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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Richard Delos Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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180 cm
26
205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reggie Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Delos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delos Santos misses with a combination
and Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A frustrated look appears on Delos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delos Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris controlling Delos Santos's posture.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Delos Santos is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harris continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris escapes and gets back to his feet.
Delos Santos swinging wildly here.
Delos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Delos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Delos Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Delos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Harris wants a takedown.
Harris pulls guard.
Harris has his hands on Delos Santos's head, controlling the position.
Delos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Delos Santos throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delos Santos's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Delos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Harris sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris passes into half guard.
Harris slows the pace down in half guard.
Delos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Delos Santos tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Harris has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Delos Santos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harris tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Delos Santos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harris.
Harris moves to back control.
Harris is landing with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Delos Santos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Harris controls the action.
Harris not allowing Delos Santos to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Harris has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Harris misses with punches from the back.
Harris is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Delos Santos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Harris has the hooks in. Delos Santos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Delos Santos avoids the strikes from Harris.
Delos Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Harris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Delos Santos.
Delos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delos Santos off to one side.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delos Santos can do to turn this around?
Harris misses with a takedown
and Delos Santos counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Harris!
Harris is rocked!
Delos Santos scores with a big shot! Harris's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Harris! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Delos Santos!
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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
36% |
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