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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Touch This. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Santo Cristo's choice of entrance music: Que país é esse?. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell throws a hook but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo is out of range.
De Santo Cristo ducks under a wild hook from Burrell .
Burrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from De Santo Cristo misses its intended target.
It looked like Burrell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo has managed to clinch.
De Santo Cristo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Santo Cristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Santo Cristo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Santo Cristo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Burrell takes a shot to the head.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell is trying to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from De Santo Cristo misses the target.
Burrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Santo Cristo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burrell .
De Santo Cristo dives in and grabs Burrell 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burrell pushes down on De Santo Cristo's head and hops out.
De Santo Cristo instigates a clinch.
Burrell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burrell s head.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burrell controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Santo Cristo manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell is looking to reverse the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Burrell '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.
De Santo Cristo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by De Santo Cristo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Santo Cristo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burrell is working hard here to advance position.
De Santo Cristo wants to control but Burrell is keeping him busy.
De Santo Cristo working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on De Santo Cristo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
De Santo Cristo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Burrell is pushing De Santo Cristo's head away, looking to escape. De Santo Cristo manages to hold on to the position though.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position but Burrell is working away.
Burrell stops De Santo Cristo from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is putting a hurting on Burrell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Burrell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Santo Cristo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Santo Cristo working the head and body with strikes.
De Santo Cristo winds up and cracks Burrell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo thows a huge punch but Burrell dodges it nicely.
Burrell is doing well to control the position and prevent De Santo Cristo from advancing to side control.
Burrell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
De Santo Cristo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is trying to push De Santo Cristo away but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Burrell regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santo Cristo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burrell controls De Santo Cristo momentarily but De Santo Cristo frees himself.
De Santo Cristo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burrell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Santo Cristo is looking to work some ground and pound but Burrell has wrist control.
Burrell trying to control the position.
De Santo Cristo stands up over Burrell , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Santo Cristo lands with an uppercut that bounces Burrell off the cage and back into range.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
De Santo Cristo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burrell slips a straight right by De Santo Cristo.
Burrell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burrell looks for the body kick but De Santo Cristo saw that one coming.
De Santo Cristo rushes Burrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burrell wants to get back to striking at distance but De Santo Cristo won't allow it.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Burrell controls the action.
De Santo Cristo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Santo Cristo scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santo Cristo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo throws a lazy right hand but Burrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo moves into range and clinches up with Burrell .
Burrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santo Cristo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrell .
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
Burrell with a knee to the head.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Burrell .
De Santo Cristo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burrell after a bit of a struggle.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Santo Cristo avoids it.
De Santo Cristo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
Burrell tries to work over De Santo Cristo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Santo Cristo is keeping busy.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand.
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burrell 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Santo Cristo moves away.
Burrell misses with a hook.
Burrell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Santo Cristo.
Burrell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Santo Cristo misses with a two punch combination.
De Santo Cristo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burrell has time to react.
Burrell is rocked!
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santo Cristo.
Oh Burrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick from De Santo Cristo.
Burrell gets tackled into the cage by De Santo Cristo. De Santo Cristo maintains the clinch.
Burrell seems to have got his legs back now.
Burrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Burrell .
Burrell trying to stall but De Santo Cristo improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santo Cristo controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown.
Stanley Burrell 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 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Burrell .
De Santo Cristo has hold of one of Burrell 's legs. Burrell is fighting the takedown attempt but De Santo Cristo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo postures up.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burrell working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is standing up over Burrell . Burrell looks to escape but De Santo Cristo dives into side control.
Burrell wants to control but De Santo Cristo postures up.
Burrell bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Burrell misses with a looping left.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrell looks to throw the jab but De Santo Cristo is out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Santo Cristo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jab from De Santo Cristo.
Burrell throws a big shot that misses.
De Santo Cristo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but Burrell moves out of range.
Burrell throws a big shot that misses.
De Santo Cristo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Santo Cristo throws a leg kick
and Burrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Santo Cristo delivers a nice body kick.
Burrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Santo Cristo.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santo Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Santo Cristo moves away.
Burrell slaps away a takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burrell wants to slow De Santo Cristo down by chopping away at his legs.
Burrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by De Santo Cristo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell throws a lazy right hand but De Santo Cristo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Burrell .
The crowd cheers as De Santo Cristo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burrell doesn't seem phased though.
De Santo Cristo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell throws a body shot but no joy.
De Santo Cristo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Santo Cristo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burrell momentarily.
De Santo Cristo looks to clinch
and Burrell counters with a nice body shot.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and pushes Burrell back into the cage.
Burrell can't break the clinch.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burrell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Santo Cristo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stanley Burrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao De Santo Cristo.
Burrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burrell breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Burrell .
Burrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Santo Cristo throws out the jab.
Burrell lands with a shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands with an overhand left.
De Santo Cristo takes the fight into the clinch.
Stanley Burrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo has picked Burrell up - he's going for a ride! De Santo Cristo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Burrell has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but De Santo Cristo is on him like a limpet, forcing Burrell back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burrell is looking to break free of the clinch but De Santo Cristo has double underhooks.
De Santo Cristo is working for takedown but Burrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burrell s head.
Burrell tries to circle away but De Santo Cristo has him pinned against the cage.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Burrell avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by De Santo Cristo.
Burrell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Santo Cristo goes for a takedown attempt but Burrell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Santo Cristo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell loads up on a big right hand but De Santo Cristo slips the punch.
De Santo Cristo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burrell .
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santo Cristo.
Burrell misses with a low kick.
Burrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo blocks a jab.
Burrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burrell throws a lazy body kick
and De Santo Cristo counters with a stiff right hand.
De Santo Cristo feints and then cracks Burrell 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burrell down.
De Santo Cristo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burrell 's head.
De Santo Cristo rushes Burrell and presses him up against the cage.
De Santo Cristo is working for takedown but Burrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Santo Cristo blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by De Santo Cristo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo is defended easily by Burrell .
De Santo Cristo gets a clinch.
Burrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burrell 's elbow.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
De Santo Cristo pushes Burrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Santo Cristo has Burrell pressed against the cage, preventing Burrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burrell breaks the clinch.
Burrell missing with a left hand there. De Santo Cristo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell 's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Santo Cristo under the eye.
Burrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao De Santo Cristo.
Well De Santo Cristo 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
A victorious Joao De Santo Cristo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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