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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Santos!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Lesnar shoots in.
Lesnar has a takedown stuffed.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Santos.
Lesnar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santos sprawls well initially but Lesnar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lesnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lesnar wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Lesnar prevents Santos from standing back up.
Lesnar is pressing down on Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santos is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Lesnar prevents Santos from standing back up.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos is staying active underneath Lesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos is trying to stand.
Santos is staying active underneath Lesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lesnar feints and as Santos raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lesnar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnar 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 is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Lesnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnar off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Santos drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lesnar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos lands an elbow just above Lesnar 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lesnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Santos digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
Santos lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Santos.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos pushes Lesnar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Lesnar is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lesnar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lesnar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lesnar, into his guard.
Santos gets to his feet - Lesnar follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fedor Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lesnar works to advance to full mount. Santos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lesnar looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
Santos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
Santos is trying to stand.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Lesnar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Lesnar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lesnar swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Santos is now in Lesnar's guard. A big mistake from Lesnar there, giving up the dominant position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lesnar is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Lesnar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Lesnar on that attempt.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesnar's head backwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar.
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santos obliges.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos gets through Lesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Lesnar has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos lands a knee to the body.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lesnar is rocked!
Santos gets through Lesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Lesnar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lesnar's defenses.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Lesnar's ribcage. Lesnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos lands a big right hand that drops Lesnar! The killer instinct kicks in and Santos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Santos!
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hype
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