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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Sturridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sturridge.
It looks like Eddie Santos has been cut.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Sturridge moves out of range easily.
Sturridge slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Sturridge tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturridges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body kick there by Santos.
Sturridge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturridge throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Sturridge misses with a wild combination.
Sturridge swinging wildly here.
Sturridge shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Sturridge to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos wants to land a leg kick but Sturridge is out of range.
Sturridge misses with the combination.
Santos throws a right hand that Sturridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Sturridge also avoids with ease.
Sturridge swinging wildly here.
Sturridge looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sturridge looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturridge throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Sturridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eddie Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Santos scores with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Sturridge throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Sturridge.
Sturridge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sturridge throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sturridge. That did some damage!
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Sturridge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Sturridge will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturridge misses with a few strikes there.
Sturridge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Sturridge blocks a head kick by Santos.
A left and a right from Sturridge both land. Nice combination.
Sturridge tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturridge misses with a double jab.
Sturridge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Sturridge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab lands there for Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sturridge avoids the head kick by Santos.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sturridge!
Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sturridge in his tracks.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Sturridge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the ropes.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Santos misses with the combination.
Sturridge lands a jab-cross combination.
Sturridge's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sturridge duly obliges.
Marko Sturridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sturridge.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sturridge misses with the combination.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Sturridge misses with a wild combination.
Santos lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturridge scores with a three punch combo!
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos throws a right and a left that Sturridge avoids nicely.
Sturridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Sturridge with an uppercut!
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!
Sturridge lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sturridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Eddie Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos throws a right hand that Sturridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Sturridge also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Sturridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Sturridge.
Sturridge blocks a head kick by Santos.
Sturridge scores with a three punch combo!
Sturridge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sturridge is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sturridge works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Sturridge throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Sturridge misses with a few strikes there.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sturridge slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Sturridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Santos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santos throws a right hand that Sturridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Sturridge also avoids with ease.
Sturridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Sturridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Sturridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sturridge misses with a double jab.
Sturridge misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sturridge. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Sturridge does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturridge takes one to the side of the head.
Eddie Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sturridge moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sturridge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Sturridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturridge looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos feints a jab promting Sturridge to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sturridge slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eddie Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge blocks a head kick by Santos.
Sturridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a head kick but Sturridge moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sturridge.
Sturridge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturridge throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Sturridge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sturridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a right hand that Sturridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Sturridge also avoids with ease.
Santos looks for the body kick but Sturridge saw that one coming.
Sturridge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sturridge moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sturridge misses with the combination.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Sturridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Sturridge throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Sturridge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sturridge avoids them all with ease.
Sturridge lands a jab-cross combination.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Sturridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturridge avoids the head kick by Santos.
Sturridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sturridge misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marko Sturridge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eddie Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sturridge misses with a few strikes there.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sturridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sturridge swinging wildly here.
Santos misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sturridge avoids them all with ease.
Sturridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sturridge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos looks to land a combination but Sturridge avoids it well.
Sturridge throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sturridge.
Sturridge dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Sturridge throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Sturridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Sturridge.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sturridge. Those never looked like landing.
Sturridge blocks the body kick.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Sturridge moves out of range easily.
Sturridge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturridge ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sturridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Sturridge takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sturridge misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturridge misses with the combination.
Sturridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturridge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Santos.
Sturridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sturridge moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sturridge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sturridge does no damage.
Santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sturridge will feel that in the morning.
Sturridge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santos.
Sturridge looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Sturridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sturridge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturridge closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sturridge walks into a left hand.
Sturridge misses with a few strikes there.
Sturridge lands a two punch combo.
Sturridge misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Sturridge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sturridge scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sturridge fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Sturridge's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturridge tries to avoid it.
Sturridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturridge.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Sturridge scores with a four punch combination!
Sturridge pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the ropes. Sturridge follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sturridge closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 Eddie Santos.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eddie Santos!
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