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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gino Abate is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gino Abate!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abate stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Abate tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abate throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Abate misses with a head kick.
Santos lands a head kick!
Abate misses with the combination.
Abate avoids the head kick by Santos.
Abate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Abate.
Abate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abate is keeping busy.
Abate prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abate wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Abate misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abate.
Abate blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abate misses with the combination.
Abate looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Abate settles back down.
Abate stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Santos dodges the punch combination from Abate.
Abate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate is having none of it.
Abate works the jab nicely.
Santos swings for the body but Abate moves out of range.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Abate tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Abate pushes him off.
A punch combination from Abate misses.
Santos wants to clinch up but Abate keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Abate. Those never looked like landing.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abate throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
A punch combination from Abate misses.
Abate looks winded!
Santos tries to clinch there but Abate circles away.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Abate moved out of range.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Abate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abate tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abate circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Abate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abate throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate misses with the combination.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Santos tries to clinch up.
Abate throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Abate pushes him off.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Abate pushes him off.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Abate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Abate.
Santos tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eduardo Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Santos.
Santos throws a head kick but Abate moves out of range.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abate avoids the head kick by Santos.
Abate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abate misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Abate thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Abate avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Abate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abate throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abate misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Abate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abate is breathing heavily.
Santos darts in and clinches Abate up against the cage.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Abate keeps him there for the moment.
Abate wants to break free but Santos has control.
Abate wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abate manages to break the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch there but Abate circles away.
Abate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abate misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Abate shrugs it off.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Abate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abate jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abate misses with a double jab.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate is having none of it.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
Eduardo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abate throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Abate avoids the head kick by Santos.
Abate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abate throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Abate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Abate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate is having none of it.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Abate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abate misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Abate.
Abate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate is having none of it.
Abate throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abate blocks a head kick by Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eduardo Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abate lands a jab-cross combination.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Abate throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Abate tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abate is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abate throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Abate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abate is working the combinations to good effect here.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Eduardo Santos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abate.
Santos forces Abate back against the cage and clinches.
Abate tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Abate tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Abate.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Abate.
Abate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abate throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Abate pushes him off.
Santos takes a swing at Abate's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Abate circles away.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos clinches up with Abate and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Abate keeps him there for the moment.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Abate has the dominant position.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abate misses with the combination.
Abate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Abate.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abate misses with a few strikes there.
Abate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Abate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abate blocks a head kick by Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Abate. Those never looked like landing.
Abate blocks a head kick by Santos.
Abate lands a two punch combo.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abate counters with a one-two to the body.
Gino Abate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abate throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos instigates a clinch.
Abate tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eduardo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Abate throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Abate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos scores with a head kick.
Abate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santos tries to clinch there but Abate circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Santos!
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hype
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