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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merlin Cummimg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (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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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Merlin Cummimg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Santos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cummimg feints and as Santos raises his hands in defense, Cummimg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cummimg content to stall in guard here.
Cummimg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cummimg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Santos for as long as he can get away with.
Santos working for a triangle but Cummimg defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has an active guard here but Cummimg has managed to pass into half guard.
Cummimg lands strikes from half guard.
Santos is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cummimg pulls his head out easily.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Cummimg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Cummimg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cummimg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummimg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cummimg winds up and cracks Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cummimg trying to control the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Merlin Cummimg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cummimg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummimg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cummimg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santos has his foot on Cummimg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cummimg works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cummimg controls the pace.
Cummimg'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.
Cummimg landing some decent shots from guard.
Cummimg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santos's guard.
Cummimg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cummimg is breathing heavily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Merlin Cummimg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Santos takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merlin Cummimg 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.
Cummimg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Cummimg throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Merlin Cummimg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cummimg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Cummimg should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummimg misses with a double jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cummimg is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Cummimg throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cummimg tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cummimg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cummimg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Cummimg seems unphased.
Cummimg wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Cummimg counters with a low kick, right behind Santos 's knee.
Cummimg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cummimg throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cummimg doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cummimg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Santos scores with a jab.
Cummimg avoids the head kick by Santos.
Cummimg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Cummimg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos cracks Cummimg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cummimg misses with a few strikes there.
Cummimg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Cummimg pushes his legs off easily.
Cummimg controlling from the top position.
Cummimg stands up from Santos's guard - Cummimg perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafael Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cummimg moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Santos.
Cummimg breaks the clinch.
Cummimg feints and as Santos raises his hands in defense, Cummimg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cummimg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cummimg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has his foot on Cummimg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cummimg works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cummimg gets to his feet. Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cummimg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cummimg shoots in but no luck this time.
Merlin Cummimg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cummimg scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Cummimg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cummimg stacks Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cummimg!
Cummimg in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Merlin Cummimg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummimg passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Santos!
Cummimg controlling from mount.
Cummimg landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummimg controlling his opponent.
Cummimg prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cummimg controlling from the full mount.
Cummimg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cummimg unloading with bombs!
Cummimg content just to control the position here.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Merlin Cummimg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cummimg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cummimg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cummimg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merlin Cummimg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cummimg 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merlin Cummimg!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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