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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cotiso Tapae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cristovao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Cristovao has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cotiso Tapae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Cristovao!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Cristovao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cristovao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tapae is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tapae can't get the takedown.
Cristovao breaks from the clinch.
Cristovao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tapae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Cristovao scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Cotiso Tapae has been cut.
Tapae shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cristovao but Cristovao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cotiso Tapae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooh!!! Cristovao has knocked Tapae down with a huge combo! Cristovao steps away and waves a wobbly Tapae back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cristovao lands a left and a right that send Tapae crashing to the mat, dazed. Cristovao thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tapae is rocked!
Cristovao gets a clinch.
Oh Tapae is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cristovao prevents the takedown attempt.
Tapae is breathing heavily.
Cristovao drops Tapae onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tapae is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tapae goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cristovao prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristovao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tapae definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tapae shoots in looking for a takedown. Cristovao tries to sprawl out of it but Tapae keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cristovao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tapae seems to have got his legs back now.
Cristovao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tapae, pushing him back against the cage.
Cristovao working hard to break the clinch.
Cristovao is looking to break free of the clinch but Tapae has double underhooks.
Cristovao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cristovao looks to land a combination but Tapae avoids it well.
Cristovao scores with a sloppy right hand. Tapae should have avoided that one.
Cristovao has Tapae up against the cage in a clinch.
Cristovao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tapae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristovao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cristovao wants to break free but Tapae has control.
Cristovao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cristovao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cristovao has Tapae up against the cage in a clinch.
Cristovao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristovao scores with a nice head shot.
Cristovao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tapae.
Cristovao moves into the clinch successfully.
Cristovao wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cristovao.
Cristovao pushes Tapae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tapae wants to take the fight to the mat but Cristovao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cristovao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cristovao moves into the clinch successfully.
Cristovao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cristovao can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapae pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cristovao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cristovao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cristovao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tapae has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cristovao has managed to get both his arms back between Tapae's legs - danger averted.
Cristovao tries to stand but Tapae is controlling from the bottom.
Cristovao sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cristovao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cotiso Tapae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cristovao has closed the distance and engaged Tapae in a clinch.
Cristovao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tapae backwards.
Cristovao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tapae drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cristovao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tapae goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cristovao prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cristovao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cristovao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapae misses with a takedown attempt - Cristovao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cotiso Tapae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapae misses with a takedown attempt - Cristovao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cristovao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cristovao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cristovao lands with a light punch inside.
Tapae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tapae doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cristovao counters with a left and a right that stings Tapae.
Cristovao clinches with his opponent.
Cristovao lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristovao can't break the clinch.
Cristovao taking a breather.
Tapae tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cristovao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tapae wants a takedown.
Cristovao prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cristovao has had enough of the clinch but Tapae keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristovao has had enough of the clinch but Tapae keeps him there for the moment.
Cristovao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Cristovao.
Cotiso Tapae's cut is getting worse.
Cristovao moves into the clinch successfully.
Cristovao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cristovao manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Cristovao.
Cristovao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cristovao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tapae back to the cage. Cristovao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cristovao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tapae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristovao throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Tapae stumbling backwards into the cage! Tapae bounces back off the cage towards Cristovao, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Cristovao lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Cristovao celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jose Cristovao!
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RATING
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