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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santos has chosen Drop the World as his entrance music. Tore Rebo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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329 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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320 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tore Rebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thiago De Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from De Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Rebo. Those never looked like landing.
De Santos misses the jab.
De Santos lands a jab to the head.
De Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Rebo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Thiago De Santos has been cut.
De Santos swinging wildly here.
Rebo wants to clinch
so De Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Rebo has wrist control.
Rebo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Santos stands and throws Rebo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebo parries the strikes from De Santos easily there. De Santos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rebo to escape.
Rebo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Santos.
De Santos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rebo is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rebo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Santos on the ground.
De Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rebo, who protects the arm well.
De Santos working the strikes but Rebo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Santos prevents Rebo from standing back up.
De Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rebo defending well though.
De Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Santos wants to pass to mount but Rebo is defending the position.
De Santos drops an elbow to the side of Rebo's head.
Nice strikes from De Santos there.
De Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rebo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rebo tries to get out of the position.
Rebo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rebo is staying active underneath De Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
De Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is looking for a kimura here.
De Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rebo's head.
De Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rebo defending well though.
De Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago De Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago De Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rebo misses with a hook to the body
and De Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Rebo fights it but they end up in guard.
De Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rebo is keeping the position for now.
De Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Santos trying to control but Rebo is working from the bottom.
De Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rebo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Santos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos wants to control from the top but Rebo keeps moving.
De Santos postures up in Rebo's guard and throws a big left but Rebo blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
De Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
De Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thiago De Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rebo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rebo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Santos wants to control from the top but Rebo keeps moving.
De Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Rebo has wrist control.
Rebo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rebo keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.
Rebo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Santos lands a couple of digs.
De Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Santos throwing strikes from guard but Rebo blocks nicely.
De Santos postures up in Rebo's guard and throws a big left but Rebo blocks it.
De Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rebo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De Santos, into his guard.
De Santos trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rebo's guard.
De Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rebo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Santos pushes down on Rebo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rebo defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago De Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago De Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for De Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rebo lands a lovely overhand right.
Rebo works De Santos's body with a nice hook.
Rebo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
De Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos distracts Rebo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rebo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rebo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Santos works over Rebo with some ground and pound from guard.
De Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thiago De Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that De Santos 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.
Tore Rebo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago De Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rebo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Santos on the side of the head.
Thiago De Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rebo avoids the body shot from De Santos.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rebo as he jumps to the side.
Rebo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rebo throws a nice looking combination but De Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Rebo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rebo. De Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rebo counters with a three punch combo that has De Santos backing up. De Santos nods at Rebo to acknowledge the strikes.
De Santos tries for a takedown but Rebo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rebo throws a lazy uppercut
and De Santos counters with a nice body shot.
De Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Santos. Rebo does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Santos trying to control the position but Rebo is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tore Rebo.
I think De Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago De Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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