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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryosuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryosuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Takahashi has an active guard here but Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Santos throwing shots but Takahashi is blocking nicely.
Santos trying to control the pace.
Santos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Takahashi can't escape the position.
Takahashi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Takahashi actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stalling.
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takahashi is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Takahashi is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Takahashi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Takahashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Takahashi wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takahashi looking for a kimura from the bottom but Santos passes into side control!
Takahashi looks gassed!
Santos controls the position.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Takahashi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos controls the position.
Santos tries for a kimura but Takahashi is defending well.
Santos taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takahashi is looking to reverse the position.
Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santos controls the position from side control.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Takahashi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Takahashi sneaks back into half guard.
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takahashi is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Takahashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel 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.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takahashi fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Takahashi from controlling successfully.
Takahashi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Santos dives on top into guard.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Takahashi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santos 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 Takahashi.
You can see the frustration on Takahashi's face as Santos controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Takahashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos tries for a kimura but Takahashi is defending well.
Santos lands some shots froms side control.
Santos moves into full mount!
Santos trying to control but Takahashi is having none of it.
Santos avoids the attempt from Takahashi to control.
That's two 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.
Santos tries to control but Takahashi wriggling away.
Santos is really struggling to control Takahashi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Takahashi is trying to escape the mount.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is working to get back to half guard.
Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Takahashi is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Santos controlling from mount.
Takahashi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Takahashi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Takahashi can't escape the position.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos'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.
Takahashi is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahashi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takahashi is working away from the top position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Santos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Takahashi with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Santos pushes down on Takahashi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santos moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi looking for a sweep but Santos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Santos content just to control the position here.
Takahashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos working Takahashi over with strikes here.
That's two 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.
Santos stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Takahashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takahashi drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Takahashi off! Takahashi jumps back into Santos's guard.
Takahashi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santos has escaped and now he's on top!
Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takahashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takahashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos is pushing down on Takahashi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takahashi is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
Takahashi wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Santos uses his free foot to push down on Takahashi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Takahashi.
Takahashi working to try and regain half guard.
Ryosuke Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Takahashi's face.
Takahashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gabriel Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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