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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Santanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sovann Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Santanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sovann Seng!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santanu.
Santanu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seng.
Seng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santanu walks into a straight right hand from Seng.
It looks like Billy Santanu has been cut.
A left lands for Santanu.
Seng throws a combination. Santanu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seng rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santanu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santanu, pushing him back against the cage.
Santanu tries to pull guard but Seng won't allow it.
Santanu breaks from the clinch.
Seng pushes Santanu up against the cage in a clinch.
Seng pushes Santanu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Seng landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seng.
Santanu is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seng obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng landing knees to the body.
Seng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Seng. Those never looked like landing.
Seng throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Santanu dodges the punch combination from Seng.
Seng clinches up with Santanu and pushes him back against the cage.
Seng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seng tries to bum rush Santanu with a series of wild strikes but Santanu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santanu tries to clinch up
and Seng counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santanu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seng throws a head kick that Santanu semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanu has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Santanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seng rushes Santanu and presses him up against the cage.
Seng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seng instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Seng.
Seng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santanu shoots in for a takedown but Seng shows good takedown defense.
Seng closes the distance and pushes Santanu back into the cage.
Seng dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Seng receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Seng landing knees to the body.
Seng leaning his opponent against the cage.
Seng pushes Santanu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santanu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Seng is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Seng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seng moves into range and clinches up with Santanu.
Seng breaks from the clinch.
Seng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santanu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santanu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Seng defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santanu.
Seng connects with a right hand. Santanu shakes it off.
Seng moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck for Santanu with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seng clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santanu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seng digs a right hand into Santanu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santanu's gas tank.
Seng is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Seng manages to break the clinch.
Seng moves into the clinch.
Seng crunches a lovely knee into Santanu's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seng takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seng works on Santanu's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seng misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sovann Seng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Santanu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seng closes the distance and pushes Santanu back into the cage.
Seng connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santanu's face.
Santanu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Santanu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seng lands a good knee to the midsection. Santanu won't want to take too many of those.
Seng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sovann Seng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seng rushes Santanu and presses him up against the cage.
Seng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seng drives through and clinches with Santanu against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santanu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seng tries to avoid it but Santanu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seng to the ground. Seng escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seng clinches.
Seng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seng working Santanu over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santanu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seng landing knees to the body.
Seng lands a nice knee to the body.
Seng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santanu up against the cage.
Seng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seng.
Seng breaks from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Seng in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santanu counters with a left and a right that stings Seng.
Billy Santanu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seng gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Seng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sovann Seng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santanu tries to keep at a distance but Seng has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santanu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Seng.
Seng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seng clinches with his opponent.
Seng lands a nice knee to the body.
Seng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Seng finds it's way through Santanu's defenses.
Seng lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Billy Santanu's cut is getting worse.
Seng misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng darts in and clinches Santanu up against the cage.
Seng prevents the takedown attempt.
Seng works on Santanu's body with a couple of short punches.
Seng crunches a lovely knee into Santanu's ribcage.
Seng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seng goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Seng moves into the clinch successfully.
Seng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seng moves into the clinch.
Seng utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sovann Seng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santanu takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seng breaks the clinch.
Seng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santanu, pushing him back against the cage.
Seng scores a nice knee to the body.
Seng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seng rushes Santanu and presses him up against the cage.
Seng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santanu shoots in for a takedown but Seng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Santanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seng takes the fight into the clinch.
Seng utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seng lands a good knee to the midsection. Santanu won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Seng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sovann Seng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Santanu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Seng moves into the clinch.
Seng crunches a lovely knee into Santanu's ribcage.
Seng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seng has managed to clinch.
Seng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seng landing knees to the head.
Seng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santanu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Seng.
Seng breaks from the clinch.
Seng gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng works on Santanu's body with a couple of short punches.
Seng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santanu up against the cage.
Seng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng has managed to clinch.
Seng manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seng scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Seng tries to close the distance and clinch but Santanu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seng tries to close the distance and clinch but Santanu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seng throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Seng.
Seng closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santanu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seng sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santanu somewhat.
Seng throws a right and a left that Santanu avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seng stalling in the clinch.
Santanu is trying to pull guard but Seng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Seng's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Seng.
Seng working Santanu over with knees to the body.
Santanu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Santanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seng scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seng obliges.
Knees to the body from Seng.
Seng's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Seng breaks from the clinch.
Seng has closed the distance and engaged Santanu in a clinch.
Seng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sovann Seng is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santanu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Seng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seng misses with a few strikes there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seng.
Santanu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santanu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seng rushes Santanu and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santanu has Seng pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seng manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santanu tries for a takedown but Seng manages to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sovann Seng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seng 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sovann Seng!
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