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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricco McGregor (ranked 7008 p4p, 247 weight class) and Erberth Santos (ranked 3476 p4p, 72 weight class). The key to victory for Ricco McGregor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco McGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erberth Santos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGregor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Santos misses
and McGregor counters with an inside leg kick.
Santos misses with a body punch
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
McGregor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGregor checks it well.
McGregor checks a leg kick.
Santos throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Santos.
McGregor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like McGregor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Erberth Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Santos wants to land a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
A head kick by Santos misses
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGregor.
Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
As Santos backs away, McGregor returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but McGregor avoids it.
McGregor looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
McGregor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
McGregor blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGregor punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos throws a series of punches but McGregor avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
McGregor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGregor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and McGregor counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco McGregor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGregor lands with a shot to the body.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor connects with a body shot.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on McGregor's shoulder, as McGregor tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
Santos throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
A low kick from Santos is predictable there
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor slips under a jab.
McGregor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Santos throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McGregor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and McGregor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erberth Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Santos misses
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricco McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Santos looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
McGregor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGregor is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor.
Santos looks to land a left hand but McGregor moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a jab when McGregor was well out of range.
Santos swinging wildly here.
McGregor lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
McGregor lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor jabs at Santos's body.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco McGregor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
and McGregor counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGregor rather than just go for the knockout.
McGregor throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santos misses with a jab to the body
and McGregor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGregor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGregor lands a head kick. Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a double jab
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A quick step to the side and McGregor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a combination
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and McGregor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and McGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricco McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Santos throws a leg kick
and McGregor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGregor feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by McGregor there.
McGregor staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos throws a lazy body kick
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGregor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGregor swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
McGregor staying out of range there.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGregor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco McGregor clearly takes 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.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
McGregor throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGregor.
McGregor tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGregor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by McGregor.
McGregor connects with a single shot there.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santos just manages to avoid it.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Santos is predictable there
and McGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with the combination.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos misses with an uppercut. McGregor saw that one coming.
Santos throws a leg kick
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
McGregor throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor misses with a hook.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGregor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos misses with a left hand
and McGregor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Santos.
McGregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
and McGregor counters with a nice body kick.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
McGregor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos throws a right hand that McGregor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGregor also avoids with ease.
McGregor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos misses with a leg kick
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco McGregor had his way with Erberth Santos in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santos tries to score with a low kick but McGregor moves his leg out of the way.
McGregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGregor lands with a shot to the body.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
McGregor dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to land a front kick but McGregor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
A head kick misses from Santos.
It looked like McGregor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santos.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.
McGregor thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
McGregor lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos avoids the body shot from McGregor.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
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 misses with a head kick.
Erberth Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor misses with a low kick.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
McGregor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a hook to the side of McGregor's head but McGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Santos.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
McGregor avoids a kick to the body.
Santos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricco McGregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erberth Santos.
Well McGregor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricco McGregor!
Ricco McGregor retains his super heavyweight title!
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