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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Santana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikita Klitschko's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikita Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko darts in trying to clinch
and Santana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Klitschko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Klitschko moves out of range of the leg kick from Santana.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santana rushes Klitschko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santana is struggling to control the position.
Santana trying to land knees to the body.
Klitschko is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Klitschko.
Santana stalling against the cage.
Klitschko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Santana avoiding damage as Klitschko throws knees to the body.
Klitschko looking to stall.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike.
Klitschko dodges an elbow strike from Santana.
Klitschko is trying to maintain a safe position but Santana gets an underhook and turns Klitschko into the cage.
Santana trying to land knees to the body.
Santana misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to stall but Klitschko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Klitschko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Klitschko can turn it around.
Klitschko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Klitschko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klitschko letting Santana take a breather here.
Santana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klitschko blocks it with crossed arms.
Santana misses with an elbow over the top.
Klitschko stalls.
Santana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santana throws an elbow but misses.
Klitschko lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santana up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.
Klitschko scores a nice knee to the body.
Santana taking a breather.
Santana misses with a knee to the head.
Klitschko trying to control the position but instead, Santana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klitschko into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klitschko.
Santana missing with knees to the body.
Klitschko leaning against his opponent.
Klitschko trying to control the position but instead, Santana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klitschko into the cage.
Klitschko tries to land knees in the clinch but Santana avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santana lands an elbow just above Klitschko 's eye.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana struggles to land a body shot inside as Klitschko controls his hands.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klitschko lands a left hand.
Santana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klitschko avoids it.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Klitschko blocks it.
Santana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santana trying to land knees to the body.
Santana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klitschko misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Klitschko moves out of range easily.
Santana misses with the combination.
Klitschko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klitschko drops Santana with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Santana looks back up at him and smiles so Klitschko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Santana is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Santana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klitschko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klitschko is defending well for now.
Klitschko leaning against his opponent.
Santana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klitschko is keeping busy.
Klitschko missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klitschko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santana seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santana tries a body shot but Klitschko blocks it.
Santana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klitschko avoids the elbow strike from Santana, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santana trying to land knees to the body.
Klitschko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klitschko can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Klitschko blocks it.
Klitschko wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klitschko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Klitschko.
Santana trying to land knees to the body.
Klitschko prevents a body shot from Santana.
Santana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko avoids a wild elbow strike from Santana.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Klitschko blocks it.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike.
Santana throws an elbow but it misses.
Klitschko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Klitschko managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
Klitschko managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
Santana lands a nice elbow.
Klitschko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klitschko.
Klitschko taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klitschko.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike from Santana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klitschko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.
Klitschko landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klitschko.
Antonio Santana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klitschkos head.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike.
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Klitschko avoids the damage to the body.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Klitschko blocks it.
Santana lands a right hand.
Santana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santana lands a left hand.
Santana misses with a knee to the head.
Klitschko letting Santana take a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko avoids a wild elbow strike from Santana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana stalling in the clinch but Klitschko improves position.
Klitschko struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klitschko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klitschko's elbow.
Santana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klitschko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santana.
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Klitschko avoids the damage to the body.
Santana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santana throws an elbow but it misses.
Santana looking to throw knees to the head but Klitschko is blocking nicely.
Santana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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 Antonio Santana will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Klitschko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santana throws a head kick but Klitschko moves out of range.
Klitschko wants to clinch up but Santana keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klitschko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Klitschko is looking to clinch.
Santana darts in and clinches Klitschko up against the cage.
Klitschko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santana up against the cage.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santana lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klitschko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.
Santana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klitschko is keeping busy.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klitschko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santana looking to throw knees to the head but Klitschko is blocking nicely.
Santana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Santana.
Santana tries to land a knee to the head but Klitschko blocks with his arms.
Santana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klitschko takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santana blocks a body shot from Klitschko.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Klitschko.
Klitschko trying to stall but Santana improves his position.
Klitschko managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
Klitschko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santana lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands a nice elbow.
Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klitschko.
Klitschko is looking to control Santana's arms but Santana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klitschko has his back to the cage.
Santana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klitschko is keeping busy.
Klitschko stalls.
Klitschko trying to land knees to the body.
Santana's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Santana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klitschko managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike.
Klitschko is pushing Santana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klitschko is trying to stall.
A short right from Santana.
Nikita Klitschko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana scores a nice knee to the body.
Santana avoiding damage as Klitschko throws knees to the body.
Santana looking to slow down the pace here.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana throws an elbow that misses.
Santana misses with an elbow over the top.
Santana misses with a knee strike.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klitschko.
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 Antonio Santana.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Santana!
Antonio Santana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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