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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy's entrance music is Walk by Pantera. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
21 - 27 - 0 |
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191 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Santana!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santana sprawls well initially but Guy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santana is trying to stand up here but Guy is controlling him well.
Guy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guy looks to land a strike but Santana avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Guy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Santana dives on top into guard.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santana preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy striking off his back but it's not causing Santana any problems.
Guy is looking to sweep but instead, Santana has passed into half guard.
Guy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santana tries to stand and escape but Guy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana decides to stand up.
Guy dives in and scores a takedown into Santana's guard.
Guy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Guy won't allow Santana to get back to his feet.
Guy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Santana dives on top into guard.
Guy looking to control.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guy is proving hard to escape from.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana wants to stand but Guy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guy is trying to hold Santana in close to prevent damage but Santana has managed to pass into half guard.
Santana is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Guy is looking to improve his position.
Santana is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Guy gets back to full guard.
Santana decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guy, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
No luck for Guy with that takedown attempt.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guy prevents Santana from standing back up.
Guy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guy seems to be looking for submissions.
Santana kicks Guy off and gets back to his feet.
Santana catches Guy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ricardo Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy looks for a takedown but Santana sprawls well.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana's corner calls for a 1-2. Santana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santana misses with a hook to the body
and Guy counters with a nice body kick.
Guy shoots in but Santana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guy is defended easily by Santana.
Santana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guy's head.
It looks like That Guy has been cut.
Santana leaves Guy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santana missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Santana there.
Guy dives in for a single leg takedown but Santana sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santana tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Santana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on That Guy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guy forces Santana back against the cage and clinches.
Santana misses with some punches.
Guy looking for a takedown.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana breaks the clinch.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santana throws a chopping leg kick but Guy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana connects with a right hand. Guy shakes it off.
Santana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guy.
Nice takedown defense from Santana. No joy for Guy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana slaps away a takedown attempt from Guy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guy is rocked!
Guy shoots in but Santana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santana as he jumps to the side.
Santana sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Guy's defenses. It connects perfectly with Guy's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Santana!
The defeated That Guy had this to say: 'Sorry guys, I'll come back better next time!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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