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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Tannur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santoro comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call - Volbeat. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tannur's choice of entrance music: Desert Rose. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evan Tannur!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Santoro as he connects with a hook.
Tannur walks into a jab.
Tannur tries to clinch but Santoro moves out of range.
Tannur misses with a straight left.
Santoro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tannur swivels and escapes.
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!
Santoro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santoro misses with a low kick.
Santoro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santoro wants it to stay on the feet.
Tannur shoots for a takedown but Santoro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nicky Santoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Tannur.
Santoro rushes Tannur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santoro breaks from the clinch.
Santoro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santoro thuds a left hand into Tannur's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santoro.
Tannur doesn't manage to clinch there - Santoro circles away.
No luck for Tannur with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Tannur. No joy for Santoro on that attempt.
Tannur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santoro avoids it really well and circles away.
Santoro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tannur was covering up waiting for the punch and Santoro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Tannur keeps moving.
Tannur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tannur pulls Santoro in close to prevent any damage.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tannur's head.
Santoro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tannur, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro clinches.
Santoro avoids a wild elbow strike from Tannur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tannur blocking some punches.
Santoro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santoro has picked Tannur up - he's going for a ride! Santoro dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Santoro is working for a submission of some sort.
Tannur wants to control but Santoro is keeping busy.
Tannur slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro pushes down on Tannur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro trying to control from half guard but Tannur is working away.
Santoro thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tannur to regain full guard.
Tannur is trying to control the position but Santoro postures up.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Tannur keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tannur keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
Santoro is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannur working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Tannur wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tannur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santoro sprawls well. Santoro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tannur gets slowly back to his feet.
Santoro has Tannur up against the cage in a clinch.
Santoro has Tannur pushed against the cage.
Tannur throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tannur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santoro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
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.
Tannur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santoro throws out the jab.
Santoro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Santoro.
Santoro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tannur tries to get to full guard but Santoro has control of the leg.
Santoro is trying to work for a kimura but Tannur is defending well.
Santoro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tannur knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santoro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santoro is stalling here. Tannur is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Santoro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tannur has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannur trying to control the action but Santoro is working from the bottom.
Santoro holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Santoro can't do much from the bottom here.
Santoro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannur working the ground and pound.
Tannur 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.
Tannur taking a breather here.
Tannur wants to control but Santoro is keeping him busy.
Tannur has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santoro!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannur controlling from mount.
Santoro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nicky Santoro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santoro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tannur.
Tannur looking to control but Santoro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tannur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Santoro wants to hold on but Tannur pushes him away.
Santoro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tannur content just to control the position here.
Tannur thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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 Nicky Santoro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tannur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santoro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tannur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nicky Santoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Tannur.
Tannur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santoro as he jumps to the side.
Santoro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tannur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santoro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tannurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tannur connects with a body shot that sends Santoro's belly button to the back.
Santoro throws a head kick that misses.
Santoro throws a sloppy head kick and Tannur moves out of range easily.
Tannur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santoro tries to avoid it but Tannur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santoro to the ground. Santoro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santoro misses with a head kick.
Santoro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tannur is trying to defend but Santoro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tannur wants to control but Santoro is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro is trying to work for a kimura but Tannur is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santoro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santoro trying to control but Tannur is having none of it.
Tannur is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Santoro locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Tannur is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nicky Santoro!
A relieved looking Nicky Santoro 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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