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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Santorino (ranked 1543 p4p, 1098 weight class) and James Dean (ranked 199 p4p, 151 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Santorino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santorino counters with a straight right hand.
Santorino has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Santorino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santorino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santorino throws a leg kick
and Santorino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Nick Santorino has been cut.
Santorino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Santorino.
Santorino lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Dean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santorino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santorino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santorino holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean tries to throw a body punch but Santorino avoids it by throwing Dean back against the cage.
Dean prevents a body shot from Santorino.
Santorino letting Dean take a breather here.
Santorino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santorino tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dean has Santorino pressed against the cage, preventing Santorino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santorino has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santorino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santorino is able to avoid easily.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santorino throws a big counter combination but Dean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dean jabs Santorino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a hook. Santorino ducked under it nicely.
Santorino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dean just manages to avoid it.
Santorino defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Santorino tried to counter with a leg kick but Dean avoided it.
A cross from Dean lands.
Dean throws a poor cross that misses
and Santorino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dean tries to clinch up
and Santorino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean throws the left hand but Santorino avoids the punch easily.
Santorino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santorino.
Santorino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
Santorino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean swinging wildly here.
Santorino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santorino misses with a wild combination.
Santorino throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Santorino staying out of range there.
Santorino throws a lazy uppercut
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santorino moves out of range as Dean strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Santorino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santorino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Santorino thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dean closes the distance and pushes Santorino back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santorino.
Dean controlling the action here for a moment.
Santorino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dean throws a shot to the body.
Santorino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santorino moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean throws a lazy uppercut
and Santorino counters with an inside leg kick.
Dean jabs Santorino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Santorino's shoulder, as Santorino tries to avoid the shot.
Santorino moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSantorino.
Santorino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santorino scrambles back to his feet.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Santorino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santorino.
Santorino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Santorino's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santorino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Dean scores with a sloppy right hand. Santorino should have avoided that one.
Dean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dean misses with a straight left.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santorino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santorino is looking to counter punch.
Dean connects with a body shot that sends Santorino's belly button to the back.
Dean lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dean.
Dean connects with a nice looking jab.
Santorino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santorino.
A slow jab from Dean misses its intended target.
Santorino throws a big counter combination but Dean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Santorino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santorino misses with a combination
enabling Dean to counter with a crisp jab.
Santorino moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Santorino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean clinches up against the cage.
Santorino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santorino tries to circle away but Dean has him pinned against the cage.
Santorino misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dean.
Santorino scores with a shot to the side of Dean's head.
Dean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santorino lands with a short shot to the head.
Santorino tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santorino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santorino lands a nice shot to the body.
Santorino wants to get back to striking at distance but Dean won't allow it.
Dean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santorino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Dean misses with a right hand
and Santorino counters with a nice uppercut.
Dean throws a poor cross that misses
and Santorino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Santorino appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean moves into the clinch.
Santorino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deans head.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
Dean breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santorino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dean sizes up Santorino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nick Santorino's cut is getting worse.
Dean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santorino circles away quickly and effectively.
Santorino takes one on the button.
Dean misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Santorino misses the target.
Dean swings for the body but Santorino moves out of range.
Dean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santorino counters with a nice uppercut.
Santorino is looking to chop away at Dean's legs.
Santorino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Santorino staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean digs a good hook to Santorino's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Santorino is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Santorino misses the target.
Dean swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santorino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dean swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santorino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dean has Santorino up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Santorino as the two fighters clinch.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santorino tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
Santorino tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Santorino back against the cage.
Dean is working Santorino over against the cage.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santorinos head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Santorino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Santorino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dean swings widly with a right hand
and Santorino counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean throws a right hand that Santorino ducks under and follows up with a left that Santorino also avoids with ease.
Dean lands a slapping body shot.
Dean tries to clinch but Santorino moves away
and Santorino counters with a stiff right hand.
Santorino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dean lands a really nice looking cross but Santorino seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Santorino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Santorino counters with a straight that turns Dean's legs to rubber! Santorino pushes forward with more strikes and Dean goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Santorino!
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energy
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hype
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