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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Byron Tipton (ranked 1191 p4p, 60 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 2180 p4p, 107 weight class). Gustavo Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
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137 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Tipton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Tipton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tipton prevents a body shot from Santos.
Tipton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tipton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tipton misses with the head strike.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Santos to work.
Tipton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Tipton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tipton throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tipton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tipton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tipton thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Tipton looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Santos is pushing Tipton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Tipton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tipton is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Tipton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Tipton backs away looking to recover.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tipton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tipton throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Tipton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tipton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tipton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos tries to clinch but Tipton moves out of range.
Tipton moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Tipton connects with the punch.
Tipton closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Tipton working hard to break the clinch.
Tipton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Tipton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tipton misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Tipton gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Byron Tipton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Tipton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos wants to counter the offense by Tipton and move into the clinch position.
Santos forces Tipton back against the cage and clinches.
Tipton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tipton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Tipton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos tries to counter with a clinch but Tipton shakes him off and moves away.
Tipton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Tipton manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tipton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tipton tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tipton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Tipton misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Tipton lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos stalling the fight.
Tipton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tipton can't break the clinch.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Tipton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Tipton counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Tipton tries to clinch
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Tipton.
Tipton misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos slips under a jab.
Tipton forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Tipton wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos tries to work over Tipton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tipton wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.
Tipton lands with a left to the head.
Tipton breaks the clinch.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Tipton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Tipton misses with a wild combination.
Tipton forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has Tipton pressed against the cage, preventing Tipton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tipton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Tipton breaks from the clinch.
Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tipton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A good leg kick by Tipton.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Tipton moved out of range nicely.
Tipton fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tipton doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tipton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tipton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tipton, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Tipton tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Tipton wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Tipton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tipton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tipton.
Tipton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos clinches.
Tipton can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Tipton is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tipton manages to break the clinch.
Tipton throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Byron Tipton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos rushes Tipton and presses him up against the cage.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Tipton controls the action.
Tipton breaks the clinch.
Tipton feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Tipton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Santos darts in and clinches Tipton up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tipton tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Tipton dominated that second round.
That's time! Tipton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tipton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Tipton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos throws a hook but Tipton blocks it.
Tipton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tipton duly obliges.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Tipton.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos tries to counter with a clinch but Tipton shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Byron Tipton has been cut.
Byron Tipton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tipton misses with a series of wild punches.
Tipton misses with a jab to the body
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Byron Tipton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos pushes Tipton up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Tipton avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Tipton tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Tipton has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Tipton can't break the clinch.
Tipton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Tipton tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Tipton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tipton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tipton avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Tipton breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Tipton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tipton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tipton tries to clinch up.
Byron Tipton is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tipton.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos wants to clinch up but Tipton keeps it at a distance.
Byron Tipton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tipton gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Tipton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiptons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tipton is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Tipton is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Tipton.
Santos is pushing Tipton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tipton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tipton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tipton is trying to break free.
Gustavo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tipton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tipton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Tipton!
Byron Tipton made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'ITS MY TIME BABY! I WANT THAT F***ING BELT '.
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