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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabricio Thiago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugene Canedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canedo connects with a body shot.
Canedo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Canedo misses with a looping right.
Canedo forces Thiago back against the ropes and clinches.
Thiago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thiago blocking some punches.
Canedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Canedo lands an elbow that stopped Thiago in his tracks for a moment.
Canedo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thiago is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Canedo to the mat. Canedo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thiago working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Canedo's head.
Thiago throws a big elbow that misses.
Canedo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thiago is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canedo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thiago tries to free his leg and advance position but Canedo is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thiago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thiago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thiago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thiago wants to control from the top but Canedo keeps moving.
Canedo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thiago passes Canedo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Canedo is trying to get back to full guard.
Thiago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thiago is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Canedo has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thiago throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is keen to just control but Canedo is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Thiago.
Canedo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thiago moves into full mount! Canedo won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago with good strikes from the mount here!
Canedo taking shots to the head.
It looks like Eugene Canedo has been cut.
Canedo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Canedo tries to get out of the position.
Thiago landing shots from mount.
Thiago landing strikes, looking to finish!
Eugene Canedo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Canedo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thiago on the ground.
Canedo is squirming around, avoiding Thiago's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thiago cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jeez, Eugene Canedo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eugene Canedo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fabricio Thiago! Fabricio Thiago retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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pop
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