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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Santos (ranked 2870 p4p, 4720 weight class) and Somsak Niratpattanasai (ranked 243 p4p, 353 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Somsak Niratpattanasai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niratpattanasai moves away from the strike by Santos.
Niratpattanasai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos misses the jab.
Niratpattanasai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Niratpattanasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niratpattanasai throws a shot to the body.
Niratpattanasai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nathan Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niratpattanasai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niratpattanasai throws a good cross that connects.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Niratpattanasai's waist but Niratpattanasai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Niratpattanasai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Niratpattanasai to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Niratpattanasai eats them both and turns towards Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Somsak Niratpattanasai has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niratpattanasai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos misses with a hook
and Niratpattanasai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niratpattanasai moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niratpattanasai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Niratpattanasai scores with a shot to the body.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Niratpattanasai ducks down to avoid it.
Niratpattanasai stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niratpattanasai throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Niratpattanasai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niratpattanasai but Niratpattanasai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niratpattanasai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niratpattanasai lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Niratpattanasai gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
A nice side step and Niratpattanasai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Niratpattanasai is controlling the position.
Niratpattanasai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niratpattanasai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niratpattanasai has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Niratpattanasai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Niratpattanasai. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Niratpattanasai. Beautiful body shot.
Niratpattanasai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niratpattanasai keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niratpattanasai counters by clinching up.
A short left from Niratpattanasai.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Niratpattanasai keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Niratpattanasai.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Niratpattanasai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Niratpattanasai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Niratpattanasai.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to push Niratpattanasai away but Niratpattanasai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Niratpattanasai won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Niratpattanasai gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niratpattanasai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niratpattanasai is defending well.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Niratpattanasai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Niratpattanasai.
Niratpattanasai scores with a knee to the head.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Niratpattanasai lands with a right to the head.
Niratpattanasai lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niratpattanasai.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Niratpattanasai has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niratpattanasai.
A short right from Niratpattanasai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niratpattanasai pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos tries to break free but Niratpattanasai pushes him back against the cage.
Niratpattanasai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos is rocked!
Niratpattanasai scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niratpattanasai.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niratpattanasai scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niratpattanasai.
Niratpattanasai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niratpattanasai working Santos over with knees to the body.
Niratpattanasai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Niratpattanasai scores with a knee to the head.
Niratpattanasai dips a shoulder and cracks Santos with a mighty uppercut! Santos falls back against the cage and Niratpattanasai unloads with a barrage of strikes! Santos is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Niratpattanasai screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somsak Niratpattanasai!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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