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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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169 cm
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernardo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Chan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chan wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chan moves nicely into side control.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chan trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Chan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chan stands up and beckons Santos to his feet.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chan closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Chan pushes Santos against the ropes but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan wants to clinch.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chan off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with the combination.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chan shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chan misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Chan backing up. Chan nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chan misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Chan fails to land with a series of punches.
Chan is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Chan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Chan counters with a nice body shot.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chan wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chan tries to stand and escape but Santos is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to kick Chan off but Chan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santos is staying active underneath Chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Chan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chan.
Chan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan counters with a body kick.
Santos throws a combination that misses
letting Chan counter with a right hand.
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chan backs up against the ropes.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chan.
Chan is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks.
Chan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan lands a knee to the body.
Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chan has him pressed against the ropes.
Chan breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chan.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bernardo Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Chan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos looks to land a combination. Chan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bernardo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chan counters with a single leg into guard. Santos didn't expect that.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Chan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Chan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Chan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chan trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Chan counters with a left to the body.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chan backs up against the ropes.
Santos tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos swinging wilding here.
Chan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos misses with a combination
and Chan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters with a nice body kick.
Chan throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chan trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Santos is staying active underneath Chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is staying active underneath Chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos misses with a combination
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chan counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chan throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos misses with a combination
and Chan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chan.
Chan effectively controlling the action here.
Santos can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Chan is controlling the position.
Bernardo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackie Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos is pressed up against the ropes. Chan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackie Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Chan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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A | B |
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RATING
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