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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Birchack (ranked 20459 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 2633 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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138 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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137 lbs
35 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birchack tries to sprawl but Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Birchack throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are battling for position here. Birchack manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Birchack wants to hit a switch here but Santos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Birchack there!
Birchack can't escape the position.
Birchack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Birchack tries to get out of the position.
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Birchack's face.
Birchack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Birchack is working hard here to advance position.
Santos lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birchack is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Birchack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Birchack is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks Birchack's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Birchack is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Santos.
Birchack is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Birchack is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Birchack tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Birchack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Birchack?
Birchack is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchack is in a horrible position here. Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Birchack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Birchack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Birchack is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos lands a high kick to the side of Birchack's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Santos dives into guard, looking to finish.
Birchack is rocked!
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Birchack is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Birchack manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Birchack's guard.
Oh Birchack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Birchack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Birchack will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Birchack seems to have got his legs back now.
Birchack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchack will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yet more stalling tactics from Santos.
Birchack thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
Birchack wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Gustavo Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santos cracks Birchack with a solid left hand.
Santos pushing down on Birchack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santos is controlling the pace.
Birchack wants to get back to full guard but Santos has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Birchack's face as Santos controls the position.
Birchack tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Santos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Santos prevents Birchack from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Birchack looks a forlorn figure.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santos is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchack is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Birchack is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Birchack backwards.
Santos stalling.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Birchack can't get the takedown.
Birchack has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Birchack up against the cage.
Birchack tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Birchack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Birchack backwards.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Birchack.
Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santos stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gustavo Santos.
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Birchack has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchack wants to hit a switch here but Santos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Birchack there!
Birchack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santos prevents Birchack from getting the reversal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Birchack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Birchack is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Birchack is trying to escape the mount.
Birchack throwing hammer fists to the chest of Santos. What's that going to do exactly?
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gustavo Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Birchack tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Santos controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchack is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Birchack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Birchack is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Birchack is trying desperately to improve position.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos looking to finish Birchack with some ground and pound. This is bad for Birchack!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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