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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos's entrance music is BLOWN AWAY. A fine choice. Norris has chosen Natural Born Killaz-Dr. Dre as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
17 - 6 - 2 |
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177 cm
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169 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Norris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Norris saw it coming and moves away.
Norris scores with a body shot.
Santos throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Norris.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Norris staying out of range there.
Norris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Norris misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Norris misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Santos misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a jab to the body.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norris misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris blocks a head kick by Santos.
Norris moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Norris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Santos throws a series of punches but Norris avoids them all with ease.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Norris tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Norris counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Norris to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Norris wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Norris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Norris misses.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris slips a jab from Santos.
Santos with a hook.
Norris thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Norris!
Norris takes one on the button.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Norris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Norris takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
David Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos tries to bum rush Norris with a series of wild strikes but Norris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Norris there.
Norris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Norris avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Norris.
Some wild striking there from Norris.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Norris does no damage.
Norris looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
Santos misses the jab.
Santos throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos checks a low kick from Norris.
David Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Norris's leg but Norris calmly moves out of range.
Norris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Norris throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Norris throws a combination that misses
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Norris.
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.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norris slips a jab from Santos.
Norris misses with a few strikes there.
Norris has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Norris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Norris scores with a head kick. Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jesus Santos has been cut.
Santos connects with a jab.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norris is able to avoid easily.
Norris misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Norris misses.
Norris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris circles away quickly and effectively.
Norris staying out of range there.
Santos checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Norris throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Santos lands a jab.
Norris throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Norris misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Norris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Santos pushes Norris away with a front kick.
Norris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos looks for the body kick but Norris saw that one coming.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norris throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Norris is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
Santos jabs at Norris's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Norris blocks the leg kick.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Norris avoids it.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Norris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Norris's ribs.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Norris backs away looking to recover.
Norris ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Norris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Santos misses.
A big left from Santos misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.
Norris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jesus Santos!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Jesus Santos!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jesus Santos!
Jesus Santos wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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