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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Formiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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189 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Formiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Formiga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Formiga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Formiga has his hands clasped together around Santos's back. He's all about the action.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Formiga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Formiga trying to get back to full guard but Santos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santos landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Formiga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
Santos prevents Formiga from getting the reversal.
Santos controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Formiga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Formiga is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Formiga throws a body kick that misses.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Formiga trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santos passes Formiga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Formiga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Formiga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Formiga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos pushes Formiga up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos is trying to push Formiga away but Formiga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Formiga wants to take the fight to the mat but Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Formiga tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Formiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos has clasped his hands together around Formiga's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Formiga tries to improve position but can't.
Santos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Formiga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Santos advances nicely into full mount.
Formiga working to try and regain half guard.
Formiga wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formiga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Formiga is working hard here to advance position.
Santos dominating with strikes here.
Formiga defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santos.
Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Formiga wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Formiga looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Formiga looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Formiga is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre 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. This is the final round!
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Formiga is trying to break free.
Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Formiga preventing the sweep.
Santos has his feet on Formiga's thighs here. He's pushed Formiga off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Formiga screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Santos!
In defeat, Bruno Formiga stepped up to the mic, saying 'Eu dei o meu melhor e prometo melhorar todos os meus erros.'.
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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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