Kroll vs SantaMaria FULL FIGHT: October 3, 2020 | PBC on FS1
- Posted by punkx33 on Oct 01, 2021
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Top welterweight prospect Paul Kroll (8-0, 6 KOs) remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over rising prospect Luke Santamaria (11-2-1, 7 KOs) after 10 rounds of action.
The clash of 147-pound prospects was a battle of Kroll's power shots and technical skill against the activity and difficult movement posed by Santamaria. Kroll showed a solid and steady jab throughout the fight, but Santamaria was able to successfully work around it at times and find angles for his power shots.
In round two, Santamaria hit Kroll with a left hook to the body that caused Kroll to temporarily retreat and put him in survival mode for the remainder of the round. Kroll learned from the exchange and showed a better control of the distance, especially during the second half of the fight.
While Santamaria occasionally vexed Kroll by consistently switching between orthodox and southpaw stances, Kroll's mixture of right uppercuts and straight right hands proved more impressive in the judges' eyes, as Kr