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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bj Santos Jr (ranked 23961 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buyuang Kanduang (ranked 6134 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos Jr has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. On his way into the cage it seems that Bj Santos Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bj Santos Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bj Santos Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buyuang Kanduang!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kanduang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kanduang.
Good body shot from Kanduang.
Santos Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanduang has him pressed against the cage.
Kanduang is pushing Santos Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kanduang pulls guard effortlessly.
Kanduang looking for a guillotine here but Santos Jr defends easily.
Santos Jr is fighting to break Kanduang's control of his arms but Kanduang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanduang has his foot on Santos Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos Jr won't allow Kanduang to get back to his feet.
Kanduang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kanduang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos Jr defends it easily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kanduang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kanduang looks winded!
Kanduang keeping moving, preventing Santos Jr from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kanduang leaves Santos Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kanduang circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bj Santos Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Kanduang as Santos Jr shoots in.
Kanduang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanduang is working for takedown but Santos Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kanduang successfully pulls guard.
Kanduang throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos Jr uses it to pass to side control.
Kanduang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kanduang is looking to reverse the position.
Santos Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanduang can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos Jr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Santos Jr decides to stand back up. Santos Jr steps back and let's Kanduang get back to his feet.
No luck for Santos Jr with that takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Good work by Kanduang as he checks the leg kick.
Kanduang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kanduang looks to land a body kick but Santos Jr moved away.
Santos Jr looks to land a body kick but Kanduang moved away.
Kanduang keeps the fight on the outside.
Kanduang looking to score a takedown here. Santos Jr is defending well but Kanduang drives through and ends up in Santos Jr's guard.
Kanduang pushing down on Santos Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Kanduang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kanduang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos Jr defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buyuang Kanduang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kanduang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santos Jr to the ground. Kanduang is now in Santos Jr's guard.
Kanduang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kanduang wants to get up but he can't break Santos Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanduang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos Jr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanduang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bj Santos Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Kanduang is staying active underneath Santos Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kanduang tries to roll over but Santos Jr keeps him under control.
Santos Jr decides to return to a standing position.
Santos Jr fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanduang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanduang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kanduang scoring with punches from side control.
Santos Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Kanduang controls the position.
Kanduang wants to stand but Santos Jr has his arm trapped.
Kanduang wants to stand but Santos Jr has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr pulls Kanduang in to control the position.
Santos Jr doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Santos Jr 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.
Santos Jr working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four 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.
Kanduang takes the fight into the clinch.
Kanduang manages to break the clinch.
Kanduang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Santos Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kanduang tries to avoid it but Santos Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kanduang to the ground. Kanduang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kanduang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kanduang is in Santos Jr's guard.
Kanduang preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Kanduang has passed into half guard.
Santos Jr moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buyuang Kanduang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kanduang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santos Jr to the ground. Kanduang is now in Santos Jr's guard.
Kanduang is standing up over Santos Jr. Santos Jr looks to escape but Kanduang dives into side control.
Kanduang controlling the position.
Kanduang tries to stand but Santos Jr is controlling his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanduang working away.
Santos Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Kanduang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kanduang controls the position.
Kanduang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Kanduang has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kanduang controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanduang working the ground and pound effectively.
Kanduang controlling his opponent.
Santos Jr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kanduang controlling his opponent.
Kanduang avoids the attempt from Santos Jr to control.
Kanduang controlling from mount.
Santos Jr tries to hold on but Kanduang pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kanduang jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Santos Jr is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Santos Jr and Kanduang has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bj Santos Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buyuang Kanduang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos Jr scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Buyuang Kanduang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanduang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buyuang Kanduang!
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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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