily by de Guia.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts de Guia as he jumps to the side.
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.
Nice body kick there by de Guia.
Cyborg shoots in but no luck this time.
de Guia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Guia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cyborg defends it nicely.
A head kick by Cyborg misses
and de Guia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de Guia.
Batista de Guia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Guia has had enough of the clinch but Cyborg keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cyborg fails to pull guard.
Cyborg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but de Guia is keeping busy.
Cris Cyborg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Guia breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batista de Guia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well de Guia 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batista de Guia!
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