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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carson Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday comes to the cage accompanied by One Big Holiday by My Morning Jacket. Carson Holliday has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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179 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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177 cm
26
178 lbs
15 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Holliday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Santi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santi to the mat! Santi manages to get full guard.
Santi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holliday gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santi is looking for a triangle here but Holliday uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Holliday trying to control the position but Santi is working away.
Holliday tries for a kimura but Santi is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Santi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holliday connects with a decent elbow.
Santi is looking to regain half guard here but Holliday keeps moving and retains side control.
Holliday will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holliday prevents Santi from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Holliday goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Santi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Holliday's guard! Nice work there by Santi!
Santi wants to get up but he can't break Holliday's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Holliday keeping moving, preventing Santi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday has a closed guard, preventing Santi from standing up.
Santi wants to stand and escape but instead Holliday has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santi keeping moving, preventing Holliday from controlling successfully.
Santi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday passes into half guard.
Santi is not content to let Holliday control the position.
Holliday trying to mount his opponent but Santi defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Holliday dominated that round.
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.
Holliday fails with the takedown
enabling Santi to counter with a crisp jab.
Santi tries to close the distance and clinch but Holliday swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holliday ducks under a wild hook from Santi.
Holliday fails to land the takedown.
Santi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holliday is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Holliday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santi lands a takedown into guard.
Holliday has his foot on Santi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santi works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santi gets to his feet - Holliday follows without any prompting.
Holliday slips a jab and a cross from Santi.
Santi misses with a two punch combination.
Santi gets caught napping as Holliday dives in and scores a takedown. Santi manages to retain guard.
Holliday showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holliday wants to control from the top but Santi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday is looking to work some ground and pound but Santi has wrist control.
Santi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santi has his foot on Holliday's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holliday works his way back into a safe position though.
Holliday looking to sit in guard and control but Santi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holliday is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday keeping full guard, as Santi tries to pass.
Santi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holliday has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santi has managed to get both his arms back between Holliday's legs - danger averted.
Santi is looking to stand up but Holliday won't let him.
Santi wants to stand and escape but instead Holliday has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Holliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Santi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Holliday doesn't defend quickly enough and Santi has managed to lock this one up! Can Holliday escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Santi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Santi!
Chris Santi is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Santi thanked Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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FIGHT
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