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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caco Antibes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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188 cm
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215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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210 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caco Antibes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The crowd cheers as Antibes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though. Antibes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Antibes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Antibes lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jake Santos has been cut. Antibes avoids the head kick by Santos.
Antibes thows a body shot but no joy. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Antibes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Antibes in the body. No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antibes swinging wildly here.
Antibes moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off. Antibes tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Antibes fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos. Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Antibes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away. Antibes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Santos ducks under a wild hook from Antibes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Antibes throws a leg kick that misses. Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Antibes throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santos. Antibes shrugs it off though. Santos feints a jab promting Antibes to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Antibes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Antibes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos works over Antibes's head and body with a nice combination. Antibes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santos. Antibes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Antibes misses with a hook. Santos throws a series of punches but Antibes moves out of range. Antibes misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Antibes shrugs it off. Jake Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antibes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Antibes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Antibes throws a jab when Santos was well out of range. Antibes takes a kick to the side of the head. Antibes throws a jab when Santos was well out of range. Antibes tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range. Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Antibes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Antibes dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Santos throws a head kick but Antibes moves out of range.
Antibes fails in his attempt to clinch. Santos ducks under a wild hook from Antibes. Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Antibes off balance momentarily. Antibes throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Antibes takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Antibes sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Antibes misses with an uppercut. Santos scores with a head kick. Antibes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Antibes misses the body punch and Santos counters with a stiff right hand. Antibes slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Antibes tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance. Antibes misses with a two punch combination.
Antibes loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch. Antibes throws a right and a left that both miss. Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing. Santos tests Antibes's chin there with a solid looking shot. Some wild striking there from Santos.
Antibes blocks a head kick by Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Antibes misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Antibes is lucky that one didn't land flush. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target. Antibes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a head kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Antibes. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet. Antibes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A combination from Santos does no damage. Jab from Antibes. Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Antibes misses with a wild body shot. Santos misses with the combination.
Antibes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Antibes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Antibes. Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Antibes throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caco Antibes dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jake Santos's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Antibes is looking to clinch. Antibes throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Santos slips under a jab from Antibes. Santos throws a right and a left that Antibes avoids nicely. Antibes looks to clinch and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Santos scores with a one two! Antibes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Antibes dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Antibes connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off. Antibes avoids the head kick by Santos.
Antibes cracks Santos with a good jab. Antibes misses with a body shot.
Antibes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Santos throws a hook but Antibes blocks it. Antibes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Antibes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Antibes avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking body kick. Antibes just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to bum rush Antibes with a series of wild strikes but Antibes uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Antibes throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease. Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos throws a head kick that misses. Caco Antibes is winning the standup battle so far. Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antibes. Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Antibes blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside. Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Antibes just misses with a punch to the body.
Antibes misses with a straight right. Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antibes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Antibes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Antibes avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Antibes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Antibes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Antibes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Antibes throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Antibes throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Antibes moves out of range easily. A slow jab from Antibes misses its intended target. Santos throws a right and a left that Antibes avoids nicely. Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Antibes misses the shot to the body. Antibes dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Antibes swings and misses with a shot to the body and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Antibes in his tracks momentarily. Santos lands a nice hook to Antibes's body. Antibes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Santos lands a head kick!
Antibes thows a leg kick but Santos checks it and Santos counters with a head kick. Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antibes. Antibes thuds a left hand into Santos's body. Sloppy strikes from Antibes. Those never looked like landing. Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Antibes has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Antibes's face as he tries to break the clinch. Santos prevents Antibes from breaking the clinch. Antibes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Santos clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Antibes controls the position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Santos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Santos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Santos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caco Antibes dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jake Santos's cut. That's time! Antibes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Antibes swinging wildly here.
Antibes misses with a few strikes there.
Antibes darts in trying to clinch and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Antibes will be more careful next time no doubt. Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Caco Antibes has been cut. Antibes misses with a body shot.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antibes. Antibes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antibes counters with a left to the body. No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Antibes motions for Santos to come forward. Antibes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Antibes moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Santos staying out of range there. Antibes getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Antibes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Antibes back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Antibes lands a big head kick that sends Santos tumbling to the mat! Antibes takes a step backwards and waves Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Antibes just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos throws a series of punches but Antibes avoids them all with ease. Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside. Antibes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Antibes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antibes is looking to clinch. Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antibes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Santos tries to land a front kick but Antibes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Antibes misses. Antibes misses with the combination.
Antibes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Antibes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A shot to the liver by Antibes. Beautiful body shot. Antibes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antibes takes one on the button. Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Antibes moves out of range easily. Antibes closes the distance and clinches. Antibes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Santos. Antibes looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely. Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Antibes. Antibes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage. Antibes breaks the clinch.
Antibes is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Antibes tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot. Antibes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jake Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Antibes gets a clinch. Antibes breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a series of punches but Antibes avoids them all with ease. Santos throws a head kick but Antibes moves out of range.
Antibes doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Antibes connects with a jab. Antibes looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well. Antibes scores with a jab to the head.
Antibes tries to clinch up and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Antibes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Antibes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antibes blocks a head kick by Santos.
Caco Antibes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Santos lands a nice looking body kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Santos throws a head kick that Antibes semi-blocks.
Antibes is rocked! Antibes thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight! Caco Antibes showed his dominance in that final round. Well Antibes 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Caco Antibes! Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Caco Antibes! Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Caco Antibes!
Caco Antibes wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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