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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mc Donnagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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214 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Mc Donnagh! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mc Donnagh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Mc Donnagh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Mc Donnagh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Mc Donnagh avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage. Santos lands a knee to the body.
Santos tries a body shot but Mc Donnagh blocks it.
Santos tries to work over Mc Donnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Santos tries to throw a body punch but Mc Donnagh avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage. Santos lands a damaging elbow. Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Mc Donnagh's ribcage. Mc Donnagh looks winded! Mc Donnagh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mc Donnagh's face.
It looks like Johnny Mc Donnagh has been cut. Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos cracks Mc Donnagh with a nice body shot. Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mc Donnagh's defenses. Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Santos lands an elbow inside. Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A shot in the inside from Santos. Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos gets through Mc Donnagh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A knee to the head by Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Santos presses Mc Donnagh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Santos scores with a hook to the body. Mc Donnagh told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mc Donnagh's defenses. Mc Donnagh prevents a body shot from Santos. A shot in the inside from Santos. Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mc Donnagh's face.
Mc Donnagh is rocked! Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mc Donnagh is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Santos pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Mc Donnagh is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Anderson Santos!
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A |
G |
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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
55% |
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