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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyshawn Santiago (ranked 25571 p4p, 3285 weight class) and Mpho Strydom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyshawn Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mpho Strydom!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Strydom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Strydom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Strydom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santiago's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strydom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strydom working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strydom wants to pass the guard but Santiago is keeping the position.
Santiago seems keen to control Strydom's posture.
Santiago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santiago lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strydom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Strydom is looking for a sweep. Santiago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santiago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Strydom landing rabbit punches to the side of Santiago's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Santiago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strydom tries to get to full guard but Santiago has control of the leg.
Strydom looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strydom tries to roll over but Santiago keeps him under control.
Santiago thows a huge punch but Strydom dodges it nicely.
Santiago winds up and cracks Strydom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Strydom works his way to full guard. Good work.
Strydom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santiago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Strydom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Strydom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Strydom is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Santiago reverses the position - he's now on top in Strydom's guard.
Santiago working some strikes from top position.
Strydom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santiago works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Strydom is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strydom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santiago's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santiago's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strydom is not going to allow Santiago to sit and survive in this position.
Strydom lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Santiago is really stuck here.
Strydom lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Santiago.
Santiago is rocked!
Strydom lands shots to the head and Santiago turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mpho Strydom!
During a confident post fight interview, Mpho Strydom thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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