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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
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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
34 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot's corner calls for a 1-2. Saibot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Santo Cristo checks a leg kick nicely.
De Santo Cristo throws a leg kick but Saibot checks it.
Saibot leaves De Santo Cristo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Saibot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Santo Cristo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Santo Cristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saibot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Santo Cristo misses with a double jab
and Saibot counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Santo Cristo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Santo Cristo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. De Santo Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo misses with a looping right.
De Santo Cristo darts in trying to clinch
and Saibot counters with a stiff right hand.
Saibot throws the kick towards the body but De Santo Cristo avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Santo Cristo. Saibot shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Noob Saibot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santo Cristo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saibot counters with a left and a right that stings De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and pushes Saibot back into the cage.
De Santo Cristo presses Saibot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Saibot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saibot blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
Saibot lands a body punch.
Saibot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saibot's elbow.
Saibot misses with a punch to the body.
De Santo Cristo has clasped his hands together around Saibot's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
De Santo Cristo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Santo Cristo scores with a couple of short elbows.
De Santo Cristo misses with the ground and pound.
Saibot takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Saibot wants to control but De Santo Cristo postures up.
De Santo Cristo misses with the ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo working away.
Saibot is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with the ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo throwing strikes but Saibot manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
De Santo Cristo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saibot wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saibot wants to control but De Santo Cristo is keeping him busy.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a sweep.
De Santo Cristo has one of Saibot's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De Santo Cristo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a sweep.
De Santo Cristo regains half guard.
De Santo Cristo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Santo Cristo is doing well to control the position and prevent Saibot from advancing to side control.
De Santo Cristo manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Santo Cristo has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Santo Cristo works on Saibot's body with a couple of short punches.
De Santo Cristo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Santo Cristo throws a punch but it's blocked by Saibot.
Saibot gets through De Santo Cristo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo tries to score a body lock takedown but Saibot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Santo Cristo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saibot backwards.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
Saibot lands a right hand.
Saibot lands a hook that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown.
Noob Saibot 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 wants a takedown.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo has clasped his hands together around Saibot's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saibot is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo working the ground and pound but Saibot is defending the strikes.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saibot has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Santo Cristo in side control, throwing shots but Saibot defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo working the ground and pound but Saibot is defending the strikes.
De Santo Cristo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Saibot rolls with the submission and now he's on top in De Santo Cristo's guard! Nice work there by Saibot!
De Santo Cristo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Saibot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saibot preventing the sweep.
De Santo Cristo has Saibot pulled in close to control his posture.
De Santo Cristo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saibot blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saibot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saibot is holding on to half guard well.
De Santo Cristo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saibot's head.
Saibot holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
De Santo Cristo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Saibot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo avoids a kick to the body.
De Santo Cristo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saibot!
De Santo Cristo throws a body kick that misses.
De Santo Cristo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Santo Cristo is looking to clinch.
Saibot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saibot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saibot missing with a left hand there. De Santo Cristo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Santo Cristo clinches with his opponent.
De Santo Cristo gets through Saibot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 blocks a body shot from Saibot.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Saibot.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saibot tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Saibot back against the cage.
Saibot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saibot lands with a straight right. De Santo Cristo didn't see that one coming.
De Santo Cristo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saibot can pounce on him.
De Santo Cristo rushes Saibot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Santo Cristo has Saibot pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Santo Cristo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Saibot tumbling to the mat - De Santo Cristo dives into Saibot's guard.
Saibot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Santo Cristo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saibot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Saibot keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot keeping moving, preventing De Santo Cristo from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Santo Cristo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Saibot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Santo Cristo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saibot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Santo Cristo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saibot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Santo Cristo throws out the jab.
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.
De Santo Cristo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Santo Cristo has Saibot up against the cage in a clinch.
Noob Saibot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saibot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santo Cristo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Santo Cristo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo wants to take the fight to the mat but Saibot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saibot working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
Saibot misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saibot.
De Santo Cristo lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
Saibot lands with a short shot to the head.
Saibot tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot working aggressively here.
Saibot misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Santo Cristo.
Saibot blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
Saibot lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santo Cristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saibot backwards.
De Santo Cristo is trying to drag Saibot to the mat but Saibot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saibot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Noob Saibot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao De Santo Cristo.
Saibot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saibot blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
De Santo Cristo has Saibot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saibot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Santo Cristo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Santo Cristo pushes Saibot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saibot stops a takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
Saibot lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Santo Cristo is working Saibot over against the cage.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Saibot is trying to keep an underhook but De Santo Cristo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Saibot manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. De Santo Cristo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Santo Cristo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Noob Saibot!
Our winner, Noob Saibot, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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