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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Libio Do Santos (ranked 2358 p4p, 305 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 4409 p4p, 502 weight class). Libio Do Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Libio Do Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Santos misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
Cage lands a head shot.
Do Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Do Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Do Santos misses with an uppercut
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage dips to his left and cracks Do Santos with an uppercut!
Libio Do Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage 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.
Do Santos is rocked!
Do Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Oh Do Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do Santos throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do Santos sets himself, and Cage steps forward looking for the clinch! Do Santos avoids it this time.
Do Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Do Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
Do Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a body shot but no joy.
Do Santos slips a straight right by Cage.
Cage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cage takes a swing at Do Santos 's ribcage but misses.
Do Santos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cage sprawls and moves away.
Cage scores with a nice strike.
Do Santos misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Do Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Do Santos thinking.
Tyler Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Do Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Cage 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.
Cage stuns Do Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Do Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage sends Do Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cage is motioning to the referee to let Do Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cage is pressed up against the cage. Do Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cage down to the mat. Cage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Do Santos scores with a jab. Cage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Do Santos misses
and Cage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Do Santos is trying to break the clinch but Cage is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cage.
Cage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Do Santos or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cage.
Do Santos tries to break the clinch but Cage is controlling the position.
Cage lands a right hand.
Cage gets underhooks to prevent Do Santos 's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Libio Do Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cage just leaning against Do Santos , taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a shot to the side of Do Santos 's head.
Do Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Cage won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Cage.
Cage lands a shot to the body.
Cage pushes Do Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cage lands a body punch.
Do Santos is breathing heavily.
Cage prevents Do Santos from breaking the clinch.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do Santos backwards.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Do Santos .
Cage effectively controlling the action here.
Cage lands a body punch.
Cage lands with a light punch inside.
Cage keeps control of Do Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Do Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cage prevents a body shot from Do Santos .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Do Santos .
Cage stalling in the clinch.
Cage digs a right hand into Do Santos 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Do Santos 's gas tank.
Cage is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do Santos backwards.
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Do Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cage works on Do Santos 's body with a couple of short punches.
Do Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Do Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cage is defending well.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cage prevents Do Santos from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Cage.
Cage stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Do Santos loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
Cage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cage plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Do Santos to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Do Santos just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyler Cage!
A very excited looking Tyler Cage made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Libio Do Santos had this to say: 'Sorry dudes'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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