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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ros Ludovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State Of Mind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Manny Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ros Ludovic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ludovic looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santos working the ground and pound from side control.
Santos tries for a kimura but Ludovic is defending well.
Santos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ludovic to his feet.
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santos lands a nice forearm strike.
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ros Ludovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ludovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Ludovic fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ludovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ludovic keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Ludovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludovic throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos uses it to pass to side control.
Ludovic is looking for a sweep.
Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ludovic wants to control but Santos postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ludovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santos is working for a kimura but Ludovic is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ludovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four 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.
Ludovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santos gets back to half guard.
Ludovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos is not content to let Ludovic control the position.
Santos is looking to control Ludovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ludovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ludovic tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Ludovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos cracks Ludovic with a solid left hand.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ludovic has an active guard here but Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ludovic sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos prevents Ludovic from improving his position.
Ludovic is trying to control but Santos passes into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludovic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Santos off and has taken his back!
Ludovic tightening his grip on Santos, looking for the choke.
Ludovic patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ludovic keeps control of the position as Santos tries to break free.
Ludovic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Santos is defending well though. Ludovic let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control his opponent's hands but Ludovic gets his hands free.
Santos breaks Ludovic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ludovic is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Ludovic lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Ludovic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Santos is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ludovic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Santos's back instead.
Santos turns into Ludovic and is now in his guard.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Ludovic.
Manny Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santos has picked Ludovic up and slammed him! Ludovic can't keep hold of the triangle and Santos manages to pass to side control!
Ludovic is looking for a sweep.
Santos prevents Ludovic from escaping the position.
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ludovic tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
That's four 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.
Ludovic is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
Ludovic is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ludovic misses with a takedown
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Ludovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Ludovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santos passes into half guard.
Ludovic tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Santos manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ludovic wants to hit a switch here but Santos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ludovic there!
Ludovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Santos looking to finish Ludovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ludovic!
Ludovic is trying to control the position here but Santos swings around for an armbar and he's got it! This one is all over, courtesy of a slick submission by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manny Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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