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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Latrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamar Latrell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lamar Latrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos checks a low kick from Latrell.
Latrell scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Latrell throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Latrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Latrell lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Latrell keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Latrell counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Latrell.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Latrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamar Latrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Latrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Latrell scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Latrell.
Latrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos wants to clinch but Latrell slips to the side
and Latrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Latrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lamar Latrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Latrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos moves to clinch but Latrell breaks away
and Latrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Latrell thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Latrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos looks winded!
Latrell scores with a jab.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Latrell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
enabling Latrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Latrell throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Latrell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Latrell had a free shot at his head there.
Latrell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Latrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Latrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Latrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Latrell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santos.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Latrell counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latrell lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Latrell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Santos tries to move into range but Latrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Latrell avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Latrell counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Latrell connects with a looping right hand.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Latrell, as that shot connected.
Latrell throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Latrell to the mat! Latrell manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos won't allow Latrell to sweep him here.
Latrell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos postures up.
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Latrell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Latrell manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Latrell's guard.
Santos trying to control but Latrell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Latrell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Latrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Latrell misses with a straight right.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Latrell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Latrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos scores with a nice body kick.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Latrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Latrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos tries to clinch up but Latrell circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latrell slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Latrell keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Latrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Latrell counter with a right hand.
Latrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Latrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Latrell blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Latrell.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a head kick. Latrell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santos avoids the body shot from Latrell.
Latrell misses with an uppercut.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Latrell swivels and escapes.
Lamar Latrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Latrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Latrell throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Latrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos is looking to clinch.
Latrell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Latrell sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos lands a head kick!
Latrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Latrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Latrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Latrell.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Latrell stalling the fight.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Latrell walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Latrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Latrell tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
Santos moves forwards but Latrell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Latrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Latrell.
Latrell stalling.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Latrell has Santos pushed against the cage.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Latrell improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Latrell blocks an elbow strike.
Santos successfully pulls guard.
Latrell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustavo Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Latrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Latrell can pounce on him.
Latrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Latrell lands a lovely overhand right.
Lamar Latrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Latrell is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Santos tries to clinch but Latrell moves away
and Latrell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos looks to clinch
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Latrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos rushes Latrell and presses him up against the cage.
Latrell works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Latrell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Latrell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Latrell tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos pulls Latrell into guard.
Santos pulls Latrell in to control the position.
Latrell stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latrell postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Lamar Latrell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Latrell throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Latrell only half commits.
The fighters circling - Latrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Latrell is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Latrell circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Latrell throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lamar Latrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos shoots and misses
letting Latrell counter with a right hand.
Latrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Latrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos wants to clinch
letting Latrell counter with a right hand.
Latrell throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Latrell misses the target.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Latrell's head.
Latrell scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Latrell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lamar Latrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Latrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Latrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots and misses
and Latrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Latrell fails to land with a series of punches.
Latrell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Latrell lands with an overhand left.
Latrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries for a takedown but Latrell circles away easily
enabling Latrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Latrell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Latrell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Latrell 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Latrell!
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