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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Santana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Marks's chin.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joey Marks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Santana!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks swinging wilding here.
Marks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Marks moves in looking to clinch but Santana pushes him off.
Santana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marks gets underhooks to prevent Santana's takedown attempt.
Marks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Marks jumps guard and drags Santana to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santana is in close to Marks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marks is trying to control the position but Santana postures up.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Marks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana tries to free his leg and advance position but Marks is retaining full guard.
Marks keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.
Santana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana pushing down on Marks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marks is in trouble now - Santana has advanced to mount!
Santana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marks is desperately trying to improve his position but Santana has a good base and remains in mount.
Santana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Santana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santana dominating with strikes here.
Santana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marks is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks is desperately trying to improve his position but Santana has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marks is bucking up trying to escape but Santana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santana unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Santana controlling from mount.
Santana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Let's hope that Santana has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marks is working to get back to half guard.
Santana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santana controlling the position easily from mount.
Santana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to control but Santana is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marks is trying to escape the mount.
Marks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santana controlling the position easily from mount.
Santana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marks is looking to escape.
Santana blocks Marks's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Santana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Santana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Marks.
Marks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marks lands a high kick!
Marks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santana counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marks's guard now.
Santana is in close to Marks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santana is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Marks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana is in close to Marks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santana trying to control but Marks is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Carlos Santana just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marks wants to clinch
and Santana counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Marks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marks is trying to control the position but Santana postures up.
Marks looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santana has picked Marks up and slammed him! Marks can't keep hold of the triangle and Santana manages to pass to side control!
Santana is staying tight to Marks's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Marks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santana is looking to take a break and control but Marks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marks manages to work his way to half guard, despite Santana's best efforts.
Marks gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marks is keeping the position for now.
Santana won't allow Marks to get back to his feet.
Marks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marks is keeping the position for now.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana is sitting in close to Marks's body. Marks has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Santana is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Santana is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Marks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joey Marks!
Joey Marks is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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