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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deniska Burlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gancho Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gancho Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deniska Burlaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gancho Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Burlaka. That snapped Santos's head back.
Burlaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Burlaka does no damage.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Burlaka shows good takedown defense.
Burlaka darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Burlaka has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Burlaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burlaka as he avoids it easily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burlaka as he avoids it easily.
Deniska Burlaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gancho Santos.
Burlaka scores with a three punch combo!
Burlaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burlaka wants to clinch.
Burlaka throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Burlaka throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Burlaka tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Good exchange - Burlaka coming out on top.
Burlaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burlaka throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Burlaka.
The fighters circling - Burlaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Burlaka.
Some wild striking there from Burlaka.
Burlaka misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Burlaka. Those never looked like landing.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Burlaka sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burlaka moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burlaka.
Burlaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burlaka looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Burlaka forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to push Burlaka away but Burlaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burlaka working hard to break the clinch.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Burlaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Burlaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burlaka throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Burlaka moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Burlaka in a clinch.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Burlaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burlaka working hard to break the clinch.
Burlaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burlaka breaks the clinch.
Burlaka avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Burlaka circles away.
Jab from Burlaka.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burlaka's waist but Burlaka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burlaka.
Burlaka misses with the combination.
Burlaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Burlaka misses with a body shot.
Burlaka darts in trying to clinch
and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Burlaka didn't expect that.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Burlaka is keeping the position.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burlaka is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burlaka connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos tries to clinch up but Burlaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Burlaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Burlaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos clinches.
Burlaka breaks from the clinch.
Burlaka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burlaka dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
Burlaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burlaka swinging wildly here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes one on the button.
Burlaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Burlaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burlaka gets a clinch.
Santos tries to pull guard but Burlaka won't allow it.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burlaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Burlaka is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Burlaka breaks from the clinch.
Burlaka throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burlaka blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos wants to clinch.
Burlaka throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Burlaka misses with a few strikes there.
Santos tries to clinch but Burlaka moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos moves out of range as Burlaka strikes.
Burlaka looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos tries to clinch up but Burlaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Burlaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burlaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burlaka misses with a straight right.
Burlaka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burlaka.
Burlaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burlaka won't be happy with that.
Burlaka tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos is looking to control Burlaka but Burlaka is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeps control of the position easily here as Burlaka tries to buck him off.
A lull in the action here.
Santos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Burlaka defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight 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.
Burlaka has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Santos wants to control the position but Burlaka frees himself and scrambles - Santos manages to regain control in side control.
Burlaka wants to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a little break here. Burlaka wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ground and pound from Santos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Santos stands up.
Burlaka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burlaka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deniska Burlaka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Burlaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burlaka closes the distance and clinches.
Santos jumps guard but Burlaka stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burlaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burlaka's efforts to push away.
Burlaka breaks from the clinch.
Burlaka misses with a double jab.
Burlaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Burlaka throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Burlaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Burlaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos scores with a takedown into Burlaka's guard.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Burlaka is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Burlaka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos is controlling Burlaka's posture.
Burlaka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santos's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burlaka is fighting to break Santos's control of his arms but Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Burlaka from standing up.
Santos punching to the body, from the bottom.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burlaka wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Santos has his hands on Burlaka's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gancho Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burlaka throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Burlaka has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Deniska Burlaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gancho Santos.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Burlaka has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos jumps guard but Burlaka stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burlaka breaks from the clinch.
Deniska Burlaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Burlaka.
Burlaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burlaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burlaka leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Burlaka moves out of range easily.
Burlaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Burlaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burlaka swinging wildly here.
Burlaka misses with the combination.
Santos throws a body punch but Burlaka moves out of range.
Burlaka throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Burlaka connects with a nice looking jab.
Burlaka throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Burlaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burlaka clinches.
Santos is trying to break free.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burlaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos tries to break free but Burlaka pushes him back against the cage.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burlaka is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Burlaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Santos jumps guard but Burlaka stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos has Burlaka pressed against the cage, preventing Burlaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Burlaka improves position.
Burlaka wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries to clinch but Burlaka moves out of range.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burlaka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Burlaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deniska Burlaka is winning the standup battle so far.
That's six 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.
Burlaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burlaka.
Burlaka looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Burlaka scores with a three punch combo!
Burlaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burlaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burlaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burlaka misses with a wild combination.
Burlaka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Burlaka drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Burlaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burlaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Burlaka has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos gets control of Burlaka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burlaka manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Santos pushing down on Burlaka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burlaka is trying to stand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to advance position but Burlaka won't allow it.
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.
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burlaka is in trouble now - Santos has advanced to mount!
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Burlaka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deniska Burlaka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burlaka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Deniska Burlaka!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Deniska Burlaka!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Gancho Santos!
Deniska Burlaka wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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