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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Que país é esse?. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
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187 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strange throws a sloppy body shot
and De Santo Cristo counters with a three punch combo that has Strange backing up. Strange nods at De Santo Cristo to acknowledge the strikes.
De Santo Cristo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Santo Cristo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Santo Cristo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strange keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strange takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Santo Cristo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strange doesn't seem bothered though.
De Santo Cristo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strange avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Santo Cristo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strange at a distance.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Santo Cristo clinches.
Strange tries to land a knee to the head but De Santo Cristo blocks with his arms.
De Santo Cristo digs a right hand into Strange's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strange's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Strange avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
Strange is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santo Cristo is defending well for now.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo blocks an uppercut.
Strange prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Strange's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strange manages to get back to half guard.
Strange wants to improve his position but De Santo Cristo is controlling well.
Strange looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strange with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Santo Cristo winds up and cracks Strange with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strange does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Santo Cristo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Santo Cristo working Strange over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange is trying to control but De Santo Cristo passes into side control!
Strange is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo is working Strange over with some ground and pound from side control.
Strange tries to bench press De Santo Cristo off him but De Santo Cristo keeps the position.
De Santo Cristo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strange keeps working.
Strange taking a bit of punishment here - De Santo Cristo scoring with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Santo Cristo landing a few strikes.
De Santo Cristo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strange taking punishment in the form of punches.
De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Strange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strange manages to get back to half guard.
De Santo Cristo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strange wants to improve his position but De Santo Cristo is controlling well.
Strange looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Strange is trying to defend against the ground and pound but De Santo Cristo scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Santo Cristo prevents Strange from improving his position.
Strange actively working from the bottom here.
Strange throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Strange is trying to control but can't.
De Santo Cristo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Santo Cristo works his way into full mount!
De Santo Cristo lands with some strikes.
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.
Nice uppercut there from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Santo Cristo throws a right and a left that Strange avoids nicely.
Strange tries to land a front kick but De Santo Cristo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Santo Cristo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strange with the counter takedown but De Santo Cristo avoids it easily.
Strange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Santo Cristo.
Strange misses with a double jab.
De Santo Cristo moves into the clinch successfully.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Strange controls his hands.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting De Santo Cristo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Strange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strange scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Santo Cristo wants a takedown.
Strange lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Strange fails to land.
De Santo Cristo tries to score a body lock takedown but Strange shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao De Santo Cristo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Santo Cristo wants to take the fight to the mat but Strange manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Strange controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
Strange tries to land knees in the clinch but De Santo Cristo avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Santo Cristo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strange throws an elbow but misses.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook that snaps the head of Strange backwards.
De Santo Cristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice uppercut.
Strange tries to work over De Santo Cristo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strange tries to land knees in the clinch but De Santo Cristo avoids the damage to the body.
Strange swings wildly with an uppercut but De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santo Cristo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Santo Cristo scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo avoiding damage as Strange throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Strange.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santo Cristo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Strange is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Strange prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Strange clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
De Santo Cristo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Joao De Santo Cristo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Santo Cristo doesn't have the hooks in and Strange manages to turn into his guard.
Strange trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santo Cristo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strange slips nicely into half guard.
Strange is working for a kimura but De Santo Cristo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strange wants to work for an arm triangle but De Santo Cristo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Santo Cristo is trying to get back to full guard.
De Santo Cristo gets full guard.
Strange landing with the ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Santo Cristo drops an elbow to the side of Strange's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo winds up and cracks Strange with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Strange is looking to improve his position.
De Santo Cristo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Santo Cristo lands a nice short elbow.
Strange looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Strange closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Santo Cristo circles away.
Strange shoots in for a double leg but De Santo Cristo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strange's half guard.
Strange looking for a kimura from the bottom but De Santo Cristo passes into side control!
De Santo Cristo grinds an elbow into Strange's temple.
De Santo Cristo lands an elbow.
De Santo Cristo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De Santo Cristo grinds an elbow into Strange's temple.
Strange is rocked!
De Santo Cristo trying to control the action but Strange is working from the bottom.
Strange is still in real trouble! Can De Santo Cristo finish him?
De Santo Cristo scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Strange is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and De Santo Cristo can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao De Santo Cristo!
A very excited looking Joao De Santo Cristo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Simon Strange stepped up to the mic, saying 'FFS, can't seem to catch a break at the moment.'.
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hype
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