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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tora Ropez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ambrosia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tora Ropez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ropez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Ropez as Santos shoots in.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maro Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ropez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ropez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Ropez misses with a few strikes there.
Ropez fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ropez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ropez lands a two punch combo.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos looks for a takedown but Ropez sprawls well.
Tora Ropez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ropez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Ropez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ropez defending against the ground and pound.
Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ropez keeps working.
Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ropez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Santos tries for a kimura but Ropez is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ropez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ropez is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Santos looking to control but Ropez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maro Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos dodges the punch combination from Ropez.
Good exchange - Ropez coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ropez misses with a double jab.
Santos tries to clinch but Ropez moves out of range.
Ropez throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ropez tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ropez to the ground. Ropez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to clinch but Ropez is avoiding it.
Ropez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ropez tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Ropez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ropez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Ropez wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tora Ropez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Ropez is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ropez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ropez is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Ropez prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ropez wants to break free but Santos has control.
Ropez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ropez wants to break free but Santos has control.
Ropez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ropez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ropez tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ropez but Ropez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos tries to clinch up but Ropez circles away and keeps his distance.
Tora Ropez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ropez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ropez misses with the combination.
Ropez lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ropez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Ropez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ropez stuffs the takedown.
Ropez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Ropez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santos controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tora Ropez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santos is looking to clinch but Ropez is avoiding it.
A combination from Ropez does no damage.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ropez throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Tora Ropez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ropez misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos wants to clinch up but Ropez keeps it at a distance.
Ropez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ropez catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ropez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Ropez's side.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ropez swivels and escapes.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ropez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Ropez does no damage.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ropez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ropez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Ropez tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ropez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos wants to take a breather but Ropez is having none of it.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Ropez is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ropez keeps working.
Santos decides to stand up.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Ropez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ropez throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Ropez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ropez throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ropez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ropez swivels and escapes.
Good exchange - Ropez coming out on top.
Ropez jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santos is working for a guillotine from mount but Ropez frees his head quite easily.
Santos misses with a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maro Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maro Santos!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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