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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo comes to the cage accompanied by Que país é esse?. Fenix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fenix counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Santo Cristo!
De Santo Cristo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
My spies in Heavy Metal inform me that Fenix has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sloppy strikes there by Fenix.
Fenix lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Santo Cristo down.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a sweep.
De Santo Cristo dodges the ground and pound from Fenix.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a sweep.
De Santo Cristo's coaches at Brazilian Elite Team have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
De Santo Cristo is not content to let Fenix control the position.
De Santo Cristo is trying to control Fenix's posture but Fenix avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to bench press Fenix off him but Fenix keeps the position.
Fenix wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Santo Cristo keeps working.
Fenix throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and De Santo Cristo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
De Santo Cristo trying to control from the bottom.
Fenix is trying to control the action in half guard but De Santo Cristo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Santo Cristo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fenix is working away from the top position though.
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.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a sweep. Fenix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Santo Cristo wants to control but Fenix is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Santo Cristo checks a leg kick nicely.
De Santo Cristo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch.
Fenix lands with a nice body punch.
De Santo Cristo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Santo Cristo looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenix is just out of range.
Fenix closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Santo Cristo did well to prevent Fenix getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Santo Cristo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Santo Cristo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but De Santo Cristo blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fenix postures up in De Santo Cristo's guard and throws a big left but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo controls Fenix momentarily but Fenix frees himself.
Fenix being controlled here momentarily.
De Santo Cristo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo postures up and lands a big shot to Fenix's brow.
De Santo Cristo preventing the sweep.
De Santo Cristo tries to free his leg and advance position but Fenix is retaining full guard.
Fenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Santo Cristo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fenix is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Santo Cristo defends well.
Fenix 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Santo Cristo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Fenix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Santo Cristo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tristan Fenix has been cut.
Fenix misses with a hook.
Fenix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fenix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santo Cristo.
Fenix throws a lazy right hand but De Santo Cristo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Santo Cristo throws a looping overhand right but Fenix ducks down to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by De Santo Cristo.
Fenix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fenix on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No joy there for De Santo Cristo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Santo Cristo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fenix throws a lazy right hand but De Santo Cristo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Santo Cristo attempts a counter takedown but Fenix avoids it well and moves away.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fenix throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Santo Cristo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fenix delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix shoots in and drives through. De Santo Cristo sprawls well.
De Santo Cristo throws a head kick that misses.
Fenix throws a looping overhand right but De Santo Cristo ducks down to avoid it.
Fenix lands a glancing blow to the side of De Santo Cristo's head.
De Santo Cristo looking to score a takedown here. Fenix is defending well but De Santo Cristo drives through and ends up in Fenix's guard.
De Santo Cristo connects with a couple of short punches.
Fenix controls De Santo Cristo momentarily but De Santo Cristo frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fenix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Santo Cristo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Fenix keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. De Santo Cristo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fenix.
Fenix 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.
De Santo Cristo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fenix is looking for a sweep.
Fenix takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fenix rolls with the submission and now he's on top in De Santo Cristo's guard! Nice work there by Fenix!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo keeping moving, preventing Fenix from controlling successfully.
De Santo Cristo wants to improve his position but instead Fenix has moved into half guard.
Fenix is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Santo Cristo works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Santo Cristo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo is adopting a defensive guard.
Fenix trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santo Cristo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 pulls Fenix in close to prevent any damage.
Tristan Fenix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fenix landing with the ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo pulls Fenix in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Tristan Fenix wins by unanimous decision!
Tristan Fenix bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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