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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Faces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor's entrance music is Enigma - Hello and welcome. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Faces!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faces. Faces circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Faces throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faces on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faces doesn't manage to clinch there - Victor circles away.
Victor misses with a looping right.
Victor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Victor misses with a double jab.
Victor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faces tries to avoid it but Victor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faces to the ground. Faces escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor throws the left hand but Faces avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Faces as Victor shoots in.
Victor slips a jab from Faces.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces scores with a shot to the body.
Victor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Victor misses.
Faces ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victor moves away.
Cassiano Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faces looks to land a left hand but Victor moved out of range nicely.
Faces misses with a wild combination.
Faces swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victor throws a looping overhand right but Faces ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Some wild striking there from Faces.
Faces falls off balance throwing a combination
and Victor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Faces's guard.
Victor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Faces throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Faces working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Victor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Victor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Victor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faces has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Victor has managed to get both his arms back between Faces's legs - danger averted.
Faces preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor stands and throws Faces's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Faces is not content to let Victor control the position.
Faces regains half guard.
Victor prevents Faces from improving his position.
Victor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faces's head.
Victor works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Faces is trying to control Victor's posture but Victor avoids it.
Faces is looking to regain half guard here but Victor keeps moving and retains side control.
Victor wants to control but Faces is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Victor lands a jab to the head.
Faces fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Faces.
Victor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faces's waist but Faces gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Victor off to one side.
Victor loads up on a big right hand but Faces slips the punch.
Faces misses with a looping right.
Victor throws a body punch but Faces moves out of range.
Faces misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Victor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faces doesn't seem phased though.
Faces wants to clinch but Victor slips to the side
and Victor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Victor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faces throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Faces throws a head kick that misses
and Victor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Victor.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Victor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Faces is trying to control the position but Victor postures up.
Faces keeping moving, preventing Victor from controlling successfully.
Victor with a nice head shot there.
Victor trying to control but Faces is working from the bottom.
Victor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faces has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Victor has managed to get both his arms back between Faces's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor wants to control from the top but Faces keeps moving.
Faces has an active guard here but Victor has managed to pass into half guard.
Victor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Victor is keen to just control but Faces is a slippery customer.
Victor trying to control the pace.
Victor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Faces does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Victor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faces is trying to control but can't.
Faces is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Victor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faces keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Victor.
Faces wants to clinch but Victor slips to the side
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
Faces tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faces throws a head kick that misses
and Victor counters with a single leg into guard. Faces didn't expect that.
Victor trying to control but Faces is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor forces his way into half guard.
Faces trying to hold on to Victor's head to control him but Victor postures up.
Victor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faces defending well though.
Victor is looking to stall here but Faces recovers full guard.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Faces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faces looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Faces looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Victor misses with a takedown attempt - Faces sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Faces misses with a kick to the body.
Victor throws a jab but it's blocked by Faces.
Faces is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faces swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faces throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Victor on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces defending well as Victor loads up on a big left hand.
Victor looks to throw the jab but Faces is out of range.
Faces tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faces defending well as Victor loads up on a big left hand.
Faces throws a nice looking combination but Victor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victor looks to throw the jab but Faces is out of range.
Victor throws a hook but Faces blocks it.
Faces displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Victor throws out the jab.
Victor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
Victor moves out of range of the body kick.
Victor loads up on a big right hand but Faces slips the punch.
Victor throws a big shot that misses.
Faces is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faces misses with an uppercut. Victor saw that one coming.
Faces tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Victor counters with a stiff right hand.
Faces staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faces moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victor. Faces does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Faces sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Victor somewhat.
Victor scores with a nice strike.
Faces falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
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.
Faces wants to clinch up but Victor keeps it at a distance.
Victor loads up on a big right hand but Faces slips the punch.
Faces moves into the clinch.
Faces throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faces tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faces keeps control of Victor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faces leaning against his opponent.
Faces lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Cassiano Victor has been cut.
Faces is leaning against Victor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faces utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victor blocks an elbow strike from Faces.
Faces with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Victor is trying to drag Faces to the mat but Faces just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassiano Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faces lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Faces really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faces throws a leg kick which misses Victor's front leg but catches the back leg as Victor tries to avoid it.
Victor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Victor misses with a looping left.
Victor shoots for a takedown but Faces saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Faces moves out of range as Victor strikes.
Faces stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faces slips a straight right by Victor.
Faces throws out a loose jab but Victor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces fails in his attempt to clinch.
Victor dives in and grabs Faces's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faces pushes down on Victor's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassiano Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor swings for the body but Faces moves out of range.
Faces blocks a jab.
Faces will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Faces's half guard.
Victor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Faces knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Faces trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Faces manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Victor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faces is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Faces has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Victor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Faces looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Faces is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Faces keeping moving, preventing Victor from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor looking to sit in guard and control but Faces gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Faces has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Victor is proving hard to escape from.
Faces trying to control but Victor is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Faces uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Victor.
Faces lands a head shot.
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.
Victor avoids the body shot from Faces.
Victor ducks under a wild hook from Faces.
Rex Faces is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faces tries a head kick but it misses.
Victor misses with a straight right.
Victor shoots for a double leg takedown but Faces sprawls well. He's pushed Victor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victor throws out a loose jab but Faces uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faces slips a jab from Victor.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Faces dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Victor throws a hook but Faces blocks it.
Victor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victor moves away from the strike by Faces.
Victor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Victor shoots in looking for a takedown. Faces tries to sprawl out of it but Victor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faces manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Faces tries to close the distance and clinch but Victor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faces throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Victor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Faces 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Victor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faces.
Faces closes the distance looking to clinch
and Victor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faces won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Faces's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cassiano Victor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faces tries to buck Victor off but Victor is having none of it.
Victor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Faces!
Victor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faces tries to lock up and control but Victor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Victor tries to control but Faces wriggling away.
Victor looking for a guillotine from mount but Faces is having none of it.
Faces regains half guard.
Victor trying to pass the guard but Faces defending well.
Victor is keen to just control but Faces is a slippery customer.
Faces actively working from the bottom here.
Faces is trying to maintain the position but Victor is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faces wants to improve his position but Victor is controlling well.
Faces is staying active underneath Victor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Victor passes the guard and advances to mount!
Victor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Faces can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Faces is trying to escape the mount.
Faces tries to lock up and control but Victor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Faces is looking to improve his position but Victor isn't that keen on the idea.
Faces is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Faces takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor working Faces over with strikes here.
Faces sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Victor is pressing down on Faces's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faces is holding on for now.
Faces is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Victor pulls his head out easily.
Victor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faces trying to hold on to Victor's head to control him but Victor postures up.
Victor lands with a punch from half guard.
Victor is controlling the pace.
Faces looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cassiano Victor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Victor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassiano Victor!
Cassiano Victor retains his welterweight title!
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