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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Sedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Fabricio dos Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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190 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Sedin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sedin.
Sedin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
dos Santos tries to clinch up.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sedin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sedin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Sedin, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes Sedin against the cage but Sedin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Sedin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sedin looks to throw the jab but dos Santos is out of range.
dos Santos avoids the head kick by Sedin.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sedin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henrik Sedin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sedin throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sedin slaps away a takedown attempt from dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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 misses with a wild combination.
Sedin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Sedin circles away.
Sedin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sedin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sedin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Sedin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Sedin.
dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Sedin throws the kick towards the body but dos Santos avoids it.
That's four 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.
Sedin misses with a head kick.
dos Santos wants to clinch.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sedin defends it nicely.
Sedin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Sedin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dos Santos throws a series of punches but Sedin moves out of range.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sedin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sedin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to clinch up but Sedin circles away and keeps his distance.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sedin is trying to defend but dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sedin kicks dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedin throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Fabricio dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos Santos avoids the head kick by Sedin.
Sedin throws a head kick but dos Santos moves out of range.
Sedin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Fabricio dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sedin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sedin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sedin stuffs the takedown.
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.
Sedin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sedin.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Sedin.
Nice defenses there by dos Santos.
Sedin throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Sedin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dos Santos throws a right hand that Sedin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sedin also avoids with ease.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sedin as he avoids it easily.
Sedin throws a solid leg kick but dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sedin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sedin misses.
dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Sedin moves out of range.
dos Santos moves out of range as Sedin strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dos Santos.
Sedin misses with a wild combination.
Sedin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
dos Santos is looking to clinch but Sedin is avoiding it.
Sedin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sedin.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Sedin, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes Sedin against the cage but Sedin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sedin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and dos Santos is able to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dos Santos staying out of range there.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sedin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henrik Sedin 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. And we move into the final round!
dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Sedin pushes him off.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sedin defends it nicely.
dos Santos defending well as Sedin loads up on a big left hand.
dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sedin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos wants to clinch.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sedin tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sedin to the ground. Sedin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sedin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dos Santos.
dos Santos slips under a jab from Sedin.
Sedin misses with a head kick.
Sedin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two 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.
Sedin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sedin looks to land a body kick but dos Santos moved away.
Sedin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows dos Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
dos Santos won't allow Sedin to get back to his feet.
Sedin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Sedin.
Sedin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedin throws a right hand that dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to clinch up but Sedin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sedin as dos Santos shoots in.
Sedin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sedin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sedin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
dos Santos avoids the head kick by Sedin.
dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sedin.
Sedin misses with a body kick.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Sedin moves out of range.
Sedin throws a solid leg kick but dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sedin.
A big left from Sedin misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sedin circles away quickly and effectively.
Fabricio dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrik Sedin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That round was too close to call.
I've got Sedin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Sedin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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