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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Poluga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluga has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Maro Santos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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173 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
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175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Poluga!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos wants to clinch but Poluga slips to the side
and Poluga counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poluga throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Poluga scores with a couple of short elbows.
Poluga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Poluga landing a few strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poluga controls the position from side control.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poluga scores with punches from side control.
Poluga misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Poluga landing a few strikes.
Poluga is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluga tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Poluga working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Santos throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Poluga controlling the position.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Poluga is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos regains half guard there - taking advantage of Poluga's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poluga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos manages to get to full guard.
Poluga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Poluga chips away with some ground and pound.
Poluga throwing strikes but missing.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Poluga pushes his legs off easily.
Poluga looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluga trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poluga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poluga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Poluga looking to pass the guard.
Santos has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Poluga doesn't defend quickly enough and Santos has managed to lock this one up! Can Poluga escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Santos on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maro 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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FIGHT
RATING
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