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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santos Mondragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Aristides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Mondragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Aristides!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristides is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mondragon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mondragon is looking to clinch but Aristides is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aristides.
Aristides shoots and misses
and Mondragon counters by clinching up.
Santos Mondragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Aristides.
Mondragon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mondragon is trying to force a seperation but Aristides has the dominant position.
Mondragon tightens his grip and picks Aristides up, before dumping him to the ground. Aristides manages to land in guard.
Mondragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Aristides is retaining full guard.
Mondragon wanted to stand there but Aristides had control of the position.
Mondragon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mondragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Aristides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aristides is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mondragon wants to get up but he can't break Aristides's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristides throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mondragon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aristides has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mondragon has managed to get both his arms back between Aristides's legs - danger averted.
Mondragon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aristides looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mondragon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aristides's guard.
Aristides tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aristides keeping moving, preventing Mondragon from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Aristides is retaining full guard.
Mondragon is working hard here to advance position.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Aristides keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Santos Mondragon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mondragon looking to score a takedown here. Aristides is defending well but Mondragon drives through and ends up in Aristides's guard.
Aristides trying to control the position.
Mondragon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mondragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aristides swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aristides keeping moving, preventing Mondragon from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristides has his hands on Mondragon's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Santos Mondragon just wasn't active enough.
Aristides tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mondragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aristides fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mondragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristides shoots for a takedown but Mondragon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aristides on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aristides closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mondragon circles away.
Aristides looks winded!
Mondragon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aristides is trying to defend but Mondragon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mondragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aristides keeps working.
Mondragon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aristides knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mondragon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aristides does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santos Mondragon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mondragon gets the takedown into side control.
Aristides tries to improve position but can't.
Mondragon wants to control but Aristides is keeping him busy.
Aristides is looking for a sweep.
Aristides keeps trying to improve his position.
Mondragon working away.
Santos Mondragon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aristides is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mondragon is staying active.
Mondragon trying to control the position but Aristides is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondragon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Aristides is trying to escape the position but Mondragon is controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mondragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aristides keeps working.
Aristides tries to bench press Mondragon off him but Mondragon keeps the position.
Mondragon is looking to take a break and control but Aristides is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aristides is trying to work for a sweep but Mondragon has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristides is looking to get to half guard.
Mondragon trying to control but Aristides is having none of it.
Mondragon with good strikes from the mount here!
Mondragon trying to control but Aristides is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mondragon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon wants to control the action but instead Aristides gets a body lock and reverses into Mondragon's guard! Nice work!
Aristides is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aristides thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aristides wants to stand but Mondragon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mondragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristides trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mondragon keeping moving, preventing Aristides from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mondragon looking to control.
Santos Mondragon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aristides uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mondragon.
Mondragon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aristides tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aristides is refusing to be controlled, as Mondragon sits in half guard.
Aristides is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mondragon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mondragon's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santos Mondragon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mondragon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aristides was covering up waiting for the punch and Mondragon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mondragon trying to control but Aristides is working from the bottom.
Mondragon is fighting to break Aristides's control of his arms but Aristides is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mondragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aristides is keeping the position for now.
Aristides looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Aristides keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mondragon stands up from Aristides's guard - Mondragon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mondragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aristides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mondragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mondragon tries to clinch there but Aristides circles away.
Aristides blocks the body kick.
Aristides keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mondragon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos Mondragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mondragon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aristides did well to prevent Mondragon getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon wants to stand up but Aristides is controlling the position.
Aristides punching from the bottom.
Aristides wants to control but Mondragon is keeping busy.
Aristides is looking to improve his position.
Aristides is trying to control but Mondragon passes into side control!
Mondragon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristides can't do much from the bottom here.
Aristides might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mondragon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aristides throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Aristides is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mondragon wants to control but Aristides is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristides is trying to get back to half guard.
Aristides looking for a sweep but Mondragon has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aristides really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aristides bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mondragon working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santos Mondragon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mondragon 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santos Mondragon!
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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
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