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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Frouches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lucio Dos Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Frouches!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frouches can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frouches is doing well to control the position and prevent Dos Santos from advancing to side control.
Frouches is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frouches does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Frouches dodges it nicely.
Dos Santos wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Frouches uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Frouches keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Santos won't allow Frouches to sweep him here.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Frouches had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos trying to control but Frouches is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frouches controlling Dos Santos's posture.
Lucio Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Frouches gets a takedown into half guard.
Frouches really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos tries to kick Frouches off but Frouches keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frouches is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Frouches seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frouches working over Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frouches is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Frouches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Frouches.
Frouches is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frouches lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frouches looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Frouches seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frouches scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frouches passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Frouches dominating with strikes here.
Frouches with a couple of short strikes.
Frouches lands a big elbow.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Frouches landing shots from mount.
Oh Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dos Santos takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Frouches's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Frouches!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
80% |
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