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Event:
SP-ICON:Civil War
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos avoids the head kick by Robinson .
We've been informed that Santos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robinson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson thumps Santos with a low kick.
Allen Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos slips a straight right by Robinson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range. #CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Santos blocks a body shot from Robinson .
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson 's brow. #T2#
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Robinson .
I was talking to Robinson 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Robinson . Santos shrugs it off though. #CL2#
Santos has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Santos lands a right hand.
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Robinson on the inside. #BC#
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Santos.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Robinson works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Robinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos lands a body shot.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos is working Robinson over against the cage.
Robinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Santos.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson .
Robinson is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lionel Santos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Crunch! Santos slams his shin into Robinson 's torso.
Nice shot lands for Santos.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.#CL#
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Robinson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson .
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Robinson .
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Robinson .
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinson s head.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
#BC#
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Santos clinches up against the cage.#T2#
Robinson pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson .
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson .
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Robinson tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Robinson scores with a hook to the body.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Robinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson jerks Santos's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Santos drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Robinson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Robinson because Santos was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Allen Robinson !
During a confident post fight interview, Allen Robinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
SP-ICON:Hoo V.S. Adams
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos checks a low kick from Strapp.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Strapp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos checks a low kick from Strapp.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Strapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
#CL#
Strapp moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos gets through Strapp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Darwin Strapp has been cut.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strapp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Strapp avoids the damage to the body.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strapp's efforts to push away.#T1##BC#
Strapp breaks from the clinch.
Strapp throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Strapp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by Strapp's head coaches at Island Warriors that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws out a counter right but Strapp avoids it with no problem.
Strapp tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strapp.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos counters with a body kick.#CL#
Strapp drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Strapp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Strapp taking a breather.
Strapp lands a body punch.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Strapp tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD#
Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Strapp is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santos to the mat. Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Strapp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strapp looking to pass the guard.
Strapp is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos wants to stand but Strapp is controlling the position. #T3#
Strapp wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Strapp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Strapp stops Santos from standing up.
Strapp stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strapp throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Strapp wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Strapp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Strapp is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Strapp lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL#
Strapp moves into the clinch.
Strapp blocks the elbow strike.
Strapp wants to stall.
Strapp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos gets through Strapp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Strapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a right hand that Strapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Strapp also avoids with ease.
Strapp looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darwin Strapp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin Strapp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Strapp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strapp throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Strapp throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Strapp shrugs it off.
Strapp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.#CL#
Strapp clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Strapp as the two fighters clinch.
Strapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Strapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strapp - that will leave a mark!
Santos misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Strapp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strapp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crunch! Santos slams his shin into Strapp's torso.
Strapp tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos with a nice cross.
Strapp cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Strapp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strapp scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Strapp wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
letting Santos counter with a right hand. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Strapp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strapp is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Strapp drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Strapp.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Strapp.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Strapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Strapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
Strapp misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Strapp breaks from the clinch.
Strapp misses with a kick to the body.
Strapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strapp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strapp scores with a nice body kick.
Strapp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strapp misses with an uppercut
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Strapp tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range. #T4#
Strapp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strapp misses with a leg kick.
Strapp lands a jab to the nose.
Strapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Strapp if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strapp swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Strapp shrugs it off.
Strapp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strapp misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strapp. Strapp obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darwin Strapp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin Strapp'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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Strapp moves into the clinch.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strapp gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Strapp prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Strapp controls the action.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Strapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Strapp breaks from the clinch.
Strapp looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Strapp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Strapp misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Strapp wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strapp tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
As Strapp backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but Strapp manages to avoid it all.
Strapp tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strapp.
Strapp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos misses the jab.
A low kick from Strapp misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Strapp tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santos wants to clinch.
Lionel Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T2##CL#
Strapp takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos lands a left hand.
Strapp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strapp takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Santos.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strapp has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Santos lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos. #BC#
Strapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strapp looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darwin Strapp is winning the standup battle so far.
Strapp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos thows a leg kick but Strapp checks it
and Strapp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Darwin Strapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strapp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strapp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T4#
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strapp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Santos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Strapp counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Santos is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Strapp doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Santos crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Santos's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darwin Strapp!
In his post fight interview, Darwin Strapp started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
SP ICON 205 and 265 bash
Date: Mar 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Bill tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bill fails with a takedown attempt.
Lionel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don T. Bill.
Bill wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos throwing a counter right hand but Bill manages to avoid it.
Bill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Bill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bill.#TD2#
Bill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T1#
Santos is looking to stand up but Bill isn't so interested in that idea.
Bill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bill throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely. #ES#
Santos kicks Bill off and gets to his feet.
Bill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bill with a poor takedown
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bill doesn't seem bothered though.
Bill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos lands with a straight right. Bill didn't see that one coming.
Bill fails with the takedown.
Bill looks winded!
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bill. #T2#
Bill shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bill misses with the combination.
Bill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bill doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Bill shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santos - the referee stops the clock and Bill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santos. Bill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Santos keeps Bill at a distance using the push kick.
Bill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santos. That one must have hurt.
Bill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3#
Bill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Bill has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#KD#
Santos lands a big head kick that sends Bill tumbling to the mat! Santos takes a step backwards and waves Bill back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Bill avoids a kick to the body.
Bill lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Don T. Bill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bill misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Bill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santos to the ground. Bill is now in Santos's guard.
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Santos manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Bill backwards. #T4#
Bill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bill avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bill goes for a takedown attempt but Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santos. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bill misses with a takedown attempt
and Bill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Don T. Bill has been cut.
Bill misses with a takedown
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don T. Bill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Bill down.
Bill looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Bill tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bill misses with a straight right.
Santos thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
Santos is looking to counter with a body kick.#CL2#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Bill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bill can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bill controls his hands.
Bill tries for a takedown but Santos manages to get underhooks.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bill uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bill backwards.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santos lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bill has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Santos.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Bill avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Bill takes an elbow to the temple.
Bill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bill managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Bill controls the action.
Santos lands a right hand.
Bill blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bill.
Santos works on Bill's body with a couple of short punches.
Bill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Bill's ribcage.
Lionel Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bill blocking some punches.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Bill backwards.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Bill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Bill tries to tie him up.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Bill managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lionel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don T. Bill.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bill is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bill.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bill backwards.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Santos. #T4#
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bill takes an elbow to the temple.
Bill avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bill is defending well for now.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Bill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bill's defenses.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos tries to work over Bill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don T. Bill's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Bill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bill gets slowly back to his feet.
As Bill looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Bill just gets out of the way.
Bill shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bill gets slowly back to his feet.
Lionel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don T. Bill.
Bill with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Bill in his tracks momentarily.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Bill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Bill ends up having to push Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santos - the referee stops the clock and Bill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santos. Bill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T1#
Santos lands a front kick.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos misses with the combination.
Lionel Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Bill fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A cross from Bill lands.
Lionel Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos with a jab.
Bill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Bill persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.#T2#
Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Bill misses #KD#
and Santos counters with a crisp one two that drops Bill! Santos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bill to his feet! Bill is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bill with a poor takedown
and Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos leaves Bill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Bill tries to get set, Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Bill manages to avoid the attempt.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bill tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Bill tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T3#
Bill tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bill doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos throws a right and a left that Bill avoids nicely.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Bill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bill throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a big right hand! Oh Bill is in trouble here! Santos follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lionel Santos!
Lionel Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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