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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Santos De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos De Jesus comes into the arena with Without Honor or Humanity blaring out of the sound system. Hex is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage .. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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258 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Santos De Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Hex!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos De Jesus throws a low kick but Hex moves out of range easily.
Santos De Jesus fails to land the takedown.
Hex tries to clinch but Santos De Jesus moves out of range.
Santos De Jesus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jonah Hex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos De Jesus throws a shot from downtown. Hex moves away and avoids it.
Santos De Jesus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hex tries to clinch up
and Santos De Jesus moves into the clinch.
Hex taking a breather.
Santos De Jesus takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Thiago Santos De Jesus has been cut.
Santos De Jesus managing to block the knees to the body from Hex.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos De Jesus tries to score a body lock takedown but Hex shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos De Jesus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos De Jesus lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hex tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hex.
Hex tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Santos De Jesus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos De Jesus closes the distance and pushes Hex back into the ropes.
Santos De Jesus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos De Jesus blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos De Jesus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos De Jesus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hex has wrist control.
Hex keeping moving, preventing Santos De Jesus from controlling successfully.
Santos De Jesus looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus forces his way into half guard.
Santos De Jesus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hex doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus trying to control from Hex's half guard. Hex has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex keeping moving, preventing Santos De Jesus from controlling successfully.
Santos De Jesus is really struggling to control Hex but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Santos De Jesus looking to pass the guard.
Santos De Jesus passes into half guard.
Santos De Jesus is keen to just control but Hex is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos De Jesus works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos De Jesus wants to control the pace but Hex is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Santos De Jesus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Santos De Jesus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos De Jesus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santos De Jesus rushes Hex and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos De Jesus looking to stall.
Santos De Jesus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos De Jesus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos De Jesus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santos De Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hex wants to clinch but Santos De Jesus slips to the side
and Santos De Jesus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos De Jesus pushes Hex up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos De Jesus crunches a lovely knee into Hex's ribcage.
Santos De Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hex misses with a knee to the head.
Santos De Jesus stalling against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Hex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hex is looking to control Santos De Jesus's arms but Santos De Jesus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hex has his back to the ropes.
Hex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos De Jesus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos De Jesus is trying to force a seperation but Hex has the dominant position.
Santos De Jesus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos De Jesus holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hex tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos De Jesus moves into the clinch.
Santos De Jesus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos De Jesus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hex.
Hex tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos De Jesus avoids the damage to the body.
Santos De Jesus missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus trying to control the position but instead, Hex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos De Jesus into the ropes.
Hex drops Santos De Jesus with a big knee straight up the middle! Santos De Jesus is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hex tries to clinch but Santos De Jesus is having none of it.
Hex tries to clinch but Santos De Jesus moves out of range.
Hex slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos De Jesus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos De Jesus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hex tries to clinch up.
Hex tries to clinch but Santos De Jesus is having none of it.
Santos De Jesus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hex tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hex checks a leg kick nicely.
Hex tries to clinch up.
Santos De Jesus throws a head kick that misses
and Hex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jonah Hex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos De Jesus looks for the body kick but Hex saw that one coming.
Hex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos De Jesus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos De Jesus, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hex misses with a knee to the head.
Hex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jonah Hex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Hex.
Santos De Jesus is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Santos De Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos De Jesus breaks from the clinch.
Hex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos De Jesus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos De Jesus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex is looking to clinch but Santos De Jesus is avoiding it.
Hex is looking to clinch.
Santos De Jesus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hex is able to avoid easily.
Jonah Hex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Santos De Jesus misses
and Hex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Hex is looking to clinch.
Hex tries to clinch
and Santos De Jesus counters by clinching up.
Hex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos De Jesus wants to stall.
Hex avoiding damage as Santos De Jesus throws knees to the body.
Hex is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos De Jesus gets an underhook and turns Hex into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos De Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Hex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos De Jesus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos De Jesus misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Hex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Santos De Jesus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hex wants to clinch
and Santos De Jesus moves into the clinch.
Hex trying to land knees to the body.
Santos De Jesus blocks the elbow strike.
Hex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos De Jesus is keeping busy.
Santos De Jesus looking to throw knees to the head but Hex is blocking nicely.
Hex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos De Jesus avoids it.
Santos De Jesus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos De Jesus tries a knee to the head but Hex blocks it.
Santos De Jesus tries to land a knee to the head but Hex blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Hex.
Santos De Jesus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hex after a bit of a struggle.
Santos De Jesus is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Santos De Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Hex.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos De Jesus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hex obliges.
Hex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hex just leaning against Santos De Jesus, taking a breather.
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos De Jesus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hex with a knee to the head.
Santos De Jesus is rocked!
Hex taking a breather.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos De Jesus avoids the damage to the body.
Hex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos De Jesus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hex avoids it.
Hex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos De Jesus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos De Jesus is trying to trip Hex. He has hold of a leg but Hex is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Santos De Jesus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hex is looking to stand up but Santos De Jesus isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos De Jesus tries to free his leg and advance position but Hex is retaining full guard.
Santos De Jesus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus wants to pass the guard but Hex is keeping the position.
Hex can't keep his opponent in guard - Santos De Jesus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos De Jesus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hex does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hex tries to kick Santos De Jesus off but Santos De Jesus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santos De Jesus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos De Jesus prevents Hex from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus wants to work for an arm triangle but Hex is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos De Jesus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos De Jesus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hex defending well though.
Santos De Jesus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hex defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos De Jesus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hex keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Hex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hex 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Hex!
After the fight, Jonah Hex was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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