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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McIrish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santi Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paddy McIrish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Santi Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro misses with a series of wild punches.
McIrish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santoro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santoro throws a right hand that McIrish ducks under and follows up with a left that McIrish also avoids with ease.
McIrish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McIrish misses with a series of wild punches.
Santoro with the counter takedown but McIrish avoids it easily.
McIrish slips a jab and a cross from Santoro.
A little feinted left hand from McIrish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McIrish.
McIrish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McIrish is looking to take a break and control but Santoro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Santoro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McIrish's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McIrish's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santoro misses with an elbow to the head.
Santoro misses with a punch to the head.
Santoro throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Santoro tries to get the hooks in deep but McIrish pushed the leg off.
McIrish manages to reverse the position and now he's in Santoro's guard. Nice work there by McIrish.
Santoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Santoro, not yet.
Santoro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santoro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McIrish throwing a counter right hand but Santoro manages to avoid it.
McIrish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McIrish shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santoro kicks McIrish off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McIrish lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIrish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santoro manages to avoid it.
McIrish throws the left hand but Santoro avoids the punch easily.
Santoro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McIrish sprawls well initially but Santoro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McIrish pushes Santoro off and gets back to his feet.
Santoro swinging wildly here.
McIrish dives in and scores a takedown into Santoro's guard.
Santoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Santoro, not yet.
McIrish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santoro is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Santoro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santoro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McIrish wants to control but Santoro is keeping busy.
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McIrish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santoro.
Santoro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but McIrish keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McIrish gets caught flat footed, as Santoro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santoro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but McIrish blocks nicely.
Santoro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McIrish's head.
Santoro advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santoro in particular looking to stall.
Santoro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McIrish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santi Santoro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McIrish scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santoro is looking to reverse the position.
McIrish tries to stand but Santoro is controlling his head.
McIrish staying calm.
Santoro striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Santoro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McIrish trying to control the action but Santoro is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro is trying to improve his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santoro moves out of range of the strikes.
Santoro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McIrish's guard.
Santoro throws a big right hand that misses.
Santoro throwing strikes but missing.
Santoro scoring with some ground and pound.
Santoro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santoro with a nice head shot there.
Santoro postures up and lands a big shot to McIrish's brow.
Santoro throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIrish looking to control.
Santoro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McIrish is keeping the position for now.
Santoro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santoro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McIrish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santoro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McIrish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santoro landing some decent shots from guard.
Santoro is working McIrish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro passes McIrish's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santoro drops an elbow to the side of McIrish's head.
McIrish is rocked!
Santoro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh McIrish is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McIrish is not content to let Santoro control the position.
McIrish trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McIrish seems to have got his legs back now.
Ground and pound from Santoro.
Santoro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santoro is working for a kimura but McIrish is defending it quite comfortably.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro wants to take a breather but McIrish is having none of it.
McIrish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santoro.
McIrish wants to control but Santoro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santoro throws a nice looking combination but McIrish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McIrish moves into the clinch successfully.
Santoro wants the takedown. McIrish is fighting it off but Santoro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McIrish's guard against the cage.
Santoro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McIrish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santoro.
Santoro stopping the sweep attempt from McIrish.
Santoro with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santi Santoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McIrish misses with a double jab.
Santoro misses with a series of wild punches.
Santoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from McIrish misses the target.
McIrish drives through and clinches with Santoro against the cage.
Santoro has McIrish pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Santoro pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McIrish tumbling to the mat - Santoro dives into McIrish's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santoro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McIrish's head.
McIrish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and McIrish has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santoro has managed to get both his arms back between McIrish's legs - danger averted.
Santoro stops McIrish from standing up.
Santoro with a nice head shot there.
Santi Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro is looking to work some ground and pound but McIrish has wrist control.
Santoro distracts McIrish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santoro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santoro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McIrish wants to stand up but Santoro is controlling him.
Santoro throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santoro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santoro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santoro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santoro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McIrish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santoro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santoro wants to control from the top but McIrish keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santi Santoro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McIrish shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santoro controlling the position.
Santoro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro postures up in McIrish's guard and throws a big left but McIrish blocks it.
McIrish can't keep his opponent in guard - Santoro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santoro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santoro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santi Santoro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santoro slips a nice elbow through McIrish's hands, connecting with McIrish's forehead.
McIrish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santoro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santoro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santoro lands a big elbow - McIrish is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Santoro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santi Santoro!
An out of breath Santi Santoro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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