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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhijing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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179 cm
25
159 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhijing Wang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Santoro moves out of range easily.
Santoro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Santoro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang has his takedown stuffed
and Santoro counters with a one-two to the body.
Wang throws a head kick but Santoro moves out of range.
Santoro misses with the combination.
Wang misses with a looping right.
Wang throws the left hand but Santoro avoids the punch easily.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santoro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wang's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Santoro has passed into side control.
Santoro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wang taking punishment in the form of punches.
Santoro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wang to see if he's OK.
Santoro scoring with punches and elbows.
Santoro misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Santoro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ground and pound from Santoro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wang holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santoro working the ground and pound but Wang is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Wang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santoro scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working the strikes but Wang uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Santoro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santoro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wang tries to roll over but Santoro keeps him under control.
Wang gets full guard.
Santoro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santoro wants to hold on but Wang pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Santoro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Santoro!
Santoro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santoro manages to get himself to full guard.
Santoro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santoro trying to control the position here.
Santoro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santoro keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang throws a big elbow that misses.
Santoro pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Santoro is trying to keep Wang in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nicky Santoro just wasn't active enough.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang shoots in and bounces Santoro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang trying to control but Santoro is working from the bottom.
Wang won't allow Santoro to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santoro trying to control the position.
Santoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Santoro, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Santoro moves out of range easily.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santoro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Santoro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wang is trying to defend but Santoro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santoro is thwarting Wang's attempts to control the position.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Santoro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santoro wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Santoro has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang trying to control but Santoro postures up.
Santoro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wang shoots in looking for a takedown but Santoro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santoro avoids the head kick by Wang.
Wang throws a nice head kick!
Wang fails with the takedown.
Wang is breathing heavily.
Santoro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santoro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wang.
Nicky Santoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhijing Wang.
Wang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Santoro gets full guard.
Santoro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Santoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santoro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santoro looking for a guillotine here but Wang defends easily.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Santoro is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro pulls Wang in close to his closed guard and prevents Wang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wang trying to control the position but Santoro is working away.
Santoro regains half guard.
Wang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santoro is staying active underneath Wang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control here.
Santoro moves into full guard.
Santoro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santoro keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santoro is keeping the position for now.
Wang stopping the sweep attempt from Santoro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zhijing Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santoro is trying to maintain the position but Wang is very close to passing his half guard.
Santoro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Santoro wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santoro is trying to get back to full guard.
Wang trying to control from half guard but Santoro is working away.
Wang is taking a breather. Santoro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Horrible takedown by Wang or perhaps it was just good defense by Santoro which made him look bad.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santoro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick
and Santoro counters with a nice body shot.
Wang shoots and misses
and Santoro counters with a straight right hand.
Nicky Santoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhijing Wang.
Santoro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santoro is keen to just control but Wang is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Santoro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Santoro is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santoro is trying to work for a kimura but Wang is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wang is trying to control but can't.
Santoro trying to control from half guard but Wang is working away.
Wang manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wang's head.
Santoro trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Wang wants to control but Santoro passes easily into half guard.
Santoro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Santoro is trying to control. Wang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santoro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wang is trying is best to control the position here.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Santoro has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control the pace.
Santoro trying to pass the guard but Wang defending well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santoro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Santoro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santoro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Santoro!
Nicky Santoro managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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