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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago walks into a jab.
It looks like Ronaldo Santiago has been cut.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torres moves out of range as Santiago strikes.
Santiago lands a jab to Torres's midsection.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santiago throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
Torres misses with a hook
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a two punch combo.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torres misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Santiago counters with a two punch combo.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Santiago counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santiago digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torres throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santiago counters with a series of strikes. Torres will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Santiago lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres misses with a body shot
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santiago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torres looks gassed!
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres misses with a jab to the body
and Santiago counters with a one-two to the body.
Santiago lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santiago, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santiago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torres misses with a hook
and Santiago counters with a right hand to the body.
Santiago clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santiago counters with a left and a right that stings Torres.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago clinches with his opponent.
Santiago can't break the clinch.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres prevents Santiago from breaking the clinch.
Torres can't break the clinch.
Santiago keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santiago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres is trying to push Santiago away but Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres scores with a jab.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santiago counters with a series of strikes. Torres will be more careful next time no doubt.
Torres misses with a hook
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Santiago feints a jab promting Torres to slip. Santiago then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torres slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Santiago. Those never looked like landing.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santiago, as that shot connected.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Santiago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santiago lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
Torres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Torres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santiago throws a good cross that connects.
Torres misses with a body shot
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Santiago throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Santiago counters with a left and a right that stings Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres misses with a jab to the body
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres misses with a hook
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres defending well as Santiago loads up on a big left hand.
Santiago is working the combinations to good effect here.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres misses with a hook
and Santiago counters with a nice body shot.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Torres misses with a hook
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Santiago counters by clinching up.
Torres is trying to push Santiago away but Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Santiago.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres has Santiago pressed against the cage, preventing Santiago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres misses with a hook
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Santiago lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres takes one to the side of the head.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Santiago.
The crowd cheers as Santiago lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torres doesn't seem phased though.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fernando Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago cracks Torres with an open hand slap.
Ronaldo Santiago is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Santiago digs a good hook to Torres's body.
Santiago tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a series of strikes. Torres will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Santiago counters with a nice body shot.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres lands a jab to the head.
Santiago cracks Torres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Santiago does no damage.
A left and a right from Santiago both land. Nice combination.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Santiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Santiago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torres momentarily.
Torres swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santiago cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santiago to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Santiago finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Santiago. That snapped Torres's head back.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Santiago catches Torres right on the button with a cross.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago lunges at Torres with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torres's hand.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Santiago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santiago keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Santiago tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Santiago is looking to break free of the clinch but Torres has double underhooks.
Santiago presses Torres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santiago duly obliges.
Santiago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres is trying to force a seperation but Santiago has the dominant position.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago working hard to break the clinch.
Santiago is trying to force a seperation but Torres has the dominant position.
Torres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres misses with a left hand
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres slips a straight right by Santiago.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santiago dips to his left and cracks Torres with an uppercut!
Torres misses with a hook
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Santiago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Santiago's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Santiago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Santiago counters with a series of strikes. Torres will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santiago dips to his left and cracks Torres with an uppercut!
Torres walks into a jab.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres misses with an uppercut
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Santiago scores with a body shot.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres misses with a left hand
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres misses with a left hand
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Santiago scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Santiago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a body punch
and Santiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torres darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torres gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santiago.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santiago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santiago lands with a nice combination. Torres backs away looking to recover.
Santiago clobbers Torres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torres misses with a body punch
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torres moves out of range as Santiago strikes.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Santiago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fernando Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santiago cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santiago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santiago cracks Torres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Santiago.
Torres misses with a hook to the body
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santiago, as that shot connected.
Torres misses with a hook
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santiago lands with a right hand.
Santiago lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santiago clinches with his opponent.
Torres is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to break free.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres tries to work over Santiago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres is looking to break free of the clinch but Santiago has double underhooks.
Santiago tries to break free but Torres pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Santiago on the inside.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Santiago has Torres pressed against the cage, preventing Torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Santiago keeps him there for the moment.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Santiago tries to break free but Torres pushes him back against the cage.
Torres is trying to push Santiago away but Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres lands a shot to the body.
Torres is trying to break free.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Santiago counters with a nice body shot.
Santiago shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torres eats them both and turns towards Santiago to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Torres misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Santiago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Santiago.
A jab from Santiago does it's job there.
A left and a right from Santiago both land. Nice combination.
Santiago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres misses with a left hand
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torres misses with a combination
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santiago 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Santiago!
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hype
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