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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Santana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Santana with an uppercut!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Santana up against the ropes.
Santana is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the ropes.
Santana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez is leaning against Santana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Santana has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Santana blocks it.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Santana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez forces Santana back against the ropes and clinches.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Santana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Santana is controlling the position.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Santana stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Santana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
Sanchez stalks Santana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santana's face. Santana staggers backwards, shaken.
Santana checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Santana fails with the takedown.
Lucas Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Santana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santana has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santana gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
Sanchez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Santana regains guard.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Santana throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez stands up over Santana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Santana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Santana tries to clinch up.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Santana backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Santana keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Santana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lucas Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santana on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez is chipping away with strikes.
Sanchez is working Santana over with some ground and pound from side control.
Santana is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Santana is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Santana takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez controls the position.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sanchez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Santana gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanchez passes Santana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santana wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Santana is having none of it.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sanchez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santana counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Santana's hands, connecting with Santana's forehead.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Santana is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santana can't escape the position.
Sanchez looking to control but Santana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks from Santana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Santana is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Santana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez looking to finish Santana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santana!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but Santana denies him.
Sanchez working the ground and pound.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Santana's temple.
Sanchez wants to control but Santana is keeping him busy.
Sanchez staying calm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santana down.
Santana taking a bit of punishment here - Sanchez scoring with strikes.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Santana holds on to Sanchez's head and controls the position momentarily.
Santana is trying to buck Sanchez off.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Santana's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working away.
Santana trying his best to control but Sanchez has mounted him.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Santana looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santana taking shots to the head.
Santana is rocked!
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Santana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Santana! More shots from Sanchez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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