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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1455 p4p, 1929 weight class) and Uniesky Santaban (ranked 198 p4p, 246 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 cm 29 176 22 - 16 - 1 |
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195 cm 36 182 20 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler Excellent MT Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uniesky Santaban! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Santaban lands the left hand. Uniesky Santaban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Santaban ducks under a wild hook from Barnes. Santaban uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Santaban throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Santaban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Barnes dodges the punch combination from Santaban.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Santaban blocks the leg kick.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Santaban works the jab nicely. A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Santaban down. Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santaban is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnes misses the shot to the body. Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab. Santaban misses with a wild combination.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santaban connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes is rocked! Santaban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Santaban is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Santaban scores with a body shot.
Santaban connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Uniesky Santaban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Barnes digs a good hook to Santaban's body.
Barnes slips a straight right by Santaban. Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Santaban is quick to defend against it. Barnes seems to have got his legs back now. Santaban throws a pinpoint strike between Barnes's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Barnes crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Santaban scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uniesky Santaban! Uniesky Santaban tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
65% |
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