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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 6722 p4p, 3065 weight class) and Kyle Man (ranked 702 p4p, 405 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good takedowns
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Man!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Man looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dos Santos jumps into guard, dragging Man to the mat.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Man defends it easily.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos managing to control the position.
Dos Santos continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.
Dos Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dos Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Santos passes Man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ground and pound from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Man is controlling the position.
Dos Santos working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dos Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Dos Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Man is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Man sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Santos darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Dos Santos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Man regains guard immediately.
Man is looking to stand back up but Dos Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Man.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dos Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dos Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Thiago Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man won't allow Dos Santos to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dos Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Man pushes Dos Santos off looking to stand but Dos Santos dives back in and keeps control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dos Santos not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Man sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Man has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dos Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
It looks like Dos Santos is going to stand back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Man is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dos Santos dives into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Man's guard.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Dos Santos stalls from top position.
Dos Santos is working Man over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Man, who protects the arm well.
Dos Santos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves into full mount!
Dos Santos moves to the back.
Dos Santos biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two 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.
Dos Santos is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Man has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Dos Santos has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Man taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Dos Santos doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thiago Dos Santos!
An out of breath Thiago Dos Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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