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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Santaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Santaros!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Santaros.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santaros crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bannon - the referee stops the clock and Santaros gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bannon. Santaros manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Santaros throws the left hand but Bannon avoids the punch easily.
Santaros swings for the body but Bannon moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bannon. Santaros shrugs it off though.
Santaros misses with a lunging right hand
and Bannon counters with a two punch combo.
Nice shot by Santaros.
Bannon looks to land a body kick but Santaros moved away.
Santaros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bannon did well to prevent Santaros getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bannon is controlling Santaros's trapped leg to prevent Santaros from advancing to side control.
Bannon trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Santaros manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bannon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bannon shrugs it off.
Bannon tries to hold on but Santaros pushes him away.
Bannon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santaros on the ground.
Santaros wants to control the pace but Bannon is squirming around nicely.
Bannon wants to hold on but Santaros pushes him away.
Bannon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santaros raining down shots from the mount!
Santaros throwing strikes here but Bannon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaros in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Santaros thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Bannon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santaros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santaros lands a couple of good shots and Bannon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bannon tries to break free.
Santaros is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Santaros trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros not allowing Bannon to control his hands.
Santaros looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bannon takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Santaros not allowing Bannon to control his hands.
Bannon fending off the submission attempt from Santaros.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros is looking for the choke from the back position but Bannon is controlling his hands well.
Bannon wants to escape the position.
Santaros lands strikes to the head.
Bannon is trying to remain composed but Santaros is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Santaros throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bannon!
Santaros trying to control momentarily.
Bannon is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Santaros dominated that round.
That's time! Bannon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bannon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santaros throws out a counter right but Bannon avoids it with no problem.
Santaros moves out of range of the body kick.
Bannon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bannon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bannon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santaros lands a nice looking body shot.
Bannon throws a wild body kick that Santaros sees coming a mile off.
Santaros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bannon doesn't seem bothered though.
Santaros throws a shot from downtown. Bannon moves away and avoids it.
Santaros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bannon. Bannon obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaros cracks Bannon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santaros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bannon.
Santaros throws a hook to the side of Bannon's head but Bannon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bannon throws a lazy body kick
and Santaros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santaros throws a hook but Bannon avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros goes for a double leg but Bannon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bannon continues to drive forward.
Bannon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santaros lands with a nice body punch.
Bannon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab by Bannon.
Santaros takes a swing at Bannon's ribcage but misses.
Bannon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Santaros jabs Bannon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaros. Bannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santaros tries to bum rush Bannon with a series of wild strikes but Bannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santaros scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santaros looks to land a left hand but Bannon moved out of range nicely.
Santaros scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bannon in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaros. Bannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bannon throws a counter high kick but Santaros was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santaros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bannon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Santaros misses its intended target.
Bannon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bannon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Santaros counter with a right hand.
Thomas Bannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bannon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santaros scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bannon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bannon tries to land a front kick but Santaros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santaros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Santaros.
Bannon looks to land a body kick but Santaros moved away.
Santaros lands an overhand right.
Bannon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santaros to score with a decent uppercut.
Dexter Santaros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santaros avoids the head kick by Bannon.
Santaros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bannon's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bannon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santaros staying out of range there.
Bannon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santaros.
Bannon takes a swing at Santaros's ribcage but misses.
Santaros lands with a shot to the body.
Bannon ducks under a wild hook from Santaros.
Santaros lands a jab-cross combination.
Bannon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santaros's head.
Bannon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bannon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Santaros throws a jab when Bannon was well out of range.
As Santaros backs away, Bannon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bannon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santaros scores with a nice strike.
Santaros misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros looks to land a right hand but Bannon moved out of range.
Santaros moves out of range as Bannon strikes.
Santaros misses with a wild body shot.
Santaros throws a right hand that misses
and Bannon counters with a body kick.
Santaros misses with a looping left.
Santaros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santaros misses with a shot to the body
and Bannon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santaros really felt that one!
Bannon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santaros is breathing heavily.
Santaros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bannon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bannon looks for the body kick but Santaros saw that one coming.
Santaros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bannon manages to avoid it.
Bannon misses with a head kick.
Bannon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Santaros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Santaros misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bannon misses the target.
A good leg kick by Bannon.
Bannon lands a nice hook to Santaros's body. Santaros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bannon tries to land a front kick but Santaros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bannon throws a body shot but no joy.
Santaros with the counter takedown but Bannon avoids it easily.
Santaros checks a low kick from Bannon.
Bannon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Santaros counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bannon won't be happy with that.
Santaros working away.
Bannon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bannon tries to hold on but Santaros postures up.
Santaros looking to finish Bannon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bannon!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dexter Santaros!
Dexter Santaros managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Perkele!, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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