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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicklas Mattsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Apaga mais nao bate as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicklas Mattsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Santos! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santos shoots in but no luck this time. Mattsson misses with a head kick.
Mattsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Mattsson keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully. Mattsson trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Mattsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Mattsson is breathing heavily. Mattsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mattsson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mattsson as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mattsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mattsson's guard now. Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Mattsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mattsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard. Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Mattsson defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This has been an exciting period of action! Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Mattsson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Santos looking for a guillotine here but Mattsson defends easily.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Mattsson from controlling successfully. Santos trying to control the position.
Mattsson is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mattsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Mattsson trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Mattsson trying to control the position.
Mattsson trying to strike off his back.
Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mattsson's guard. Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mattsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Mattsson actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Santos wants to stand but Mattsson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Mattsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Santos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mattsson defend it? Santos steps over the head and cranks it - Mattsson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Santos!
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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
58% |
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