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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by BLOWN AWAY. Stanton Friedmon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedmon tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Friedmon misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Friedmon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Friedmon.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Friedmon misses with a leg kick.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Friedmon ducks down to avoid it.
Friedmon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santos's head.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedmon is just out of range.
Santos throws a body kick the misses
and Friedmon counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedmon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedmon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Friedmon on the side of the head.
Friedmon throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friedmon manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Friedmon with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Santos misses.
Friedmon connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Friedmon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friedmon.
Friedmon won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Friedmon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Friedmon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Friedmon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Friedmon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedmon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Friedmon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Friedmon from controlling successfully.
Friedmon controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Friedmon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Friedmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos misses the body punch
and Friedmon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santos's guard now.
Friedmon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Friedmon is proving a slippery customer.
Friedmon trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Friedmon postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Friedmon won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friedmon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Friedmon prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
Friedmon is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Friedmon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Friedmon tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Friedmon throws and elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friedmon's guard. Nice move by Santos!
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon 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.
Friedmon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Friedmon lands some shots froms side control.
Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Friedmon off and has taken his back!
Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Friedmon pushed the leg off.
Friedmon finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Friedmon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
Friedmon regains half guard.
Friedmon wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santos has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Friedmon works to full guard.
Friedmon keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wanted to stand there but Friedmon had control of the position.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Friedmon is keeping the position.
Friedmon wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Friedmon is keeping the position.
Santos wants to stand but Friedmon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Friedmon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Friedmon is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is positioning himself well to prevent Friedmon advancing to mount.
Friedmon with the ground and pound but Santos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Friedmon trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is trying to keep Friedmon in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Friedmon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos wants to sweep here but Friedmon controlling him for the moment.
Friedmon advances to half guard.
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.
Friedmon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Friedmon wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedmon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friedmon trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Friedmon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Friedmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friedmon lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Santos misses.
Friedmon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedmon was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Friedmon throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos is looking to wear down Friedmon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedmon lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Friedmon avoids the body shot from Santos.
Jesus Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Friedmon thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friedmon moves away.
Santos motions for Friedmon to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Friedmon.
Friedmon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos swings for the body but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Friedmon.
Friedmon looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Friedmon tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Friedmon throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Friedmon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Friedmon.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Friedmon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos throws a head kick but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Friedmon's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Friedmon throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Friedmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Friedmon counters with a leg kick.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos tests Friedmon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Friedmon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santos's head.
Santos misses the jab.
Santos jabs at Friedmon's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Friedmon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Friedmon takes one to the chin there.
Friedmon throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Friedmon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Friedmon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos tries to buck Friedmon off but Friedmon is having none of it.
Friedmon working the ground and pound.
Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Stanton Friedmon just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Santos misses.
Friedmon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Friedmon cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Friedmon tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Friedmon moved out of range.
Friedmon ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Friedmon throws a lazy head kick
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos throws a body punch but Friedmon moves out of range.
Santos cracks Friedmon with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Friedmon.
Santos stuns Friedmon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Friedmon takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Friedmon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Friedmon is looking to clinch.
Friedmon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Friedmon connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Friedmon wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Friedmon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedmon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedmon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedmon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friedmon is one step ahead there.
Friedmon works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Friedmon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Check out the look on Friedmon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon lands an elbow.
Santos tries to escape but Friedmon is in control.
Friedmon working the ground and pound from side control.
Friedmon wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Friedmon is chipping away with strikes.
Friedmon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santos is avoiding damage well.
Friedmon trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is trying to control Friedmon's posture but Friedmon avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Friedmon looks up at the clock and then as Santos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Friedmon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Friedmon grinds an elbow into Santos's temple.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Friedmon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Friedmon on the side of the head.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Friedmon throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Friedmon only half commits.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Friedmon.
Friedmon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Friedmon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Friedmon counters with a leg kick.
Friedmon misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos sizes up Friedmon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Friedmon misses with a takedown attempt
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friedmon moves away.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Friedmon slips under a jab from Santos.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Friedmon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Friedmon scores with a leg kick.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Friedmon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Jesus Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon lands with a right hand.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Friedmon has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Friedmon tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Friedmon back against the cage.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Friedmon up against the cage.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Friedmon tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Friedmon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Friedmon lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Friedmon avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Friedmon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
A right hand to the body from Friedmon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Friedmon can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Friedmon.
Friedmon working aggressively here.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Friedmon tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Friedmon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Friedmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Friedmon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Friedmon misses.
Santos lands a nice hook to Friedmon's body. Friedmon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Friedmon with that takedown attempt.
Jesus Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanton Friedmon.
Friedmon swinging wildly here.
Friedmon moves away from the strike by Santos.
Friedmon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jesus Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos moves out of range as Friedmon throws a body kick.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Friedmon moves away from the strike by Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Friedmon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Friedmon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Stanton Friedmon wins by unanimous decision! Stanton Friedmon retains his lightweight title!
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