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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar has chosen Rick Ross- The Boss as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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152 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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146 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelio dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edgar fails with the takedown
and dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Edgar is avoiding damage well.
dos Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Edgar, who protects the arm well.
Edgar sneaks back into half guard.
Edgar actively working from the bottom here.
dos Santos wants to take a breather but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
dos Santos is really struggling to control Edgar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Edgar blocking the ground and pound attempt from dos Santos.
Edgar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Edgar stuffs the takedown attempt from dos Santos. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos is defended easily by Edgar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar pushes dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Edgar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two 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.
Edgar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
dos Santos is looking to clinch.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Edgar.
Nelio dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Edgar.
Edgar stuffs the takedown attempt from dos Santos. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Edgar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dos Santos.
Edgar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edgar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Edgar.
dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dos Santos.
Nice takedown defense from Edgar. No joy for dos Santos on that attempt.
dos Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
Edgar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Edgar can't escape the position.
The referee warns Edgar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
dos Santos prevents Edgar from getting the reversal.
dos Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Edgar has hold of dos Santos's hands but dos Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
dos Santos working Edgar over with strikes.
dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
dos Santos content to control rather than advance.
Edgar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
dos Santos stalling away here and it's allowed Edgar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Edgar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and dos Santos defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelio dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Edgar circles away easily
and Edgar counters by clinching up.
dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling him.
Edgar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edgar decides to pull guard.
dos Santos trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Edgar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. dos Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Edgar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Edgar is keeping the position.
dos Santos 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.
dos Santos is working hard here to advance position.
dos Santos trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Edgar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edgar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dos Santos is controlling him.
Edgar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edgar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos gets the takedown into side control.
dos Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no dos Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
dos Santos wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands a few punches from side control.
dos Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no dos Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Edgar is looking for a sweep.
Edgar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on dos Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Edgar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
dos Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
dos Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Edgar is working to get back to half guard.
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.
dos Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Edgar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
dos Santos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Edgar regains half guard.
Edgar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edgar is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelio dos Santos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Edgar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
dos Santos trying to control the action but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Edgar manages to work his way to half guard, despite dos Santos's best efforts.
Edgar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Edgar is looking to improve his position.
dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edgar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dos Santos working over Edgar with some ground and pound. Edgar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edgar is staying active underneath dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar wants to improve his position but dos Santos is controlling well.
Edgar is staying active underneath dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edgar throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Edgar slaps away a takedown attempt from dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edgar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
dos Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Edgar wants to sweep but no luck.
dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edgar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Edgar's legs - danger averted.
dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is in close to Edgar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edgar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
dos Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
dos Santos drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says dos Santos as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Edgar screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with dos Santos! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nelio dos Santos!
Nelio dos Santos retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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