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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Mojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the World. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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320 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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300 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bad Mojo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mojo scores with a leg kick.
De Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Santos postures up in Mojo's guard and throws a big left but Mojo blocks it.
De Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mojo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Santos wants to control from the top but Mojo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Mojo is retaining full guard.
De Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Santos 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.
De Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Mojo has wrist control.
De Santos trying to control but Mojo is working from the bottom.
De Santos preventing the sweep.
De Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mojo keeping full guard, as De Santos tries to pass.
De Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mojo looking for a sweep. Not yet Mojo, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mojo being controlled here, momentarily.
De Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mojo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Santos is working Mojo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mojo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mojo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mojo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
De Santos looks for the body kick but Mojo saw that one coming.
De Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mojo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mojo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Mojo. Those never looked like landing.
De Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mojo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Santos darts in and clinches Mojo up against the cage.
De Santos jumps guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
De Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mojo defends well.
De Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mojo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mojo shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De 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 Mojo's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Mojo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Santos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mojo has worked his arm free - good work by Mojo!
De Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mojo, who protects the arm well.
De Santos laying and praying for a moment but Mojo takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mojo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
De Santos trying to control from Mojo's half guard. Mojo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago De Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Santos gets a clinch.
Mojo misses with a punch to the body.
Mojo has De Santos pressed against the cage.
De Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Santos is thwarting Mojo's attempts to control the position.
De Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Mojo is defending well.
De Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thiago De Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Santos working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos trying to control from Mojo's half guard. Mojo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mojo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Santos trying to control but Mojo is working from the bottom.
De Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mojo wants to sweep but no luck.
De Santos works over Mojo with some ground and pound from guard.
De Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Santos stops Mojo from standing up.
De Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mojo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mojo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santos stands up over Mojo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Mojo has wrist control.
De Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mojo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De Santos, into his guard.
Mojo trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is keen to just control but Mojo is a slippery customer.
De Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Santos trying to control the action but Mojo is working from the bottom.
De Santos 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.
Mojo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mojo sees it coming and defends easily.
De Santos lands strikes from half guard.
De Santos is working for a kimura but Mojo is defending it quite comfortably.
De Santos wants to take a breather but Mojo is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santos is pressing down on Mojo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mojo is holding on for now.
De Santos thows a huge punch but Mojo dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago De Santos 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. This is the final round!
De Santos misses with a head kick.
Mojo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Santos moves in looking to clinch but Mojo pushes him off.
De Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mojo can do to turn this around?
Mojo tries a low kick but De Santos avoids it.
Mojo motions for De Santos to come forward. Mojo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mojo keeps De Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Mojo just misses with a punch to the body.
De Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mojo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mojo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mojo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De Santos, into his guard.
De Santos keeping moving, preventing Mojo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos is adopting a defensive guard.
De Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mojo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mojo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mojo trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos looking for a guillotine here but Mojo defends easily.
De Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mojo manages to get himself to full guard.
Thiago De Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is stalling in the full guard.
De Santos won't allow Mojo to sweep him here.
Mojo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Santos controls the pace.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mojo controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Thiago De Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Santos throws a push kick but Mojo slaps the foot to one side.
Mojo cracks De Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mojo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mojo throws a poor cross that misses
and De Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Mojo keeps the fight on the outside.
Mojo lands with a shot to the body.
De Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mojo's guard.
De Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De 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.
Bad Mojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mojo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Santos is controlling him.
De Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thiago De Santos just wasn't active enough.
Good work by De Santos as he checks the leg kick.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - De Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Santos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago De Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago De Santos!
Thiago De Santos got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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