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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Daniels (ranked 24703 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Santana (ranked 6186 p4p, 598 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santana is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels working Santana over with strikes.
Daniels decides to stand up.
A shot to the liver by Santana. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana misses with a body shot
and Daniels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
Santana wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santana misses with a hook.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Daniels tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Santana throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mauricio Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Santana does no damage.
Santana misses with a wild combination.
Daniels shoots in and bounces Santana off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santana is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Daniels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Daniels prevents Santana from breaking the clinch.
Santana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santana.
It looks like Dennis Daniels has been cut.
Daniels goes for a double leg but Santana avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santana continues to drive forward.
Santana throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Santana misses with a combination
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santana throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mauricio Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniels rather than just go for the knockout.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Santana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch.
Santana breaks from the clinch.
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Santana tries to get set, Daniels tries to push him back and clinch up but Santana manages to avoid the attempt.
Santana throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Santana throws a combination that misses
and Daniels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santana is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Daniels dives into side control.
Santana looks winded!
Santana wants to control but Daniels postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Santana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Daniels's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters by clinching up.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Santana avoids the damage to the body.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santana's efforts to push away.
Santana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Santana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santana throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throws a sloppy body shot
so Daniels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels cracks Santana with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels landing with the ground and pound.
Santana wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
Daniels stands up from Santana's guard - Daniels perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santana throws a combination that misses
and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch.
Santana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santana throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniels.
Mauricio Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santana lands with a nice body punch.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Santana lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Daniels is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana misses with a wild combination.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mauricio Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santana lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Daniels throws a wild hook but Santana just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Daniels gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Santana raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Santana!
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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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