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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santoro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bison Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Dick Dale- The Pulp Fiction Theme. Santoro Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bison Bradley's chin.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santoro Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bison Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bradley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santos is trying to defend but Bradley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bradley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bradley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Bradley controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Bradley 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.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Bradley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bison Bradley.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Bradley clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bradley.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Bradley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bradley landing knees to the body.
Santos wants to break free but Bradley has control.
Bradley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Bradley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Bradley has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradley as Santos tries to tie him up.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
Bradley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley pushes down on Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bradley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bison Bradley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bradley stalling.
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos tries to circle away but Bradley has him pinned against the cage.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bradley lands a takedown into guard.
Bradley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bison Bradley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santoro Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Bradley wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Santoro Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooooh!!! Bradley has knocked Santos down with a huge combo! Bradley steps away and waves a wobbly Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Santos is rocked!
It looks like Santoro Santos has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bradley.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.
Bradley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bradley controlling his opponent.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bison Bradley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bradley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santos to the ground. Bradley is now in Santos's guard.
Bradley passes Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bradley slows the pace down in half guard.
Santos has hold of Bradley's hands but Bradley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bison Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Santoro Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Santos throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
Bradley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bradley is in Santos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley advances to half guard.
Santos has hold of Bradley's hands but Bradley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bradley is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley stands up out of the half guard.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bradley digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Santos throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Bradley fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bradley lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Bradley tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santoro Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bison Bradley.
Bradley checks a low kick from Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Bradley as he connects with a hook.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley throws a body kick that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bradley.
Bradley works to advance to full mount. Santos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bison Bradley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santoro Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bison Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradley 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bison Bradley!
Bison Bradley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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