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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Santos Kazashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Party Rock Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Santos Kazashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Carter!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter moves into the clinch.
Santos Kazashi looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Santos Kazashi has picked Carter up - he's going for a ride! Santos Kazashi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Carter wants to sweep but Santos Kazashi has passed to side control!
Carter is looking to reverse the position.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Santos Kazashi stands up.
Carter drives through with a takedown into Santos Kazashi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Carter tries to stand but Santos Kazashi is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Carter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Kazashi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carter off and has taken his back!
Carter tries to escape but Santos Kazashi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Carter trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Carter manages to reverse the position and now he's in Santos Kazashi's guard. Nice work there by Carter.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Kazashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos Kazashi keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Santos Kazashi is looking for a triangle but Carter pushes his legs off easily.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carter wants to get up but he can't break Santos Kazashi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos Kazashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Carter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos Kazashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos Kazashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Kazashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos Kazashi wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter wants to control from the top but Santos Kazashi keeps moving.
Santos Kazashi is looking for a triangle but Carter pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos Kazashi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos Kazashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos Kazashi wants to control but Carter postures up.
Carter wants to stand but Santos Kazashi is controlling his arm.
Carter moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Carter trying to control the action but Santos Kazashi is working from the bottom.
Carter decides to stand back up. Carter steps back and let's Santos Kazashi get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santos Kazashi is trying to defend but Carter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos Kazashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carter is thwarting Santos Kazashi's attempts to control the position.
Carter wants to take a breather but Santos Kazashi is having none of it.
Carter escapes and gets back to his feet.
Carter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carter swings around for an armbar but Santos Kazashi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carter's guard.
Carter wants to hit a switch here but Santos Kazashi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carter there!
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Santos Kazashi's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos Kazashi is really struggling to control Carter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Carter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos Kazashi looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter tries to reverse the position but Santos Kazashi maintains control.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Santos Kazashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos Kazashi wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos Kazashi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos Kazashi controlling the position easily from mount.
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Santos Kazashi's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos Kazashi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carter postures up.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos Kazashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos Kazashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
Carter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nate Carter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circling - Santos Kazashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter dives in and scores a takedown into Santos Kazashi's guard.
Carter gets to his feet. Santos Kazashi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Carter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Santos Kazashi on his heels. He'll look to pass Santos Kazashi's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A swing and a miss from Santos Kazashi.
Santos Kazashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carter lands in his opponent's guard.
Carter trying to control but Santos Kazashi is working from the bottom.
Santos Kazashi is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter tries to stand but Santos Kazashi is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos Kazashi is proving hard to escape from.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos Kazashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos Kazashi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carter has Santos Kazashi in his guard.
Santos Kazashi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Kazashi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Carter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santos Kazashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santos Kazashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos Kazashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Kazashi has a closed guard, preventing Carter from standing up.
Santos Kazashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos Kazashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michael Santos Kazashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos Kazashi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Carter doesn't defend quickly enough and Santos Kazashi has managed to lock this one up! Can Carter escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Santos Kazashi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Santos Kazashi!
Michael Santos Kazashi 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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RATING
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