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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zack Diaz's chin.
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346 lbs
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218 cm
18
280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Zack Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz is holding on to half guard well.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Diaz has good solid back control here.
Santos is really stuck here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz gets his hands free as Santos looks to control.
Diaz biding his time, looking for the opening.
Diaz scores with punches to the body.
I would not like to be Santos right now.
Diaz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Santos for as long as he can get away with.
Santos is in bad spot here.
Santos looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Diaz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz scores with punches from the back.
Diaz throwing damaging strikes from the back! Santos could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz cracks Santos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Santos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Diaz biding his time, controlling Santos.
Diaz really is a fat lump.
Diaz lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Diaz.
Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diaz has his arm under Santos's chin here. Game over son! Diaz squeezes tightly and Santos is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zack Diaz!
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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
30% |
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