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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Santos (ranked 76 p4p, 137 weight class) and Olyksandr Chai (ranked 14 p4p, 22 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Olyksandr Chai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Olyksandr Chai!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Olyksandr Chai has been cut.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Santiago Santos has been cut.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a hook.
Santos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chai has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos lands a left hand.
Chai is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai lands a body punch.
Santos tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Chai.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a left hand.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.
Chai tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Santos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos is looking to wear down Chai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
A big right from Santos misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Chai was not able to check.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Santiago Santos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chai misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Olyksandr Chai's cut even more.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Chai misses.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
Chai throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Olyksandr Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai is breathing heavily.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Santiago Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The cut above Olyksandr Chai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai wants a takedown.
Chai lands a left hand.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai prevents a body shot from Santos.
Chai working aggressively here.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olyksandr Chai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai misses with some punches.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santiago Santos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Olyksandr Chai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Santiago Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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