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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen The Choosen One by Forever in Terror as his entrance music. Gideon Gabriel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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184 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos cracks Gabriel with a good jab.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gabriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gabriel blocks a head kick by Santos.
Gabriel misses with a double jab.
Santos swings for the body but Gabriel moves out of range.
Gabriel has managed to clinch.
Santos has Gabriel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gabriel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gabriel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Gabriel misses with a knee strike.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Gabriel motions for Santos to come forward. Gabriel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gabriel is looking to clinch.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gabriel on the side of the head.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gabriel circles away quickly and effectively.
Gabriel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Gabriel off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Gabriel. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel scores with a jab.
Gabriel looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
A left lands for Santos.
Gabriel throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Gideon Gabriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Santos.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santos throws a jab when Gabriel was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Gabriel throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Gabriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gabriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gabriel has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabriel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Gabriel has him pressed against the cage.
Gideon Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Santos.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Gabriel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gabriel thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gabriel misses its intended target.
Gabriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Santos tries to clinch there but Gabriel circles away.
Santos wants to clinch up but Gabriel keeps it at a distance.
Gabriel wants to clinch.
Santos slips a jab from Gabriel.
Gabriel tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
A solid body kick from Gabriel.
Santos throws a hook but Gabriel avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gabriel.
Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gabriel throws a good cross that connects.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Gabriel.
Gabriel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gabriel.
Gabriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Gabriel jabs at Santos's body.
Santos connects with a leg kick. Gabriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gabriel tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gabriel. That's going to slow Santos down.
Gabriel misses with a leg kick.
Gabriel closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Gabriel trying to land knees to the body.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gabriel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Gabriel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Gabriel connects with a knee to the head.
Santos tries to circle away but Gabriel has him pinned against the cage.
Gabriel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel lands a body shot.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Gabriel's belly button to the back.
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gabriel forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Santos lands a left hand.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gabriel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gabriel working Santos over with knees to the body.
Santos looks winded!
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos tries to move into range but Gabriel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a wild body shot.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gabriel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gabriel lands a big head kick that sends Santos tumbling to the mat! Gabriel takes a step backwards and waves Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Santos is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Gabriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Gabriel finish him?
Gabriel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Gabriel's leg but Gabriel calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabriel moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gabriel works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Gabriel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Gabriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Gabriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Gabriel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gabriel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Gabriel back into the cage.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos avoiding damage as Gabriel throws knees to the body.
Gabriel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Gabriel lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Gabriel rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gabriel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Gabriel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Gabriel throws a front kick that sends Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Gabriel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
Gabriel tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Gabriel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gabriel closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Gabriel landing knees to the body.
Gabriel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabriel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel landing knees to the head.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Gabriel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gabriel uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santos is pulling down on Gabriel's head. It's preventing any offense from Gabriel, at least for the moment.
Santos working a defensive guard but Gabriel passes into half guard.
Santos is pressing down on Gabriel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gabriel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gabriel has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gabriel has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
Gabriel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gabriel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Santos has tightened it up now! Gabriel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pablo Santos!
Pablo Santos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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