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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zac Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fab Santini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Wilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fab Santini!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Santini does no damage.
Santini lands a really nice looking cross but Wilde seems unphased.
Wilde has a takedown stuffed.
Santini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilde was well out of range. Poor timing from Santini.
Wilde has a takedown stuffed.
Santini lands a head shot.
Wilde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santini throws a series of punches but Wilde avoids them all with ease.
Santini lands a left and a right that send Wilde crashing to the mat, dazed. Santini thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wilde is rocked!
It looks like Zac Wilde has been cut.
Santini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Wilde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santini throws a right hand that Wilde ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilde also avoids with ease.
Wilde seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilde tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santini swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Wilde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santini tries to bum rush Wilde with a series of wild strikes but Wilde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilde changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santini tries to avoid it but Wilde manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santini to the ground. Santini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santini scores with a decent looking hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wilde. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wilde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilde dodges the punch combination from Santini.
Wilde drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilde stops Santini from standing up.
Santini looks gassed!
Santini is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wilde passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wilde decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santini lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santini works over Wilde's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilde moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santini scores with a hook.
Wilde lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Santini as Wilde shoots in.
Santini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilde.
Wilde closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santini circles away.
Santini scores with a three punch combo!
Fab Santini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santini falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilde lands a takedown into guard.
Wilde stops Santini from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilde wants to control from the top but Santini keeps moving.
Santini wants to stand and escape but Wilde is having none of it.
Wilde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santini pushes Wilde off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilde is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilde's hands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santini.
Santini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilde has time to react.
Wilde tries to clinch there but Santini circles away.
Santini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fab Santini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santini misses with a wild combination.
Wilde fails with the takedown.
Santini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Wilde had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santini throws a series of punches but Wilde avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fab Santini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zac Wilde's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santini misses with a few strikes there.
Santini throws a series of punches but Wilde moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Santini.
Santini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Santini both land. Nice combination.
Santini throws a right hand that Wilde ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilde also avoids with ease.
Wilde looks for a takedown but Santini sprawls well.
Wilde fails to land the takedown.
Wilde moves into range and clinches up with Santini.
Wilde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santini just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Wilde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santini is pressed up against the cage. Wilde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santini down to the mat. Santini avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santini stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santini wants it to stay on the feet.
Santini scores with a decent looking hook.
Santini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santini misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Santini.
Wilde throws a combination that misses
and Santini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilde counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santini's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santini is looking to stand up but Wilde isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilde prevents Santini from getting back to his feet.
Wilde is in close to Santini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santini keeping full guard, as Wilde tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilde throws a looping overhand right but Santini ducks down to avoid it.
Santini misses with a double jab
and Wilde counters by moving into the clinch.
Wilde has Santini pressed against the cage, preventing Santini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilde slowing the pace effectively.
Santini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilde.
Santini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilde has closed the distance and engaged Santini in a clinch.
Wilde jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santini walks away with a smile on his face. Wilde gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilde is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santini.
Santini tries to keep at a distance but Wilde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilde breaks the clinch.
Wilde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santini lands with an uppercut that bounces Wilde off the cage and back into rage.
Wilde shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santini defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zac Wilde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zac Wilde's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Santini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilde circles away quickly and effectively.
Santini throws a series of punches but Wilde moves out of range.
Wilde looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilde slips a straight right by Santini.
Santini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilde rushes Santini and presses him up against the cage.
Santini is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wilde - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Wilde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilde tries to pull guard but Santini won't allow it.
Wilde wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilde tries to pull guard but Santini won't allow it.
Santini breaks from the clinch.
Wilde misses with a takedown attempt - Santini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santini scores with the left hand. Wilde knows he should have avoided that one.
Fab Santini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilde takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santini lands a slapping body shot.
Santini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santini throws a combination that misses
and Wilde counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santini is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilde is controlling him.
Wilde wants to control from the top but Santini keeps moving.
Wilde stays in close to Santini's body and controls the position.
Santini wants to stand and escape but Wilde is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santini pushes Wilde off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Santini stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santini wants it to stay on the feet.
Zac Wilde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santini closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilde shoots for a takedown but Santini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santini ducks under a wild hook from Wilde.
That's four 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.
Santini misses with a few strikes there.
Santini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Santini. No joy for Wilde on that attempt.
Wilde is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santini.
Santini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilde shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santini's guard.
Wilde wants to control from the top but Santini keeps moving.
Wilde is looking to work some ground and pound but Santini has wrist control.
Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but Santini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fab Santini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santini 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fab Santini!
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