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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Punchy McPuncherton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mala vida kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Punchy McPuncherton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPuncherton catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos looks for the body kick but McPuncherton saw that one coming.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McPuncherton throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos moves into the clinch.
McPuncherton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McPuncherton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
McPuncherton stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
McPuncherton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McPuncherton trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed McPuncherton into the cage.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McPuncherton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos landing knees to the body.
McPuncherton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but McPuncherton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from McPuncherton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McPuncherton.
Santos tries to bum rush McPuncherton with a series of wild strikes but McPuncherton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from McPuncherton finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McPuncherton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
McPuncherton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos drives through and clinches with McPuncherton against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but McPuncherton blocks with his arms.
Santos is working for takedown but McPuncherton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Punchy McPuncherton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Santos.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McPuncherton crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
McPuncherton looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
McPuncherton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
McPuncherton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
McPuncherton tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
McPuncherton is breathing heavily.
McPuncherton throws an elbow but it misses.
McPuncherton has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santos is trying to trip McPuncherton. He has hold of a leg but McPuncherton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Santos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McPuncherton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
McPuncherton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to control.
McPuncherton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
McPuncherton trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McPuncherton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McPuncherton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McPuncherton with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McPuncherton misses with a head kick.
McPuncherton shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but McPuncherton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McPuncherton misses with a head kick.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos is thwarting McPuncherton's attempts to control the position.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McPuncherton trying to get back to full guard but Santos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
McPuncherton is working to get back to half guard.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McPuncherton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Santos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McPuncherton throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McPuncherton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santos is pulling down on McPuncherton's head. It's preventing any offense from McPuncherton, at least for the moment.
McPuncherton thows a big elbow that misses.
Santos keeping moving, preventing McPuncherton from controlling successfully.
McPuncherton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McPuncherton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos looking for a guillotine here but McPuncherton defends easily.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McPuncherton trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuncherton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
McPuncherton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McPuncherton is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McPuncherton lands some shots froms side control.
McPuncherton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Santos missing with punches from the bottom.
McPuncherton throws a strike but Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McPuncherton throwing strikes but missing.
McPuncherton with a flurry of punches that miss.
McPuncherton postures up.
McPuncherton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and McPuncherton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McPuncherton.
Punchy McPuncherton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McPuncherton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santos wants to clinch up but McPuncherton keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch
and McPuncherton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McPuncherton postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McPuncherton wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Santos is adopting a defensive guard.
McPuncherton wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
McPuncherton throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Santos keeping moving, preventing McPuncherton from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos fails with the takedown
and McPuncherton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton just misses with a punch to the body.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that misses
so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos wants to control from the top but McPuncherton keeps moving.
Santos won't allow McPuncherton to sweep him here.
McPuncherton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McPuncherton landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPuncherton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McPuncherton is working Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punchy McPuncherton dominated that second round.
That's time! McPuncherton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Santos lands a nice looking body kick.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for McPuncherton.
McPuncherton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but McPuncherton sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McPuncherton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McPuncherton lands with a right hand.
Santos blocks a head kick by McPuncherton.
McPuncherton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santos checks a leg kick.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McPuncherton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McPuncherton. McPuncherton obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuncherton is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
McPuncherton throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
McPuncherton slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santos shoots for a takedown but McPuncherton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McPuncherton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPuncherton digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos avoids the body shot from McPuncherton.
McPuncherton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McPuncherton dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on McPuncherton's head and hops out.
Rafael Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from McPuncherton as Santos shoots in.
Punchy McPuncherton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Santos.
McPuncherton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos misses with a takedown
and McPuncherton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santos's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McPuncherton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
McPuncherton trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McPuncherton works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
McPuncherton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McPuncherton throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with a low kick as McPuncherton jumps back.
McPuncherton instigates a clinch.
McPuncherton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos with a knee to the head.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McPuncherton is defending well for now.
McPuncherton misses with an elbow over the top.
McPuncherton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
McPuncherton tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos trying to strike off his back.
Santos keeping full guard, as McPuncherton tries to pass.
McPuncherton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McPuncherton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos keeping moving, preventing McPuncherton from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with McPuncherton, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes McPuncherton against the cage but McPuncherton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch up
and McPuncherton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Santos tries for a takedown but McPuncherton circles away easily
and McPuncherton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McPuncherton throws a head kick that misses.
Santos wants to clinch up but McPuncherton keeps it at a distance.
Santos wants to clinch
and McPuncherton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - McPuncherton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from McPuncherton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Punchy McPuncherton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McPuncherton 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punchy McPuncherton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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