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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovito Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovito Leonardo 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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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jovito Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leonardo to the ground. Santos is now in Leonardo's guard.
Santos working some strikes from top position.
Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Leonardo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos 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.
Santos landing with the ground and pound.
Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Leonardo is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leonardo is rocked!
Santos postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Leonardo covers up, he's hurt! Santos keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Santos and the ref steps in to end the fight! Santos can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Santos!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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