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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tassio Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saad Ghanem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tassio Victor!
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, Saad Ghanem!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ghanem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Victor.
Some wild striking there from Victor.
Victor throws a right hand that Ghanem ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghanem also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ghanem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghanem fails to land with a series of punches.
Victor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Victor duly obliges.
Ghanem misses with a double jab.
Ghanem shoots in for a double leg but Victor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Victor misses.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghanem dodges the punch combination from Victor.
Ghanem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Victor as he avoids it easily.
A left lands for Victor.
Victor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghanem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghanem scores with a one two! Victor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a double jab
letting Ghanem counter with a right hand.
Ghanem misses with a combination
and Victor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Victor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ghanem goes for a takedown in the clinch but Victor prevents it.
Tassio Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Ghanem.
Victor has had enough of the clinch but Ghanem keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Victor.
Ghanem has Victor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Victor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Victor prevents Ghanem from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Victor.
Ghanem wants to get back to striking at distance but Victor won't allow it.
Good body shot from Victor.
Victor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Victor.
Victor lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghanem is looking to break free of the clinch but Victor has double underhooks.
Ghanem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghanem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Victor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghanem.
Ghanem shoots in for a double leg but Victor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ghanem throws a combination that misses
and Victor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Victor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghanem.
Ghanem misses with a double jab
and Victor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Ghanem with that takedown attempt.
Ghanem misses with a double jab
and Victor counters with a one-two to the body.
Ghanem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Victor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ghanem looks gassed!
Victor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ghanem throws a combination that misses
and Victor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor misses with a body shot.
A combination from Victor does no damage.
Victor slips a jab and a cross from Ghanem.
Victor throws a combination. Ghanem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Victor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor clinches up against the cage.
Victor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ghanem up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Victor.
Victor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Victor throws a right and a left that Ghanem avoids nicely.
Victor slips a straight right by Ghanem.
Victor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Victor wants it to stay on the feet.
Saad Ghanem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghanem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem moves away from the strike by Victor.
Victor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghanem.
Ghanem swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Victor counters with a nice body shot.
Tassio Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghanem cracks Victor with a good jab.
Victor throws a series of punches but Ghanem moves out of range.
Ghanem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ghanem shoots for a takedown but Victor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghanem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Victor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ghanem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ghanem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Victor is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ghanem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Victor counters with a nice uppercut.
Ghanem misses with a wild combination.
Ghanem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tassio Victor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ghanem misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Ghanem.
Victor throws a right and a left that Ghanem avoids nicely.
Ghanem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ghanem.
A combination from Ghanem does no damage.
Ghanem wants to clinch.
Victor is looking to wear down Ghanem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ghanem misses with a double jab
enabling Victor to counter with a crisp jab.
Tassio Victor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ghanem throws a series of punches but Victor avoids them all with ease.
Tassio Victor is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghanem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Victor has Ghanem up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ghanem as Victor tries to tie him up.
Victor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Victor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Victor is trying to break free.
Ghanem tries to break free but Victor pushes him back against the cage.
Victor lands an uppercut.
Victor keeps control of Ghanem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Victor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Victor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ghanem wants to clinch up but Victor keeps it at a distance.
Ghanem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ghanem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ghanem blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Victor!
Victor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ghanem counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghanem keeps the fight on the outside.
Ghanem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ghanem's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ghanem duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghanem.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ghanem.
Victor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ghanem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Victor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghanem.
Ghanem clinches with his opponent.
Ghanem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ghanem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victor tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghanem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghanem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Victor counters by clinching up.
Ghanem is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Victor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Victor has Ghanem pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Victor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ghanem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Victor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ghanem's efforts to push away.
Ghanem wants to get back to striking at distance but Victor won't allow it.
Ghanem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ghanem throws a series of punches but Victor avoids them all with ease.
Victor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ghanem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghanem dodges the punch combination from Victor.
Victor throws a combination that misses
letting Ghanem counter with a right hand.
Ghanem is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Ghanem misses with a combination
and Victor counters with a straight right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Ghanem scores with a four punch combination!
Ghanem misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ghanem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghanem tries to clinch but Victor moves away
and Ghanem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ghanem tries to clinch up but Victor circles away and keeps his distance.
Ghanem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Victor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghanem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Victor is out of range.
Ghanem tries to score a power double leg takedown but Victor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ghanem somewhat.
Tassio Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Ghanem.
Ghanem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Victor sprawls well. Victor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ghanem gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghanem tries to clinch up but Victor circles away and keeps his distance.
Victor throws a looping overhand right but Ghanem ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saad Ghanem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Victor has managed to clinch.
Victor is working Ghanem over against the cage.
Come on Victor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Victor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Victor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Victor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Victor.
Ghanem breaks from the clinch.
Victor fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ghanem.
Ghanem throws a combination. Victor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ghanem throws a good cross that connects.
Victor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghanem misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Victor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ghanem misses with a double jab.
Ghanem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Victor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victor swings for the body but Ghanem moves out of range.
Ghanem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ghanem tries to score a power double leg takedown but Victor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ghanem somewhat.
Victor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Victor misses with a two punch combination.
Ghanem might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Ghanem misses.
Ghanem is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Victor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghanem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghanem looks to land a combination but Victor avoids it well.
Ghanem wants to clinch but Victor slips to the side
and Victor counters by clinching up.
Victor is looking to break free of the clinch but Ghanem has double underhooks.
Ghanem takes a shot to the head.
Victor can't break the clinch.
Victor lands a left hand.
Ghanem blocks a body shot from Victor.
Ghanem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ghanem tries to clinch up
and Victor counters with a left and a right that stings Ghanem.
Victor misses with an uppercut. Ghanem saw that one coming.
Ghanem fails to land with a series of punches.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Ghanem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Victor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ghanem slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Ghanem misses with a combination
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
Ghanem misses with a few strikes there.
Ghanem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghanem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ghanem tries to score a power double leg takedown but Victor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ghanem somewhat.
Ghanem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Ghanem scores with a four punch combination!
Ghanem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victor circles away.
Tassio Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Ghanem.
Ghanem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghanem.
Ghanem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Victor counters with a straight right hand.
Victor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Victor closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ghanem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ghanem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghanem.
Victor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ghanem.
Victor moves in looking to clinch but Ghanem pushes him off.
Ghanem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ghanem throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Victor was covering up waiting for the punch and Ghanem finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ghanem got a little sloppy there for a moment and Victor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ghanem has managed to get both his arms back between Victor's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saad Ghanem.
I think Ghanem 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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