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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 52 p4p, 322 weight class) and Uniesky Santaban (ranked 8 p4p, 40 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uniesky Santaban!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santaban misses with a leg kick
and Kosmanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santaban bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kosmanov's head.
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 nice strike.
Santaban misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Kosmanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santaban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kosmanov.
We've been hearing reports that Kosmanov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Santaban ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
Uniesky Santaban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santaban.
Santaban swings widly with a right hand
and Kosmanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santaban throws a hook to the side of Kosmanov's head but Kosmanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santaban takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santaban misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Kosmanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kosmanov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santaban lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosmanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kosmanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santaban is out of range and Kosmanov settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaban throws a hook but Kosmanov blocks it.
Santaban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kosmanov. Santaban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uniesky Santaban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santaban takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kosmanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kosmanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santaban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosmanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kosmanov checks a low kick from Santaban.
Santaban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santaban throws an overhand right that lands on Kosmanov's shoulder, as Kosmanov tries to avoid the shot.
Santaban getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosmanov misses with a body punch
and Santaban counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Santaban misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaban misses with a lunging right hand
and Kosmanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Santaban misses with an uppercut.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot
and Santaban counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaban. Kosmanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Kosmanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santaban.
Nice uppercut lands for Kosmanov. That snapped Santaban's head back.
Kosmanov misses with a two punch combination.
Santaban misses with a hook. Kosmanov ducked under it nicely.
Kosmanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kosmanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Santaban.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Santaban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Santaban.
Santaban misses with a hook to the body
and Kosmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Santaban throws a right and a left that Kosmanov avoids nicely.
Santaban blocks a jab.
Santaban is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kosmanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kosmanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kosmanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santaban drops his hands momentarily and Kosmanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santaban takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kosmanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kosmanov slips a jab from Santaban.
Kosmanov defending well as Santaban loads up on a big left hand.
Santaban throws out a loose jab but Kosmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosmanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Santaban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Santaban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kosmanov dives in and grabs Santaban's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santaban pushes down on Kosmanov's head and hops out.
Santaban appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santaban tries to bum rush Kosmanov with a series of wild strikes but Kosmanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santaban misses with a low kick.
Kosmanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santaban connects with a jab.
Santaban throws a leg kick
and Kosmanov counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Santaban. That snapped Kosmanov's head back.
Kosmanov lands with a nice body punch.
Santaban misses with a right hand
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Santaban is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosmanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santaban.
Santaban misses with a two punch combination.
Kosmanov misses with a straight right.
Santaban now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uniesky Santaban dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santaban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kosmanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santaban was well out of range. Poor timing from Kosmanov.
Santaban scores with a decent looking hook.
Kosmanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santaban at a distance.
Santaban lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kosmanov can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Santaban and Kosmanov drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Santaban.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uniesky Santaban!
Uniesky Santaban is the new welterweight champion!
Uniesky Santaban took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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