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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aster Ixtlan (ranked 6655 p4p, 25012 weight class) and Roberto Silva Dos Santos (ranked 706 p4p, 745 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aster Ixtlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Silva Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ixtlan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ixtlan lands with a straight right. Silva Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
Silva Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ixtlan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva Dos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Ixtlan blocking some punches.
Silva Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Ixtlan.
Ixtlan tries to circle away but Silva Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Silva Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Ixtlan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ixtlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ixtlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva Dos Santos.
Silva Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ixtlan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ixtlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Silva Dos Santos has Ixtlan pressed against the cage, preventing Ixtlan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ixtlan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ixtlan blocks a body shot from Silva Dos Santos.
Silva Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ixtlan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva Dos Santos's hands.
It looks like Roberto Silva Dos Santos has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Ixtlan misses the target.
Silva Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ixtlan.
Ixtlan avoids the body shot from Silva Dos Santos.
It looked like Ixtlan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Dos Santos. Ixtlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva Dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva Dos Santos forces Ixtlan back against the cage and clinches.
Silva Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Silva Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ixtlan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Ixtlan backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ixtlan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ixtlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ixtlan lands a body shot.
Silva Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Ixtlan controls the action.
Ixtlan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva Dos Santos tries to work over Ixtlan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ixtlan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ixtlan lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva Dos Santos pushes Ixtlan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ixtlan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ixtlan can't find room to land a body shot as Silva Dos Santos controls the action.
Silva Dos Santos prevents Ixtlan from breaking the clinch.
Silva Dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ixtlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ixtlan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Ixtlan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ixtlan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Ixtlan controls his hands.
Silva Dos Santos lands with a right to the head.
Ixtlan wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ixtlan is trying to push Silva Dos Santos away but Silva Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ixtlan prevents a body shot from Silva Dos Santos.
Silva Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Dos Santos taking a breather.
Silva Dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva Dos Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Silva Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ixtlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ixtlan lands with a right to the head.
Ixtlan prevents a body shot from Silva Dos Santos.
Ixtlan tries to throw a body punch but Silva Dos Santos avoids it by throwing Ixtlan back against the cage.
Silva Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ixtlan tries a body shot but Silva Dos Santos blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva Dos Santos.
Ixtlan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ixtlan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Ixtlan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aster Ixtlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Silva Dos Santos misses
enabling Ixtlan to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Roberto Silva Dos Santos's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Ixtlan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva Dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Silva Dos Santos is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Ixtlan has cracked Silva Dos Santos with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Ixtlan lands another huge swinging hook and Silva Dos Santos tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Silva Dos Santos, before Ixtlan can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aster Ixtlan!
During a confident post fight interview, Aster Ixtlan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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