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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Charuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charuto has chosen Sergio Mendes - Joga Bontio as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Charuto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charuto shoots in looking for a takedown. Archer tries to sprawl out of it but Charuto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Archer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Archer scores with a nice right hand.
Charuto moves out of range as Archer strikes.
Charuto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Archer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Charuto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charuto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Archer's waist but Archer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Charuto off to one side.
Charuto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Archer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charuto.
Charuto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sterling Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Charuto.
Archer throws a hook but Charuto blocks it.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charuto.
Archer looks to land a right hand but Charuto moved out of range.
Archer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charuto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Archer circles away.
Charuto dives in and grabs Archer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Archer pushes down on Charuto's head and hops out.
Charuto looks gassed!
Charuto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Archer avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Alan Charuto has been cut.
Archer stalks Charuto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Charuto's face. Charuto staggers backwards, shaken.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer drops Charuto with a beautiful combination! Charuto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Archer is looking for the KO!
Charuto is rocked!
Archer digs a good hook to Charuto's body.
A left lands for Archer.
That has opened up Alan Charuto's cut even more.
Charuto slips under a jab from Archer.
Sterling Archer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Charuto on the side of the head.
Archer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charuto doesn't seem bothered though.
Archer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Charuto's head back.
Archer throws a hook but Charuto avoids it easily.
Charuto takes one to the chin there.
Charuto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer sizes up Charuto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Archer throws a jab when Charuto was well out of range.
Charuto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Archer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Charuto somewhat.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
Archer scores with a jab to the head.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Charuto's head back.
Archer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charuto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Alan Charuto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Charuto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charuto slips a jab and a cross from Archer.
Archer with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer with a hook.
Charuto moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer jabs at Charuto's body.
Charuto avoids the body shot from Archer.
Archer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Archer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charuto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Archer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Charuto.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charuto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer throws a body punch but Charuto moves out of range.
Archer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Archer wants it to stay on the feet.
Sterling Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charuto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Archer connects with a crisp jab.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Archer throws a shot to the body.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Charuto's head back.
Charuto drops his hands momentarily and Archer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Archer throws a nice looking combination but Charuto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charuto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Archer throws out the jab.
Charuto misses with a takedown attempt - Archer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Archer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charuto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Charuto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charuto shoots in for a double leg but Archer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charuto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling Archer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Charuto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Archer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Archer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Charuto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archer.
A telegraphed right hand from Archer misses the target.
Archer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charuto can do to turn this around?
Charuto fails with the takedown.
Charuto dodges the punch combination from Archer.
Archer throws an overhand right that lands on Charuto's shoulder, as Charuto tries to avoid the shot.
Archer throws the left hand but Charuto avoids the punch easily.
Charuto defending well as Archer loads up on a big left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Charuto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Archer has got the better of the exchanges.
Charuto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Archer as Charuto shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Archer stuns Charuto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Archer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Archer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer tries to bum rush Charuto with a series of wild strikes but Charuto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charuto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Archer lands with a nice body punch.
Charuto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Archer scores with a one two! Charuto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Charuto dodges the punch combination from Archer.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of Charuto's head.
Archer throws a one two combo.
Archer stuffs the takedown.
Sterling Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Charuto.
Charuto misses with an uppercut.
Archer throws a shot from downtown. Charuto moves away and avoids it.
Sterling Archer is winning the standup battle so far.
Charuto ducks right into an uppercut from Archer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tests Charuto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Archer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Archer misses.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Charuto moved out of range nicely.
Charuto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Archer defends it nicely.
Archer scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Archer scores with a four punch combination!
Charuto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archer.
Charuto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Archer is fending him off so far but Charuto persists. Nope, Archer circles away and we're back to standing.
Archer looks to land a right hand but Charuto moved out of range.
Archer lands with a shot to the body.
Charuto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Archer.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charuto ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Archer.
Charuto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archer.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer throws a hook but Charuto blocks it.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charuto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Archer.
Charuto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Archer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charuto circles away quickly and effectively.
Charuto cracks Archer with a good jab.
Charuto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Archer but Archer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice shot lands for Archer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws an overhand right that lands on Charuto's shoulder, as Charuto tries to avoid the shot.
Charuto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Charuto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charuto walks into a straight right hand from Archer.
Archer misses with a hook. Charuto ducked under it nicely.
A nice combination there by Archer.
Archer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Charuto.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Charuto is defended easily by Archer.
Archer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Charuto counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charuto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Archer as he jumps to the side.
Archer connects with a right hand. Charuto shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling Archer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Charuto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Archer lands a jab to Charuto's midsection.
A slow jab from Archer misses its intended target.
Archer scores with a three punch combo!
Charuto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Archer misses with the combination.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charuto fails with the takedown.
Charuto dives in and grabs Archer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Archer pushes down on Charuto's head and hops out.
Archer throws a series of strikes that have Charuto backpedaling.
Archer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Archer throws a series of strikes that have Charuto backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charuto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Charuto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Archer is trying to defend but Charuto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is refusing to be controlled, as Charuto sits in half guard.
Charuto is working for a submission of some sort.
Archer tries to get to full guard but Charuto has control of the leg.
Archer keeping hold of Charuto's head, controlling as best he can.
Archer trying to hold on to Charuto's head to control him but Charuto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Charuto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Charuto is looking to stall here but Archer recovers full guard.
Archer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Archer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Archer moves into full mount! Charuto won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charuto working to try and regain half guard.
Archer controlling from the full mount.
Archer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Archer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Archer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Archer!
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