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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Till (ranked 123 p4p, 177 weight class) and Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 16 p4p, 27 weight class). Santo Amaro has chosen дигга на юг as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Junqueiro Santo Amaro enters 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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Till.
Santo Amaro takes one to the chin there.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Till throws a big shot that misses.
Till closes the distance and clinches.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santo Amaro.
Till tries to throw a body punch but Santo Amaro avoids it by throwing Till back against the cage.
Santo Amaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Till working aggressively here.
Till lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Till stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santo Amaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Till is stalling here.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro blocks a body shot from Till.
Santo Amaro lands a shoulder strike.
Santo Amaro has a couple of punches blocked by Till.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Till.
A short right from Till on the inside.
Till is trying to stall.
Till lands with a short shot to the head.
Santo Amaro lands with a light punch inside.
Till struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santo Amaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santo Amaro as Till tries to tie him up.
Till has clasped his hands together around Santo Amaro's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro is looking for a sweep.
Till misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Santo Amaro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Till has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Till connects with a decent elbow.
Santo Amaro taking a bit of punishment here - Till scoring with strikes.
Till creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santo Amaro sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Santo Amaro taking a bit of punishment here - Till scoring with strikes.
Till in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Till misses with the ground and pound.
Santo Amaro stops Till from passing to mount.
Till has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Till misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Till is looking to take a break and control but Santo Amaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Santo Amaro wants to control but Till postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Till lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santo Amaro down.
Till throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Till working the body and head with strikes.
Santo Amaro is trying to control Till's posture but Till avoids it.
Till throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Till landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Till in side control, throwing shots but Santo Amaro defends.
Santo Amaro is not content to let Till control the position.
Till is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santo Amaro has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Till.
Till creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Till working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Till throws an elbow but Santo Amaro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Santo Amaro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santo Amaro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santo Amaro pushes Till away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Till gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Santo Amaro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Till dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Till counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Till as he connects with a hook.
Santo Amaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Till circles away from the clinch attempt
and Till counters with a stiff right hand.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up but Till circles away and keeps his distance.
Till swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Till does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Till wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Till moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro misses with a jab to the body
and Till counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Santo Amaro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Till lands a body shot.
Santo Amaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping left.
Santo Amaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santo Amaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Till's sensitive parts.
Santo Amaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santo Amaro thuds his shin into the meat of Till's side.
Santo Amaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Till.
Till drops down looking for a counter takedown but Santo Amaro sprawls and moves away.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick as Till jumps back.
Santo Amaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Till ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Till slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Till counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Till fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Till is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santo Amaro can do to turn this around?
A jab from Santo Amaro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Till counters with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santo Amaro gets tackled into the cage by Till. Till maintains the clinch.
Santo Amaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Till controls the action.
Santo Amaro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Till lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Santo Amaro fails to land.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro lands a left hand.
Till lands a nice shot to the body.
Till blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Till misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santo Amaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Till lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Till.
Till throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santo Amaro is breathing heavily.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
Till blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Till avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Till prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Neo Till has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santo Amaro lands with a left to the head.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Till lands a left hand.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro throws a head punch that misses.
Till fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Till blocks an uppercut.
Till scores with a shot to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Till slows down the pace here.
Till misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro lands a body punch.
Till's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Till tries a body shot but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Till has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santo Amaro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Till working aggressively here.
Till taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Till - that landed with a thud.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Till blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Santo Amaro fails to land.
Till prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Till softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Till working aggressively here.
Santo Amaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santo Amaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santo Amaro working aggressively here.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
Till misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Till or not.
Santo Amaro lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Till avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Till lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
Till blocking some punches.
Santo Amaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Neo Till will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Santo Amaro misses with a hook.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Till misses with a hook to the body
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Till fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santo Amaro manages to avoid it.
Till throws a poor cross that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Till misses with an uppercut.
Till backing away here, and Santo Amaro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Till appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Till throws a good cross that connects.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Till counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Till lands with a good body shot.
Santo Amaro tries to move into range but Till moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Till checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro cracks Till with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santo Amaro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick
letting Till counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swings for the body but Till moves out of range.
Till gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Till has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro looks for the body kick but Till saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Till thuds a left hand into Santo Amaro's body.
Till walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but Till moves away
and Till counters with a stiff right hand.
Till ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santo Amaro moves away.
Neo Till is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Till fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santo Amaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santo Amaro loads up on a big right hand but Till slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Till.
Till scores with a punch to the head.
Till ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Till bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Santo Amaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till checks a leg kick.
Santo Amaro moves forwards but Till connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Santo Amaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Till slips under a jab.
Till moves out of range as Santo Amaro strikes.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Till moves into the clinch successfully.
Santo Amaro working aggressively here.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Till - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Till is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santo Amaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Till goes for a takedown attempt but Santo Amaro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santo Amaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Till sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Till drops down looking for a counter takedown but Santo Amaro sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till lands a glancing blow to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Santo Amaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Till counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Till is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santo Amaro slips under a jab.
Till misses with a looping right.
Till misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Till connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santo Amaro momentarily.
Santo Amaro tries to land a leg kick but Till saw it coming and moves away.
Till is looking to counter punch.
Till slips under a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Till checks it well.
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Till shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santo Amaro sprawls well. Santo Amaro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Till gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neo Till.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Till, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Neo Till!
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