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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Sloan (ranked 4724 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Dos Santos (ranked 4615 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacinto Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos throws a push kick but Sloan slaps the foot to one side.
Dos Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sloan sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sloan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dos Santos is on him like a limpet, forcing Sloan back against the cage.
Sloan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
Sloan keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Sloan pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Sloan continues to stall.
Dos Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sloan is pulling down on Dos Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Dos Santos, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Dos Santos is working Sloan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sloan is trying to hold Dos Santos in close to prevent damage but Dos Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Dos Santos is thwarting Sloan's attempts to control the position.
Dos Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sloan is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sloan avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Sloan is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Sloan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dos Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Sloan tries to get to full guard but Dos Santos has control of the leg.
Sloan is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sloan avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working over Sloan with some ground and pound. Sloan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dos Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sloan really is a fat lump.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos wants to take a breather but Sloan is having none of it.
Sloan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos slips a nice elbow through Sloan's hands, connecting with Sloan's forehead.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Sloan trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sloan is controlling Dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos not doing much here.
Sloan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos Santos is working away from the top position though.
Sloan is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Sloan is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloan fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Sloan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos has Sloan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sloan jumps guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sloan lands an uppercut.
Sloan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Santos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sloan keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Sloan controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos trying to control but Sloan is working from the bottom.
Sloan is controlling Dos Santos's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lucas Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos cracks Sloan with a solid left hand.
Sloan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sloan working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sloan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jacinto Sloan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sloan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dos Santos is in Sloan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Sloan keeps moving.
Sloan has his hands on Dos Santos's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sloan's guard.
Dos Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sloan looking to control but Dos Santos passes into half guard.
Sloan wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Santos throwing shots but Sloan is blocking nicely.
Sloan keeping hold of Dos Santos's head, controlling as best he can.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sloan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dos Santos wants to get up but he can't break Sloan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sloan working a defensive guard but Dos Santos manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sloan is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
Dos Santos staying calm.
Sloppy strikes there by Dos Santos.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Sloan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sloan's half guard.
Dos Santos is thwarting Sloan's attempts to control the position.
Sloan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sloan wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dos Santos is trying to control. Sloan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
Sloan controlling the position for now.
Sloan is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sloan avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sloan has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sloan is doing well to control the position and prevent Dos Santos from advancing to side control.
Sloan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos not doing much here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sloan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two 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.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sloan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Sloan blocks nicely.
Sloan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Sloan keeps moving.
Sloan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.
Sloan trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sloan is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dos Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Dos Santos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dos Santos working away.
Sloan tries to bench press Dos Santos off him but Dos Santos keeps the position.
Sloan is trying to control Dos Santos's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Sloan has his arm trapped.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but Sloan is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Sloan is controlling his arm.
Dos Santos controlling the position from side mount.
Sloan can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sloan quickly recovers to half guard.
Jacinto Sloan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloan looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dos Santos 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Dos Santos!
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RATING
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