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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitonti comes to the cage accompanied by ALL OF THE LIGHTS. Anthony Bitonti had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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193 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good low kicks
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bitonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paolo Santana!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana throws a low kick, looking for Bitonti's leg but Bitonti calmly moves out of range.
Anthony Bitonti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitonti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bitonti throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bitonti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitonti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bitonti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana is looking to clinch but Bitonti is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Bitonti.
Bitonti lands a jab to Santana's midsection.
Bitonti lands with an overhand left.
Bitonti throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bitonti jabs at Santana's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bitonti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bitonti.
Bitonti pushes Santana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bitonti prevents the takedown attempt.
Bitonti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana tries to land a knee to the head but Bitonti blocks with his arms.
Santana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bitonti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anthony Bitonti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Santana.
Bitonti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santana prevents a body shot from Bitonti.
Santana can't break the clinch.
Bitonti effectively controlling the action here.
Bitonti misses with a body punch.
Bitonti just leaning against Santana, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Bitonti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bitonti pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bitonti tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana is trying to drag Bitonti to the mat but Bitonti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bitonti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santana goes for a takedown attempt but Bitonti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bitonti pushes Santana up against the cage in a clinch.
Bitonti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bitonti breaks the clinch.
Bitonti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santana on the side of the head.
Santana drops his hands momentarily and Bitonti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bitonti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti misses with a low kick.
Anthony Bitonti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Santana as he checks the leg kick.
Bitonti connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Bitonti misses
and Santana counters with a leg kick.
Bitonti misses with a body kick.
Bitonti is looking to land body kicks.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitonti moves away.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt - Bitonti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bitonti tests Santana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is looking to score with low kicks.
Bitonti scores with the left hand. Santana knows he should have avoided that one.
Bitonti throws a solid leg kick but Santana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bitonti.
Bitonti throws a leg kick
and Santana counters with a body kick.
Bitonti just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti scores with a hook to the body. Santana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitonti scoring well with a low kick there.
Bitonti throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bitonti lands a lovely overhand right.
Santana digs a good hook to Bitonti's body.
Bitonti throws a leg kick
and Santana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santana content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitonti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bitonti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santana is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bitonti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Santana blocks the low kick.
Santana throws a body punch but Bitonti moves out of range.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitonti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bitonti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Santana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti slips a jab from Santana.
Santana connects with a body shot.
Bitonti pushes Santana away with a front kick.
Santana works Bitonti's body with a nice hook.
Bitonti misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitonti stuns Santana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bitonti misses with a straight right.
Bitonti looks to land a body kick but Santana moved away.
Santana slips a jab from Bitonti.
Bitonti scores with a nice right hand.
Bitonti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bitonti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bitonti leaves Santana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bitonti connects with a solid leg kick.
Bitonti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Bitonti thows a body shot but no joy.
Bitonti misses with a low kick.
Bitonti tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bitonti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bitonti misses with a low kick as Santana jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti scores with a nice right hand.
Bitonti lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony Bitonti is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Jab by Bitonti.
Bitonti misses with a straight right.
Bitonti lands a nice looking body kick.
Bitonti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Bitonti.
Bitonti gets a clinch.
Bitonti lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitonti gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bitonti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bitonti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bitonti lands a jab.
Bitonti lands with a good body shot.
Bitonti misses with a combination
and Santana counters with a leg kick.
Santana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bitonti thows a body kick. Santana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left lands for Bitonti.
Bitonti is looking to score with low kicks.
Bitonti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti lands a nice looking body shot.
Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitonti tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santana slips under a jab from Bitonti.
Bitonti throws a leg kick
and Santana makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bitonti really felt that one!
Santana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bitonti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitonti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bitonti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bitonti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bitonti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bitonti lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Santana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bitonti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bitonti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santana is rocked!
Bitonti has Santana pressed against the cage. He pushes Santana back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Bitonti throws a beautiful elbow that sends Santana crashing to the floor! Bitonti piles on the pressure with more strikes! Santana is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Bitonti!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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