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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Santos Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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137 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Santos Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Voss!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Voss napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santos Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Voss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Santos Jr misses with the ground and pound.
Santos Jr trying to control the position but Voss is working away.
Voss can't do much from the bottom here.
Voss is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos Jr is controlling him well.
Santos Jr cracks Voss with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Voss is looking to reverse the position.
Voss holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Santos Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Voss's head but Voss avoids it well.
Santos Jr lands an elbow.
Santos Jr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Voss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Voss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Santos Jr off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voss controlling well, preventing Santos Jr from escaping the position.
Santos Jr trying to get back to his feet but Voss is in full control for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Santos Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Santos Jr 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 Jr is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Santos Jr walks into a left hand.
Voss drives through and clinches with Santos Jr against the cage.
Voss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voss closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Voss prevents it.
Voss is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Voss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Voss swings for the body but Santos Jr moves out of range.
Voss bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos Jr's head.
Voss lands with a nice body punch.
Voss lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Voss counters with a series of strikes. Santos Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Santos Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss throws a right hand that Santos Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos Jr also avoids with ease.
Voss is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Voss misses with a wild body shot.
Santos Jr misses with a takedown attempt
letting Voss counter with a right hand.
Santos Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Voss is fending him off so far but Santos Jr persists. Nope, Voss circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos Jr misses with a takedown
and Voss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Voss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Voss breaks from the clinch.
Voss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voss has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos Jr is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Voss. That snapped Santos Jr's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos Jr with a poor takedown
and Voss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Voss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Voss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos Jr is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voss pushing down on Santos Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Voss content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Voss dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Voss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos Jr has his takedown stuffed
so Voss counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Voss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Voss won't allow Santos Jr to get back to his feet.
Santos Jr keeping full guard, as Voss tries to pass.
Voss controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Voss controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Voss.
Santos Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Voss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos Jr swivels and escapes.
Santos Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voss can't keep his opponent in guard - Santos Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Voss manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voss has control of Santos Jr's left arm, preventing Santos Jr from doing any damage.
Voss wants to stand up but Santos Jr is controlling him.
Voss is adopting a defensive guard.
Voss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Voss was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Santos Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Santos Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Voss cracks Santos Jr with an open hand slap.
Voss cracks Santos Jr with an open hand slap.
Voss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voss dips to his left and cracks Santos Jr with an uppercut!
Santos Jr shoots for a takedown but Voss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr moves out of range as Voss strikes.
Voss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauricio Santos Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voss pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos Jr back to the cage. Voss follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Voss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Voss stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos Jr. Santos Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Voss.
Alex Voss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Voss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Voss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santos Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santos Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Voss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Voss has a good base and remains in mount.
You get the feeling that Santos Jr really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Voss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Voss is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Santos Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Santos Jr shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss content just to control the position here.
Santos Jr can't escape the position.
Voss tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Voss stops Santos Jr from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Voss was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Voss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Voss counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voss has Santos Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Voss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Voss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos Jr avoids the body shot from Voss.
Voss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Voss prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Santos Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voss breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Voss with that takedown attempt.
Santos Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Voss.
Santos Jr shoots and misses
and Voss counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos Jr tries for a takedown but Voss circles away easily
and Voss counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr shoots and misses
and Voss counters with a straight right hand.
Voss shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Voss remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Santos Jr tries to bench press Voss off him but Voss keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos Jr wants to get back to his feet but Voss drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voss slows the pace down.
Santos Jr is trying to control Voss's posture but Voss avoids it.
Mauricio Santos Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Voss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Voss content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Voss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Voss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Voss!
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energy
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hype
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