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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toupet Nissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Faso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toupet Nissen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armando Faso!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nissen takes the fight into the clinch.
Nissen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Faso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nissen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Faso has picked Nissen up - he's going for a ride! Faso dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Faso is looking to take a break and control but Nissen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nissen trying to control from the bottom.
Nissen kicks off Faso and gets to his feet.
Faso lands a leg kick that knocks Nissen off balance momentarily.
Faso shoots in and gets a takedown into Nissen's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faso wants to control from the top but Nissen keeps moving.
Nissen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Faso is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nissen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nissen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nissen is looking to regain half guard here but Faso keeps moving and retains side control.
Nissen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Nissen is looking to regain half guard here but Faso keeps moving and retains side control.
Nissen pushes Faso away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faso gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Nissen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nissen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nissen manages to get back to half guard.
Faso is looking to take a break and control but Nissen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nissen wants to control but Faso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nissen moves into range and clinches up with Faso.
Faso is pressed up against the cage. Nissen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faso down to the mat. Faso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toupet Nissen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nissen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nissen trying to pass the guard but Faso defending well.
Faso is defending against the submission attempts here by Nissen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nissen throwing shots but Faso is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nissen is pressing down on Faso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faso is holding on for now.
Faso is trying to control but can't.
Nissen thows a huge punch but Faso dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nissen is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nissen throwing shots but Faso is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toupet Nissen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nissen closes the distance and clinches up with Faso, looking for a takedown. Nissen pushes Faso against the cage but Faso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Faso clinches with his opponent.
Nissen is trying to break free.
Nissen tries to land a knee to the head but Faso blocks with his arms.
Nissen is working for takedown but Faso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nissen fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toupet Nissen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faso gets underhooks to prevent Nissen's takedown attempt.
Nissen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Faso is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nissen to the mat. Nissen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nissen is trying to control the position but Faso postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Nissen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nissen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Faso keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nissen is trying to control. Faso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nissen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Faso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nissen is working away from the top position though.
Nissen is working for a submission of some sort.
Faso wants to control but Nissen is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nissen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Faso still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Faso has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Nissen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Faso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nissen is trying to get back to his feet.
Nissen wants to control but Faso postures up.
Nissen tries to buck Faso off but Faso is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nissen struggling a bit here.
Nissen is trying to improve his position.
Nissen is trying to get back to his feet.
Nissen is looking for a sweep.
Armando Faso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nissen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Faso's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nissen wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Toupet Nissen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nissen shoots in for a takedown but Faso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toupet Nissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Faso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nissen.
Nissen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nissen decides to stand back up.
Faso gets a clinch.
Faso displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nissen up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faso turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Faso manages to end up in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Faso 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! This is the final round!
Nissen closes the distance and clinches up with Faso, looking for a takedown. Nissen pushes Faso against the cage but Faso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Nissen backs off Faso throws a huge counter combo but Nissen manages to avoid it all.
Nissen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faso is fending him off so far but Nissen persists. Nope, Faso circles away and we're back to standing.
Nissen slips a jab and a cross from Faso.
Nissen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Faso defends well and Nissen ends up having to push Faso into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toupet Nissen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nissen looking to score a takedown here. Faso is defending well but Nissen drives through and ends up in Faso's guard.
Nissen won't allow Faso to sweep him here.
Nissen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nissen manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nissen keeping moving, preventing Faso from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nissen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faso defends it easily.
Nissen looking to control.
Faso controls from within his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nissen holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nissen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faso is aware though and is defending well.
Nissen wants to sweep here but Faso controlling him for the moment.
Nissen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nissen is controlling Faso's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nissen dives in and grabs Faso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faso pushes down on Nissen's head and hops out.
Faso punishes Nissen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nissen is defended easily by Faso.
Nissen is trying to pull guard but Faso turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nissen fails to pull guard.
Faso pulls guard.
Nissen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Faso's guard.
Nissen won't allow Faso to sweep him here.
Faso controls Nissen momentarily but Nissen frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nissen looking to sit in guard and control but Faso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Faso trying to control but Nissen is working from the bottom.
Nissen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nissen looking for a guillotine here but Faso defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Faso trying to control the position from guard on top but Nissen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Faso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Faso!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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