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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between manuel duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Santos struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rafael Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, manuel duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
duran closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
duran stands up from Santos's guard - duran perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and duran counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
duran controlling the action here.
duran tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
duran escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
duran scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from duran.
duran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
duran landing knees to the body.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for duran.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
duran gets a clinch.
duran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
duran lands a damaging elbow.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from duran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
duran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
duran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but duran is controlling him.
duran tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from duran. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
duran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos jumps guard.
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.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing duran from standing up.
duran's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working an open guard so duran takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
duran shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos's guard.
Santos is working an open guard so duran takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
duran closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
duran seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to hold on to duran's head to control him but duran postures up.
duran prevents Santos from improving his position.
duran is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
duran wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
manuel duran 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.
duran is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
duran moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
duran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
duran manages to break the clinch.
Santos misses with a combination
and duran counters by clinching up.
duran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from duran.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and duran avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
duran darts in and clinches Santos up against the ropes.
duran lands a left hand.
duran lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from duran.
duran lands a knee to the head.
duran controlling the action here for a moment.
duran lands a knee to the head.
duran missing with knees to the body.
duran scores with a knee to the head.
duran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a takedown
and duran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. duran gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos trying to stall but duran improves his position.
duran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
duran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but duran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
manuel duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Santos.
duran tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two 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.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
duran scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and duran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
duran tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as duran walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santos shoots and misses
and duran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Santos stops duran from passing to mount.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is letting duran control him for a moment.
Santos trying his best to control but duran has mounted him.
duran looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but duran has a good base and remains in mount.
duran connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santos tries to lock up and control but duran gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
duran lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
duran content just to control the position here.
duran stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
manuel duran dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
duran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
duran tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
duran tries to clinch up.
duran fails with the takedown.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
duran is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
duran rushes Santos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
duran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as duran walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
duran cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos closes the distance but duran moves to the side
and duran counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails with the takedown
and duran counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by duran.
duran digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. duran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
manuel duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Santos.
duran with a knee to the head.
Santos pulls guard.
Santos is trying to control the position but duran postures up.
Santos working a defensive guard but duran passes into half guard.
Santos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Santos wants to control but duran is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
duran is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
duran works his way into side control.
Santos struggling a bit here.
duran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
duran has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
duran tries to clinch up
and Santos counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from duran.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but duran gets an underhook and turns Santos into the ropes.
duran digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
duran is struggling to control the position.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
duran missing with knees to the body.
Come on duran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
duran lands a nice elbow.
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.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing duran up against the ropes.
duran misses with a knee strike.
duran has Santos pressed against the ropes, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from duran.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos wants to stall.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but duran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santos fails with the takedown
and duran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
duran tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
duran lands a knee to the head.
Rafael Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
manuel duran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
duran breaks the clinch.
duran feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
manuel duran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well duran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... manuel duran!
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RATING
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