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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Woods has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
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135 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago rushes Woods and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago throws an elbow that misses.
Woods tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Santiago.
Woods fails to pull guard.
Woods looking to slow down the pace here.
Santiago has Woods pressed against the cage.
Santiago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santiago stalling the fight.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woods.
Woods throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santiago lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jack Woods has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago effectively controlling the action here.
Santiago continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Santiago.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago has Woods up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago works on Woods's body with a couple of short punches.
Santiago stops a takedown attempt from Woods.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woods.
Woods pulls Santiago into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
Santiago advances to half guard.
Santiago trying to control from half guard but Woods is working away.
Woods is trying to get back to full guard.
Woods regains full guard. Nicely done.
Woods has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santiago is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Woods.
Santiago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods is not content to let Santiago control the position.
Woods tries to buck Santiago off but Santiago is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to stand but Woods has his arm trapped.
Woods is not content to let Santiago control the position.
You can see the frustration on Woods's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santiago stands up and beckons Woods to his feet.
Santiago clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago stalling against the cage.
Woods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santiago to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago avoids the elbow strike from Woods, against the cage.
Santiago is pressed up against the cage. Woods has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santiago down to the mat. Santiago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
Woods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santiago to keep the fight standing.
Santiago stalling against the cage.
Woods throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Woods fails to pull guard.
Santiago gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woods.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santiago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Woods's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Santiago does it's job there.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago rushes Woods and presses him up against the cage.
Woods looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Woods tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Woods fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santiago misses with a knee strike.
Woods goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santiago prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Woods can't get the takedown.
Santiago is pushing Woods up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Santiago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Woods wants to stall.
Woods looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santiago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Woods misses with an elbow over the top.
Woods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santiago to keep the fight standing.
Santiago lands a damaging elbow.
Woods throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Woods - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Joe Santiago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Woods looking to stall.
Woods has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santiago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santiago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santiago slowing the pace effectively.
Woods tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Woods drops back down to his feet.
Santiago with a knee to the head.
Jack Woods's cut is getting worse.
Woods avoiding damage as Santiago throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
Santiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Woods's defenses.
Santiago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Woods up against the cage.
Woods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santiago to keep the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago avoids a wild elbow strike from Woods.
Santiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Santiago.
A right hook to the body lands for Santiago.
A bit of stalling here from Santiago.
Woods jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santiago walks away with a smile on his face. Woods gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Santiago takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.
Woods tries to pull guard but Santiago won't allow it.
Santiago putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Woods in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy.
Woods pushes off an throws an elbow but Santiago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago digs a right hand into Woods's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woods's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Santiago.
Woods being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Woods's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santiago lands an elbow inside.
Santiago avoids a wild elbow strike from Woods.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woods tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Woods drops back down to his feet.
Woods tries to stall but Santiago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santiago stalling against the cage.
Woods can't get the takedown.
Woods drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santiago pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago prevents the takedown attempt.
Santiago lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Santiago.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike from Woods.
Santiago scores with a knee to the head.
Jack Woods's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Santiago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Woods fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Woods holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santiago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Woods up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Santiago's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Santiago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Woods's defenses.
Woods jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santiago walks away with a smile on his face. Woods gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santiago clinches up against the cage.
Santiago blocks the elbow strike.
Woods tries to score a body lock takedown but Santiago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Woods blocks an elbow strike from Santiago.
Santiago putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Woods in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santiago lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Jack Woods's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Santiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Woods's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Santiago!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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