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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caesar Santana (ranked 6331 p4p, 4695 weight class) and Project VV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Project VV 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caesar Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Project VV!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana throws a series of punches but VV avoids them all with ease.
VV ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
VV is looking to clinch.
Santana has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by VV. That's going to slow Santana down.
VV throws a poor cross that misses
and Santana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santana throws a big counter combination but VV scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santana wants to break free but VV has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
VV swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, VV throws an elbow but misses.
VV misses with a shot to the kidneys.
VV throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from VV.
VV will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santana up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
VV is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
VV tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
VV leaning his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from VV.
Santana avoiding damage as VV throws knees to the body.
Santana is trying to push VV away but VV has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
VV dodges an elbow strike from Santana.
VV lands an elbow inside.
VV lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
VV displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santana up against the cage.
VV stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VV fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
VV avoids the elbow strike from Santana, against the cage.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
VV misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santana just misses with a elbow thrown towards VV's brow.
Santana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
VV stalling in the clinch.
VV tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing VV back against the cage.
VV wants to stall.
Santana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but VV uses good head movement to avoid it.
VV throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
VV tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Santana wants to get back to striking at distance but VV won't allow it.
VV misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VV blocking some punches.
VV lands a nice elbow.
Santana lands with a left to the head.
VV displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santana up against the cage.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but VV uses good head movement to avoid it.
VV stalling.
Santana takes a knee right on the jaw!
VV leaning his opponent against the cage.
VV throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana breaks the clinch.
Santana closes the distance and clinches.
VV stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
VV lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. VV obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
VV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
VV taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on VV - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on VV's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
VV connects with a knee to the head.
Santana managing to block the knees to the body from VV.
Santana wants to break free but VV has control.
Santana manages to break the clinch.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt - VV sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santana clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project VV dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
VV scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santana gets a clinch.
VV displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santana up against the cage.
VV prevents Santana from breaking the clinch.
Santana prevents a body shot from VV.
VV lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but VV uses good head movement to avoid it.
VV is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from VV fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
VV throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on VV - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of VVs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VV unloads a knee to the mid-section.
VV tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
VV controlling the action here for a moment.
VV avoids the elbow strike from Santana, against the cage.
VV will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santana up against the cage.
VV with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santana misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by VV.
Santana throws an elbow that misses.
Santana is looking to break free of the clinch but VV has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from VV.
VV lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
VV goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santana wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VV putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
VV presses Santana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
VV stalling in the clinch.
VV tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
VV tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana is trying to force a seperation but VV has the dominant position.
VV landing knees to the body.
VV misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but VV uses good head movement to avoid it.
VV misses with a knee strike.
VV unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
VV tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing VV back against the cage.
VV misses with a knee to the head.
VV utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from VV.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by VV.
VV connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana's face.
VV unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
VV lands a nice elbow.
Santana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
VV misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santana.
VV landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Santana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santana prevents a body shot from VV.
VV avoiding damage.
Santana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from VV.
Caesar Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VV forces Santana back against the cage and clinches.
VV misses with some punches.
Santana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
VV connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana is trying to break the clinch but VV is controlling him.
Santana takes an elbow to the temple.
VV avoids the elbow strike from Santana, against the cage.
VV with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
VV lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
VV tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
VV tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
VV is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santana is defending well for now.
Santana blocks an uppercut.
VV misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santana throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project VV showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
VV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from VV misses.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
VV connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santana's hands.
Santana moves into range and clinches up with VV.
VV is trying to stall.
VV is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
VV lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Santana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
VV with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VV looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
Santana pushes off an throws an elbow but VV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santana misses with some punches.
VV is pushing Santana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
VV has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
VV is pushing Santana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
VV avoids the elbow strike from Santana, against the cage.
VV with a knee to the head.
VV tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
VV connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana's face.
VV controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from VV.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VV unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Project VV seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
VV pressing his opponent against the cage.
VV has a couple of punches blocked by Santana.
VV misses with a knee strike.
VV using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but VV has him pressed against the cage.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by VV.
VV crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
VV gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Santana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santana blocks an elbow strike from VV.
VV works on Santana's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
VV with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
VV blocks an uppercut.
VV blocks an elbow strike.
VV putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
VV swings away with an uppercut that misses.
VV taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
VV with a knee to the head.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
VV utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
VV is trying to stall.
VV scores with a knee to the head.
VV is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santana is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VV blocks an elbow strike.
VV wants to stall.
VV tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana working aggressively here.
Come on VV - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Project VV is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A shot in the inside from Santana.
VV fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
VV stalling in the clinch but Santana improves position.
VV unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of VVs head.
Caesar Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
VV tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
VV utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Project VV comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well VV has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project VV!
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