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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 163 p4p, 23 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 68 p4p, 9 weight class). Northrop comes to the cage accompanied by Alive And Kicking. De Santo Cristo has chosen Que país é esse? as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Santo Cristo wants to counter with a clinch but Northrop pushes him away.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Northrop.
Northrop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Santo Cristo.
Northrop lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Northrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from De Santo Cristo as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice uppercut.
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Northrop blocking some punches.
Northrop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Santo Cristo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Northrop has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Northrop regains guard immediately.
Northrop manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Northrop looks for a takedown but De Santo Cristo sprawls well.
Northrop fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Santo Cristo to the ground. Northrop is now in De Santo Cristo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 controlling the position.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Santo Cristo is adopting a defensive guard.
De Santo Cristo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Northrop can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Santo Cristo has Northrop pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo wants to sweep but no luck.
Northrop wants to control from the top but De Santo Cristo keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position.
De Santo Cristo keeping moving, preventing Northrop from controlling successfully.
De Santo Cristo is pulling down on Northrop's head. It's preventing any offense from Northrop, at least for the moment.
Northrop won't allow De Santo Cristo to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at Brazilian Elite Team inform us that De Santo Cristo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Northrop throws a big right hand that misses.
Northrop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Santo Cristo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Santo Cristo seems keen to control Northrop's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo can't keep his opponent in guard - Northrop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Northrop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Santo Cristo is looking to control Northrop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Santo Cristo avoid being mounted?
Northrop thows a huge punch but De Santo Cristo dodges it nicely.
De Santo Cristo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Northrop's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Northrop's back!
De Santo Cristo lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Northrop rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Northrop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the action but Northrop is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo 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.
Northrop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the action but Northrop is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from De Santo Cristo.
Northrop tries to roll over but De Santo Cristo keeps him under control.
Northrop regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Santo Cristo with a nice head shot there.
De Santo Cristo scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Santo Cristo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Northrop's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santo Cristo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Northrop throws a hook but De Santo Cristo avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Northrop misses.
De Santo Cristo avoids a kick to the body.
Northrop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Northrop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Northrop.
De Santo Cristo moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Northrop does it's job there.
De Santo Cristo has closed the distance and engaged Northrop in a clinch.
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Northrop.
De Santo Cristo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice uppercut.
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 misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Northrop is rocked!
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook that snaps the head of Northrop backwards.
Oh Northrop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Northrop is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Santo Cristo is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Northrop.
Northrop seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice uppercut.
De Santo Cristo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Northrop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Northrop is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Northrop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Santo Cristo.
Northrop wants to sweep but no luck.
De Santo Cristo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Santo Cristo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Northrop has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Santo Cristo has managed to get both his arms back between Northrop's legs - danger averted.
De Santo Cristo working some strikes from top position.
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.
Northrop looking for a guillotine here but De Santo Cristo defends easily.
De Santo Cristo distracts Northrop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop 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.
De Santo Cristo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Santo Cristo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Northrop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Santo Cristo is aware though and is defending well.
De Santo Cristo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Northrop keeping moving, preventing De Santo Cristo from controlling successfully.
De Santo Cristo connects with a couple of short punches.
De Santo Cristo advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northrop manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Santo Cristo's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is looking to improve his position.
De Santo Cristo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Northrop tries to regain full guard. Instead though, De Santo Cristo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Northrop is desperately trying to improve his position but De Santo Cristo has a good base and remains in mount.
De Santo Cristo landing strikes from the mount and Northrop is in trouble!
Northrop is trying desperately to improve position.
Northrop wants to control but De Santo Cristo is having none of it.
De Santo Cristo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is looking to improve his position but De Santo Cristo isn't that keen on the idea.
De Santo Cristo lands a couple of good shots and Northrop has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
A lull in the action here.
Northrop manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Santo Cristo's guard. Nice work there by Northrop.
Northrop got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Santo Cristo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Northrop has managed to get both his arms back between De Santo Cristo's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Northrop postures up in De Santo Cristo's guard and throws a big left but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Northrop's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Northrop 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 landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Joao De Santo Cristo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Northrop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Northrop throws the left hand but De Santo Cristo avoids the punch easily.
Northrop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Santo Cristo slips under a jab.
De Santo Cristo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the side of Northrop's head but Northrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Santo Cristo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Northrop closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Santo Cristo quickly recovers to half guard.
Northrop seems to be looking for submissions.
De Santo Cristo gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Santo Cristo is on top in guard.
Northrop 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 Northrop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northrop throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
De Santo Cristo tries for a kimura but Northrop is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Northrop keeps working.
Northrop is trying to improve his position.
De Santo Cristo scoring with punches from side control.
De Santo Cristo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Northrop is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Santo Cristo off and has taken his back!
Northrop is hanging on to De Santo Cristo's back as he tries to escape.
Northrop looking for the choke from the back.
Northrop controlling well, preventing De Santo Cristo from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is still trying to improve position.
De Santo Cristo just trying to survive but Northrop is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
De Santo Cristo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
De Santo Cristo tries to roll over but Northrop keeps him under control.
Northrop is working for a kimura but De Santo Cristo is defending it quite comfortably.
De Santo Cristo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Northrop's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Northrop's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop rolls, trying to escape but De Santo Cristo keeps control of the position.
De Santo Cristo scores with punches to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop tries to escape the position.
De Santo Cristo lands shots from the back.
De Santo Cristo controlling well, preventing Northrop from escaping the position.
Northrop is working hard here to advance position.
Northrop defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of De Santo Cristo's arms.
De Santo Cristo has the hooks in. Northrop is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will De Santo Cristo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
De Santo Cristo lands punches and elbows.
Northrop trying to get back to his feet but De Santo Cristo is in full control for now.
De Santo Cristo looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Northrop trying to control the hands but De Santo Cristo won't let him.
De Santo Cristo has Northrop flattened out and is raining down punches.
Northrop trying to control the hands but De Santo Cristo won't let him.
Joao De Santo Cristo has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Santo Cristo lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Russell Northrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Santo Cristo keeps control of the position as Northrop tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Santo Cristo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
After winning the bout, Joao De Santo Cristo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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