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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Stagliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Riding All Night And Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, George Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kendrick Stagliano!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stagliano shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Stagliano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stagliano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stagliano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Stagliano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
George Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Stagliano.
A left and a right from Stagliano both land. Nice combination.
Stagliano looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Stagliano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stagliano off to one side.
Stagliano wants to clinch.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stagliano takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kendrick Stagliano has been cut.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Stagliano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stagliano wants to break free but Santos has control.
Stagliano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santos is defending well.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Stagliano is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Stagliano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
That has opened up Kendrick Stagliano's cut even more.
Stagliano avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Stagliano dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Stagliano can't break the clinch.
Stagliano breaks from the clinch.
Stagliano with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Stagliano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stagliano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Stagliano misses with the combination.
Santos tries to clinch there but Stagliano circles away.
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Stagliano.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stagliano blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stagliano is trying to pull guard but Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Stagliano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Kendrick Stagliano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stagliano avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Stagliano tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Stagliano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stagliano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stagliano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Stagliano dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos prevents Stagliano from breaking the clinch.
Stagliano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stagliano breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Stagliano. Beautiful body shot.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stagliano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stagliano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kendrick Stagliano's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Stagliano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santos taking a breather.
Stagliano avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
Stagliano is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stagliano is defending well for now.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kendrick Stagliano's cut.
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.
Stagliano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stagliano somewhat.
Stagliano lands a jab to the head.
Stagliano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Stagliano pushes him off.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stagliano misses with a double jab.
Stagliano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.
Stagliano avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Stagliano blocks an elbow strike.
Stagliano managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Stagliano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Stagliano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Stagliano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stagliano is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Stagliano blocks the elbow strike.
Stagliano blocks the elbow strike.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stagliano looking for a takedown.
George Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Stagliano.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Stagliano blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stagliano is defending well for now.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stagliano avoids it.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stagliano avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Stagliano blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano jumps guard but Santos stands there with Stagliano around his waist. Stagliano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Stagliano is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kendrick Stagliano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Santos!
In his post fight interview, George Santos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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