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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 Rudi Bullstrode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santos comes into the arena with Drop the World blaring out of the sound system. Bullstrode is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bulls On Parade. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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312 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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281 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thiago De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudi Bullstrode!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullstrode gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullstrode is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bullstrode is keeping the position for now.
Bullstrode is trying to keep De Santos in close.
Bullstrode really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Santos wants to control from the top but Bullstrode keeps moving.
Bullstrode looking to control.
De Santos looking to pass the guard.
De 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.
De Santos content to stall in guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bullstrode scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Thiago De Santos has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullstrode darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Santos trying to hold on to Bullstrode's head to control him but Bullstrode postures up.
De Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
De Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bullstrode is working away from the top position though.
De Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Bullstrode thows a huge punch but De Santos dodges it nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Santos is looking for a triangle but Bullstrode pushes his legs off easily.
Bullstrode passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullstrode is trying to work for a kimura but De Santos is defending well.
De Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
De Santos looking for submissions off his back.
De Santos is looking for a sweep. Bullstrode is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Bullstrode there.
Bullstrode is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Santos is looking for a sweep. Bullstrode is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Santos is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullstrode takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Santos is looking for a sweep. Bullstrode is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bullstrode trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bullstrode looking to pass the guard.
Bullstrode slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Santos looking for a guillotine here but Bullstrode defends easily.
Bullstrode trying to control but De Santos is working from the bottom.
Bullstrode must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos controls Bullstrode momentarily but Bullstrode frees himself.
Bullstrode wants to get up but he can't break De Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Santos had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bullstrode is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. De Santos Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bullstrode's back instead.
De Santos looking for the choke from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullstrode fending off the submission attempt from De Santos.
Bullstrode is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get De Santos off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
De Santos tightening his grip on Bullstrode, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago De Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago De Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
De Santos dodges the punch combination from Bullstrode.
Bullstrode darts in and clinches De Santos up against the ropes.
Bullstrode has De Santos pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. De Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bullstrode drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Santos is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullstrode struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santos controls his hands.
Bullstrode's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Bullstrode or perhaps it was just good defense by De Santos which made him look bad.
Thiago De Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Bullstrode.
De Santos tries to clinch but Bullstrode moves away
so Bullstrode counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bullstrode is breathing heavily.
De Santos has his foot on Bullstrode's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bullstrode works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bullstrode is defending well. De Santos quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bullstrode has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! De Santos celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago De 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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