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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cade Voce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cade Voce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tj Thai!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voce tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Voce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thai moves into range and clinches up with Voce.
Thai lands a knee to the body.
Thai manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thai darts in and clinches Voce up against the cage.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Voce is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tj Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai lands a head kick that stumbles Voce and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Cade Voce has been cut.
Thai advances position into side control!
Thai decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thai drives through and clinches with Voce against the cage.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Thai and Voce goes tumbling to the canvas! Thai follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Voce is rocked!
Voce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oh Voce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thai throwing shots but Voce is blocking nicely.
Voce seems to have got his legs back now.
Voce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to stand and escape but Voce is controlling the position.
Thai decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Thai cracks Voce with an uppercut from hell and Voce crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Thai's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Thai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Voce is proving hard to escape from.
Thai is looking to work some ground and pound but Voce has wrist control.
Thai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thai stands up and waves to Voce to follow him.
Tj Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thai clinches up with Voce and pushes him back against the cage.
Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cade Voce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai works over Voce's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voce shoots in but no luck this time.
Thai has Voce up against the cage in a clinch.
Voce pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai stands up and waves to Voce to follow him.
Voce swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Voce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thai clinches up with Voce and pushes him back against the cage.
Voce fails to pull guard.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai is pressed up against the cage. Voce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thai down to the mat. Thai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thai lands a nice shot that snaps Voce's head back.
Voce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thai.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai tries to clinch up but Voce circles away and keeps his distance.
Voce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to bum rush Voce with a series of wild strikes but Voce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voce showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Voce is trying to control the action in half guard but Thai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thai manages to get to full guard.
Voce stops Thai from standing up.
Voce pushing down on Thai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thai kicks off Voce and gets to his feet.
Thai connects with a high kick.
Voce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thai.
Thai clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thai smiles and moves away.
Thai moves into range and clinches up with Voce.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Voce wants a takedown but no success here.
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai sizes up Voce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thai looks to land a combination but Voce avoids it well.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voce blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai drives through and clinches with Voce against the cage.
Voce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Voce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Voce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thai smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voce keeps the fight on the outside.
Voce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thai!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cade Voce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Voce moves out of range easily.
Thai throws a head kick that half lands.
Voce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thai as he avoids it easily.
Thai misses with a few strikes there.
Voce shoots in and drives through. Thai sprawls well.
Voce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Voce looks for a takedown but Thai sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cade Voce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voce keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai scores with a nice right hand.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Voce is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Voce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voce tries for a takedown but Thai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thai pushes Voce away with a front kick.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Voce shoots for a takedown but Thai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Thai as Voce shoots in.
Thai lands a high kick!
Voce looks for a takedown but Thai sprawls well.
Voce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thai swivels and escapes.
Thai takes the fight into the clinch.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to clinch but Voce moves out of range.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Thai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Voce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thai pinned against the cage. Thai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thai rushes Voce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thai prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voce tries to pull guard but Thai won't allow it.
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Voce, pushing him back against the cage.
Voce jumps guard but Thai stands there with Voce around his waist. Voce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voce avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Voce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Voce tries to pull guard but Thai won't allow it.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Voce blocks it.
Voce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Voce blocks with his arms.
Voce jumps guard but Thai stands there with Voce around his waist. Voce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voce.
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thai swivels and escapes.
Voce shoots for a takedown but Thai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thai drives through and clinches with Voce against the cage.
Voce jumps guard but Thai stands there with Voce around his waist. Voce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Voce avoids the damage to the body.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai tries to clinch but Voce is having none of it.
Thai lands with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Thai.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Voce pushes him off.
Thai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai tries to clinch up
and Voce counters with a shoot takedown. Thai fights it but they end up in guard.
Thai wants to get back to his feet but Voce is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thai keeping full guard, as Voce tries to pass.
Thai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thai is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Voce dives into side control.
Thai is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Voce has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Voce stands up and beckons Thai to his feet.
Thai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voce fails with a takedown attempt.
Voce takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thai has closed the distance and engaged Voce in a clinch.
Voce tries to pull guard but Thai holds him up against the cage and eventually Voce drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai breaks the clinch.
Voce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice jab there from Thai.
Both fighters circling a little - Thai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Thai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cade Voce's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Voce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thai circles away.
Thai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thai clinches up against the cage.
Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai lands with a slapping head kick.
Voce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thai's waist but Thai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voce off to one side.
Thai stuffs the takedown attempt from Voce. Voce gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cade Voce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voce. That did some damage!
No luck for Voce with that takedown attempt.
Thai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thai moves into range and clinches up with Voce.
Voce wants a takedown but no success here.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thai stuffs the takedown attempt from Voce. Voce gets slowly back to his feet.
Voce shoots in and drives through. Thai sprawls well.
Voce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Voce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Thai.
Thai misses with a series of wild punches.
Thai rushes Voce and presses him up against the cage.
Thai tries to break the clinch but Voce is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Thai.
Voce jumps guard but Thai stands there with Voce around his waist. Voce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai misses with a wild combination.
Voce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thai but Thai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Voce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cade Voce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thai has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voce manages to pull guard.
Thai stands up and waves to Voce to follow him.
Thai moves into range and clinches up with Voce.
Tj Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Voce has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thai uses from the top position.
Thai tries to stand but Voce is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai stands and steps away. Voce gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thai pinned against the cage. Thai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Voce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Voce has a takedown stuffed.
Voce avoids the head kick by Thai.
Voce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thai!
Thai is desperately trying to improve his position but Voce has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai wants to try and get back to his feet.
Voce looking to control but Thai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thai defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Voce.
Thai regains half guard.
Cade Voce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Voce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Voce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Thai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thai 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj Thai!
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energy
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hype
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