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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Persos Kantos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luna Gatmaitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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189 cm
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Persos Kantos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luna Gatmaitan! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gatmaitan rushes Kantos and presses him up against the cage. Gatmaitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kantos's elbow. Gatmaitan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Gatmaitan with a knee to the head.
It looks like Persos Kantos has been cut. Gatmaitan lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gatmaitan.
Kantos is breathing heavily. Gatmaitan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gatmaitan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gatmaitan scores with a knee to the head.
Gatmaitan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kantos's face.
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! Gatmaitan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatmaitan.
Kantos is rocked! Gatmaitan drops Kantos with a big knee straight up the middle! Kantos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! Oh Kantos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gatmaitan scores with a hook to the body. Kantos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Gatmaitan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kantos moves out of range of the body kick. Gatmaitan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatmaitan rushes Kantos and presses him up against the cage. Kantos seems to have got his legs back now. Gatmaitan lands a left hand.
Gatmaitan landing knees to the body.
Gatmaitan scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gatmaitan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kantos takes an elbow to the forehead. Gatmaitan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatmaitan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kantos backwards. Gatmaitan lands a nice elbow. Kantos takes a shot to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gatmaitan obliges. A short left from Gatmaitan. Gatmaitan scores a nice knee to the body.
Gatmaitan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A knee to the head by Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan scores with a nice hook to the head. Gatmaitan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kantos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Gatmaitan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Gatmaitan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan is working Kantos over against the cage. Gatmaitan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kantos backwards. Gatmaitan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Gatmaitan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kantos won't want to take too many of those. Gatmaitan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kantos's face.
Gatmaitan landing knees to the body.
Gatmaitan working Kantos over with knees to the body. Gatmaitan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kantos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gatmaitan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Gatmaitan lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Kantos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gatmaitan just stands there and leans against the cage. A short left from Gatmaitan. Kantos tries to pull guard but Gatmaitan holds him up against the cage and eventually Kantos drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gatmaitan connects with a knee to the head.
Gatmaitan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Kantos takes a knee to the side of the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Gatmaitan. Nice body punch from Gatmaitan - that landed with a thud.
Gatmaitan digs a right hand into Kantos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kantos's gas tank. We've been informed that Gatmaitan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Gatmaitan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kantos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Gatmaitan working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gatmaitan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gatmaitan crunches a lovely knee into Kantos's ribcage. Gatmaitan lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gatmaitan lands an elbow inside. Kantos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gatmaitan is defending well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Persos Kantos. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gatmaitan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Gatmaitan scores with a nice short uppercut. Gatmaitan lands an elbow just above Kantos 's eye. Gatmaitan lands a body punch. Gatmaitan lands a shoulder strike. Gatmaitan lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gatmaitan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kantos won't want to take too many of those. Gatmaitan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Gatmaitan lands a nice knee to the body. Gatmaitan tries a knee to the head but Kantos blocks it.
Gatmaitan connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gatmaitan scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatmaitan. Gatmaitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kantos's elbow. Gatmaitan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luna Gatmaitan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Persos Kantos's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gatmaitan stuffs the takedown. The fight stays on the outside here - Kantos looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kantos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gatmaitan defends well and Kantos ends up having to push Gatmaitan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Gatmaitan throws a low kick, looking for Kantos's leg but Kantos calmly moves out of range. Gatmaitan has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gatmaitan throws a shot from downtown. Kantos moves away and avoids it. Gatmaitan pushes Kantos up against the cage in a clinch. Gatmaitan lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Gatmaitan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gatmaitan. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gatmaitan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kantos's face.
Gatmaitan lands an elbow just above Kantos 's eye. Kantos takes a shot to the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gatmaitan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kantos. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gatmaitan scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. A body shot lands from Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan with a knee to the head.
Gatmaitan presses Kantos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Gatmaitan misses with a knee to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatmaitan. Gatmaitan connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Gatmaitan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kantos backwards. Gatmaitan lands a nice elbow. Gatmaitan has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Kantos - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Gatmaitan, and another! Kantos is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Luna Gatmaitan! Our winner, Luna Gatmaitan, 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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mgr
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