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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lu Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has chosen Check My Swag as his entrance music. Lu Hao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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148 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santana but Santana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hao misses with a body kick.
Hao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Santana 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.
Hao throws a leg kick that misses.
Hao looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santana.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana slips under a jab.
Santana thuds a left hand into Hao's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Hao blocks the leg kick.
Hao scores with a jab. Santana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hao clinches up against the cage.
Hao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santana just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Hao has hold of one of Santana's legs. Santana is fighting the takedown attempt but Hao gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hao looking to pass the guard.
Hao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santana is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santana being controlled here, momentarily.
Santana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana is adopting a defensive guard.
Hao content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hao trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Hao wants to pass the guard but Santana is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hao being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Hao from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hao looks for a takedown but Santana sprawls well.
Santana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hao.
Santana was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hao tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santana cracks Hao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hao manages to avoid it.
Hao clinches up against the cage.
Hao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hao.
Santana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana tries a body shot but Hao blocks it.
Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hao.
Hao blocks an uppercut.
Hao is working for takedown but Santana is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Santana.
Hao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santana gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Santana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hao tries to pull guard but Santana forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hao lands with a light punch inside.
Santana lands a left hand.
Hao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana struggles to land a body shot inside as Hao controls his hands.
Hao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hao decides to pull guard.
Santana wants to stand but Hao is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hao working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lu Hao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santana throws a fast counter high kick but Hao manages to duck under it in time.
A big right from Hao misses.
Santana looks to land a left hand but Hao moved out of range nicely.
Hao throwing a counter right hand but Santana manages to avoid it.
Hao motions for Santana to come forward. Hao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santana throws a front kick aimed at Hao's knee but Hao avoids it well.
Hao throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
Donk. Santana catches Hao right on the button with a cross.
Hao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hao throws a big shot that misses.
Santana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lu Hao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao misses the jab.
Hao looking to score a takedown here. Santana is defending well but Hao drives through and ends up in Santana's guard.
Hao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santana looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santana uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santana is fending him off so far but Hao persists. Nope, Santana circles away and we're back to standing.
Santana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hao manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hao misses the target.
Hao moves into range and clinches up with Santana.
Hao digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Hao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santana is defending well.
Hao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana is leaning against Hao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Hao misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santana.
Santana is leaning against Hao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao goes for a takedown attempt but Santana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hao misses the target.
Hao moves out of range as Santana strikes.
Santana lands a head shot.
Hao misses with a hook.
Hao lands an overhand right.
Santana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hao blocks the body kick.
Hao avoids the body shot from Santana.
Hao scores with a jab to the body.
Hao throws a sloppy head kick and Santana moves out of range easily.
Hao checks a low kick from Santana.
Antonio Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana slips under a jab.
Santana lands a leg kick that knocks Hao off balance momentarily.
Santana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Santana feints and then cracks Hao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hao down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao avoids the head kick by Santana.
Hao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santana connects with a body shot that sends Hao's belly button to the back.
Santana jabs at Hao's body.
Hao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Santana throws a low kick but Hao moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Hao.
Hao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hao.
Santana digs a good hook to Hao's body.
Santana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hao rather than just go for the knockout.
Hao looks for the body kick but Santana saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Hao misses with a straight left.
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!
Hao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santana.
Hao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santana.
Hao shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santana's guard.
Hao preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hao trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Santana slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hao misses with a body shot.
Santana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santana lands a glancing blow to the side of Hao's head.
Santana throws out a leg kick but Hao moves out of range and Santana only half commits.
Antonio Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hao scores with a nice right hand.
Hao misses with a two punch combination.
Santana throws a fast counter high kick but Hao manages to duck under it in time.
Santana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santana has his feet on Hao's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana connects with an inside leg kick.
Hao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hao connects with an inside leg kick.
Santana avoids the body shot from Hao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santana. That did some damage!
Hao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hao was well out of range. Poor timing from Santana.
Hao misses with the combination.
Hao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Santana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana tries a quick counter leg kick but Hao is wise to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hao.
Hao just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hao misses with a takedown
and Santana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hao connects with a right hand. Santana shakes it off.
Nice shot by Hao.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Hao blocks a jab.
Santana looks for the body kick but Hao saw that one coming.
Hao throws a looping overhand right but Santana ducks down to avoid it.
Hao changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hao looking to control but instead Santana has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana moves into full guard.
Santana manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Santana.
Hao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana wants to land a leg kick but Hao is out of range.
Hao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santana avoids the body shot from Hao.
Hao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santana avoids it really well and circles away.
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hao.
Hao checks a low kick from Santana.
Hao misses with a right hand
and Hao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hao misses with a few strikes there.
Hao tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hao shoots in for a double leg but Santana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santana to score with a decent uppercut.
Santana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
A big left from Santana misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santana.
Hao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana jabs at Hao's body.
Santana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hao forces Santana back against the cage and clinches.
Hao is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hao blocks a body shot from Santana.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hao has Santana pushed against the cage.
Hao is trying to drag Santana to the mat but Santana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santana lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Santana!
A relieved looking Antonio Santana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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