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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio da Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio da Cruz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Fabio da Cruz!
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, Miguel Leite!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Leite as da Cruz shoots in.
Leite scores with a takedown into da Cruz's guard.
da Cruz wants to stand and escape but Leite is having none of it.
da Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leite looking to pass the guard.
Leite slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Leite pushing down on da Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
da Cruz is looking for a sweep. Leite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leite tries to stand but can't do so whilst da Cruz controls his leg.
Leite is trying to work for a kimura but da Cruz is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite is keen to just control but da Cruz is a slippery customer.
da Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leite clinches with his opponent.
da Cruz tries to pull guard but Leite holds him up against the cage and eventually da Cruz drops back down to his feet.
da Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Leite listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leite lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
da Cruz shoots in and drives through. Leite sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio da Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Cruz is breathing heavily.
da Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leite sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten da Cruz somewhat.
Leite throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. da Cruz was covering up waiting for the punch and Leite finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. da Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leite wants to control from the top but da Cruz keeps moving.
Leite wants to get up but he can't break da Cruz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
da Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
da Cruz working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leite trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leite content to stall in guard here.
da Cruz keeping moving, preventing Leite from controlling successfully.
Leite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leite decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
da Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leite counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in da Cruz's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leite is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Miguel Leite.
Leite darts in and clinches da Cruz up against the cage.
Leite fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leite tightens his grip and picks da Cruz up, before dumping him to the ground. da Cruz manages to land in guard.
da Cruz is striking but Leite is not phased and passes to half guard.
Leite looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
da Cruz tries to kick Leite off but Leite keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leite prevents da Cruz from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leite lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Leite dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leite.
da Cruz wants to clinch
and Leite counters with a takedown into side control.
Leite stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Leite drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
da Cruz looking to control.
Leite trying to control but da Cruz is working from the bottom.
da Cruz wants to sweep here but Leite controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leite trying to control but da Cruz is working from the bottom.
da Cruz is looking to stand up but Leite isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite postures up and lands a big shot to da Cruz's brow.
Leite controlling from the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leite closes the distance and clinches.
Leite jumps guard.
Leite has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but da Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
da Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Leite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cruz thows a big elbow that misses.
Leite keeping moving, preventing da Cruz from controlling successfully.
da Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leite is keeping the position for now.
da Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Leite.
da Cruz stops Leite from standing up.
da Cruz trying to control but Leite is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
da Cruz tries to clinch but Leite moves away
and Leite counters with a nice double leg into side control. da Cruz won't be happy with that.
Leite controls the position from side control.
Leite working away.
da Cruz tries to buck Leite off but Leite is having none of it.
da Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
da Cruz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
da Cruz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
da Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leite moves into the clinch.
Leite with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on da Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leite breaks the clinch.
Leite rushes da Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
da Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leite's elbow.
Leite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leite moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leite closes the distance and clinches.
Leite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leite drops down looking for an ankle pick but da Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fabio da Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Leite.
da Cruz shoots in and bounces Leite off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Leite 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!
Leite gets the takedown into side control.
da Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
da Cruz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Leite slows the pace down.
Leite has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Leite fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leite tries to clinch up.
da Cruz instigates a clinch.
Leite breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cruz gets caught flat footed, as Leite shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leite trying to control the position from guard on top but da Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
da Cruz keeping moving, preventing Leite from controlling successfully.
Miguel Leite has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leite might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control da Cruz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
da Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cruz wants to stand and escape but Leite is having none of it.
da Cruz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Leite puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
da Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leite moves into range and clinches up with da Cruz.
Leite ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leite no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
da Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
da Cruz thows a big elbow that misses.
Leite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
da Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Leite's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leite is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite keeping moving, preventing da Cruz from controlling successfully.
da Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leite has managed to clinch.
Leite gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, da Cruz regains guard.
da Cruz is controlling Leite's posture.
da Cruz is looking to stand back up but Leite counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by da Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leite wants to free his trapped foot but da Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
da Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Leite is very close to passing his half guard.
Leite trying to control from half guard but da Cruz is working away.
da Cruz is trying to stand.
da Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Leite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leite 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Leite!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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