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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mandirigma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandirigma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember The Name. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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278 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mandirigma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandirigma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mandirigma tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Mandirigma.
Mandirigma lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mandirigma connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Mandirigma finds it's target.
Santos darts in and clinches Mandirigma up against the cage.
Santos jumps into guard, dragging Mandirigma to the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos pushes Mandirigma off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Santos rushes Mandirigma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandirigma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santos jumps guard but Mandirigma turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos pulls guard.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mandirigma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mandirigma jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mandirigma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mandirigma throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mandirigma scores with a jab to the body.
Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mandirigma lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Mandirigma lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandirigma throws out a powerful jab.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mandirigma.
Mandirigma connects with a body shot that sends Santos's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandirigma throws a leg kick that misses.
Mandirigma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Mandirigma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Mandirigma misses
and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mandirigma smiles and moves away.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mandirigma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santos walks into a left hand.
Mandirigma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mandirigma. Beautiful body shot.
Mandirigma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mandirigma lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mandirigma looks winded!
Mandirigma just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandirigma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mandirigma throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandirigma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mandirigma lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Mandirigma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Mandirigma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mandirigma lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Mandirigma misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandirigma.
Mandirigma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mandirigma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manny Mandirigma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandirigma is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos tries to move into range but Mandirigma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandirigma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mandirigma. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandirigma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mandirigma is breathing heavily.
Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mandirigma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
An inside leg kick from Mandirigma misses.
Mandirigma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Manny Mandirigma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Mandirigma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandirigma lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos darts in and clinches Mandirigma up against the cage.
Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Santos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandirigma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandirigma misses with a wild body shot.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Mandirigma back into the cage.
Santos pulls Mandirigma into guard.
Mandirigma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos pulls Mandirigma in close to his closed guard and prevents Mandirigma from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santos has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mandirigma has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos has hold of one of Mandirigma's legs. Mandirigma is fighting the takedown attempt but Santos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Santos is working Mandirigma over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santos 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 landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos stands up from Mandirigma's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandirigma was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mandirigma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mandirigma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mandirigma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terrance Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Mandirigma lands a right hook to the body.
Mandirigma misses with a low kick.
Mandirigma misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Mandirigma had a free shot at his head there.
Mandirigma swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Mandirigma throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos slips a jab from Mandirigma.
A jab from Mandirigma does it's job there.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mandirigma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandirigma throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Mandirigma scores with a jab to the body.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos pushes Mandirigma up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos jumps guard and drags Mandirigma to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mandirigma off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mandirigma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mandirigma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Mandirigma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Mandirigma is out of range.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos jumps guard.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mandirigma's guard.
Terrance Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos lands a couple of digs.
Santos stands up and waves to Mandirigma to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Manny Mandirigma has been cut.
Santos decides to pull guard.
Santos pulls Mandirigma in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mandirigma presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Santos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mandirigma is trying to keep an underhook but Santos manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Santos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mandirigma could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Santos has cracked it and Mandirigma is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Terrance Santos!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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