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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Tickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senior Tres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senior Tres Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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133 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adrian Tickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Senior Tres Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tickle shoots for a takedown but Tres Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tickle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tres Santos wants to clinch
and Tickle counters with a shoot takedown. Tres Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Tres Santos wants to stand up but Tickle is controlling him.
Tickle trying to control but Tres Santos is working from the bottom.
Tickle stops Tres Santos from standing up.
Tickle passes into half guard.
Tickle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tres Santos!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tickle controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tres Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tickle trying to control but Tres Santos is having none of it.
Tres Santos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tres Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tickle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tickle controlling the pace for now.
Adrian Tickle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tickle tried to score with a low kick but Tres Santos checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Tickle. Those never looked like landing.
Tickle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tres Santos as he avoids it easily.
Tickle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tickle uses his free foot to push down on Tres Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tres Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tres Santos blocking the ground and pound.
Tres Santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tickle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tickle controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tres Santos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tickle.
Tickle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tres Santos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tickle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tickle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tickle unloads with some shots from mount but Tres Santos bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tickle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Tickle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tres Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tickle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tickle controlling the position easily from mount.
Tickle unloads with some shots from mount but Tres Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Tickle controlling from the full mount.
Tickle trying to control but Tres Santos is having none of it.
Tickle dominating with strikes here.
Tickle looking to ground and pound but Tres Santos is blocking nicely.
Tickle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tickle throws some wild stikes that Tres Santos manages to avoid easily.
Tickle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tres Santos is looking to escape.
Tickle throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tickle controlling the position easily from mount.
Tickle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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!
Tickle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tickle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tickle won't let Tres Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tickle controlling his opponent.
Tickle landing strikes from the mount and Tres Santos is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Tickle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tickle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tres Santos's waist but Tres Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tickle off to one side.
Tres Santos wants to clinch up but Tickle keeps it at a distance.
Tickle circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tickle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tickle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tickle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tres Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Tickle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tres Santos keeps working.
Tickle is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tres Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tickle tries to score with some ground and pound. Tres Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Tickle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tickle trying to control the action but Tres Santos is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos seems a little lost for a moment, as Tickle dominates the positioning.
Tres Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tickle is controlling him well.
Tickle tries to advance to mount but Tres Santos denies him.
Tres Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tickle is controlling him well.
Tickle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tres Santos to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Tres Santos's face as Tickle controls the position.
Tickle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tres Santos keeps working.
Tickle in side control, throwing shots but Tres Santos defends.
Tickle with the ground and pound but Tres Santos regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tickle wants to control but Tres Santos is keeping him busy.
Tickle trying to pass the guard but Tres Santos defending well.
Adrian Tickle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tickle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos is looking to escape.
Tickle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tickle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tickle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tres Santos keeps working.
Tickle wants to pass to mount but Tres Santos is defending the position.
Tres Santos is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tickle wants to control but Tres Santos is keeping him busy.
Tickle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adrian Tickle.
Tickle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tickle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tres Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tickle tries for a takedown but Tres Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tres Santos wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tickle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tres Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Tickle throwing shots but Tres Santos is blocking nicely.
Tres Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Tickle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tres Santos!
Tickle scoring with strikes but Tres Santos is staying in there.
Tickle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tres Santos because Tickle loaded up on that one.
Tickle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tickle throwing strikes here but Tres Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tickle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tickle wants to control the pace but Tres Santos is squirming around nicely.
Tickle controlling from the full mount.
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!
Tickle with the ground and pound from mount.
Tickle throwing strikes here but Tres Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tickle controlling his opponent.
Tickle unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tickle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tickle landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Tickle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tickle tries for a takedown but Tres Santos circles away easily
letting Tres Santos counter with a right hand.
Adrian Tickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tres Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tickle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tickle won't allow Tres Santos to get back to his feet.
Tickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tickle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tres Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tickle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tres Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tickle is controlling him.
Tickle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tickle trying to control but Tres Santos is working from the bottom.
Tres Santos wants to stand and escape but Tickle is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tickle has a takedown stuffed.
Tickle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tickle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tres Santos can do to turn this around?
Tickle wants to pass the guard but Tres Santos is keeping the position.
Tickle wants to control from the top but Tres Santos keeps moving.
Tickle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tres Santos wants to stand and escape but Tickle is having none of it.
Tres Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tickle postures up in Tres Santos's guard and throws a big left but Tres Santos blocks it.
Tickle pushes down on Tres Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tickle passes to full mount!
Tickle controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Tickle.
Tickle punching from mount but Tres Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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!
Tres Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tres Santos blocking the ground and pound.
Tres Santos wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tickle unloads with some shots from mount but Tres Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Tickle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tres Santos because Tickle loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Tickle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tickle controlling from mount.
Tickle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tres Santos blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tickle throwing strikes here but Tres Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tickle punching from mount but Tres Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tickle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tickle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tres Santos is squirming around, avoiding Tickle's attempts to control the action.
Tickle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tickle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tres Santos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tickle thowing shots but they're missing.
Tickle controlling from mount.
Tres Santos blocking the ground and pound.
Tickle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Tickle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tickle tries to control but Tres Santos wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tickle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Senior Tres Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tickle tries to control but Tres Santos wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Tickle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tickle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Tickle!
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