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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Garota de Ipanema. Will Tickel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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184 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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196 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Tickel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tickel looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Tickel blocks an uppercut.
Tickel wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos avoiding damage.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tickel's defenses.
It looks like Will Tickel has been cut.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Tickel controls his hands.
I was talking to Santos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Tickel's ribcage. Tickel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Neymar Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Tickel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos cracks Tickel with a nice body shot.
Tickel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos pushes Tickel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tickel.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tickel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Santos cracks Tickel with a nice body shot.
Tickel looks winded!
Tickel prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Tickel prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tickel tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tickel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tickel's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tickel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes Tickel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tickel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tickel.
Tickel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tickel backwards.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Tickel in his tracks for a moment.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tickel backwards.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos pushes Tickel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tickel breaks from the clinch.
Tickel misses with a looping right.
As Tickel tries to get set, Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Tickel manages to avoid the attempt.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tickel.
Santos lands a nice looking body kick.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tickel fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Tickel is rocked!
Santos plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Tickel swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Tickel face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Neymar Santos!
A very excited looking Neymar Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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