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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Black Lodge. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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248 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Handle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Handle shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Handle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos takes a swing at Handle's ribcage but misses.
Handle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Handle from controlling successfully.
Handle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Handle is aware though and is defending well.
Handle wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Handle wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Handle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Handle!
The referee warns Handle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santos lands a big elbow.
Handle defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santos.
Handle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle is trying desperately to improve position.
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 Handle's face.
Santos dominating with strikes here.
Santos looking to control but Handle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Handle is looking to get to half guard.
Santos lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle is trying to escape the mount.
Santos with shots to the head and body - Handle looks very uncomfortable down there.
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.
Handle wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Handle looks gassed!
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Handle is looking to get to half guard.
Handle tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos cracks Handle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Santos wants to control the pace but Handle is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Handle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Handle pushes down on Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santos trying to get back to full guard but Handle takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Handle with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Handle's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos lands with a hook. Handle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
Handle is looking for a sweep.
Handle sneaks back into half guard.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos throwing shots but Handle is blocking nicely.
Handle gets full guard.
Handle is trying to keep Santos in close.
Handle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Handle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos cracks Handle with a solid left hand.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Handle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Handle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Handle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handle is breathing heavily.
Santos trying to control but Handle is working from the bottom.
Handle wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Handle has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Santos is looking to defend but Handle has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Santos! Handle pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Santos taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Don Handle!
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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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