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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Bearwester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Murilo Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Bearwester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murilo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearwester closes the distance and clinches.
Santos with a knee to the head.
Bearwester drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Santos.
It looks like Rob Bearwester has been cut.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bearwester is blocking nicely.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Bearwester blocks with his arms.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bearwester manages to break the clinch.
Bearwester moves out of range of the body kick.
Bearwester throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Bearwester shoots in.
Bearwester misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Bearwester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bearwester tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bearwester.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bearwester moves into the clinch.
Bearwester wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Santos.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bearwester is blocking nicely.
Bearwester avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos prevents Bearwester from breaking the clinch.
Bearwester fails to pull guard.
Bearwester can't break the clinch.
Bearwester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bearwester is blocking nicely.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Bearwester decides to pull guard.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos looks gassed!
Bearwester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bearwester has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.
Bearwester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bearwester lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bearwester 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Santos is thwarting Bearwester's attempts to control the position.
Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bearwester is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bearwester avoid being mounted?
Santos wants to stand but Bearwester has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bearwester wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos prevents Bearwester from improving his position.
Bearwester moves into full guard.
Santos trying to control but Bearwester is working from the bottom.
Bearwester controlling the position.
Bearwester is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos tries to stand but Bearwester is controlling from the bottom.
Bearwester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bearwester gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearwester looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bearwester closes the distance and clinches.
Bearwester trying to land knees to the body.
Bearwester tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos landing knees to the body.
Bearwester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos keeps control of Bearwester as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bearwester trying to land knees to the body.
Bearwester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bearwester is blocking nicely.
Santos prevents Bearwester from breaking the clinch.
Bearwester pulls Santos into guard.
Bearwester throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bearwester is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Bearwester is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Bearwester.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Bearwester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Bearwester's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bearwester forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Bearwester blocks it.
Bearwester tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bearwester is blocking nicely.
Bearwester digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Bearwester has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santos is trying to keep an underhook but Bearwester manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Santos won't allow Bearwester to pass to mount.
Santos missing with punches from the bottom.
Bearwester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos is pulling down on Bearwester's head. It's preventing any offense from Bearwester, at least for the moment.
Bearwester controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Bearwester from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Bearwester gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.
Rob Bearwester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos clinches.
Bearwester changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Bearwester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Bearwester counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bearwester seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Bearwester from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearwester sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santos's guard.
Bearwester wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bearwester is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bearwester winds up and cracks Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santos tries to roll over but Bearwester keeps him under control.
Bearwester is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos is in trouble now - Bearwester has advanced to mount!
Bearwester landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearwester looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bearwester is really struggling to control Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos tries to control Bearwester's body but Bearwester pushes him off. Santos squirms to his side and now Bearwester has his back!
Will Bearwester go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bearwester is riding his opponent, not letting Santos buck him off.
Santos covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bearwester tries to keep control of the position but Santos is staying busy.
Bearwester keeps control of the position easily here as Santos tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bearwester scores with punches to the body.
Bearwester tries to get the hooks in deep but Santos pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Santos right now.
Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bearwester softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bearwester tightening his grip on Santos, looking for the choke.
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos staying busy and making it hard for Bearwester to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Bearwester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Bearwester's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bearwester looks to clinch
and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Bearwester tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Bearwester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Bearwester persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bearwester circles away.
Bearwester tries to clinch
and Santos counters by clinching up.
Bearwester tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Bearwester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Bearwester breaks the clinch.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bearwester wants to clinch.
Bearwester wants to clinch
and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bearwester has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Bearwester slows down the pace here.
Santos landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bearwester lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bearwester tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bearwester stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bearwester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bearwester lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bearwester can't get the takedown.
Bearwester managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Bearwester jumps into guard, dragging Santos to the mat.
Santos won't allow Bearwester to sweep him here.
Bearwester has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bearwester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bearwester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearwester trying to control from half guard but Santos is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bearwester in particular looking to stall.
Bearwester wants to pass the guard but Santos is defending well.
Bearwester prevents Santos from improving his position.
Bearwester wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos tries to kick Bearwester off but Bearwester keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bearwester tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bearwester circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bearwester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bearwester avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Santos.
A knee to the head by Santos.
Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murilo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bearwester pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bearwester tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Bearwester drops back down to his feet.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bearwester blocks it with crossed arms.
Bearwester can't break the clinch.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Bearwester's ribcage.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bearwester is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bearwester jumps guard and drags Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearwester working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Bearwester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to hold on but Bearwester pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bearwester lands a big elbow.
Bearwester trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos holds of for dear life.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bearwester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rob Bearwester!
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pop
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RATING
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