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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ayo Anoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anoy comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Teardrop. Santos has chosen The Smashing Pumpkins - Tarantula as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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168 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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211 cm
30
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ayo Anoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Santos !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anoy swivels and escapes.
Anoy throws a front kick aimed at Santos 's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Anoy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anoy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Anoy is chipping away with strikes.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anoy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anoy looks up at the clock and then as Santos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anoy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Anoy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anoy landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Anoy cracks Santos with a big right hand but Santos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anoy tries for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Anoy keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Anoy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anoy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anoy is really struggling to control Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anoy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos moves into full guard.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anoy defends it easily.
Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anoy defends well.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Anoy pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Anoy from controlling successfully.
Santos keeping full guard, as Anoy tries to pass.
Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anoy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santos has his foot on Anoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anoy works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos has his foot on Anoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anoy works his way back into a safe position though.
Anoy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos looks gassed!
Anoy with a nice head shot there.
Anoy trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Anoy landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anoy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santos tries to bench press Anoy off him but Anoy keeps the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anoy scores with punches from side control.
Anoy cracks Santos with a big right hand but Santos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Anoy has control of the leg.
Anoy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Anoy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Anoy eventually gives up the hold.
Santos has hold of Anoy's hands but Anoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayo Anoy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anoy stuffs the takedown.
Anoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos .
Anoy throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anoy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anoy pinned against the cage. Anoy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos drives through with a takedown into Anoy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Anoy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ayo Anoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Santos .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anoy leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anoy slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anoy lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Anoy tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Anoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Anoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Anoy ducks down to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Anoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anoy wants to get back to his feet.
Anoy is trying to improve his position.
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anoy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anoy has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Anoy misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Anoy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Santos but great work by Anoy.
Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anoy off and has taken his back!
Santos working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Anoy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Santos 's guard. Nice work there by Anoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anoy wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Anoy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anoy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anoy shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Anoy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Anoy.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayo Anoy dominated that second round.
That's time! Anoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anoy misses with a straight right.
Anoy scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Anoy misses.
Anoy misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Anoy sneaks back into half guard.
Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Anoy trying to hold on to Santos 's head to control him but Santos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Anoy is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eduardo Santos !
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hype
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