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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupe Fiasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupe Fiasco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lupe Fiasco!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos with a poor takedown
and Fiasco counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Fiasco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos tries for a takedown but Fiasco circles away easily
and Fiasco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Fiasco moves out of range easily.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fiasco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiasco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Fiasco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santos tries for a takedown but Fiasco circles away easily
and Fiasco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fiasco.
Fiasco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fiasco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fiasco scores with a nice body kick.
Fiasco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fiasco can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Fiasco counter with a right hand.
Lupe Fiasco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Fiasco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fiasco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Fiasco.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Fiasco lands but Santos takes it in his stride.
Fiasco lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiasco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santos is rocked!
Fiasco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fiasco clinches.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Fiasco manages to break the clinch.
Fiasco thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Fiasco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Fiasco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fiasco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fiasco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fiasco connects with a nice looking jab.
Fiasco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fiasco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fiasco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fiasco connects with a nice looking jab.
Fiasco rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Fiasco breaks from the clinch.
Fiasco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Fiasco lands a big head kick that sends Santos tumbling to the mat! Fiasco takes a step backwards and waves Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fiasco throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fiasco.
Fiasco throws a nice head kick!
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fiasco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiasco connects with an inside leg kick.
Fiasco scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Fiasco. Beautiful body shot.
Fiasco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Fiasco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fiasco counters with a two punch combo.
Fiasco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fiasco closes the distance and clinches.
Fiasco breaks from the clinch.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fiasco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fiasco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Fiasco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fiasco obliges.
Fiasco landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lupe Fiasco 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.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Fiasco does no damage.
Santos avoids the head kick by Fiasco.
Santos tries for a takedown but Fiasco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fiasco looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fiasco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fiasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fiasco counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fiasco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body kick there by Fiasco.
Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fiasco.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fiasco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiasco lands a jab to the nose.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Antonio Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos gets tackled into the cage by Fiasco. Fiasco maintains the clinch.
Fiasco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fiasco.
Santos walks into a left hand.
Fiasco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice combination there by Fiasco.
Fiasco cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fiasco misses with a few strikes there.
Fiasco throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fiasco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fiasco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fiasco fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Fiasco scores with a four punch combination!
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Fiasco.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fiasco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fiasco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Fiasco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fiasco closes the distance and clinches.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fiasco breaks the clinch.
Fiasco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fiasco counters with a leg kick.
Fiasco tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fiasco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco scores with a head kick.
Fiasco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fiasco, right into the meat.
Fiasco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fiasco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fiasco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fiasco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Fiasco lands a jab to the nose.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fiasco swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fiasco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Fiasco. That's going to slow Santos down.
A punch combination from Fiasco misses.
Fiasco throws a head kick that half lands.
Fiasco scores with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Fiasco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fiasco lands a head shot.
Fiasco throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiasco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Fiasco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lupe Fiasco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fiasco connects with a single shot there.
Fiasco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fiasco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Fiasco moves into the clinch.
Fiasco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fiasco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fiasco lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos will feel that in the morning.
Fiasco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiasco connects with a high kick.
Fiasco explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fiasco - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fiasco. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fiasco throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fiasco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fiasco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fiasco lands a jab to the nose.
Santos shoots and misses
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fiasco throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Fiasco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fiasco is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fiasco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fiasco lands a two punch combo.
Santos tries for a takedown but Fiasco circles away easily
and Fiasco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiasco avoids the head kick by Santos.
Fiasco delivers a nice body kick.
Fiasco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fiasco throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fiasco lands with a shot to the body.
Fiasco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fiasco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Lupe Fiasco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fiasco connects with an inside leg kick.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Fiasco clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Fiasco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
Fiasco breaks the clinch.
Antonio Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco misses with a two punch combination.
Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fiasco misses with a head kick.
Fiasco scores with a head kick.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fiasco counters with a straight right hand.
Fiasco scores with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Fiasco.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lupe Fiasco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fiasco 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lupe Fiasco!
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