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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by No shelter - Rage against the machine. Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by .... Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hero thuds his shin into the meat of Santos's side.
A big right from Hero misses.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hero shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos checks a low kick from Hero.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hero's knee momentarily.
Hero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Hero slips the punch.
Hero misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hero looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Hero is breathing heavily.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Hero throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Hero as he checks the leg kick.
Santos wants to slow Hero down by chopping away at his legs.
Hero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Vitor Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Hero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santos is looking to slow Hero down with leg kicks.
Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos thumps Hero with a low kick.
Hero checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Hero down.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hero's calf.
Hero blocks a head kick by Santos.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Hero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hero throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Hero moves his leg out of the way.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Hero walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hero misses with a two punch combination.
Santos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hero avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it.
Hero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Hero blocks a head kick by Santos.
Hero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Christopher Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos is looking to chop away at Hero's legs.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
Santos is looking to slow Hero down with leg kicks.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hero.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Hero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Santos looks for the body kick but Hero saw that one coming.
Hero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Hero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hero wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos motions for Hero to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Hero.
Hero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Hero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Hero was not able to check.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hero.
Hero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Hero's side.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hero is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hero rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos throws a leg kick but Hero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hero. That did some damage!
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vitor Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hero checks it well.
Hero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos 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.
Hero moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Hero was not able to check.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Hero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks the inside of Hero's front leg.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hero's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Hero checks a low kick from Santos.
Hero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santos lands a head kick. Hero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Christopher Hero has been cut.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Hero's knee but Hero avoids it well.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Santos looks to land a body kick but Hero moved away.
Santos blocks a head kick by Hero.
Hero throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hero momentarily.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Hero's leg but Hero calmly moves out of range.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Hero's front leg but catches the back leg as Hero tries to avoid it.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Hero's side.
Santos throws a solid leg kick but Hero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santos.
Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Santos.
Hero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Hero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a head kick. Hero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hero walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Hero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hero avoids the head kick by Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christopher Hero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hero checks a leg kick.
Hero fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hero throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Hero misses with a few strikes there.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hero might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Santos - that will leave a mark!
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
Hero looks to clinch
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Hero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Christopher Hero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Santos tenderised Hero's leg. Hero is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos thumps Hero with a low kick.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Hero's front leg but catches the back leg as Hero tries to avoid it.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Hero moves his leg out of the way.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos misses with a low kick as Hero jumps back.
Hero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hero blocks the leg kick.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Hero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hero's calf.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hero avoids the head kick by Santos.
Hero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Hero's knee but Hero avoids it well.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Hero counters with an outside leg kick.
Hero blocks a leg kick.
Hero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Hero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hero wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
Hero being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vitor Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Hero is retaining full guard.
Christopher Hero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vitor Santos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Hero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Santos!
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