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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberval Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Hunter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roberval Santos's chin.
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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 Los Angeles, Roberval Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos wants to clinch but Hunter slips to the side
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Hunter.
Roberval Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Hunter.
Santos tries to clinch but Hunter moves away
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Santos wants to clinch but Hunter slips to the side
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos scores with a one two! Hunter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Hunter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Hunter counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Hunter avoids it.
A left lands for Hunter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos looks to clinch
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hunter counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunter is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Santos closes the distance but Hunter moves to the side
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Hunter misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Hunter will probably get the nod.
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.
Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Hunter misses.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looks to clinch
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Santos throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Santos tries to clinch
and Hunter counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunter doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Hunter there.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos wants to clinch
and Hunter counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunter looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos looks to clinch
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunter. That did some damage!
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos moves to clinch but Hunter breaks away
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roberval Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santos tries to clinch
and Hunter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looks to clinch
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos is looking to wear down Hunter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Roberval Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws out a powerful jab.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Santos.
Hunter walks into a left hand.
Hunter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Hunter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos moves to clinch but Hunter breaks away
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunter is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunter counters with a two punch combo.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos moves to clinch but Hunter breaks away
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roberval Santos.
Well Santos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roberval Santos!
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energy
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RATING
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