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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Lennox has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antonio Santana's chin.
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Good kicks
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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
13 - 3 - 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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana tries to clinch up
and Lennox counters with a single leg into guard. Santana didn't expect that.
Lennox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Lennox from controlling successfully.
Santana pulls Lennox in to control the position.
Lennox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ray Lennox has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Santana tries to clinch
and Lennox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana looking to control.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Lennox from controlling successfully.
Lennox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lennox trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Lennox controlling from the top position.
Santana pulls Lennox in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Santana.
Santana tries to clinch up.
Lennox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santana closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lennox counters with a single leg into guard. Santana didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lennox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santana is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lennox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Antonio Santana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lennox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santana as he avoids it easily.
Santana tries to clinch there but Lennox circles away.
Santana throws a head kick that misses
so Lennox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lennox throws a strike but Santana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lennox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santana's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennox looking to pass the guard.
Santana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lennox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lennox dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lennox lands with a kick to the ribs.
Antonio Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana tries to clinch up.
Lennox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santana sprawls well initially but Lennox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana trying to hold on to Lennox's head to control him but Lennox postures up.
Lennox drops an elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Ray Lennox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santana wants to improve his position but Lennox is controlling well.
Lennox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lennox trying to control the action but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana is looking to control Lennox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santana avoid being mounted?
Lennox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lennox thows a huge punch but Santana dodges it nicely.
Lennox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lennox throws a strike but Santana avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Santana's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lennox trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana looking for a sweep. Not yet Santana, not yet.
Lennox trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Lennox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lennox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Lennox won't allow Santana to sweep him here.
Santana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lennox blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lennox swats away the attempt to clinch by Santana.
Nice sprawl there from Santana as Lennox shoots in.
Antonio Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lennox lands with a nice body punch.
Santana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lennox lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Lennox.
Lennox lands with a cross.
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!
A jab from Lennox does it's job there.
Santana is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lennox counters with a crisp right that sends Santana to the canvas! Lennox follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Lennox!
Our winner, Ray Lennox, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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