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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TJ De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Artis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 25 Ta Life - Fight Dirty. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TJ De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Artis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Santos defending well as Artis loads up on a big left hand.
Artis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Artis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by De Santos's head coaches at Archon Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Santos throws a nice head kick!
Artis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artis misses with a lunging right hand
and De Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artis throws an off balance right hand
and De Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artis tries to keep at a distance but De Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Artis leaning against his opponent.
Artis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santos tries to work over Artis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Santos digs a right hand underneath Artis's ribcage. Artis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Artis controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
Artis scores with a knee to the head.
Artis has a couple of punches blocked by De Santos.
De Santos lands a body punch.
Artis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
De Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Artis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Artis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Artis backwards.
De Santos misses with the head strike.
De Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Artis stalling against the cage.
De Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Artis backwards.
Artis misses with an elbow over the top.
De Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artis.
Artis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Artis leaning against his opponent.
Artis avoids a wild elbow strike from De Santos.
Artis is trying to maintain a safe position but De Santos gets an underhook and turns Artis into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Santos effectively controlling the action here.
De Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Artis being controlled against the cage.
De Santos lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos tries to throw a body punch but Artis avoids it by throwing De Santos back against the cage.
De Santos digs a right hand into Artis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Artis's gas tank.
De Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Santos up against the cage.
De Santos digs a right hand underneath Artis's ribcage. Artis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Artis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Artis backwards.
De Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Artis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artis throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artis is defending well for now.
Artis is trying to stall.
De Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artis backwards.
Artis slows down the pace here.
De Santos misses with a body punch.
Artis is stalling here.
De Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santos letting Artis take a breather here.
De Santos scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ De Santos dominated that round.
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.
De Santos closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Artis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Artis takes a shot to the head.
TJ De Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artis.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santos.
De Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Artis controls the action.
De Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Artis can do to turn this around?
De Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Artis stalling in the clinch but De Santos improves position.
Artis lands a damaging elbow.
De Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Artis stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by De Santos.
Artis throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artis blocks a body shot from De Santos.
Artis throws an elbow that misses.
Artis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from De Santos fails to land.
De Santos works on Artis's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from De Santos.
De Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Artis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artis misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, De Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from De Santos.
Artis landing knees to the head.
It looks like TJ De Santos has been cut.
Artis missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Artis has a couple of punches blocked by De Santos.
De Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Santos works on Artis's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santos avoids the elbow strike from Artis, against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Santos.
De Santos works on Artis's body with a couple of short punches.
De Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Artis.
A right hand to the body from De Santos.
De Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Artis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Artis.
Artis blocks an uppercut.
Come on De Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Santos pushes Artis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Santos cracks Artis with a nice body shot.
Artis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Artis tries to land a knee to the head but De Santos blocks with his arms.
Artis has a couple of punches blocked by De Santos.
A head punch on the inside from Artis fails to land.
De Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Artis won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from De Santos fails to land.
De Santos digs a right hand underneath Artis's ribcage. Artis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Artis avoids it.
Artis blocks a body shot from De Santos.
Artis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santos is defending well for now.
Artis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santos.
Artis lands an elbow inside that De Santos shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artis is defending well for now.
De Santos working aggressively here.
De Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Artis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from De Santos.
Artis tries to stall but De Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Artis fails to land.
De Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Artis as De Santos tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ De Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ De Santos'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. This is the final round!
De Santos misses with a kick to the body.
De Santos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Artis if he has to take too many more of those.
Artis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Santos.
De Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artis blocks a body shot from De Santos.
De Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santos.
De Santos tries to work over Artis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from De Santos.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
Artis tries to land a knee to the head but De Santos blocks with his arms.
De Santos misses with the head strike.
De Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artis misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santos lands with a right to the head.
De Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artis's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from De Santos.
Artis misses with some punches.
Artis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artis controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Artis throws an elbow but misses.
De Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall Artis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TJ De Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artis stalling in the clinch but De Santos improves position.
Artis misses with a knee to the head.
Artis taking a breather.
De Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
De Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Santos presses Artis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from De Santos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
A body shot lands from De Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artis blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from De Santos.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santos.
De Santos dodges an elbow strike from Artis.
De Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
Artis is struggling to control the position.
Artis misses with some punches.
Artis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Artis connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Santos's face.
Artis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Santos.
A short body shot lands from De Santos as the two fighters clinch.
De Santos works on Artis's body with a couple of short punches.
Artis blocks a body shot from De Santos.
De Santos blocking some punches.
Artis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artis taking a breather.
Artis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artis misses with a knee strike.
De Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Artis controls his hands.
Artis misses with an elbow over the top.
De Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ De Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ De Santos!
After winning the bout, TJ De Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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