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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos De Los Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi's entrance music is Mata Mata Me. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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192 cm
28
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sailele Lealofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos De Los Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lealofi misses with the combination.
Lealofi avoids the head kick by De Los Santos.
Lealofi just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos De Los Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Los Santos misses with a hook.
De Los Santos misses with a straight left.
Lealofi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Lealofi misses.
Lealofi lands a head shot.
De Los Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lealofi.
De Los Santos misses with a body punch
and Lealofi counters by clinching up.
Lealofi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lealofi lands a takedown into guard.
De Los Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Los Santos keeping moving, preventing Lealofi from controlling successfully.
Lealofi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Los Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Lealofi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Los Santos tries to roll over but Lealofi keeps him under control.
Lealofi is looking for a kimura but De Los Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lealofi to get the leverage.
Lealofi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Los Santos!
Lealofi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Los Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lealofi fails to advance to De Los Santos's back.
Lealofi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Los Santos is looking to escape.
Lealofi takes De Los Santos's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, De Los Santos is in trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lealofi is looking for the choke from the back position but De Los Santos is controlling his hands well.
Lealofi looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on De Los Santos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
De Los Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Los Santos keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lealofi is persistently looking for the submission but De Los Santos is defending it well.
Lealofi is persistently looking for the submission but De Los Santos is defending it well.
De Los Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lealofi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Los Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
De Los Santos is looking for a sweep. Lealofi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Los Santos won't allow Lealofi to pass to mount.
De Los Santos gets back to full guard.
De Los Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lealofi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lealofi slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lealofi seems to be looking for submissions.
Lealofi is trying to control the action in half guard but De Los Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Lealofi trying to mount his opponent but De Los Santos defends it.
De Los Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Lealofi sits in half guard.
De Los Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lealofi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lealofi wants to work for an arm triangle but De Los Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Los Santos is staying active underneath Lealofi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lealofi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Los Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
De Los Santos tries to get to full guard but Lealofi has control of the leg.
Lealofi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sailele Lealofi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lealofi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Los Santos swivels and escapes.
Lealofi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lealofi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Los Santos misses with a body shot.
Lealofi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like De Los Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Los Santos tries to sprawl but Lealofi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lealofi trying to control from half guard but De Los Santos is working away.
De Los Santos trying to hold on to Lealofi's head to control him but Lealofi postures up.
Lealofi is looking for a kimura but De Los Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lealofi to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Los Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lealofi pulls his head out easily.
Lealofi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Los Santos can do to turn this around?
Lealofi wants to work for an arm triangle but De Los Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Los Santos tries to get to full guard but Lealofi has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lealofi wants to control but De Los Santos is keeping him busy.
De Los Santos wants to improve his position but Lealofi is controlling well.
Sailele Lealofi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lealofi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Los Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Los Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Lealofi.
De Los Santos is trying to maintain the position but Lealofi is very close to passing his half guard.
De Los Santos actively working from the bottom here.
De Los Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Lealofi sits in half guard.
Lealofi is just content to waste time from the top position. De Los Santos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Los Santos has his foot on Lealofi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lealofi works his way back into a safe position though.
Lealofi wants to control from the top but De Los Santos keeps moving.
Lealofi pushing down on De Los Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lealofi is pressing down on De Los Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Los Santos is holding on for now.
Lealofi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lealofi prevents De Los Santos from improving his position.
Lealofi trying to mount his opponent but De Los Santos defends it.
De Los Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos keeping full guard, as Lealofi tries to pass.
De Los Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lealofi stacks De Los Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lealofi!
Lealofi trying to control the position but De Los Santos is working away.
De Los Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Los Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lealofi wants to improve his position but De Los Santos is controlling well.
De Los Santos drops an elbow to the side of Lealofi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lealofi keeps working.
Lealofi is trying to get back to full guard.
De Los Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Los Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Lealofi is defending well.
De Los Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lealofi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lealofi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lealofi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Los Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lealofi's head.
Lealofi is looking for a triangle but De Los Santos pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sailele Lealofi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Los Santos misses with a hook.
Lealofi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lealofi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Los Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Lealofi. Lealofi gets slowly back to his feet.
De Los Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lealofi.
De Los Santos avoids the body shot from Lealofi.
Lealofi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lealofi throws a nice looking combination but De Los Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lealofi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Los Santos.
Lealofi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lealofi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Los Santos defends well and Lealofi ends up having to push De Los Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lealofi avoids the body shot from De Los Santos.
De Los Santos missing with a left hand there. Lealofi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lealofi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Los Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Los Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lealofi tries to free his leg and advance position but De Los Santos is retaining full guard.
De Los Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Los Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Los Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Los Santos with a nice head shot there.
Lealofi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De Los Santos should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lealofi has tightened it up now! De Los Santos should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sailele Lealofi!
An out of breath Sailele Lealofi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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