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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinarus Inventius (ranked 1267 p4p, 3246 weight class) and Joao Santos (ranked 128 p4p, 276 weight class). Joao Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pinarus Inventius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos stuns Inventius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Santos misses.
As Santos backs away, Inventius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Joao Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Inventius's guard.
Inventius seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Santos has gone for a leg lock! Inventius slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santos's guard.
Inventius controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is pulling down on Inventius's head. It's preventing any offense from Inventius, at least for the moment.
Santos is trying to keep Inventius in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Inventius controls the pace.
Inventius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Inventius is stalling in the full guard.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
Inventius seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos postures up in Inventius's guard and throws a big left but Inventius blocks it.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inventius is keeping the position for now.
Inventius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inventius is controlling Santos's posture.
Santos wants to control from the top but Inventius keeps moving.
Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Inventius is retaining full guard.
Santos passes Inventius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Inventius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Inventius.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inventius keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Inventius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inventius wants to sweep but no luck.
Inventius being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four 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.
Santos is fighting to break Inventius's control of his arms but Inventius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Inventius is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Pinarus Inventius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inventius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Inventius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos forces Inventius back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head punch on the inside from Inventius fails to land.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inventius smiles and moves away.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Inventius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Inventius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Inventius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Inventius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
It looked like Inventius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Inventius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Inventius digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Inventius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inventius lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Inventius.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Inventius lands with a right to the head.
Santos is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Inventius.
Inventius lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Inventius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pinarus Inventius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Santos.
Inventius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inventius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inventius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inventius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Inventius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Inventius avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Inventius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Inventius on the inside.
Santos working aggressively here.
Inventius lands a nice uppercut.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Inventius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Inventius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Pinarus Inventius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos tries to pull guard but Inventius holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Inventius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inventius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos tries to pull guard but Inventius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santos tries to pull guard but Inventius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Inventius scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Inventius.
Inventius struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Inventius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inventius gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Inventius lands a left hand.
Inventius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Inventius.
Inventius can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Inventius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Inventius on the inside.
Inventius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Inventius on the inside.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inventius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Inventius - that landed with a thud.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Inventius avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Inventius lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Inventius as the two fighters clinch.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Inventius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inventius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Inventius.
Good body shot from Inventius.
Inventius misses with a body punch.
Inventius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inventius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inventius lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Inventius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Inventius controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Inventius as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries to work over Inventius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inventius digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Inventius presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Inventius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Inventius.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inventius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Inventius.
Inventius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Inventius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Inventius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Inventius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Inventius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inventius.
Inventius digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inventius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inventius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinarus Inventius dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Inventius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Inventius scores with a counter punch that sends Santos to the canvas! Inventius smells blood - he's punishing Santos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Santos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pinarus Inventius!
An out of breath Pinarus Inventius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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