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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago has chosen House Baby as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christian looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Thiago drives through and clinches with Christian against the cage.
Thiago is pressed up against the cage. Christian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thiago down to the mat. Thiago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thiago tries to clinch but Christian is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thiago, right into the meat.
Thiago drives through and clinches with Christian against the cage.
Thiago successfully pulls guard.
Christian drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thiago dives on top into guard.
Thiago working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thiago cracks Christian with a solid left hand.
Thiago scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Christian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thiago is one step ahead there.
Thiago has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Christian is proving hard to escape from.
Christian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian tries to strike from the bottom.
Thiago postures up in Christian's guard and throws a big left but Christian blocks it.
Christian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thiago stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Christian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Christian working Thiago over with strikes.
Thiago is looking to improve his position.
Christian seems to be looking for submissions.
Thiago gets full guard.
Christian won't allow Thiago to sweep him here.
Thiago throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Christian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thiago is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Thiago takes the fight into the clinch.
Thiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thiago stops a takedown attempt from Christian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thiago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christian's face.
Christian tries to score a body lock takedown but Thiago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thiago has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Christian uses from the top position.
Christian throwing strikes but missing.
Christian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thiago on the ground.
Christian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thiago has his foot on Christian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Christian works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Christian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thiago is keeping the position for now.
Christian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thiago swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thiago throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thiago wriggles free and stands up.
Thiago with a poor takedown
and Christian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Christian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thiago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christian manages to get himself to full guard.
Thiago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christian wants to sweep but no luck.
Thiago lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thiago works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thiago lands a nice short elbow.
Christian is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Thiago has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago landing strikes from the mount.
Christian is bucking up trying to escape but Thiago cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thiago is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Christian can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thiago landing strikes from the mount.
Thiago landing strikes from the mount.
Thiago landing strikes from the mount and Christian is in trouble!
Thiago punching from mount but Christian doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Christian is looking to improve his position but Thiago isn't that keen on the idea.
Thiago scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Christian?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago landing strikes from the mount.
Thiago lands with some strikes.
Thiago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Christian is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thiago dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thiago tries to clinch but Christian is having none of it.
Thiago fails with a takedown attempt.
Christian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Christian is looking to clinch but Thiago is avoiding it.
Christian shoots in for a double leg but Thiago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Christian sprawls well. He's pushed Thiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thiago walks into a jab.
Christian looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
Thiago scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thiago grinds an elbow into Christian's temple.
Thiago thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paul Thiago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiago working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Christian!
Thiago landing punches.
Thiago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thiago putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Christian is trying to escape the mount.
Thiago putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thiago cracks Christian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Christian working to try and regain half guard.
Thiago is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Christian can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Christian is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thiago lands a nice shot to the head.
Christian is trying to escape the mount.
Thiago looking to secure an arm triangle but Christian defends it well.
A nice elbow there by Thiago.
Christian slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thiago thows a huge punch but Christian dodges it nicely.
Christian is looking to improve his position.
Thiago looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thiago drops an elbow to the side of Christian's head.
Thiago lands with a punch from half guard.
Christian tries to roll over but Thiago keeps him under control.
Thiago landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thiago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christian flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thiago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christian won't allow Thiago to pass to mount.
Christian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Christian tries to get out of the position.
Thiago drops an elbow to the side of Christian's head.
Thiago is tying to control. Christian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Christian is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christian's waist but Christian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thiago off to one side.
Brian Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Thiago.
Christian has Thiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Christian decides to pull guard.
Christian lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thiago!
The referee warns Thiago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Thiago slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thiago is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Christian pulls his head out easily.
Thiago manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Christian shoots in for a double leg but Thiago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Christian tries to keep at a distance but Thiago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thiago lands an elbow inside.
Christian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thiago fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thiago misses with a takedown attempt - Christian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christian.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thiago.
Christian tries for a takedown but Thiago circles away easily
and Thiago counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thiago.
Thiago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christian keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thiago landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thiago cracks Christian with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thiago trying to control the action but Christian is working from the bottom.
Thiago wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Christian, who protects the arm well.
Christian manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thiago tries to roll over but Christian keeps him under control.
Thiago is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Christian pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thiago is pressing down on Christian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Christian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thiago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christian's guard.
Thiago tries to free his leg and advance position but Christian is retaining full guard.
Thiago is looking to work some ground and pound but Christian has wrist control.
Thiago with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thiago is pushing down on Christian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Christian is fighting to maintain full guard but Thiago has managed to sneak the leg through.
Christian scores with a few weak punches.
Thiago passes to side control.
Christian is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Thiago off and has taken his back!
Christian lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Thiago defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thiago regains half guard.
Thiago is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Christian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Christian's back!
Thiago lands punches and elbows.
Thiago has the hooks in. Christian is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Christian breaks Thiago's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thiago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thiago trying to keep a closed guard but Christian is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago keeping full guard, as Christian tries to pass.
Thiago has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Christian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thiago.
Christian tries a head kick but it misses.
Christian misses with a head kick.
Thiago darts in and clinches Christian up against the cage.
Christian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thiago smiles and moves away.
Thiago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christian is fending him off so far but Thiago persists. Nope, Christian circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christian shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brian Christian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Thiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thiago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Thiago!
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