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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 Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo's entrance music is Que país é esse?. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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 - 17 - 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
23 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Santo Cristo thumps Thrul with a low kick.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and clinches.
Thrul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo drops his hands momentarily and Thrul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thrul throws a sloppy head kick
and De Santo Cristo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thrul is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thrul throws a hook but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo is looking to counter the offense by Thrul and move into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that De Santo Cristo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thrul lands with a straight right. De Santo Cristo didn't see that one coming.
Thrul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Santo Cristo's calf.
Good shot there by De Santo Cristo.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrul closes the distance and pushes De Santo Cristo back into the cage.
De Santo Cristo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from De Santo Cristo.
Thrul struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santo Cristo controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Thrul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo scoring well with a low kick there.
De Santo Cristo throws the left hand but Thrul avoids the punch easily.
De Santo Cristo throws out a loose jab but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrul throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrul.
Nice uppercut there from Thrul.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santo Cristo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Santo Cristo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Thrul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thrul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo lands a really nice looking cross but Thrul seems unphased.
Thrul slips under a jab.
De Santo Cristo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thrul.
Thrul throws a lazy right hand but De Santo Cristo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Santo Cristo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thrul. Thrul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Santo Cristo tries to bum rush Thrul with a series of wild strikes but Thrul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Santo Cristo tried to score with a low kick but Thrul checks it.
Thrul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as De Santo Cristo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Santo Cristo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thrul.
De Santo Cristo misses the jab.
De Santo Cristo throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Santo Cristo lands a left and a right that sends Thrul crashing to the canvas! De Santo Cristo dives into mount looking to finish!
Thrul is rocked!
Thrul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thrul is still in real trouble! Can De Santo Cristo finish him?
Thrul tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thrul seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrul tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Santo Cristo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thrul working to try and regain half guard.
Thrul bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thrul sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Santo Cristo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo gets full guard.
De Santo Cristo is trying to control the position but Thrul postures up.
De Santo Cristo keeping moving, preventing Thrul from controlling successfully.
Thrul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Santo Cristo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thrul throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrul looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thrul stands up over De Santo Cristo, 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 cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thrul shoots in and bounces De Santo Cristo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thrul is working De Santo Cristo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thrul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Santo Cristo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrul can do to turn this around?
Thrul trying to control but De Santo Cristo is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thrul's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrul is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul looking for subs off his back but De Santo Cristo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thrul on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo prevents Thrul from improving his position.
Thrul looking for submissions off his back.
De Santo Cristo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Santo Cristo prevents Thrul from improving his position.
De Santo Cristo is keen to just control but Thrul is a slippery customer.
Thrul gets full guard.
Thrul keeping full guard, as De Santo Cristo tries to pass.
Aznar Thrul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thrul is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Santo Cristo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joao De Santo Cristo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thrul is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Santo Cristo passes into side control, despite Thrul's attempt to control the position.
De Santo Cristo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thrul has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Santo Cristo but great work by Thrul.
De Santo Cristo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Santo Cristo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thrul is looking to control De Santo Cristo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thrul avoid being mounted?
Thrul tries to get to full guard but De Santo Cristo has control of the leg.
De Santo Cristo is nestled in close to Thrul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul wants to control but De Santo Cristo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Santo Cristo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thrul gets full guard.
Thrul looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Santo Cristo is one step ahead there.
De Santo Cristo passes Thrul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thrul moves into full guard.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Thrul keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul wants to control the position but De Santo Cristo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
De Santo Cristo blocks the strikes from Thrul.
De Santo Cristo lands with a punch from half guard.
Thrul strikes from the bottom but De Santo Cristo uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Thrul is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thrul misses with a strike from the bottom.
Thrul seems a little lost for a moment, as De Santo Cristo dominates the positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Santo Cristo is chipping away with strikes.
De Santo Cristo grinds an elbow into Thrul's temple.
Thrul wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Santo Cristo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Joao De Santo Cristo!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Joao De Santo Cristo!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Joao De Santo Cristo!
Joao De Santo Cristo wins by unanimous decision!
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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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