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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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179 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvaro Dos Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Spartan! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dos Santos gets a double leg takedown into Spartan's guard. Spartan looking for a sweep. Not yet Spartan, not yet. Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Dos Santos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spartan for as long as he can get away with. Dos Santos prevents Spartan from getting back to his feet. Dos Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Spartan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Dos Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Spartan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Spartan wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Spartan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Spartan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spartan slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him. Spartan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spartan darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage. Dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dos Santos wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Spartan. Spartan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dos Santos or not. Spartan lands a body shot. Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spartan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside. Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head. Spartan is working Dos Santos over against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Spartan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut. Spartan lands a body shot. Dos Santos is breathing heavily. Spartan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spartan presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Spartan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards. Spartan scores with a shoulder strike. Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards. A short left from Spartan. Spartan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Spartan lands a body punch in the clinch. Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head. Spartan lands a nice shot to the body. Spartan working some nice short punches in the clinch. Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos is rocked! A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartan. Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Spartan lands an uppercut. Spartan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spartan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dos Santos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Spartan is unloading with more strikes now! Dos Santos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Spartan! After the fight, Leo Spartan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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