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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo has chosen Que país é esse? as his entrance music. Police Officer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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174 cm
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Police Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Officer doesn't manage to clinch there - De Santo Cristo circles away.
Officer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Officer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Officer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Santo Cristo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Officer can't fight it off and eventually De Santo Cristo manages to take the fight to the floor. Officer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Officer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Santo Cristo defends well.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Officer is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo passes into half guard.
Officer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Officer moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer is looking for a triangle but De Santo Cristo pushes his legs off easily.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position from guard on top but Officer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Officer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
De Santo Cristo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Officer is keeping the position for now.
Officer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Officer is working from the bottom.
Officer looking for subs off his back but De Santo Cristo has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Santo Cristo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Officer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Officer looking for a kimura from the bottom but De Santo Cristo passes into side control!
De Santo Cristo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Santo Cristo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Officer is looking to reverse the position.
De Santo Cristo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Officer prevents De Santo Cristo from moving into mount.
De Santo Cristo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Officer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from De Santo Cristo.
Officer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but De Santo Cristo scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Santo Cristo wants to control but Officer is keeping him busy.
De Santo Cristo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Officer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take a break and control but Officer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Officer is looking to control De Santo Cristo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Officer avoid being mounted?
De Santo Cristo trying to mount his opponent but Officer defends it.
Officer has hold of De Santo Cristo's hands but De Santo Cristo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer trying to control but De Santo Cristo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo moves into full mount! Officer won't be happy about that!
Officer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Officer is working hard here to advance position.
De Santo Cristo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
De Santo Cristo looking to control but Officer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Officer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Officer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao De Santo Cristo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Santo Cristo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Officer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Officer closes the distance but De Santo Cristo moves to the side
and De Santo Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Officer fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Santo Cristo avoids the body shot from Officer.
Officer throws a nice looking combination but De Santo Cristo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Officer gets a clinch.
Officer misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Officer.
Officer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo tightens his grip and picks Officer up, before dumping him to the ground. Officer manages to land in guard.
De Santo Cristo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Officer's guard.
De Santo Cristo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Officer gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer keeping moving, preventing De Santo Cristo from controlling successfully.
Officer trying to keep a closed guard but De Santo Cristo is proving a slippery customer.
Officer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Santo Cristo controls the pace.
Officer looking for subs off his back but De Santo Cristo has passed one foot through into half guard.
De Santo Cristo prevents Officer from improving his position.
De Santo Cristo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Officer is just riding it out for now. De Santo Cristo eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Officer is pressing down on De Santo Cristo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Officer looking to control.
Officer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Santo Cristo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Santo Cristo controlling the position from side mount.
De Santo Cristo tries to move to mount but Officer blocks the move with his legs.
Officer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Officer is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Canadian Dragon MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Santo Cristo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Santo Cristo working Officer over with strikes.
Officer is trying to control but can't.
De Santo Cristo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from De Santo Cristo there.
Officer tries to roll over but De Santo Cristo keeps him under control.
De Santo Cristo lands with a punch from half guard.
Officer works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Santo Cristo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Officer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Officer working for a triangle but De Santo Cristo defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo postures up and lands a big shot to Officer's brow.
De Santo Cristo wants to pass the guard but Officer is keeping the position.
De Santo Cristo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Santo Cristo stands up over Officer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Officer keeping moving, preventing De Santo Cristo from controlling successfully.
Officer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Santo Cristo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Officer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao De Santo Cristo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
De Santo Cristo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Officer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Santo Cristo connects with a solid leg kick.
Officer moves into the clinch.
Officer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Officer throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Officer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from De Santo Cristo.
A head punch on the inside from Officer fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Officer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Officer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Officer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Officer misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Santo Cristo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Officer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Santo Cristo can turn it around.
Officer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Police Officer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Officer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Officer blocking some punches.
Officer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Officer.
Officer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Officer backwards.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Officer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Officer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Officer swings wildly with an uppercut but De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Officer misses with the head strike.
Officer misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Officer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Officer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for De Santo Cristo.
Officer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Officer.
De Santo Cristo is working for takedown but Officer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Police Officer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Officer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Officer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo.
Officer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Officer's elbow.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Santo Cristo wants to take a breather but Officer is having none of it.
Police Officer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Santo Cristo trying to pass the guard but Officer defending well.
De Santo Cristo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Officer sees it coming and defends easily.
De Santo Cristo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Officer keeps working.
Officer looking for submissions off his back.
De Santo Cristo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Officer is just riding it out for now. De Santo Cristo eventually gives up the hold.
De Santo Cristo winds up and cracks Officer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Santo Cristo is trying to control the action in half guard but Officer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Officer gets full guard.
Officer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Santo Cristo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Santo Cristo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Santo Cristo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Officer has his foot on De Santo Cristo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Santo Cristo works his way back into a safe position though.
Officer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joao De Santo Cristo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Officer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Santo Cristo wants to pass the guard but Officer is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Santo Cristo 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
An out of breath Joao De Santo Cristo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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