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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Mankiw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen "This Is War" by Il Nino as his entrance music. Gregory Mankiw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Dos Santos's chin.
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146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
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157 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Mankiw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mankiw stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Mankiw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Mankiw cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Mankiw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mankiw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Mankiw lands with a right hand.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Mankiw.
Mankiw throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Mankiw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mankiw!
Mankiw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dos Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mankiw is looking to get to half guard.
Dos Santos is working for a guillotine from mount but Mankiw frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiw tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Mankiw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Mankiw to control.
Mankiw is looking to get to half guard.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Mankiw to control.
Mankiw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mankiw is working hard here to advance position.
Mankiw looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mankiw tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dos Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dos Santos prevents Mankiw from getting the reversal.
Mankiw sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mankiw is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling the pace.
Mankiw wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos wants to control but Mankiw is keeping him busy.
Mankiw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mankiw is pressing down on Dos Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mankiw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mankiw looking for a sweep. Not yet Mankiw, not yet.
Mankiw throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Mankiw keeps moving.
Mankiw wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mankiw is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Mankiw is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mankiw throws out a powerful jab.
Mankiw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregory Mankiw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mankiw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Gregory Mankiw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mankiw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mankiw throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Mankiw with a jab.
Mankiw fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Mankiw had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Mankiw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Mankiw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mankiw lands a jab to the head.
Mankiw tries a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Mankiw.
Mankiw misses the jab.
Mankiw throws out a leg kick but Dos Santos moves out of range and Mankiw only half commits.
Mankiw throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Mankiw misses with a body kick.
Mankiw throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mankiw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Santos at a distance.
Mankiw tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Mankiw, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Mankiw against the cage but Mankiw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mankiw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mankiw misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Mankiw.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Mankiw throws a leg kick but Dos Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Mankiw finish him?
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Mankiw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mankiw finds it's target.
Mankiw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mankiw throws a front kick aimed at Dos Santos's knee but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Mankiw lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into rage.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dos Santos tries to move into range but Mankiw moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Mankiw finds it's target.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Mankiw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dos Santos walks into a left hand.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Mankiw.
Mankiw scores with a jab to the head.
Mankiw rushes Dos Santos with punches - Dos Santos moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Dos Santos goes down! Mankiw follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Mankiw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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