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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kananga Vasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasco comes to the cage accompanied by Whiskey in the Jar. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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186 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kananga Vasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dos Santos gets caught flat footed, as Vasco shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vasco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dos Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dos Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dos Santos!
Vasco sneaks back into half guard.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Vasco has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos decides to stand and escape the position.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Vasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasco also avoids with ease.
Vasco shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Vasco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Vasco avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Vasco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
No luck for Vasco with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kananga Vasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasco drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos manages to kick Vasco off! Vasco jumps back into Dos Santos's guard.
Vasco stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Vasco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vasco is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dos Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dos Santos has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Santos stands up and waves to Vasco to follow him.
Thiago Victor Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four 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 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Vasco avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Victor Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vasco shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Vasco moves out of range.
Vasco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vasco is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasco is looking for a kimura but Dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vasco to get the leverage.
Dos Santos kicks Vasco off and gets back to his feet.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thiago Victor Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Vasco avoids them all with ease.
That's two 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.
Vasco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Vasco or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Vasco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vasco seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Vasco trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Vasco is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Vasco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasco seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Vasco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos kicks off Vasco and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kananga Vasco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vasco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Vasco dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Vasco with a series of wild strikes but Vasco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Vasco moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vasco.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kananga Vasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasco looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Vasco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos leaves Vasco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two 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.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Vasco shoots in.
Vasco shoots in and drives through. Dos Santos sprawls well.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasco.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasco.
Vasco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vasco swings around for an armbar but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vasco's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasco looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasco, not yet.
Dos Santos stands up from Vasco's guard - Dos Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Vasco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasco swings around for an armbar but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vasco's guard.
Dos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Vasco had control of the position.
Dos Santos stands up and waves to Vasco to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasco.
Thiago Victor Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Vasco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasco slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Victor Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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