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UCF 47: Santoro v Galvarino II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Schnitzer (ranked 2977 p4p, 2661 weight class) and Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 238 p4p, 222 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Schnitzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivarsson Trippin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trippin scores with a jab.
 It looks like Kevin Schnitzer has been cut.
Trippin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schnitzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Trippin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schnitzer.
Trippin scores with a leg kick.
Schnitzer lands a lovely overhand right.
Trippin thows a body kick. Schnitzer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trippin.
That kick from Trippin tenderised Schnitzer's leg. Schnitzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trippin checks a low kick from Schnitzer.
A lazy left from Schnitzer finds it's target.
Schnitzer misses the shot to the body.
Schnitzer avoids the body shot from Trippin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schnitzer misses with a hook. Trippin ducked under it nicely.
Trippin throws a leg kick but Schnitzer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trippin lands a nice looking body kick.
Schnitzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trippin.
Schnitzer throws a jab when Trippin was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Schnitzer misses.
Trippin looks for the body kick but Schnitzer saw that one coming.
Schnitzer walks into a straight right hand from Trippin.
Trippin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trippin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Schnitzer counter with a right hand.
Trippin throws the left hand but Schnitzer avoids the punch easily.
Schnitzer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trippin. That's going to slow Schnitzer down.
An inside leg kick lands from Trippin.
Schnitzer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trippin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schnitzer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schnitzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trippin.
Schnitzer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schnitzer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schnitzer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trippin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schnitzer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trippin walks into a straight right hand from Schnitzer.
Trippin misses with a kick to the body.
Schnitzer scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Schnitzer. Beautiful body shot.
Schnitzer ducks under a wild hook from Trippin.
Trippin throws the kick towards the body but Schnitzer avoids it.
Schnitzer throwing a counter right hand but Trippin manages to avoid it.
Good work by Schnitzer as he checks the leg kick.
Schnitzer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schnitzer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trippin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schnitzer. Schnitzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Trippin throws a leg kick but Schnitzer checks it.
Trippin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schnitzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trippin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trippin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schnitzer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trippin scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trippin throws a body kick that misses
and Schnitzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trippin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schnitzer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trippin scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick lands for Trippin.
Schnitzer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trippin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schnitzer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Trippin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schnitzer can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Schnitzer.
Schnitzer cracks Trippin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trippin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schnitzer cracks Trippin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trippin, as that shot connected.
Trippin throws a leg kick
enabling Schnitzer to counter with a crisp jab.
Trippin ducks under a wild hook from Schnitzer.
Schnitzer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Schnitzer! Trippin is out on his feet! Schnitzer rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Trippin is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Trippin is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Schnitzer!
In his post fight interview, Kevin Schnitzer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kemp Dennis (ranked 2109 p4p, 5635 weight class) and Kashton Pearce (ranked 252 p4p, 506 weight class). Kemp Dennis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kemp Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kashton Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis fails with the takedown
letting Pearce counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kemp Dennis has been cut.
Dennis goes for a double leg but Pearce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pearce continues to drive forward.
Dennis can't break the clinch.
Pearce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearce lands a right hand.
Pearce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dennis.
Dennis is breathing heavily.
Pearce misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Pearce.
A hook to the body from Pearce.
Pearce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearce.
Pearce pushes Dennis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearce lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Pearce.
Pearce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dennis.
Pearce lands a shot to the body.
Pearce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Pearce digs a right hand into Dennis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dennis's gas tank.
Pearce tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Pearce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearce lands with a right to the head.
Pearce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denniss head.
Dennis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kemp Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pearce.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearce.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Pearce - that landed with a thud.
Pearce digs a right hand underneath Dennis's ribcage. Dennis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearce presses Dennis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce pushes Dennis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearce lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearce scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Pearce.
Pearce lands with a right to the head.
 Dennis is rocked!
Pearce presses Dennis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Dennis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearce lands a shot to the body.
Pearce lands an uppercut.
Pearce lands a big right hand that drops Dennis! The killer instinct kicks in and Pearce finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pearce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kashton Pearce!
Kashton Pearce decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dux (ranked 2307 p4p, 2146 weight class) and Glass Joe Jr (ranked 195 p4p, 184 weight class). Joe Jr has chosen Punch Out Theme as his entrance music. Daniel Dux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glass Joe Jr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe Jr. Dux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe Jr slips a straight right by Dux.
Dux closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joe Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Dux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Joe Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe Jr wants to sweep but Dux has passed to side control!
Dux advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux looking to control but Joe Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dux has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Joe Jr is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Dux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taekn Arrms (ranked 1975 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Matt Bond (ranked 200 p4p, 160 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Taekn Arrms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Bond!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrms fails with the takedown.
Bond leaves Arrms with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bond only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arrms fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taekn Arrms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arrms.
Arrms dives in for a single leg takedown but Bond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bond stalls.
Arrms turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bond tries to improve position but can't.
Bond is trying to control Arrms's posture but Arrms avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrms grinds an elbow into Bond's temple.
Bond struggling a bit here.
Arrms cracks Bond with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is looking to regain half guard here but Arrms keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bond is trying to control Arrms's posture but Arrms avoids it.
Arrms scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bond to see if he's OK.
Arrms controlling from side mount.
Arrms trying to control the action but Bond is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bond gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bond looking for submissions off his back.
Arrms is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arrms is taking a breather. Bond says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arrms wants to pass the guard but Bond is defending well.
Bond regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrms with a nice head shot there.
Bond lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Arrms is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bond trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arrms is on top in guard.
Bond throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrms tries to free his leg and advance position but Bond is retaining full guard.
Arrms sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bond's guard.
Arrms is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bond reverses the position - he's now on top in Arrms's guard.
Arrms is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrms pulls Bond in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arrms swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bond won't allow Arrms to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taekn Arrms dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arrms dives in for a single leg takedown but Bond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bond can't find room to land a body shot as Arrms controls the action.
Arrms lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Arrms trying to advance position but Bond counters by regaining guard.
Bond escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arrms gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arrms trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrms scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bond being controlled here, momentarily.
Arrms working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bond's head.
We've been hearing that Arrms has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrms is working Bond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bond had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arrms defends it easily.
Arrms stays in close to Bond's body and controls the position.
Bond looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arrms working some strikes from top position.
Arrms trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrms is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arrms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bond can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arrms's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bond has his foot on Arrms's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arrms works his way back into a safe position though.
Bond is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arrms trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Arrms passes Bond's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Arrms scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arrms is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond wants to control but Arrms is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arrms trying to mount his opponent but Bond defends it.
Arrms sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bond is positioning himself well to prevent Arrms advancing to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Arrms connects with a nice short shot to Bond's temple.
Bond is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Arrms scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bond controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Arrms is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Arrms seems content to control.
Arrms slips a nice elbow through Bond's hands, connecting with Bond's forehead.
Bond looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arrms is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Arrms is thwarting Bond's attempts to control the position.
Bond taking some punishment here, with Arrms in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arrms is trying to control. Bond wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, if Arrms is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taekn Arrms dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arrms takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arrms changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bond tries to avoid it but Arrms manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bond to the ground. Bond escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bond lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arrms shoots in looking for a takedown but Bond manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arrms's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bond is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bond throws a head kick but Arrms moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Arrms or perhaps it was just good defense by Bond, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taekn Arrms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arrms tries for a takedown but Bond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arrms shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bond as he avoids it easily.
Arrms closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bond gets back to half guard.
Bond trying to hold on to Arrms's head to control him but Arrms postures up.
Arrms working Bond over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrms is thwarting Bond's attempts to control the position.
Arrms seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taekn Arrms overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bond is looking to improve his position.
Arrms winds up and cracks Bond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arrms trying to control the action but Bond is working from the bottom.
Arrms lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arrms lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond trying to hold on to Arrms's head to control him but Arrms postures up.
Bond wants to improve his position but Arrms is controlling well.
Arrms is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bond has managed to free his arm - good work.
Arrms is working for a kimura but Bond is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bond manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond keeping moving, preventing Arrms from controlling successfully.
Bond working a defensive guard but Arrms passes into half guard.
Arrms wants to pass the guard but Bond is defending well.
Bond on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bond is positioning himself well to prevent Arrms advancing to mount.
Bond is refusing to be controlled, as Arrms sits in half guard.
Arrms is thwarting Bond's attempts to control the position.
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.
Arrms wants to pass the guard but Bond is defending well.
Arrms is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Arrms.
Arrms working the head and body with strikes.
Bond is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Arrms scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bond trying to control here.
Arrms perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taekn Arrms showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arrms, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taekn Arrms!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Beast Jones (ranked 2098 p4p, 1921 weight class) and Henry Shorts (ranked 249 p4p, 231 weight class). Henry Shorts told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Beast Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Shorts is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Shorts's temple.
Shorts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shorts is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones winds up and cracks Shorts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shorts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shorts manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shorts working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shorts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Shorts.
Jones is fighting to break Shorts's control of his arms but Shorts is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones stands up over Shorts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shorts is on top in guard.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Shorts from controlling successfully.
Shorts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shorts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Shorts wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones is looking to control Shorts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones's coaches at Shut Up & Train! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Shorts is very close to passing his half guard.
Shorts is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Shorts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shorts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Shorts lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Shorts has control of the leg.
Shorts is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Shorts not doing much here.
Jones trying to control here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shorts working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shorts is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shorts working the head and body with strikes.
Jones wants to control but Shorts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shorts winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Shorts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorts is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shorts working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Shorts escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Shorts!
Shorts wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shorts cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shorts scoring with punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shorts is defended easily by Jones.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shorts moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Shorts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shorts shoots in but no luck this time.
Shorts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Shorts ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Black Beast Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Shorts.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Shorts blocks the elbow strike.
Shorts wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Shorts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shorts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Shorts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Shorts circles away.
Shorts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shorts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Shorts is out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shorts moves away.
Shorts shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones throws a hook but Shorts blocks it.
Shorts shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Shorts checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Shorts shoots in.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Shorts's leg but Shorts calmly moves out of range.
Shorts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shorts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shorts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Shorts checks it.
Nice defenses there by Shorts.
Shorts with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Shorts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shorts counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Shorts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Shorts tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Shorts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Shorts drags him back down.
Shorts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shorts trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shorts lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Shorts is chipping away with strikes.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Shorts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face as Shorts controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Shorts cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones is rocked!
Shorts scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shorts cracks Jones with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Shorts immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jones is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Shorts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Shorts!
Our winner, Henry Shorts, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Slamister (ranked 1933 p4p, 1242 weight class) and Kwadwo Adunga Jr (ranked 240 p4p, 150 weight class). Adunga Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Slamister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwadwo Adunga Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slamister gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adunga Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slamister.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slamister is looking to take a break and control but Adunga Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adunga Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Slamister is controlling him well.
Slamister works to advance to full mount. Adunga Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Slamister goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Adunga Jr turns into him and now he's in Slamister's guard.
Slamister looking to control.
Adunga Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adunga Jr tries to stand but Slamister is controlling from the bottom.
Slamister controlling Adunga Jr's posture.
Slamister is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Roosters Coop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Adunga Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slamister is trying to control the position but Adunga Jr postures up.
Adunga Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Slamister darts in looking for a takedown but Adunga Jr gets double underhooks and turns Slamister into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adunga Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slamister closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Adunga Jr's guard.
Slamister trying to control but Adunga Jr is working from the bottom.
Adunga Jr wants to stand but Slamister is controlling the position.
Slamister wants to control from the top but Adunga Jr keeps moving.
Slamister is looking to pass into half guard but Adunga Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Adunga Jr is in guard.
Slamister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slamister is adopting a defensive guard.
Slamister is trying to keep Adunga Jr in close.
Adunga Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slamister has Adunga Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Slamister wants to sweep here but Adunga Jr controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slamister controls Adunga Jr momentarily but Adunga Jr frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slamister shoots and misses
and Adunga Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Slamister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adunga Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slamister tries for a takedown but Adunga Jr circles away easily
and Adunga Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Slamister closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adunga Jr to the mat! Adunga Jr manages to get full guard.
Adunga Jr kicks Slamister off and gets to his feet.
Slamister moves out of range of the strikes.
Slamister with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adunga Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adunga Jr throws out a loose jab but Slamister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slamister shoots and misses
letting Adunga Jr counter with a right hand.
Slamister with a poor takedown
and Adunga Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slamister thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwadwo Adunga Jr 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.
Adunga Jr misses with a double jab.
Tyrion Slamister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adunga Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slamister with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adunga Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Slamister is rocked!
Slamister fails with the takedown
and Adunga Jr counters with a huge left! Slamister is in big trouble! He's backing up but Adunga Jr isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Slamister from any more damage. A dominating finish by Adunga Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwadwo Adunga Jr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikheil Berishvili (ranked 979 p4p, 890 weight class) and Bruce Hardman (ranked 90 p4p, 84 weight class). Berishvili comes to the cage accompanied by Acharuli Gandagana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikheil Berishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berishvili rushes Hardman and presses him up against the cage.
Berishvili blocks an uppercut.
Berishvili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardman smiles and moves away.
Mikheil Berishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman lands a jab to the nose.
Berishvili seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berishvili jumps guard.
Berishvili might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardman lying in Berishvili's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Berishvili decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Hardman taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikheil Berishvili!
A victorious Mikheil Berishvili thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Santoro (ranked 430 p4p, 634 weight class) and Mapuche Galvarino (ranked 56 p4p, 82 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santoro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WEIGHT ON ME. Galvarino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wretched of the Earth - El Otro Lado. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Santoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mapuche Galvarino!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Galvarino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santoro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Galvarino lands.
Galvarino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mapuche Galvarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galvarino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santoro has Galvarino up against the cage in a clinch.
Santoro throws a head punch that misses.
Galvarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galvarino.
We've been informed that Galvarino has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santoro.
Santoro lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galvarino throws a head punch that misses.
Galvarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galvarino misses with an uppercut.
Santoro ducks under a wild hook from Galvarino.
Santoro slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galvarino lands a jab to the head.
Santoro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galvarino.
Santoro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Galvarino scores with a hook.
Santoro moves out of range as Galvarino strikes.
Santoro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galvarino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Galvarino might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santoro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santoro is rocked!
Galvarino jabs Santoro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Galvarino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Santoro misses the target.
Santoro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santoro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galvarino throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Santoro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Galvarino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Galvarino misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galvarino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santoro lunges at Galvarino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Galvarino's hand.
 It looks like Mapuche Galvarino has been cut.
Santoro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galvarino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galvarino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santoro drives through and clinches with Galvarino against the cage.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
Santoro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galvarino or not.
Galvarino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santoro.
Santoro pushes Galvarino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galvarino lands with a left to the head.
Santoro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galvarino looks winded!
Santoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Galvarino avoids the damage to the body.
Galvarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galvarino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Galvarino misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvarino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santoro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galvarino avoiding damage as Santoro throws knees to the body.
Santoro prevents a body shot from Galvarino.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galvarino wants to break free but Santoro has control.
Galvarino swings wildly with an uppercut but Santoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galvarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galvarino swings wildly with an uppercut but Santoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galvarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galvarino tries a body shot but Santoro blocks it.
Santoro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santoro landing knees to the body.
Galvarino tries to throw a body punch but Santoro avoids it by throwing Galvarino back against the cage.
Santoro blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lands with a light punch inside.
Santoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Santoro.
A body shot lands from Galvarino.
Galvarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santoro can't find room to land a body shot as Galvarino controls the action.
Galvarino throws a head punch that misses.
Santoro lands with a short shot to the head.
Galvarino blocks a body shot from Santoro.
Santoro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Galvarino's efforts to push away.
Santoro lands a body punch.
Santoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Santoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galvarinos head.
Santoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Santoro scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Santoro fails to land.
A short uppercut from Galvarino.
Santoro gets through Galvarino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Galvarino avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Santoro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mapuche Galvarino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santoro moves out of range of the strikes.
Galvarino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Galvarino misses with a few strikes there.
Santoro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Galvarino misses with a looping right.
Galvarino thuds his right hand into Santoro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Galvarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santoro ducks under a wild hook from Galvarino.
Santoro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galvarino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Galvarino.
A telegraphed right hand from Galvarino misses the target.
Galvarino avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro lands a body shot.
Santoro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santoro clinches with his opponent.
Galvarino tries to work over Santoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galvarino lands with a short shot to the head.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santoro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Galvarino is breathing heavily.
Santoro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Santoro.
Santoro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Santoro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santoro lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro lands with a right to the head.
Santoro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galvarino tries to throw a body punch but Santoro avoids it by throwing Galvarino back against the cage.
Santoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santoro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Santoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tommy Santoro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Santoro.
Galvarino avoiding damage as Santoro throws knees to the body.
Santoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Galvarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santoro tries to throw a body punch but Galvarino avoids it by throwing Santoro back against the cage.
Galvarino takes a shot to the head.
Santoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Santoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Galvarino has a couple of punches blocked by Santoro.
Santoro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santoro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santoro presses Galvarino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santoro lands with a left to the head.
Santoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galvarino can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Santoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lands with a right to the head.
Galvarino takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Santoro.
Santoro lands with a light punch inside.
Santoro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Galvarino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Santoro.
A nice left hand lands by Santoro.
A nice left hand lands by Santoro.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Santoro.
Santoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Galvarino avoids the damage to the body.
Santoro lands a knee to the body.
Santoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Santoro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galvarino.
Santoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Santoro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Galvarino is rocked!
Santoro landing knees to the body.
Santoro digs a right hand underneath Galvarino's ribcage. Galvarino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santoro lands a left hand.
Galvarino is still on wobbly legs! Can Santoro finish him?
Santoro lands with a light punch inside.
Santoro lands a right hand.
Santoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Santoro.
Santoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Santoro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santoro lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Galvarino to his knees! Santoro keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Santoro!
Tommy Santoro retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Tommy Santoro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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