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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. Jason Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals tries to sprawl but Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Micheals looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Micheals defends it.
Micheals wants to get back to his feet.
Micheals is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking to ground and pound but Micheals is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Micheals's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Micheals to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Micheals shrugs it off.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Micheals is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos throwing strikes here but Micheals is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos won't let Micheals get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Micheals bucks and avoids them well.
Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Santos moves to the back.
Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Micheals pushed the leg off.
Santos tightening his grip on Micheals, looking for the choke.
Micheals is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos struggling to keep hold of the position.
Santos lands a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is persistently looking for the submission but Micheals is defending it well.
Santos is looking for the choke from the back position but Micheals is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Micheals.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Micheals misses with a series of wild punches.
Micheals misses with the combination.
Mike Micheals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Micheals manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Micheals, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Micheals against the cage but Micheals circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Micheals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos shoots in and bounces Micheals off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos postures up in Micheals's guard and throws a big left but Micheals blocks it.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Micheals!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to control the pace but Micheals is squirming around nicely.
Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Micheals is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Jason Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Micheals looks a forlorn figure.
Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Micheals can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Micheals tries to buck Santos off but Santos takes his back!
Santos trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for the choke from the back position but Micheals is controlling his hands well.
Micheals preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Santos.
Micheals looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Santos punches the canvas rather than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Micheals defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Micheals quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos stands up out of the half guard.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Jason Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Micheals is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Micheals circles away and we're back to standing.
Micheals fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos gets control of Micheals's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos pushes Micheals off and scrambles back to his feet.
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Micheals is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Micheals's guard.
Micheals keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Micheals can't keep his opponent in guard - Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Micheals is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micheals blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Micheals does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos not doing much here.
Micheals is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but Micheals is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jason Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Micheals blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Micheals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Micheals swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Micheals in a clinch.
Santos jumps guard but Micheals turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos decides to pull guard.
Micheals knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Micheals wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mike Micheals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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