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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Delo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Delo Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Last Resort. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Delo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delo Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delo Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delo Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Delo Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Delo Santos looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson scores with a punch to the head.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Delo Santos walks into a jab.
Delo Santos misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Delo Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Delo Santos throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Delo Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Delo Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Delo Santos misses the target.
Delo Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delo Santos manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delo Santos throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Thompson lands a nice hook to Delo Santos's body. Delo Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delo Santos at a distance.
Delo Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Delo Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Delo Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delo Santos walks into a left hand.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Delo Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delo Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Delo Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Delo Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson sizes up Delo Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Delo Santos throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delo Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Delo Santos is breathing heavily.
Thompson catches Delo Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Delo Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson stuns Delo Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Delo Santos needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson lands with a cross.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delo Santos.
Thompson scores with a takedown into Delo Santos's guard.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Delo Santos is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up in Delo Santos's guard and throws a big left but Delo Santos blocks it.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
Delo Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson stands up over Delo Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Delo Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Delo Santos's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but Delo Santos is working from the bottom.
Delo Santos is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Delo Santos is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delo Santos controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Delo Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson throws a strike but Delo Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Delo Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Delo Santos takes one to the chin there.
Diego Delo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delo Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delo Santos.
Jeff Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Delo Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Delo Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delo Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Delo Santos throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delo Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Delo Santos finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Delo Santos defends it nicely.
Diego Delo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Thompson.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson jabs Delo Santos right on the nose. Delo Santos blinks but takes it well.
Jeff Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delo Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Delo Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Delo Santos walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Delo Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Delo Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Delo Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Delo Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Delo Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delo Santos manages to avoid it.
Delo Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Delo Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delo Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Delo Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delo Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson lands the left hand.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Delo Santos should have avoided that one.
Diego Delo Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delo Santos misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Delo Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Delo Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Delo Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delo Santos throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Delo Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Delo Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Delo Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Delo Santos pinned against the cage. Delo Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Delo Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delo Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Delo Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Delo Santos moves out of range.
Delo Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Delo Santos has time to react.
Delo Santos misses the jab.
Delo Santos looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Thompson coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delo Santos throws out the jab.
Delo Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Delo Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson scores with a punch to the head.
Delo Santos moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Delo Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Delo Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Delo Santos slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Delo Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Delo Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Nice defenses there by Delo Santos.
Delo Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Sloppy strikes from Delo Santos. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Delo Santos misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Delo Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson cracks Delo Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Delo Santos does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in but Delo Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Delo Santos throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delo Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Delo Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delo Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delo Santos lands a head shot.
Delo Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delo Santos throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Delo Santos.
Delo Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Delo Santos.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Delo Santos's ribs.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delo Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson cracks Delo Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delo Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diego Delo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Thompson.
Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thompson misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Delo Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Delo Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delo Santos throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delo Santos.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Delo Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos walks into a left hand.
Delo Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Thompson lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Delo Santos.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Thompson.
Thompson digs a good hook to Delo Santos's body.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Delo Santos's ribs.
Delo Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delo Santos slips a straight right by Thompson.
Delo Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delo Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Delo Santos throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jeff Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delo Santos as he jumps to the side.
Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Delo Santos. That did some damage!
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Delo Santos's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delo Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delo Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Delo Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Delo Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Delo Santos misses with the combination.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson lands a jab.
Delo Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Diego Delo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delo Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Thompson!
Jeff Thompson very nearly forgot to thank -OVERDOSE Factory- amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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