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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between San Cristobal Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Falaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Falaris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, San Cristobal Fuente!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Falaris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falaris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fuente is breathing heavily.
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!
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Falaris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falaris throws a push kick but Fuente slaps the foot to one side.
Falaris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Falaris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Falaris tries to bum rush Fuente with a series of wild strikes but Fuente uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick there by Falaris.
Falaris misses with a low kick.
Falaris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Falaris.
Falaris lands a high kick to the side of Fuente's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Falaris dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like San Cristobal Fuente has been cut.
Fuente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fuente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fuente escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Falaris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente is working an open guard so Falaris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fuente throws and low kick but Falaris moves out of range easily.
Falaris checks a low kick from Fuente.
Falaris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falaris throws a push kick but Fuente slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falaris.
Falaris feints and then cracks Fuente's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuente down.
Falaris lands with a kick to the temple. Fuente shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Falaris tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuente's calf.
Fuente jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falaris is looking to land body kicks.
Fuente has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Falaris.
Falaris tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Fuente.
Falaris avoids the body shot from Fuente.
Fuente lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Falaris backs up against the cage.
Falaris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuente cracks Falaris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Fuente.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuente misses with a series of wild punches.
Falaris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fuente.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Fuente drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fuente tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuente working the ground and pound but Falaris is defending the strikes.
Falaris is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fuente is controlling him well.
Falaris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fuente.
Fuente controls the position.
Fuente tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuente throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fuente wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Falaris, who protects the arm well.
Falaris pushes Fuente away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fuente gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuente throws a combination that misses
and Falaris counters with a big head kick but Fuente shrugs it off.
Falaris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fuente scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuente is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Falaris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Falaris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on San Cristobal Fuente's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fuente scores with a jab.
Fuente bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fuente throws a right hand that Falaris ducks under and follows up with a left that Falaris also avoids with ease.
Fuente misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fuente slips under a jab.
Fuente shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Falaris's guard.
Falaris keeping moving, preventing Fuente from controlling successfully.
Fuente drops back looking for a leg! Falaris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falaris manages to kick Fuente off! Fuente jumps back into Falaris's guard.
Fuente drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Falaris dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente looking for a guillotine here but Falaris defends easily.
Fuente trying to strike off his back.
Falaris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fuente is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fuente has a closed guard, preventing Falaris from standing up.
Fuente wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Fuente is striking from the bottom but Falaris uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Fuente wants to control but Falaris is keeping busy.
Fuente is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Falaris pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuente blocks a head kick by Falaris.
Fuente fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Falaris.
Falaris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Falaris cracks Fuente with a good jab.
Falaris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Falaris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falaris is looking to land body kicks.
Fuente works over Falaris's head and body with a nice combination.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuente throws a right and a left that Falaris avoids nicely.
Marcus Falaris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falaris tries to work over Fuente's front leg with a kick but Fuente checks it.
Falaris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marcus Falaris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuente cracks Falaris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Falaris avoids a kick to the body.
Fuente throws a leg kick but Falaris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Falaris cracks the inside of Fuente's front leg.
Falaris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fuente misses with a body kick.
Falaris throws a sloppy head kick and Fuente moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuente scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fuente fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuente scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falaris in his tracks.
Fuente lands a high kick!
A leg kick checked by Falaris.
Fuente misses with a combination
and Falaris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fuente is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fuente swinging wilding here.
Fuente connects with a single shot there.
Fuente stalks Falaris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Falaris's face. Falaris staggers backwards, shaken.
Fuente drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fuente working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Falaris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on San Cristobal Fuente's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Falaris misses with a kick to the body
and Fuente counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fuente is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fuente looking for a submission but Falaris manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Fuente tries to free his leg and advance position but Falaris is retaining full guard.
Fuente trying to control but Falaris is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuente throwing strikes but missing.
Falaris keeping moving, preventing Fuente from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falaris is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falaris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Falaris lands a high kick!
Fuente avoids the head kick by Falaris.
Fuente blocks a head kick by Falaris.
Fuente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Fuente does it's job there.
Fuente drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuente tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fuente has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fuente in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fuente working the strikes but Falaris uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Falaris is not content to let Fuente control the position.
Falaris is looking to escape.
Fuente is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuente thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Falaris is defending against the submission attempts here by Fuente.
Fuente is looking for a kimura here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Falaris connects with a high kick.
That's four 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.
Falaris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuente tries to bum rush Falaris with a series of wild strikes but Falaris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuente tries to bum rush Falaris with a series of wild strikes but Falaris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuente shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fuente not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Falaris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fuente.
Fuente is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Falaris!
San Cristobal Fuente overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuente with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fuente has hold of Falaris's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Falaris manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Cristobal Fuente clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on San Cristobal Fuente's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Falaris takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Falaris throws a leg kick but Fuente sees it coming and moves out of range.
San Cristobal Fuente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuente jabs Falaris right on the nose. Falaris blinks but takes it well.
Fuente scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuente is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fuente closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Falaris throws a sloppy head kick and Fuente moves out of range easily.
Falaris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falaris checks a low kick from Fuente.
Fuente blocks a head kick by Falaris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falaris moves forwards but Fuente connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Fuente misses.
Falaris is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fuente scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuente scores with a hook to the body. Falaris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Fuente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fuente shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Fuente connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fuente stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fuente fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Falaris sprawls well initially but Fuente persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fuente looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fuente not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuente is trying to work for a kimura but Falaris is defending well.
Falaris is looking to escape.
Fuente wants to work for an arm triangle but Falaris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fuente not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuente trying to mount his opponent but Falaris defends it.
Fuente looks to land a strike but Falaris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fuente tries to free his leg and advance position but Falaris is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses.
Falaris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fuente's head.
Marcus Falaris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuente shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fuente stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falaris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuente 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.
Fuente stops Falaris from standing up.
Fuente might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuente tries to free his leg and advance position but Falaris is retaining full guard.
Fuente cracks Falaris with a solid left hand.
Fuente throwing strikes from guard but Falaris blocks nicely.
Fuente loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fuente drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Falaris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fuente has Falaris in his guard.
Fuente working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Cristobal Fuente had his way with Marcus Falaris in that round.
The cut man is working on San Cristobal Fuente's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Falaris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fuente.
Fuente drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fuente drops back looking for a leg! Falaris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falaris manages to kick Fuente off! Fuente jumps back into Falaris's guard.
Falaris has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fuente off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Falaris lands with a slapping head kick.
Falaris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Falaris throws a head kick that half lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fuente.
Falaris is not content to let Fuente control the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fuente laying and praying for a moment but Falaris takes advantage and regains half guard.
Falaris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fuente landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fuente thows a huge punch but Falaris dodges it nicely.
Fuente is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Falaris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fuente.
Fuente is working for a submission of some sort.
Falaris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuente. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Falaris moves out of range as Fuente throws a body kick.
Falaris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuente is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris misses with a kick to the body.
Falaris misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Fuente as he connects with a hook.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Fuente drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Falaris is looking to stand up but Fuente isn't so interested in that idea.
Fuente scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fuente is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fuente wants to pass the guard but Falaris is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuente wants to control from the top but Falaris keeps moving.
Fuente trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fuente is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Falaris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Falaris has escaped and now he's on top!
Fuente looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fuente throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
San Cristobal Fuente showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fuente 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Marcus Falaris!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Marcus Falaris!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Marcus Falaris!
Marcus Falaris wins by unanimous decision! Marcus Falaris retains his middleweight title!
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