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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Wurster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RAWR. Zach Wurster is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Wurster!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wurster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wurster misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Wurster fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Wurster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wurster gets to his feet. Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wurster pinned against the cage. Wurster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wurster moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Wurster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wurster tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Wurster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wurster is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Wurster wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos keeps control of Wurster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wurster's efforts to push away.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wurster is trying to break free.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wurster smiles and moves away.
Wurster throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Wurster, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Wurster against the cage but Wurster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wurster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Wurster.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Wurster closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Wurster sprawls well.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wurster misses with a series of wild punches.
Wurster misses with a few strikes there.
Wurster throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wurster slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Wurster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wurster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Wurster misses with a double jab.
Santos tries to clinch but Wurster is having none of it.
Wurster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wurster looks gassed!
Wurster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wurster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wurster enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wurster manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wurster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Wurster 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 throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Wurster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos prevents Wurster from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Wurster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos prevents Wurster from getting back to his feet.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wurster has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
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 throwing strikes but missing.
Wurster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos wants to control from the top but Wurster keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos postures up in Wurster's guard and throws a big left but Wurster blocks it.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Santos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santos shoots in but Wurster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wurster moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zach Wurster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos looks for a takedown but Wurster sprawls well.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Wurster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wurster misses with a series of wild punches.
Wurster throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wurster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wurster tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wurster stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wurster.
Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wurster did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Wurster is trying to stand.
Wurster is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wurster is breathing heavily.
Santos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wurster looks a forlorn figure.
Jack Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wurster is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Wurster is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wurster is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Wurster but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wurster is rocked!
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Santos with a couple of short strikes.
Wurster is still in real trouble! Can Santos finish him?
Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Wurster is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.
Wurster seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos landing strikes from the mount and Wurster is in trouble!
Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Santos landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wurster is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wurster looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice shot to the head.
Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wurster?
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos goes for an armbar but Wurster turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wurster.
Wurster is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos striking from his own guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Wurster. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Wurster throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Wurster stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Wurster misses with the combination.
Santos tries for a takedown but Wurster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wurster misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Wurster misses.
Wurster stuffs the takedown.
Wurster misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Wurster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wurster enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wurster manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Wurster blocks nicely.
Santos wants to control from the top but Wurster keeps moving.
Wurster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wurster dives on top into guard.
Santos has his foot on Wurster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wurster works his way back into a safe position though.
Wurster stands and steps away. Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wurster throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wurster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wurster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of 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 drives through with a takedown into Wurster's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wurster keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Wurster wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos passes Wurster's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santos prevents Wurster from standing back up.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Wurster is keeping him busy.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wurster wants to get back to his feet.
Santos working Wurster over with strikes.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Wurster defends the submission attempt.
Wurster is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wurster does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wurster looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wurster is in trouble now - Santos has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zach Wurster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Santos!
Jack Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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