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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 1752 p4p, 207 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 4862 p4p, 438 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Check My Swag. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Santana throws a sloppy body shot
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Santana throws a sloppy body shot
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Bakiyev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santana scores with a nice head shot.
Santana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santana is looking to land body kicks.
Bakiyev defending well as Santana loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Bakiyev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Santana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakiyev ducks right into an uppercut from Santana.
Santana with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Bakiyev slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Bakiyev.
Antonio Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bakiyev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Bakiyev walks into a stiff left hand from Santana.
Santana is looking to chop away at Bakiyev's legs.
Bakiyev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santana misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.
Bakiyev ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Santana's head coaches at Doherty's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bakiyev is rocked!
Bakiyev swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
Bakiyev avoids the body shot from Santana.
Bakiyev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santana rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bakiyev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Santana misses
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bakiyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bakiyev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bakiyev circles away quickly and effectively.
Bakiyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakiyev slips a straight right by Santana.
Bakiyev moves out of range of the body kick from Santana.
Santana avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Santana misses with a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Santana.
Bakiyev cracks Santana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bakiyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bakiyev scores with a sloppy right hand. Santana should have avoided that one.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
Santana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakiyev.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bakiyev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Bakiyev saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Santana. Beautiful body shot.
Santana thows a leg kick but Bakiyev checks it
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Santana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bakiyev.
Santana scores with a head kick.
Santana throws a shot from downtown. Bakiyev moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Bakiyev misses.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Santana misses the jab.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakiyev moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.
Santana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana tried to score with a low kick but Bakiyev checks it.
Santana scores with a hook to the body. Bakiyev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Bakiyev moves out of range easily.
Bakiyev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santana thumps Bakiyev with a low kick.
Bakiyev moves out of range as Santana throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bakiyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santana throws a hook but Bakiyev avoids it easily.
Bakiyev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bakiyev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bakiyev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santana misses with a looping right.
Bakiyev moves away from the strike by Santana.
A countering left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Santana is predictable there
and Bakiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santana connects with a body shot.
Antonio Santana is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana tries to land a body kick
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.
Bakiyev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santana tried to score with a low kick but Bakiyev checks it.
The fighters circling - Santana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy body kick from Santana
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Santana misses.
Santana jabs Bakiyev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bakiyev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Santana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bakiyevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana misses with a left hand
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev lands with a good body shot.
Santana stalks Bakiyev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bakiyev's face. Bakiyev staggers backwards, shaken.
Bakiyev is still on wobbly legs! Can Santana finish him?
Santana throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakiyev.
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Bakiyev looks up at the clock. Bad move! Santana lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bakiyev. Santana pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Santana!
A very excited looking Antonio Santana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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