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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Military Industrial Complex (ranked 4125 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 3169 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash. Gustavo Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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137 lbs
54 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Military Industrial Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Complex tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex is controlling Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Complex is pressing down on Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Complex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Complex is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos wants to control from the top but Complex keeps moving.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Complex trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Complex looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Complex lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Complex misses.
Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Complex napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Complex tries to improve position but can't.
Complex sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Complex has a hand on Santos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Santos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Complex is working hard here to advance position.
Complex throwing hammer fists to the chest of Santos. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Complex is looking to get to half guard.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Complex is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santos lands a couple of good shots and Complex has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Complex trying to control but not successfully.
Complex is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Complex tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Complex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos throws a series of punches but Complex avoids them all with ease.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Complex keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Complex tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.
Santos drops his hands momentarily and Complex takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Complex swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex keeps Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Complex fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Military Industrial Complex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Complex is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Complex circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Complex throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Complex digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Complex misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Complex.
Complex feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Complex misses its target.
Complex lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
Complex works the jab nicely.
Complex keeps Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Complex sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Complex was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Complex is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Complex is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex trying to control here.
Complex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Complex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Complex is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Complex avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Complex throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Complex connects with an inside leg kick.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Complex - that will leave a mark!
Complex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Complex bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Complex lands a right hook to the body.
Complex lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Complex circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Complex throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Complex.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gustavo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Complex throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Complex throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Complex swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Complex misses.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Complex is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos goes for a double leg but Complex avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Complex continues to drive forward.
Complex jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Complex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Military Industrial Complex dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Complex is looking for a sweep.
Complex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Complex is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Complex's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex is trying to control but can't.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Complex manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Complex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Complex misses with a kick to the body.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Complex backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but Complex manages to avoid it all.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Complex throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Complex as Santos shoots in.
It appears Complex was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Complex stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Complex misses the target.
Military Industrial Complex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Complex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Complex swivels and escapes.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Complex sprawls well. Complex wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Complex fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
letting Complex counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Complex.
Complex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Complex sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Complex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Complex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Complex scores with a hook.
A jab from Complex does it's job there.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Complex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Complex connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos tries for a takedown but Complex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Complex scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Complex's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Complex had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Complex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Complex has an active guard here but Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Military Industrial Complex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Complex has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Military Industrial Complex!
A victorious Military Industrial Complex thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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