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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Enemy by Godsmack. Josh Alvarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Alvarez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentin Santos! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage. Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Alvarez throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease. Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Alvarez is breathing heavily. Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos. Santos grinds an elbow into Alvarez's temple. Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there. Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alvarez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Check out the look on Santos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Santos wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy. Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there. Santos has hold of Alvarez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Alvarez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Santos cranks the arm and Alvarez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Alvarez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Quentin Santos!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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