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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuri Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jimmy Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
KO power |
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Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuri Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sakuraba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos checks a low kick from Sakuraba.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos slips under a jab from Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santos is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Sakuraba throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Sakuraba tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Sakuraba thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Sakuraba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kazuri Sakuraba has been cut.
Santos avoids the body shot from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazuri Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to slow Sakuraba down by chopping away at his legs.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
An inside leg kick from Sakuraba misses.
That's four 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.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakuraba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuraba has double underhooks.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos wants to clinch up but Sakuraba keeps it at a distance.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Santos motions for Sakuraba to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos looks for the body kick but Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuri Sakuraba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba avoids a kick to the body.
Santos tries to clinch up but Sakuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakuraba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakuraba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sakuraba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba can't break the clinch.
Sakuraba can't break the clinch.
Sakuraba is trying to break free.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos cracks the inside of Sakuraba's front leg.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakuraba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakuraba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Sakuraba's knee but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santos misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sakuraba checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakuraba thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakuraba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakuraba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Santos throws a front kick that sends Sakuraba stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakuraba thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sakuraba's knee momentarily.
Sakuraba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sakuraba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sakuraba in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Santos.
Sakuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Sakuraba digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Sakuraba thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Sakuraba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sakuraba counters with an inside leg kick.
Sakuraba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santos dodges the punch combination from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazuri Sakuraba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakuraba thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Sakuraba in his tracks momentarily.
Sakuraba swinging wilding here.
Jimmy Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba misses the body punch
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Santos wants to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sakuraba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Sakuraba down.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos staying out of range there.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Kazuri Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos feints and then cracks Sakuraba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakuraba down.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba checks a low kick from Santos.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Sakuraba thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Sakuraba was not able to check.
Santos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sakuraba blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos tries to work over Sakuraba's front leg with a kick but Sakuraba checks it.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sakuraba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Santos!
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energy
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hype
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