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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BRANDON LUDWIG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BRANDON LUDWIG told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BRANDON LUDWIG!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LUDWIG tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LUDWIG fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
LUDWIG misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
LUDWIG throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
LUDWIG is looking to clinch.
LUDWIG fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for LUDWIG on that attempt.
Otto Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BRANDON LUDWIG.
The fight stays on the outside here - LUDWIG looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BRANDON LUDWIG seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LUDWIG tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LUDWIG doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
LUDWIG fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LUDWIG tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
LUDWIG tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
LUDWIG wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
LUDWIG fails with an attempt to clinch.
LUDWIG fails with an attempt to clinch.
LUDWIG wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
LUDWIG tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LUDWIG tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
LUDWIG blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
That's two 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.
Santos wants to control but LUDWIG is keeping him busy.
Santos is thwarting LUDWIG's attempts to control the position.
Santos throwing shots but LUDWIG is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santos lands strikes from half guard.
Santos is looking to stall here but LUDWIG recovers full guard.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
LUDWIG is trying to keep Santos in close.
Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to LUDWIG's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but LUDWIG blocks nicely.
Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of LUDWIG's head.
Santos postures up in LUDWIG's guard and throws a big left but LUDWIG blocks it.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos distracts LUDWIG with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LUDWIG is keeping the position for now.
Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santos postures up.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santos trying to control but LUDWIG is working from the bottom.
Santos lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LUDWIG keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos pushing down on LUDWIG's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santos is looking to stall here but LUDWIG recovers full guard.
LUDWIG controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santos stands up over LUDWIG, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but LUDWIG is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
LUDWIG looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Santos dominated that 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.
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Santos.
Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos stalling away here and it's allowed LUDWIG to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
LUDWIG looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to LUDWIG's brow.
Santos trying to control but LUDWIG is working from the bottom.
Santos distracts LUDWIG with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Otto Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
LUDWIG will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos winds up and cracks LUDWIG with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control. LUDWIG wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santos is nestled in close to LUDWIG, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
LUDWIG is breathing heavily.
Santos wants to pass the guard but LUDWIG is defending well.
Santos is nestled in close to LUDWIG, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santos working over LUDWIG with some ground and pound. LUDWIG looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
LUDWIG on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santos lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but LUDWIG is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos working over LUDWIG with some ground and pound. LUDWIG looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Santos.
LUDWIG is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
LUDWIG is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of LUDWIG's head.
Santos winds up and cracks LUDWIG with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
LUDWIG on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
LUDWIG is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a big shot! LUDWIG's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save LUDWIG! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Santos!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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