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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Al Danos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Al Danos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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230 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Al Danos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Danos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Al Danos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Danos backwards.
Santos successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Al Danos looking to pass the guard.
Al Danos is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
Santos is pulling down on Al Danos's head. It's preventing any offense from Al Danos, at least for the moment.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Al Danos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Al Danos from standing up.
Al Danos stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos kicks Al Danos off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a solid leg kick but Al Danos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santos.
Al Danos tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Al Danos didn't expect that.
Santos trying to control but Al Danos is working from the bottom.
Al Danos is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Al Danos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Danos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Al Danos has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Al Danos is trying to break free.
Al Danos throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Al Danos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Al Danos is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Al Danos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rafael Al Danos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Danos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Danos lands a body shot.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Danos as he avoids it easily.
Al Danos stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Al Danos rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Al Danos is trying to break free.
Al Danos tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Al Danos back against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Danos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Al Danos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Danos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Al Danos counters with a left to the body.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Al Danos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Danos tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Al Danos both land. Nice combination.
Santos forces Al Danos back against the cage and clinches.
Al Danos has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Al Danos has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Al Danos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Danos tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Al Danos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Al Danos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos cracks the inside of Al Danos's front leg.
A combination from Al Danos does no damage.
Al Danos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Al Danos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Al Danos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Al Danos seems a little lost for a moment, as Santos dominates the positioning.
Santos working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stands up and beckons Al Danos to his feet.
Al Danos tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Al Danos moved out of range nicely.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Danos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Al Danos looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos throws a head kick but Al Danos moves out of range.
Rafael Al Danos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Danos throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Al Danos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Al Danos does no damage.
Al Danos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Al Danos fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Danos wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Al Danos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Al Danos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Al Danos lands an overhand right.
Al Danos tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Al Danos looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Danos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Al Danos moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Al Danos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Al Danos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Al Danos does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorge Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Danos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rafael Al Danos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Danos tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Al Danos works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Al Danos misses with the combination.
Al Danos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Al Danos did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos controlling the pace.
Al Danos pushes Santos off but Santos dives into side control.
Al Danos bucks up and tries to throw Santos off but instead Santos has got his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Danos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos has his opponent's back but Al Danos is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Santos.
Al Danos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Danos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Danos wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Al Danos misses.
Al Danos digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Al Danos is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Danos working hard to break the clinch.
Al Danos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Danos is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Al Danos is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Al Danos tries to tie him up.
Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
Al Danos wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Al Danos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Danos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Danos wants to stand and escape but instead Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Santos stands and steps away. Al Danos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Al Danos tries to clinch
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Al Danos's corner calls for a 1-2. Al Danos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Danos throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
Al Danos misses with the combination.
Santos blocks a head kick by Al Danos.
Al Danos is looking to clinch.
Al Danos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Al Danos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Al Danos looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos is working for a kimura but Al Danos is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Santos!
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energy
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