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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albredo Bastiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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194 cm
19
233 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albredo Bastiani! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bastiani tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot. Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Santos tries to clinch there but Bastiani circles away.
Santos moves away from the strike by Bastiani. A chopping leg kick lands by Santos. Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos moves forwards but Bastiani connects with a nice, crisp jab. Santos takes one to the chin there. Bastiani is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Bastiani has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Santos has Bastiani pushed against the cage. Bastiani tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bastiani struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Bastiani.
Bastiani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy. Santos is looking to control Bastiani's arms but Bastiani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage. Bastiani misses with a body punch.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Bastiani manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Bastiani decides to pull guard. Santos trying to control but Bastiani is working from the bottom. Bastiani pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position. Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastiani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bastiani wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neil Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Santos ducks under a wild hook from Bastiani. Bastiani avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bastiani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Bastiani looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Bastiani looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bastiani looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Bastiani cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round. No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt. Bastiani just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastiani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bastiani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well. Bastiani avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos walks into a left hand. Bastiani misses with a left hand and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Bastiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away. Bastiani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Bastiani misses with an uppercut. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Santos tries to clinch but Bastiani is having none of it. Bastiani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bastiani to score with a decent uppercut. Bastiani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos misses with the body kick and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Santos throws a combination. Bastiani tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Bastiani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bastiani thows a left - swing and a miss! Bastiani throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bastiani throws a low kick but Santos avoids it. Bastiani thuds a left hand into Santos's body. Bastiani connects with a jab. Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albredo Bastiani dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastiani scores with a hook. Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastiani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Bastiani lands an overhand right. Bastiani throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nice uppercut lands for Bastiani. That snapped Santos's head back.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Bastiani. Santos shoots in for a takedown but Bastiani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Bastiani swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is looking to clinch but Bastiani is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Bastiani - just one landing. 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! Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastiani. Bastiani throws a big shot that misses. Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bastiani jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well. Santos misses with a head kick.
Bastiani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastiani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Santos checks a low kick from Bastiani. Bastiani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bastiani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Bastiani settles back down. Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastiani.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bastiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jab, jab by Bastiani - just one landing. Bastiani throws a right and a left that both miss. Albredo Bastiani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Santos defending well as Bastiani loads up on a big left hand. Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastiani tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastiani to the ground. Bastiani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Santos clinches with his opponent.
Bastiani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bastiani blocks the body kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Bastiani moves out of range. Bastiani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Bastiani avoids it. Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bastiani throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely. Bastiani swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos. Santos moves out of range of the strikes. No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bastiani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Santos shoots in but Bastiani avoids the takedown attempt easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bastiani works Santos's body with a nice hook. Santos tries to clinch there but Bastiani circles away.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Bastiani sprawls well. An inside leg kick lands from Bastiani. Bastiani connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off. Bastiani cracks Santos with an open hand slap. Bastiani digs a good hook to Santos's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bastiani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Bastiani connects with a solid leg kick. Bastiani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bastiani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastiani. Bastiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though. Bastiani scores with a jab to the body. Bastiani connects with a single shot there. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos. Bastiani swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Bastiani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Bastiani shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Bastiani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Bastiani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bastiani connects with a crisp jab.
Santos is rocked! Santos switches off momentarily and Bastiani cracks him with a monster right hand! Santos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bastiani dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bastiani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albredo Bastiani! After winning the bout, Albredo Bastiani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
57% |
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