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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Linares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Santos had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Nate Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mario Linares's chin.
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156 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Linares!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mario Linares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linares clinches.
Linares can't break the clinch.
Linares is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Linares down to the mat. Linares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Linares misses with a left hand
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos shoots and misses
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linares darts in trying to clinch
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Linares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linares tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linares throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Linares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Linares is just out of range.
Linares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mario Linares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linares misses the shot to the body.
Linares swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Linares punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Linares looks gassed!
Linares digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Linares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Linares throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Linares.
Linares throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Linares tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linares avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Linares's guard.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Linares keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Linares is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Linares manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Linares's guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Linares keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Santos crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Linares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santos.
Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Linares, who protects the arm well.
Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Linares, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Linares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Linares.
Linares throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Linares as he avoids it easily.
Linares throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Linares pinned against the cage. Linares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos tries for a takedown but Linares circles away easily
and Linares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Linares stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Linares wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Linares.
Linares throws a shot to the body.
Linares has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Linares is working Santos over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Linares prevents it.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Linares is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Linares.
Still in the clinch, Linares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Linares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Linares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Linares breaks from the clinch.
Linares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linares stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Linares doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Linares lands a nice shot to the body.
Linares lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linares's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Linares duly obliges.
A jab from Linares misses.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Linares, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Linares against the cage but Linares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Linares sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Linares tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linares as he jumps to the side.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linares lands a right hook to the body.
Linares lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nate Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Linares shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Linares both land. Nice combination.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Linares is just out of range.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linares swinging wildly here.
Santos tries for a takedown but Linares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Linares throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Linares is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Linares tries to kick Santos off but Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Linares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos tests Linares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linares tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Linares. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Linares throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Linares!
Santos unloading with bombs!
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.
Santos is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Linares is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Linares flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Santos anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Linares and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Santos slips an arm under Linares chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Santos has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Santos is squeezing on Linares like an anaconda would it's prey. Linares fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Santos!
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