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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Hurst (ranked 1691 p4p, 1922 weight class) and Kelvin Santos (ranked 80 p4p, 93 weight class). Hurst comes to the cage accompanied by I See a Darkness - Acid Pauli feat Johnny Cash. Kelvin Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Santos!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Kelvin Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurst throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Hurst moves into the clinch.
Hurst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurst breaks the clinch.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Hurst's head coaches at Savate Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hurst feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
Hurst staying out of range there.
Santos throws a series of punches but Hurst moves out of range.
Santos throws a hook but Hurst avoids it easily.
Hurst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurst drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurst throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurst's elbow.
Hurst blocking some punches.
Hurst throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Hurst misses with the head strike.
Santos prevents a body shot from Hurst.
A hook to the body from Hurst.
Hurst misses with the head strike.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurst misses with the head strike.
Hurst lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Hurst pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santos looks winded!
Hurst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hurst pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Kelvin Santos has been cut.
Hurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hurst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurst tries to counter by clinching up but Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Hurst staying out of range there.
Hurst just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Hurst is out of range.
Hurst uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a hook but Hurst avoids it easily.
Hurst seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hurst clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Hurst manages to break the clinch.
Hurst is looking to clinch.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos throws the left hand but Hurst avoids the punch easily.
Hurst swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Hurst blocks a jab.
Hurst throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hurst seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hurst drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Hurst misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Hurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hurst stalls.
Hurst blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurst gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Hurst has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hurst lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Hurst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurst pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurst.
Hurst tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Santos misses.
Hurst rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurst as Santos tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hurst seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Santos can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos working aggressively here.
Hurst lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hurst presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hurst presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Hurst.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurst.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurst throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurst breaks from the clinch.
Hurst tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurst throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hurst.
Hurst rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hurst.
Good body shot from Hurst.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurst is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurst forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Hurst can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos prevents a body shot from Hurst.
Hurst gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Hurst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Santos's cut.
That's time! Hurst's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hurst wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hurst doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurst moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurst.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That kick from Hurst tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurst looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurst closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurst.
A hook to the body from Hurst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst lands with a left to the head.
Hurst working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hurst lands a nice uppercut.
Hurst lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos is rocked!
Hurst is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santos is defending well.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurst finish him?
A short left from Hurst.
A short right from Hurst on the inside.
Hurst working aggressively here.
Hurst misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hurst blocks an uppercut.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Hurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurst drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Hurst scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hurst lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Nice body punch from Hurst - that landed with a thud.
Hurst gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurst tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hurst drops Santos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Santos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst stalling the fight.
Hurst lands a right hand.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurst wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hurst.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Hurst has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurst.
Santos 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.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
Santos throws the left hand but Hurst avoids the punch easily.
Hurst has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurst breaks the clinch.
Maddox Hurst is winning the standup battle so far.
Hurst tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst lands with a shot to the body.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Hurst moved out of range nicely.
Hurst is looking to clinch.
Santos swings for the body but Hurst moves out of range.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurst.
Hurst fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Hurst is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hurst.
Hurst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurst ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurst tries to counter by clinching up but Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a hook but Hurst avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hurst here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurst ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Hurst lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hurst's head backwards.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Hurst darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurst gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a hook. Hurst ducked under it nicely.
Hurst instigates a clinch.
Hurst lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurst lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hurst.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurst lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hurst makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hurst.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hurst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Hurst dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hurst moves into the clinch successfully.
Hurst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurst misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurst takes the fight into the clinch.
Hurst misses with a body punch.
Hurst is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hurst can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurst is just out of range.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Hurst moves away and avoids it.
Santos throws a series of punches but Hurst avoids them all with ease.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Hurst sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurst tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Hurst looks to clinch
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Hurst has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Maddox Hurst has been cut.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Hurst is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hurst lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Maddox Hurst has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hurst has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurst moves into the clinch.
Hurst manages to break the clinch.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Hurst is out of range.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurst looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst closes the distance and clinches.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
Santos wants to break free but Hurst has control.
Santos misses with some punches.
Hurst is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Santos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hurst lands with a light punch inside.
Hurst lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurst moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurst.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurst.
Hurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurst.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurst takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working aggressively here.
Hurst tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Hurst back against the cage.
Hurst misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurst blocking some punches.
Maddox Hurst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurst's elbow.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hurst.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurst scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Hurst is controlling the position.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Hurst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurst gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelvin Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurst blocks a body shot from Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maddox Hurst.
Well Hurst has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddox Hurst!
A less than humble Maddox Hurst misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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