PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sharp might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to IZ - Hawaii '78. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sharp
vs
Santiago

176 cm
25
162 lbs
8 - 2 - 2

180 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sharp has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Good body shot from Santiago.
Santiago avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp trying to stall but Santiago improves his position.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dante Santiago has been cut.
Santiago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Santiago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharp or not.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sharp is keeping busy.
Sharp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santiago lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago stalling against the cage.
Santiago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Santiago lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santiago digs a right hand into Sharp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sharp's gas tank.
Santiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Santiago presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santiago cracks Sharp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santiago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sharp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dante Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Sharp throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Santiago scores with a hook.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Santiago lands a nice hook to Sharp's body. Sharp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sharp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a body shot.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santiago works Sharp's body with a nice hook.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Sharp tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Santiago misses with a looping left.
Santiago scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Santiago misses its intended target.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago connects with the punch.
No luck for Sharp with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago connects with a body shot.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Santiago scores with a jab.
Sharp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santiago cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago misses the jab.
Terry Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Santiago lands with an uppercut that bounces Sharp off the cage and back into range.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santiago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Santiago scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Santiago has managed to clinch.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with an elbow strike.
Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Sharp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Santiago misses.
Santiago lands a slapping body shot.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santiago.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sharp had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Santiago.

Santiago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp misses the jab.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Santiago staying out of range there.
Santiago connects with a jab.
Dante Santiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Santiago scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Santiago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Santiago misses.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp stuns Santiago with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santiago sizes up Sharp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago lands with an overhand left.
Sharp jabs Santiago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Sharp tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Santiago darts in and clinches Sharp up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santiago tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Santiago back against the cage.
Santiago prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Santiago.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike.
Santiago is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago lands a body shot.
Sharp is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santiago is defending well.
A nice left hand lands by Santiago.
Santiago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharp throws an elbow but it misses.
Santiago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharp.
Santiago digs a right hand underneath Sharp's ribcage. Sharp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santiago.
A short left from Santiago.
A short right from Santiago.
Santiago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santiago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santiago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santiago has Sharp pushed against the cage.
A short right from Santiago on the inside.
Sharp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sharp throws an elbow but misses.
Santiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a nice uppercut.
Santiago lands with a short shot to the head.
Santiago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dante Santiago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Santiago misses.

Santiago moves into the clinch.
Santiago lands a nice shot to the body.

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago lands a body shot.
Sharp takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Santiago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Sharp is rocked!
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Sharp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santiago lands a right hook to the body.
Sharp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Santiago misses with a hook. Sharp ducked under it nicely.
Santiago cracks Sharp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Santiago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santiago lands with a hook. Sharp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Sharp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Santiago's cut.
That's time! Sharp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sharp wants to clinch.
Sharp seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharp clobbers Santiago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santiago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharp walks into a stiff left hand from Santiago.
Santiago throws a big shot that misses.
Santiago swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Santiago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santiago lands a body shot.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Santiago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharp on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands with a right hand.
Sharp lands with a nice combination. Santiago backs away looking to recover.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Santiago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sharp letting Santiago take a breather here.
Santiago pushes Sharp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santiago lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp is looking for a takedown.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago pushes Sharp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santiago scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Santiago breaks the clinch.
Santiago jabs at Sharp's body.
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
A swing and a miss from Santiago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago cracks Sharp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santiago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santiago.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago connects with a body shot.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Santiago slaps away a takedown attempt from Sharp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sharp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santiago sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharp somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp punishes Santiago's body with a nice straight punch.

Santiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Santiago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Santiago lands a body punch.
Santiago is working Sharp over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago stalling in the clinch but Sharp improves position.

Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santiago.
Santiago takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Sharp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sharp blocks a jab.
Santiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Santiago throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Santiago sizes up Sharp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Santiago misses the target.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sharp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Santiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp lands with a right hand.
Santiago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Sharp does it's job there.
Santiago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santiago but Santiago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Santiago really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Santiago's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Santiago lands a jab-cross combination.
Sharp swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp staying out of range there.
Santiago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santiago lands a head shot.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.

Santiago clinches up with Sharp and pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Sharp looking to slow down the pace here.
Santiago lands a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Santiago.
A body shot lands from Santiago.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santiago breaks the clinch.
Santiago lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Santiago pushes Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Santiago.
A body shot lands from Santiago.
Santiago works on Sharp's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body.
Santiago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Santiago.
A short uppercut from Santiago.
Sharp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santiago blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santiago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body.
Santiago holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santiago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.
Santiago stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sharp tries to circle away but Santiago has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Santiago.
Santiago is looking to control Sharp's arms but Sharp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santiago has his back to the cage.
Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Santiago dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Santiago lands with a right to the head.
Santiago works on Sharp's body with a couple of short punches.
Santiago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Santiago.

Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Sharp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santiago scores with a jab. Sharp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santiago tries to avoid it but Sharp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santiago to the ground. Santiago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santiago connects with a looping right hand.
Santiago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.

Santiago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santiago lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santiago.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharps head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santiago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sharp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santiago pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body.
Santiago letting Sharp take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santiago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Santiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Santiago has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
Sharp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santiago lands with a left to the head.
Santiago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago pushes Sharp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Sharp thuds a left hand into Santiago's body.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago lands a glancing blow to the side of Sharp's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Santiago dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dante Santiago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Sharp lands with an overhand left.
Santiago throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santiago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.

Santiago has Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharp goes for a takedown attempt but Santiago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Santiago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Santiago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sharp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santiago lands a nice hook to Sharp's body. Sharp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santiago punishes Sharp's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santiago.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Sharp takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago blocks a jab.
Sharp takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Sharp.
Santiago stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Sharp.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Santiago misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Sharp.

Santiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santiago prevents it.
Santiago displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharp up against the cage.

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago throws a series of strikes that have Sharp backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Sharp lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santiago.
Sharp throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Sharp takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Santiago.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Sharp works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sharp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sharp there as he acknowledges the shot.
Terry Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp lands a body shot.
Sharp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santiago has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Santiago!