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UCF 82: Santoro v Honda Jr PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Huller (ranked 3849 p4p, 4639 weight class) and Cutter Lune (ranked 418 p4p, 447 weight class). Cutter Lune told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Huller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cutter Lune!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huller misses the body punch
and Lune counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Huller!
Huller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lune off and has taken his back!
Huller is throwing strikes but Lune counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Lune regains half guard.
Lune is trying to maintain the position but Huller is very close to passing his half guard.
Huller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lune with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lune wants to get back to full guard.
Huller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing that Huller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lune looking for submissions off his back.
Huller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lune tries to roll over but Huller keeps him under control.
Huller working the head and body with strikes.
Huller working Lune over with strikes.
Huller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lune keeping hold of Huller's head, controlling as best he can.
Huller is nestled in close to Lune, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huller throwing shots but Lune is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huller working Lune over with strikes.
Huller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lune with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lune is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huller pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Huller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lune is looking to control Huller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lune avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huller lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Huller there.
Huller drops an elbow to the side of Lune's head.
Lune is in trouble now - Huller has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huller scoring with strikes but Lune is staying in there.
 Lune is rocked!
Huller is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Lune goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Huller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Huller!
In his post fight interview, Tom Huller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Manteiga (ranked 3330 p4p, 2476 weight class) and Holger Frankborger (ranked 365 p4p, 289 weight class). Frankborger has chosen Schatten as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcos Manteiga has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcos Manteiga seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcos Manteiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holger Frankborger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manteiga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marcos Manteiga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manteiga misses with a straight right.
Frankborger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Frankborger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manteiga throws a lazy right hand but Frankborger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frankborger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manteiga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frankborger on the side of the head.
 It looks like Holger Frankborger has been cut.
A low kick from Manteiga is predictable there
and Frankborger counters with a series of strikes. Manteiga will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manteiga misses with an uppercut
and Frankborger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manteiga throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manteiga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manteiga throws a lazy uppercut
and Frankborger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manteiga throws a jab but it's blocked by Frankborger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manteiga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frankborger's head backwards.
Frankborger blocks a jab.
Frankborger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Manteiga.
Frankborger misses with a wild body shot.
Frankborger slips a straight right by Manteiga.
Nice uppercut lands for Manteiga. That snapped Frankborger's head back.
Manteiga with the inside leg kick.
Manteiga misses with a low kick.
Frankborger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frankborger closes the distance and pushes Manteiga back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frankborger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Manteiga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankborger throws a punch but it's blocked by Manteiga.
Manteiga misses with a punch on the inside.
Manteiga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frankborger can't find room to land a body shot as Manteiga controls the action.
Frankborger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frankborger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frankborger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manteiga presses Frankborger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frankborger tries to work over Manteiga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frankborger avoids the elbow strike from Manteiga, against the cage.
Manteiga works on Frankborger's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manteiga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frankborger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manteiga misses with a right hand
letting Frankborger counter with a right hand.
Frankborger misses with a body shot.
Manteiga is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frankborger misses with a right hand
and Manteiga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manteiga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frankborger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good work by Frankborger as he checks the leg kick.
Frankborger throws out a counter right but Manteiga avoids it with no problem.
Frankborger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manteiga throws out the jab.
Frankborger unleashes a big counter combination but Manteiga bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manteiga scores with a sloppy right hand. Frankborger should have avoided that one.
Manteiga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frankborger throws a punch but it's blocked by Manteiga.
Frankborger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manteiga struggles to land a body shot inside as Frankborger controls his hands.
Frankborger blocks a body shot from Manteiga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Manteiga.
Manteiga scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Frankborger takes a shot to the head.
Manteiga misses with an elbow strike.
Manteiga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manteiga blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Manteiga.
A right hand to the body from Frankborger.
Frankborger blocks a body shot from Manteiga.
Frankborger takes a shot to the head.
Frankborger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manteiga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frankborger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manteiga lands with an uppercut that bounces Frankborger off the cage and back into range.
Manteiga misses with a left hand
enabling Frankborger to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Manteiga misses
and Frankborger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Manteiga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holger Frankborger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manteiga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manteiga scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Manteiga is predictable there
and Frankborger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manteiga misses with a left hand
and Frankborger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Manteiga! Frankborger lets Manteiga back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Manteiga is rocked!
Holger Frankborger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manteiga throws a shot from downtown. Frankborger moves away and avoids it.
Frankborger looks to clinch
and Manteiga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manteiga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frankborger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Manteiga.
Frankborger tries to clinch up.
Manteiga connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manteiga connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manteiga.
Frankborger throws the kick towards the body but Manteiga avoids it.
Manteiga misses with a hook.
Frankborger has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters circling a little - Frankborger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manteiga moves out of range of the leg kick from Frankborger.
Manteiga misses with a hook. Frankborger ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Manteiga.
Frankborger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manteiga.
Manteiga throws a leg kick
and Frankborger counters with a crisp one two that drops Manteiga! Frankborger thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Manteiga to his feet! Manteiga is in big trouble!
Oh Manteiga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frankborger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frankborger throws a big uppercut that drops Manteiga! More strikes from Frankborger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Manteiga lies dazed against the cage as Frankborger celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holger Frankborger!
A very excited looking Holger Frankborger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Long (ranked 3214 p4p, 2373 weight class) and Phichael Melps (ranked 270 p4p, 222 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phichael Melps!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melps ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long stuffs the takedown.
Melps closes the distance and clinches up with Long, looking for a takedown. Melps pushes Long against the cage but Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Melps moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Melps looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Melps persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
Richard Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phichael Melps.
Long turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Long defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melps.
Long swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for Melps on that attempt.
Melps shoots and misses
and Long counters with a low kick, right behind Melps 's knee.
Long lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Long, as that shot connected.
Melps with a lazy takedown attempt
and Long counters with a crisp right hand that drops Melps! Long lets Melps back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Melps is rocked!
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!
BAM! Long delivers a spinning backfist that drops Melps like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Richard Long!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Blankenship (ranked 2042 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Jorge Rocha (ranked 172 p4p, 175 weight class). Blankenship comes into the arena with MXC Most Extreme Challenge blaring out of the sound system. Kenny Blankenship could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorge Rocha's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship misses with a wild combination.
And Rocha tries to counter it with a takedown but Blankenship pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blankenship moves into range and connects with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rocha has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Blankenship looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocha is just out of range.
Blankenship tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rocha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good shot there by Blankenship.
Blankenship digs a good hook to Rocha's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship drives through and clinches with Rocha against the cage.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocha controls his hands.
Rocha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blankenship's face.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship avoiding damage as Rocha throws knees to the body.
Rocha avoiding damage as Blankenship throws knees to the body.
Blankenship managing to block the knees to the body from Rocha.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship misses with a knee strike.
Blankenship tries a body shot but Rocha blocks it.
Blankenship lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jorge Rocha has been cut.
Blankenship softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blankenship tries to throw a body punch but Rocha avoids it by throwing Blankenship back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Rocha is blocking nicely.
Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Rocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocha misses with a knee to the head.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocha controls his hands.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but Rocha blocks it.
Rocha blocking some punches.
Blankenship throws a head punch that misses.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Rocha blocks with his arms.
Blankenship tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blankenship tries a body shot but Rocha blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocha.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocha avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blankenship is defending well for now.
Blankenship throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocha.
Blankenship tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocha's elbow.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blankenship throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocha.
Rocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blankenship lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocha.
Rocha blocking some punches.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship trying to land knees to the body.
Blankenship misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Blankenship.
Blankenship can't find room to land a body shot as Rocha controls the action.
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blankenship fails to land.
Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blankenship avoids it.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Blankenship fails to land.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but Rocha blocks it.
Rocha missing with knees to the body.
Blankenship misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rocha is stalling here.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blankenship tries a body shot but Rocha blocks it.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Blankenship throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rochas head.
Blankenship fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Rocha's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blankenship jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rocha is rocked!
Blankenship connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Rocha out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Blankenship!
Kenny Blankenship decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 1471 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Sauv Ignon (ranked 192 p4p, 216 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aingot Nofud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauv Ignon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nofud.
Ignon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nofud doesn't manage to clinch there - Ignon circles away.
Ignon moves away from the strike by Nofud.
Nofud misses with an uppercut.
Ignon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ignon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nofud makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ignon really felt that one!
Ignon swinging wildly here.
Ignon connects with a single shot there.
Ignon cracks Nofud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Nofud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ignon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nofud looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignon gets a takedown into half guard.
Ignon is looking to advance position but Nofud won't allow it.
Ignon seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Nofud has recovered full guard.
Ignon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nofud is keeping the position for now.
Ignon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ignon trying to work for an americana but Nofud has managed to regain full guard.
Ignon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nofud manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ignon has Nofud in his guard.
Nofud got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ignon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nofud has managed to get both his arms back between Ignon's legs - danger averted.
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!
Nofud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignon is keeping the position for now.
Ignon working for submissions but it's allowed Nofud to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignon tries to roll over but Nofud keeps him under control.
Ignon actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignon looking for submissions off his back.
Nofud takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ignon actively working from the bottom here.
Ignon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ignon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ignon is looking to get back to full guard here but Nofud has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ignon is looking for a sweep.
Ignon looks to move to half guard but instead Nofud has passed into mount! Damn!
Nofud can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ignon is looking to escape.
Ignon is trying to escape the mount.
Nofud trying to control but Ignon is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sauv Ignon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nofud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ignon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ignon seems to be working for a kimura but Nofud defends the submission attempt.
Ignon is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Nofud to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignon passes Nofud's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ignon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignon seems to be looking for submissions.
Ignon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nofud sees it coming and defends easily.
Ignon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nofud is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ignon pulls his head out easily.
Ignon is looking for submissions but instead, Nofud has regained full guard.
Ignon wants to pass the guard but Nofud is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ignon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nofud dives on top into guard.
Ignon has an active guard here but Nofud has managed to pass into half guard.
Nofud moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ignon.
Ignon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nofud wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud trying to control the action but Ignon is working from the bottom.
Ignon tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nofud presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ignon is desperately trying to improve his position but Nofud has a good base and remains in mount.
Ignon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ignon is looking to improve his position.
Ignon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sauv Ignon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nofud trying to mount his opponent but Ignon defends it.
Ignon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nofud pulls his head out easily.
Nofud is looking for a kimura but Ignon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nofud to get the leverage.
Ignon is staying active underneath Nofud, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ignon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nofud works his way into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sauv Ignon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nofud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aingot Nofud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nofud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignon has picked Nofud up - he's going for a ride! Ignon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ignon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ignon is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Nofud as he works his way to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nofud is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ignon, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nofud passes into side control.
Nofud is looking to take a break and control but Ignon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nofud advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ignon wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ignon is trying to break free.
Ignon keeps trying to improve his position.
Nofud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ignon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nofud biding his time, controlling Ignon.
Ignon tries to roll but Nofud sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud wants to control but Ignon is keeping busy.
Ignon showing good submission defense here.
Ignon wants to escape the position.
Nofud has good solid back control here.
Nofud controlling well, preventing Ignon from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Nofud trying to control momentarily.
Nofud seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Ignon's chin but Ignon turns very nicely into Nofud's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Ignon.
Sauv Ignon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ignon controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nofud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ignon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aingot Nofud showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ignon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sauv Ignon!
Sauv Ignon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McGarvey (ranked 1809 p4p, 1907 weight class) and Diablo Oliveira (ranked 201 p4p, 209 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen McGarvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diablo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Oliveira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McGarvey!
Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McGarvey is trying to improve his position.
McGarvey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McGarvey is in a horrible position here. Oliveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira landing punches.
Oliveira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McGarvey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oliveira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that McGarvey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
McGarvey tries to reverse the position but Oliveira maintains control.
McGarvey wants to try and get back to his feet.
McGarvey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McGarvey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGarvey taking some punishment here, with Oliveira in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveira is working away from the top position though.
Oliveira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGarvey is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliveira.
McGarvey is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
McGarvey trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Oliveira is landing with some decent strikes but McGarvey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McGarvey tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGarvey looks a forlorn figure.
McGarvey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira breaks from McGarvey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGarvey tries to reverse the position but Oliveira maintains control.
McGarvey wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey working to try and regain half guard.
Oliveira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGarvey looks a forlorn figure.
McGarvey tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McGarvey is working to get back to half guard.
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount and McGarvey is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGarvey looks a forlorn figure.
McGarvey is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira cracks McGarvey with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diablo Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Light Weight Jones (ranked 2236 p4p, 1773 weight class) and Jambalaya Jones (ranked 205 p4p, 172 weight class). 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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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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Light Weight Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jambalaya Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jambalaya Jones throws a nice looking combination but Light Weight Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Light Weight Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jambalaya Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Light Weight Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Light Weight Jones wants to advance to full mount but Jambalaya Jones doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jambalaya Jones looking for a guillotine here but Light Weight Jones defends easily.
Jambalaya Jones has momentary wrist control but Light Weight Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jambalaya Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Light Weight Jones has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Light Weight Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Light Weight Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Light Weight Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Light Weight Jones crashes against the mat.
Light Weight Jones wants to control but Jambalaya Jones is keeping him busy.
Jambalaya Jones is trying to control Light Weight Jones's posture but Light Weight Jones avoids it.
Light Weight Jones has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jambalaya Jones is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Light Weight Jones yanks on the arm and Jambalaya Jones is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Light Weight Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Light Weight Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Jones (ranked 989 p4p, 1160 weight class) and Enzo Belmiro (ranked 103 p4p, 125 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmiro misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Jones.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Belmiro checks a leg kick.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belmiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Belmiro walks into a jab.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Belmiro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Belmiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belmiro.
Belmiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Belmiro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Belmiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Belmiro holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Belmiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belmiro has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belmiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Belmiro.
Belmiro is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Belmiro's body to avoid the submission. Belmiro has instead reached around Jones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Belmiro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Enzo Belmiro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muthafucka Jones (ranked 1114 p4p, 524 weight class) and Charles Traynor (ranked 148 p4p, 71 weight class). Traynor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. 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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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muthafucka Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Traynor!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traynor moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones thows a body kick. Traynor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Jones misses.
Traynor avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Traynor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Traynor.
Traynor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Traynor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Traynor slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Traynor scores with a hook.
 It looks like Muthafucka Jones has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Traynor misses the shot to the body.
Traynor throws a big shot that misses.
Traynor misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Traynor off the cage and back into range.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traynor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Traynor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traynor.
Jones with a hook.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook.
Traynor lands a jab to the nose.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at The Nest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones clobbers Traynor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Traynor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Traynor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Traynor is rocked!
Traynor wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a counter high kick but Traynor was just alert enough to avoid it.
Traynor is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Traynor seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Traynor misses with a wild body shot.
Muthafucka Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Traynor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones with a nice calf kick.
Traynor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Traynor lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Traynor defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Traynor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Traynor throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Traynor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Traynor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones moves away from the strike by Traynor.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Traynor throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Traynor with a hook.
Donk. Jones catches Traynor right on the button with a cross.
Traynor clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones cracks Traynor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Traynor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Traynor lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones cracks Traynor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Traynor gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jones gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Traynor is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muthafucka Jones!
After winning the bout, Muthafucka Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Santoro (ranked 227 p4p, 708 weight class) and Piston Honda Jr (ranked 30 p4p, 88 weight class). Santoro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is WEIGHT ON ME. Honda Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Punch Out Theme. Piston Honda Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Santoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Piston Honda Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Santoro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Honda Jr tries to score with a low kick but Santoro moves his leg out of the way.
Honda Jr missing with a left hand there. Santoro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santoro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santoro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Honda Jr can pounce on him.
Santoro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honda Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Honda Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda Jr connects with a leg kick.
Honda Jr connects with a single shot there.
Santoro clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro tries to work over Honda Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Honda Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Honda Jr working aggressively here.
Santoro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santoro.
Honda Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Honda Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Honda Jr lands a right hand.
Santoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Honda Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda Jr.
Honda Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Santoro's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Honda Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Honda Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro moves forwards but Honda Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honda Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Santoro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Honda Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Santoro misses the target.
Honda Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Santoro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheers as Honda Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santoro doesn't seem phased though.
Honda Jr misses with a hook.
Honda Jr misses the jab.
Santoro darts in trying to clinch
and Honda Jr counters with a series of strikes. Santoro will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Santoro is just out of range.
Honda Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santoro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honda Jr misses with a head kick.
Santoro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Santoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Santoro misses the target.
Honda Jr misses with a hook
enabling Santoro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Honda Jr's hands.
Honda Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Honda Jr throws a hook but Santoro blocks it.
Santoro ducks under a wild hook from Honda Jr.
Santoro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Honda Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Honda Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Santoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santoro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honda Jr throws out the jab.
Santoro is looking to counter punch.
Honda Jr cracks Santoro with an open hand slap.
Honda Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Santoro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Honda Jr tries to bum rush Santoro with a series of wild strikes but Santoro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honda Jr cracks Santoro with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Honda Jr misses its intended target.
Santoro is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda Jr misses the target.
As Honda Jr looks to move away, Santoro throws a big counter combo but Honda Jr just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro tries to clinch up but Honda Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Honda Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Santoro steps away.
Honda Jr throws a looping overhand right but Santoro ducks down to avoid it.
Santoro looks to land a left hand but Honda Jr moved out of range nicely.
Honda Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Santoro is wise to it.
Honda Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santoro. That did some damage!
Honda Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piston Honda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda Jr throws a hook to the side of Santoro's head but Santoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santoro is looking to counter punch.
Honda Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Santoro's shoulder, as Santoro tries to avoid the shot.
Honda Jr misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Santoro.
Santoro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Santoro blocks a jab.
Santoro needs to keep his hands up - Honda Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Santoro slips a jab from Honda Jr.
Santoro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Honda Jr avoids it.
Honda Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santoro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santoro tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Honda Jr.
Santoro slips under a jab.
Santoro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honda Jr looks to land a left hand but Santoro moved out of range nicely.
Santoro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Honda Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santoro slips under a jab.
Santoro darts in and clinches Honda Jr up against the cage.
Honda Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Honda Jr.
Honda Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santoro.
It looked like Santoro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Honda Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Honda Jr looks for the body kick but Santoro saw that one coming.
It looked like Santoro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Honda Jr tries a low kick but Santoro avoids it.
Santoro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Honda Jr takes one to the chin there.
Honda Jr takes a swing at Santoro's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda Jr misses with a hook
and Santoro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Honda Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santoro.
Santoro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Honda Jr misses with a looping right.
Santoro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santoro wants to clinch.
A jab from Honda Jr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda Jr tries to score with a low kick but Santoro moves his leg out of the way.
Santoro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Honda Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Santoro counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro looks to clinch
and Honda Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honda Jr throws a jab when Santoro was well out of range.
Santoro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Honda Jr with a hook.
Honda Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda Jr throws out a counter right but Santoro avoids it with no problem.
Honda Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda Jr throws a jab when Santoro was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Santoro misses the target.
Honda Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Santoro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Honda Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Honda Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Honda Jr throws a hook but Santoro avoids it easily.
Santoro throwing a counter right hand but Honda Jr manages to avoid it.
Santoro walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro tries to clinch up
and Honda Jr counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr misses with a body shot.
Santoro darts in and clinches Honda Jr up against the cage.
Santoro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honda Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Honda Jr.
Santoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Honda Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Honda Jr avoiding damage as Santoro throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santoro.
A short left from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr working aggressively here.
Honda Jr tries to work over Santoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr has had enough of the clinch but Santoro keeps him there for the moment.
Santoro throws a head punch that misses.
Santoro crunches a lovely knee into Honda Jr's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honda Jr backwards.
Honda Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santoro.
Honda Jr gets through Santoro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Honda Jr can't break the clinch.
Tommy Santoro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santoro blocking some punches.
Honda Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Santoro controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Santoro.
Santoro gets through Honda Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Honda Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Santoro.
Honda Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Santoro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Piston Honda Jr just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santoro misses with a hook
and Honda Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honda Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Honda Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Honda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santoro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Honda Jr avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda Jr scores with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santoro checks a leg kick.
Honda Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santoro is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda Jr misses with an uppercut. Santoro saw that one coming.
Santoro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Honda Jr avoids it.
Honda Jr misses with a body kick.
Santoro checks a leg kick.
Santoro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santoro wants to clinch up but Honda Jr keeps it at a distance.
Honda Jr missing with a left hand there. Santoro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honda Jr throws a jab when Santoro was well out of range.
Honda Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lands with a good body shot.
Honda Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santoro counters with a stiff right hand.
Santoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Honda Jr is just out of range.
Santoro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Piston Honda Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda Jr. Santoro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santoro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Honda Jr with a nice calf kick.
Santoro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda Jr.
And Santoro counters with a quick kick to the body but Honda Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr loads up on a big right hand but Santoro slips the punch.
Santoro blocks the body kick.
Santoro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Honda Jr misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Santoro misses the target.
Honda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santoro.
Santoro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Honda Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santoro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Honda Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honda Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santoro.
It looked like Santoro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Santoro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honda Jr misses the shot to the body.
And Santoro counters with a quick kick to the body but Honda Jr blocks it.
Santoro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santoro slips a straight right by Honda Jr.
Santoro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santoro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santoro is looking to counter punch.
Honda Jr misses with a hook
and Santoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santoro misses with an uppercut. Honda Jr saw that one coming.
Honda Jr blocks a head kick by Santoro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda Jr dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Honda Jr with a nice cross.
Tommy Santoro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda Jr connects with a leg kick.
Honda Jr misses with a body shot
and Santoro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Santoro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Santoro counters with a quick kick to the body but Honda Jr blocks it.
Santoro moves out of range of the body kick from Honda Jr.
Santoro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Honda Jr avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Santoro misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Honda Jr.
Santoro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Honda Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda Jr throws a hook but Santoro avoids it easily.
Honda Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Santoro off balance momentarily.
Honda Jr throws a hook but Santoro blocks it.
Honda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santoro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda Jr.
Santoro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Honda Jr avoids it.
Honda Jr throws a head kick but Santoro moves out of range.
Santoro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Honda Jr misses.
It looked like Santoro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santoro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santoro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda Jr.
Santoro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Honda Jr misses with an uppercut.
Santoro lands a big head kick that sends Honda Jr tumbling to the mat! Santoro takes a step backwards and waves Honda Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Honda Jr is rocked!
It looks like Piston Honda Jr has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Santoro counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Santoro!
Tommy Santoro retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Tommy Santoro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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