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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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149 lbs
10 - 9 - 2 |
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175 cm
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137 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Claudiano.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Claudiano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Claudiano's guard.
Claudiano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Claudiano pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Claudiano pulls Santos in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Claudiano pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santos trying to control but Claudiano is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Claudiano scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Claudiano avoids it really well and circles away.
Waldo Claudiano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Claudiano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
A short left from Claudiano.
Santos successfully pulls guard.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Claudiano working some strikes from top position.
Claudiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos wants to control the position but Claudiano says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Claudiano has control of the leg.
Claudiano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Claudiano.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claudiano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Claudiano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Claudiano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Claudiano wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Santos trying to hold on to Claudiano's head to control him but Claudiano postures up.
Claudiano slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Claudiano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Claudiano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Claudiano working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claudiano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos is concentrating on defense, preventing Claudiano from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano dominated that round.
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.
Claudiano jabs at Santos's body.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Claudiano lands with a right hand.
Donk. Claudiano catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claudiano connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Claudiano works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Claudiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claudiano lands a shot to the body.
Claudiano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Claudiano works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Waldo Claudiano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claudiano is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claudiano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Claudiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Claudiano postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Claudiano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Claudiano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Claudiano landing some decent shots from guard.
Claudiano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Claudiano is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claudiano lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Claudiano is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Claudiano lands a couple of elbows.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Claudiano manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos pushing down on Claudiano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Claudiano is looking to improve his position.
Claudiano is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control. Claudiano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Claudiano is looking to get back to full guard here but Santos has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claudiano tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
My spies in Combate Gym 🇧🇷 inform me that Santos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Claudiano regains half guard.
Claudiano is holding on to half guard well.
Claudiano 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.
Claudiano manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Claudiano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Claudiano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claudiano is keeping the position for now.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Claudiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab lands there for Claudiano.
Claudiano misses with a head kick.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Claudiano is looking to improve his position.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Claudiano wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Claudiano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Claudiano is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Claudiano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Claudiano tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Claudiano moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Santos wants to control from the top but Claudiano keeps moving.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Claudiano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Claudiano looking to control but Santos passes into half guard.
Claudiano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Claudiano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Claudiano looking for a sweep. Not yet Claudiano, not yet.
Claudiano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Claudiano trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Claudiano keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claudiano controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Claudiano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Claudiano!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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