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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by Neon Indian - Slumlord. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
17 - 12 - 2 |
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137 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Yong Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been hearing reports that Wright has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright is working Santos over against the cage.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Wright throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos wants to clinch but Wright slips to the side
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Gustavo Santos has been cut.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Santos moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santos clinches.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Santos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Santos.
Wright misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Santos scores with a takedown into Wright's guard.
Wright pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Wright continues to stall.
Santos wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Santos wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wright avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yong Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wright defends it well.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Wright misses with a knee strike.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Wright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Wright digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Wright, against the cage.
Wright tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright throws an elbow that misses.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Santos taking a breather.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Wright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Santos down.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Wright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Santos tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Wright.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Wright manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yong Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Santos tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright lands a right hand.
Santos has Wright pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright is working Santos over against the cage.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Wright breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
Wright tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yong Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos wants to clinch but Wright slips to the side
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Wright gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Wright feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wright enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wright manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
More hug and hope from Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Wright controlling the position.
Wright's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Wright's legs - danger averted.
Santos won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wright with a hook.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Santos tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Yong Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Yong Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Wright lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wright lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wright gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yong Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Santos prevents a body shot from Wright.
A short uppercut from Wright.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Wright throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Santos has Wright pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustavo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yong Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yong Wright!
A relieved looking Yong Wright 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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energy
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hype
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