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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Santigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ellis's choice of entrance music: 5 minutes alone. Quinton Ellis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Santigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Ellis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis fails to land the takedown.
Santigo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santigo tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santigo's half guard.
Santigo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ellis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis wants to pass the guard but Santigo is defending well.
Ellis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santigo defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ellis throwing shots but Santigo is blocking nicely.
Ellis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santigo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santigo wants to clinch.
Santigo staying out of range there.
Ellis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santigo pinned against the cage. Santigo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jose Santigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Ellis.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santigo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ellis on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellis landing with the ground and pound.
Ellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellis throwing strikes from guard but Santigo blocks nicely.
Ellis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ellis won't allow Santigo to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellis is in close to Santigo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ellis looks gassed!
Ellis throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck for Ellis with that takedown attempt.
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt - Santigo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santigo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santigo circles away.
Santigo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santigo tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but Santigo shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Ellis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santigo avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Ellis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santigo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ellis somewhat.
Santigo defending well as Ellis loads up on a big left hand.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ellis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ellis stops Santigo from getting back to his feet.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ellis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ellis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santigo wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellis has a takedown stuffed.
Jose Santigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Ellis.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santigo moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellis shoots in but no luck this time.
Santigo is looking to clinch.
Ellis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santigo swivels and escapes.
Santigo tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santigo sprawls well. Santigo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
Santigo wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santigo.
Ellis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santigo wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellis misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ellis throws a right hand that Santigo ducks under and follows up with a left that Santigo also avoids with ease.
Santigo tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Santigo is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Ellis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ellis keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santigo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santigo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santigo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Quinton Ellis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ellis scores with a takedown into Santigo's guard.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santigo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ellis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santigo's head.
Ellis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ellis throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santigo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ellis is controlling him.
Santigo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ellis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ellis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ellis postures up and lands a big shot to Santigo's brow.
Santigo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ellis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santigo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ellis wants to pass the guard but Santigo is keeping the position.
Ellis thows a big elbow that misses.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ellis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santigo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ellis to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Santigo as Ellis shoots in.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.
Santigo moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
Ellis shoots in and drives through. Santigo sprawls well.
Quinton Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Ellis with that takedown attempt.
Jose Santigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Ellis.
Ellis tried to score with a low kick but Santigo checks it.
Santigo is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ellis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santigo swivels and escapes.
Jose Santigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santigo tries to clinch but Ellis moves out of range.
Santigo tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
Santigo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ellis.
Ellis shoots in and drives through. Santigo sprawls well.
Santigo is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jose Santigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santigo did well to prevent Ellis getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ellis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Ellis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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