O.R.G. Hilo: 18 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Humphrey
vs
Richards

180 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaxon Humphrey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Richards!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richards shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Humphrey is trying to defend but Richards finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Humphrey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Humphrey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richards pulls his head out easily.

Humphrey is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Richards is tapping! Great win for Humphrey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaxon Humphrey!
Jaxon Humphrey is the new featherweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West. The key to victory for Frank Fury has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fury
vs
King

188 cm
26
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lawrence King!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fury bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

Fury goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, King has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fury but great work by King.
King wants to control but Fury is keeping him busy.
The referee asks King politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. King prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.

King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fury, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fury is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fury, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is letting King control him for a moment.
An elbow from King crashes against the mat.

King has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fury is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. King yanks on the arm and Fury is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by King.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lawrence King!
A victorious Lawrence King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elyas Pical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Punga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pical comes to the cage accompanied by Florida feat Nelly Furtado- Jump. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pical
vs
Punga

180 cm
21
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

169 cm
24
161 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elyas Pical!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kota Punga!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pical rushes Punga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pical landing knees to the body.
Pical gets underhooks to prevent Punga's takedown attempt.
Pical content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Punga stalling the fight.
Pical lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Pical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pical throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Punga does no damage.
A combination from Punga does no damage.
Punga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pical swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punga takes one to the side of the head.

Pical drives through and clinches with Punga against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punga tries to land a front kick but Pical steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pical moves in looking to clinch but Punga pushes him off.
Pical lands with an overhand left.

Pical gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pical leaning against his opponent.
Pical landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Punga looks gassed!

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punga throws a head kick but Pical moves out of range.

Pical fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Punga, pushing him back against the cage.
Pical putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Punga is trying to pull guard but Pical has him pressed against the cage.
Punga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pical manages to break the clinch.

Punga tries to keep at a distance but Pical has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pical breaks from the clinch.
Pical throws a series of punches but Punga avoids them all with ease.
Punga pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pical back to the cage. Punga follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!

Pical moves into range and clinches up with Punga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punga takes a swing at Pical's ribcage but misses.
Punga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pical lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Punga backs up against the cage.

Pical moves into the clinch successfully.
Punga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pical walks away with a smile on his face. Punga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Elyas Pical has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Punga.
Both fighters circling a little - Pical finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pical throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Elyas Pical is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pical closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Pical clinches with his opponent.
Punga is looking for a takedown.

Pical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pical scores with a one two! Punga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Punga is rocked!

Pical closes the distance and clinches.
Punga is still on wobbly legs! Can Pical finish him?

Pical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punga seems to have recovered his senses.

Punga gets tackled into the cage by Pical. Pical maintains the clinch.

Pical breaks the clinch.
Punga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pical gets a clinch.
Pical slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pical.

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pical connects with a nasty looking knee right to Punga's face.

Pical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pical clinches with his opponent.

Pical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elyas Pical seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pical rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Pical rushes Punga and presses him up against the cage.
Pical crunches a lovely knee into Punga's ribcage.

Pical breaks the clinch.

Pical closes the distance and pushes Punga back into the cage.
Punga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pical tries to clinch but Punga is having none of it.

Pical darts in and clinches Punga up against the cage.
Punga fails to pull guard.

Pical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pical connects with a high kick.
Punga misses with a kick to the body.

Pical instigates a clinch.
Punga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pical pushes Punga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pical breaks from the clinch.
Pical swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pical tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pical moves out of range as Punga throws a body kick.
Pical slips a jab and a cross from Punga.

Punga moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elyas Pical dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Punga tries to land a front kick but Pical steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Pical closes the distance and pushes Punga back into the cage.

Punga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Punga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pical is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punga can do to turn this around?
Punga trying to keep a closed guard but Pical is proving a slippery customer.
Pical wanted to stand there but Punga had control of the position.

Punga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pical doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pical manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Pical decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Punga, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pical manages to avoid it.
Punga is breathing heavily.
Pical tries to bum rush Punga with a series of wild strikes but Punga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elyas Pical is winning the standup battle so far.

Pical moves into range and clinches up with Punga.
Punga is looking for a takedown.

Pical breaks from the clinch.

Pical moves into the clinch.
Pical putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pical.
Pical gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Pical.
Pical lands a knee to the body.

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pical looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pical fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pical moves into the clinch successfully.
Pical dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Punga is working for takedown but Pical is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pical landing knees to the body.
Pical connects with a knee to the head.
Pical keeps control of Punga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pical is pressed up against the cage. Punga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pical down to the mat. Pical avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Elyas Pical has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Punga.
Punga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pical finds it's way round the side to connect with Punga's head.

Pical gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pical moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Punga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pical. Pical obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid body kick from Pical.
Punga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pical throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Punga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Pical has managed to clinch.
Punga is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pical has Punga pressed against the cage.
Pical landing knees to the head.
Punga is trying to break free.
Punga is trying to pull guard but Pical turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Pical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pical is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punga fails to land with a series of punches.
Pical lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punga circles away quickly and effectively.
Pical lands with a kick to the temple. Punga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Punga misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pical tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pical tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Pical moves into the clinch.

Pical manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pical swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Punga.

Pical closes the distance and clinches.

Pical breaks the clinch.
Punga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pical moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punga tries to close the distance and clinch but Pical swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pical displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Punga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pical.
A left and a right from Pical both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elyas Pical dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pical feints a jab promting Punga to slip. Pical then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Punga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pical jabs Punga right on the nose. Punga blinks but takes it well.
Pical tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Punga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pical's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punga under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pical looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pical tries to close the distance and clinch but Punga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Punga misses with a few strikes there.
Pical lands a jab-cross combination.
Pical tries to clinch up.

Pical forces Punga back against the cage and clinches.
Punga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pical just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pical working Punga over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pical slows down the pace here.
Elyas Pical has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pical with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pical moves into range and clinches up with Punga.
Pical is pressed up against the cage. Punga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pical down to the mat. Pical avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pical.
A cross from Pical lands.
Elyas Pical is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pical fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Punga tries to keep at a distance but Pical has taken the fight into the clinch.
Punga tries to pull guard but Pical won't allow it.
Elyas Pical has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Punga.

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Punga misses with a hook. Pical ducked under it nicely.
Punga just misses with a punch to the body.

Pical forces Punga back against the cage and clinches.
Punga takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pical tries to clinch up but Punga circles away and keeps his distance.

Pical clinches up against the cage.

Pical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pical wants to clinch.
Pical plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Punga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pical avoids it really well and circles away.

Pical gets a clinch.

Pical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punga misses with a body kick.
Punga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Pical moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pical takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pical lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pical tries to clinch there but Punga circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pical!
Punga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pical tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punga throws a series of punches but Pical avoids them all with ease.
Punga lunges at Pical with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pical's hand.

Pical pushes Punga up against the cage in a clinch.
Punga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pical has him pressed against the cage.

Pical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pical throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Punga.
Punga throws a leg kick but Pical sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pical connects with a leg kick. Punga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Punga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pical avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pical scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pical tries to close the distance and clinch but Punga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pical is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pical lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punga circles away quickly and effectively.

Punga gets the takedown into side control.
Punga creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Punga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Punga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elyas Pical showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pical, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Elyas Pical!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Elyas Pical!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Elyas Pical!

Elyas Pical wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Elyas Pical, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Del Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Del Angel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Santos
vs
Del Angel

173 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Del Angel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.

Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Del Angel is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Angel is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Del Angel avoid being mounted?

Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Del Angel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos trying to control the action but Del Angel is working from the bottom.
Del Angel is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Angel won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Del Angel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos passes to side control.
Del Angel is not content to let Santos control the position.
An elbow from Santos crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Del Angel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Del Angel can't do much from the bottom here.
Del Angel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You can see the frustration on Del Angel's face as Santos controls the position.
Del Angel gets back to half guard.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santos throwing strikes here but Del Angel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Del Angel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Santos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Del Angel is looking to escape.
Santos with good strikes from the mount here!
Santos wants to control the pace but Del Angel is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santos misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Angel.
Del Angel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos lands with a hook. Del Angel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andre Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Angel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Del Angel wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Santos.
Del Angel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Del Angel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andre Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Del Angel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Del Angel is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos thows a huge punch but Del Angel dodges it nicely.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andre Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Angel is not content to let Santos control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Angel wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos passes to full mount!
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos trying to control but Del Angel is having none of it.
Santos punching from mount but Del Angel doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a head shot.
Santos wants to control the pace but Del Angel is squirming around nicely.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos looking to ground and pound but Del Angel is blocking nicely.
Del Angel is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Del Angel tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos punching from mount but Del Angel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos throwing strikes here but Del Angel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Del Angel bucks and avoids them well.
Del Angel wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Del Angel is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Del Angel tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Santos feints and as Del Angel raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos postures up in Del Angel's guard and throws a big left but Del Angel blocks it.
Santos wants to control from the top but Del Angel keeps moving.
Del Angel keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos passes Del Angel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Angel is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Angel keeps working.
Santos is really struggling to control Del Angel but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Del Angel is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Santos is trying to control. Del Angel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Angel can do to turn this around?

Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Del Angel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Del Angel is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos trying to pass the guard but Del Angel defending well.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Santos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Del Angel keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Angel working a defensive guard here.
Santos trying to control but Del Angel is working from the bottom.
Santosis looking to pass into half guard but Del Angel pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Del Angel is in guard.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Angel is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Santos.

Del Angel moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Del Angel keeps him there for the moment.

Santos lands a takedown into guard.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diego Del Angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Del Angel blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Andre Santos!

Andre Santos wins by unanimous decision!
Andre Santos took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Bon Peza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desjardins comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Desjardins
vs
Bon Peza

181 cm
20
158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Desjardins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filipe Bon Peza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon Peza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Desjardins paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Desjardins forces Bon Peza back against the cage and clinches.
Desjardins lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Desjardins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bon Peza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Desjardins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Desjardins.
Desjardins scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Filipe Bon Peza has been cut.
Desjardins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Desjardins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Desjardins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bon Peza backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Desjardins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bon Peza takes a shot to the head.

Bon Peza is rocked!

Desjardins manages to break the clinch.
Bon Peza is still on wobbly legs! Can Desjardins finish him?
Bon Peza gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Desjardins points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bon Peza wakes up just in time to hear Desjardins thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Desjardins!
Jonathan Desjardins retains his lightweight title!
Jonathan Desjardins took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I just want to give a shout out to everyone at The Disciples of Pain. My mentor, Face Kicker and my sponsor, Rivers Edge Nutrition [ http://www.mmatycoon.com/nutritionpublic.php?ncid=984 ] Much love to all my fans, until next time.'.