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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibor Kov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tibor Kov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Kov persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos gets a double leg takedown into Kov's guard.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos won't allow Kov to sweep him here.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Kov keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Kov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kov tries to strike from the bottom.
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kov keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kov working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kov keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos trying to control but Kov is working from the bottom.
Kov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kov is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Kov keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Santos stacks Kov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Santos!
Kov is trying to get back to half guard.
Santos advances to mount.
Kov is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Kov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Santos moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Kov.
Santos advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kov tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Kov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.
Santos trying to control but Kov is having none of it.
Kov regains half guard.
Kov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Kov manages to get to full guard.
Kov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Kov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos won't allow Kov to sweep him here.
Kov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos pushing down on Kov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Kov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Kov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Santos has passed into side control.
Kov is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Santos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Kov trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kov trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Kov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kov defends it easily.
Kov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos keeping full guard, as Kov tries to pass.
Kov trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kov wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Kov defends easily.
Kov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santos!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Kov tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Kov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kov.
Kov is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Kov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Kov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Kov is retaining full guard.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Kov.
Kov is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Kov landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
Kov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Kov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos taking shots to the head.
Kov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tibor Kov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kov misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kov looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Kov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kov throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Kov's head but Kov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kov is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kov.
Kov takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kov tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kov to the ground. Kov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kov gets the takedown into side control.
Kov lands some shots froms side control.
Kov scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kov is trying to ground and pound but Santos uses the momentary lack of control by Kov to regain half guard.
Santos tries to roll over but Kov keeps him under control.
Kov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kov working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kov is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kov is looking to advance position but Santos won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kov is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kov drops an elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Kov seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Kov.
Kov is looking to stall here but Santos recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kov landing some decent shots from guard.
Kov wants to stand but Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kov pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kov connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
Kov is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Kov is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tibor Kov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kov 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tibor Kov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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