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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Björn Giller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cardoso's choice of entrance music: Samba de Janeiro. Renato Cardoso has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Björn Giller's chin.
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167 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
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172 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Björn Giller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giller cracks Cardoso with an open hand slap.
Giller scores with a one two! Cardoso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Renato Cardoso has been cut.
Cardoso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Giller duly obliges.
Cardoso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardoso misses with a kick to the body.
Giller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cardoso's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Giller passes Cardoso's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Giller throwing shots but Cardoso is blocking nicely.
Giller prevents Cardoso from improving his position.
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.
Giller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cardoso has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cardoso is looking for a sweep. Giller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cardoso tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Giller has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cardoso is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Giller.
Giller working Cardoso over with strikes here.
Cardoso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Giller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cardoso sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cardoso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Giller lands with a punch from half guard.
Giller tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cardoso controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardoso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giller is looking to take a break and control but Cardoso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cardoso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Giller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Giller's back!
Giller rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Giller is refusing to be controlled, as Cardoso sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Giller tries to roll over but Cardoso keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giller is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cardoso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giller.
Cardoso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giller scores with the left hand. Cardoso knows he should have avoided that one.
Cardoso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cardoso wants it to stay on the feet.
Cardoso is looking to slow Giller down with leg kicks.
Giller drives through and clinches with Cardoso against the ropes.
Giller blocks a body shot from Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardoso has Giller pressed against the ropes, preventing Giller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cardoso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giller is defending well for now.
Giller ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Giller no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giller controls Cardoso momentarily but Cardoso frees himself.
Giller trying to control the position here.
Cardoso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardoso postures up.
Cardoso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Björn Giller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cardoso is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Cardoso as Giller shoots in.
Giller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cardoso. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Cardoso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Björn Giller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Cardoso's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cardoso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cardoso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giller tries to stand and escape but Cardoso is controlling the position.
Cardoso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cardoso tries to get to full guard but Giller has control of the leg.
Giller thows a huge punch but Cardoso dodges it nicely.
Giller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cardoso keeps working.
Giller working over Cardoso with some ground and pound. Cardoso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Giller cracks Cardoso with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cardoso is on top in guard.
Giller keeping moving, preventing Cardoso from controlling successfully.
Giller wants to sweep but no luck.
Giller will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Giller looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giller working a defensive guard here.
Cardoso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Giller pushes Cardoso up against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giller manages to pull guard.
Cardoso looking to pass the guard.
Cardoso postures up.
Giller wants to get back to his feet but Cardoso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cardoso looking to pass the guard.
Cardoso trying to control the position from guard on top but Giller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giller has Cardoso pulled in close to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Björn Giller.
Giller misses with the combination.
Cardoso walks into a stiff left hand from Giller.
Giller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cardoso backs up against the ropes.
Cardoso misses with a body kick.
Giller misses with a few strikes there.
Cardoso tries to move into range but Giller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Giller clinches with his opponent.
Cardoso tries to land knees in the clinch but Giller avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso working aggressively here.
Cardoso presses Giller against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardoso blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Cardoso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cardoso avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Giller managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Cardoso struggles to land a body shot inside as Giller controls his hands.
Cardoso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giller tries to pull guard but Cardoso forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giller prevents a body shot from Cardoso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Cardoso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cardoso misses with a knee strike.
Giller is trying to break free.
Cardoso can't find room to land a body shot as Giller controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Björn Giller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renato Cardoso's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Giller throws a body kick that misses
and Cardoso counters with a left to the body.
Cardoso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Giller throws the kick towards the body but Cardoso avoids it.
Cardoso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giller cracks Cardoso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Giller.
Cardoso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cardoso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giller rather than just go for the knockout.
Cardoso misses with a body shot.
Cardoso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Giller throws a body punch but Cardoso moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cardoso. That's going to slow Giller down.
Giller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giller throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
Giller moves out of range as Cardoso throws a body kick.
Cardoso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Giller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Giller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Giller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cardoso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Giller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cardoso manages to get back to half guard.
Cardoso is looking for a sweep. Giller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Giller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cardoso trying to control but Giller postures up.
Giller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Giller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cardoso's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giller is thwarting Cardoso's attempts to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardoso keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Giller is pressing down on Cardoso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cardoso is holding on for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cardoso regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cardoso wants to sweep but no luck.
Cardoso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Giller is aware though and is defending well.
Cardoso is trying to control the position but Giller postures up.
Cardoso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giller.
Cardoso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giller stopping the sweep attempt from Cardoso.
Giller stands up over Cardoso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cardoso working a defensive guard here.
Cardoso controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Renato Cardoso was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Giller misses with a series of wild punches.
Cardoso swings widly with a right hand
and Giller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cardoso's guard.
Cardoso controls Giller momentarily but Giller frees himself.
Giller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cardoso's head.
Giller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cardoso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Giller manages to get himself to full guard.
Cardoso wants to pass the guard but Giller is keeping the position.
Cardoso seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Giller can't keep his opponent in guard - Cardoso advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cardoso content to control rather than advance.
Giller is trying to maintain the position but Cardoso is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Björn Giller.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Björn Giller!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Björn Giller!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Björn Giller!
Björn Giller wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Björn Giller misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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