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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Santos!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Wang.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Wang clinches up against the cage.
Wang looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wang clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos is hanging on to Wang's back as he tries to escape.
Wang defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wang is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wang holding on to Santos's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Santos missing with strikes from the back.
Wang turns into Santos and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang passes Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wang.
Wang trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.
Wang is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wang is looking to pass Santos's guard but actually Santos recovers to full guard.
Wang trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Wang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two 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.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dirk Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Wang trying to control the position.
Wang is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos wants to stand but Wang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Wang wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Wang is really struggling to control Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Santos wants to stand up but Wang is controlling him.
Wang throws a big right hand that misses.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Wang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wang is breathing heavily.
Wang lands with an overhand left.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wang sprawls well. Wang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Dirk Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wang.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Santos's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Santos blocks a head kick by Wang.
Wang lands a front kick.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wang checks a low kick from Santos.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Wang looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dirk Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Santos.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Santos staying out of range there.
Wang wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Wang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Wang scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang lands a high kick!
Wang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wang.
Wang throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Wang moves into the clinch successfully.
Wang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wang prevents the takedown attempt.
Wang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wang scores with a knee to the head.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Wang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wang instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wang throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wang.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wang trying to land knees to the body.
Santos wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Wang.
Wang pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wang trying to land knees to the body.
Santos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wang is trying to keep an underhook but Santos manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wang sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Wang defends it.
Wang wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
Wang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wang trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wang passes Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Santos blocks a head kick by Wang.
Wang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wang throws and low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Wang dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Santos moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
Wang pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Wang has Santos pressed against the cage.
Wang missing with knees to the body.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wang is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wang has his back to the cage.
Wang lands a shoulder strike.
Wang tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wang throws an elbow that misses.
Wang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Wang avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dirk Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Santos.
Wang lands an uppercut.
Wang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos avoids the body shot from Wang.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Wang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wang misses with some punches.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wang connects with a knee to the head.
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.
Wang looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Wang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santos avoiding damage as Wang throws knees to the body.
Wang lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Wang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wang is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wang.
Wang thows a big elbow that misses.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
Wang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wang wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wang misses with a body kick.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santos avoids a strike by Wang and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Wang's guard! Fantastic escape!
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos is looking to stand up but Wang won't let him.
Wang has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Santos doesn't defend quickly enough and Wang has managed to lock this one up! Can Santos escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wang on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dirk Wang!
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hype
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pop
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