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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Evangelista Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelista Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evangelista Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armando Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws out a leg kick but Rodriguez moves out of range and Santos only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos has Rodriguez pressed against the ropes, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos has Rodriguez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the ropes.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos slips under a jab.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Armando Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Rodriguez is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot.
Evangelista Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos slips under a jab.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos clinches.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the ropes.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Santos has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelista Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Santos slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos throws a push kick but Rodriguez slaps the foot to one side.
Good exchange - Rodriguez coming out on top.
It looks like Evangelista Santos has been cut.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the ropes.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the ropes.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evangelista Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Rodriguez lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the ropes.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos rushes Rodriguez and presses him up against the ropes.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Evangelista Santos's cut is getting worse.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Santos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right that drops Santos on his ass! Santos jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Santos drops his guard momentarily, allowing Rodriguez to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Santos! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Rodriguez takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Armando Rodriguez!
During a confident post fight interview, Armando Rodriguez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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