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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luvi comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica- Creeping Death. The key to victory for Paul Luvi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Luvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Santoro.
Good standup being displayed there by Luvi as he connects with a hook.
Luvi scores with a shot to the body.
Santoro connects with a crisp jab.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Santoro slips under a jab from Luvi.
Luvi throws a head kick but Santoro moves out of range.
Santoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luvi.
Luvi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santoro on the side of the head.
Paul Luvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luvi misses with a body kick.
Luvi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santoro misses with an uppercut. Luvi saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luvi throws a looping overhand right but Santoro ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luvi.
Nice takedown defense from Luvi. No joy for Santoro on that attempt.
Luvi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santoro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro checks a leg kick nicely.
Luvi looks to throw the jab but Santoro is out of range.
A head kick by Luvi misses
and Luvi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Luvi.
Paul Luvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santoro cracks Luvi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santoro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luvi. Luvi obviously looking to wear him down.
Santoro stalks Luvi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luvi's face. Luvi staggers backwards, shaken.
Santoro scores with the left hand. Luvi knows he should have avoided that one.
Luvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santoro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luvi feints and then cracks Santoro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santoro down.
Luvi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santoro checks it well.
Santoro unleashes a big counter combination but Luvi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Luvi throws a leg kick but Santoro moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santoro! But no joy.
Luvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santoro lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luvi throws a series of punches but Santoro moves out of range.
Luvi misses with a body shot.
Santoro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luvi can pounce on him.
Luvi misses with a body kick.
Luvi looks to throw a body kick
enabling Santoro to counter with a crisp jab.
Luvi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santoro moves away.
Luvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santoro.
Luvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Santoro.
Luvi lands a jab to Santoro's midsection.
A leg kick checked by Santoro.
Santoro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Luvi was covering up waiting for the punch and Santoro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Santoro throwing strikes but missing.
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luvi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santoro defends it easily.
Luvi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santoro preventing the sweep.
Santoro cracks Luvi with a solid left hand.
Luvi wants to sweep here but Santoro controlling him for the moment.
Santoro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santoro told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Santoro postures up and lands a big shot to Luvi's brow.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Luvi looking for a sweep. Not yet Luvi, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luvi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Santoro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Santoro wants to pass to mount but Luvi is defending the position.
Luvi is pressing down on Santoro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santoro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi wants to sweep but no luck.
Luvi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santoro controls the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from Luvi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Luvi keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Luvi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santoro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luvi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santoro slips under a jab from Luvi.
Santoro works the jab nicely.
Luvi gets caught napping as Santoro dives in and scores a takedown. Luvi manages to retain guard.
Santoro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Luvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luvi keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
Santoro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luvi keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
Santoro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Luvi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santoro has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control from half guard but Luvi is working away.
Santoro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Santoro prevents Luvi from improving his position.
Luvi is refusing to be controlled, as Santoro sits in half guard.
Luvi tries to roll over but Santoro keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Santoro.
Luvi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Luvi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santoro.
Luvi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santoro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santoro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santoro drops an elbow to the side of Luvi's head.
Luvi kicks off Santoro and gets to his feet.
Santoro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luvi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luvi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Santoro to counter with a crisp jab.
Santoro lands a jab.
Santoro throws the left hand but Luvi avoids the punch easily.
Luvi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luvi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luvi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santoro throws out a loose jab but Luvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul Luvi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luvi is looking to wear down Santoro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santoro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luvi throws a head kick that misses.
Santoro blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Santoro misses
and Luvi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luvi cracks the inside of Santoro's front leg.
Santoro checks the leg kick.
Santoro with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luvi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luvi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santoro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santoro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santoro moves away from the strike by Luvi.
Santoro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santoro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luvi.
Luvi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvi scores with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luvi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santoro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santoro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luvi.
Luvi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santoro.
Santoro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luvi.
Luvi scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luvi.
Luvi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luvi wants it to stay on the feet.
Santoro blocks a head kick by Luvi.
Santoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nicky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luvi wants to control but Santoro postures up.
Luvi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santoro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Luvi can't do much from the bottom here.
Luvi is looking for a sweep.
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 Paul Luvi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santoro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luvi wants to get back to his feet.
Luvi wants to control but Santoro is keeping busy.
Santoro trying to pass the guard but Luvi defending well.
Santoro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luvi's head.
Santoro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santoro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Luvi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santoro.
Santoro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luvi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Luvi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santoro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santoro's back!
What can Santoro do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Santoro is in bad spot here.
Santoro trying to control the action but Luvi just sinks the hooks in.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Luvi controlling the positon.
Luvi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Santoro looking very determined here, making life difficult for Luvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro tries to escape the position.
Santoro is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Luvi.
You can see the frustration on Santoro's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Luvi keeps control of the position easily here as Santoro tries to buck him off.
Santoro is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control the position but Luvi manages to sink in the hooks.
Luvi trying to control.
Nicky Santoro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luvi controls the position.
Luvi is hanging on to Santoro's back as he tries to escape.
Santoro trying to control but not successfully.
Santoro staying busy and making it hard for Luvi to control.
Luvi not allowing Santoro to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Luvi.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Luvi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Santoro trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luvi is hanging on to Santoro's back as he tries to escape.
Santoro keeps trying to improve his position.
Santoro is still trying to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Luvi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luvi, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Luvi!
A relieved looking Paul Luvi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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