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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hong Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateus Santiago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hong Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mateus Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Lee rushes Santiago and presses him up against the cage.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santiago gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Santiago.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Santiago avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Santiago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Santiago - that landed with a thud.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Santiago blocks it.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santiago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Santiago.
Santiago looks gassed!
Santiago takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to stall but Santiago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Santiago.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee tries to stall but Santiago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Santiago.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Santiago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santiago is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santiago has his back to the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santiago.
Santiago dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santiago gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santiago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Santiago dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santiago tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santiago pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Santiago instigates a clinch.
Lee landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Santiago as the two fighters clinch.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Santiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Santiago tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee looks to clinch
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago is looking to clinch.
Santiago's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Santiago duly obliges.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands with a light punch inside.
Santiago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee calls for Santiago to work.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santiago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Santiago slowing the pace effectively.
Santiago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Santiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Santiago into the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Santiago blocks it.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Santiago.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee clinches but Santiago breaks the clinch
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee wants to clinch but Santiago slips to the side
and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
and Santiago moves into the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Santiago tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago wants to stall.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santiago blocks it with crossed arms.
Santiago lands with a light punch inside.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Santiago moves into the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Santiago blocks it.
Santiago works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Santiago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Santiago bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Santiago dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee wants to clinch
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee looks to clinch
and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch.
Santiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Santiago back into the cage.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santiago walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee closes the distance but Santiago moves to the side
and Santiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
and Santiago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Santiago is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Santiago.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Santiago lands an uppercut.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Santiago counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee wants to clinch
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow just above Santiago 's eye.
Lee is looking to control Santiago's arms but Santiago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santiago.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Santiago lands a two punch combo.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Santiago moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Santiago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santiago's brow.
A short body shot lands from Santiago as the two fighters clinch.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santiago's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Santiago is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
and Santiago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago clinches.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santiago working hard to break the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santiago just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands an elbow just above Santiago 's eye.
Santiago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santiago lands with a left to the head.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hong Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Santiago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Hong Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee wants to clinch but Santiago slips to the side
and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santiago.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee closes the distance but Santiago moves to the side
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance but Santiago moves to the side
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santiago tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Lee wants to clinch but Santiago slips to the side
and Santiago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santiago tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee wants to clinch
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee wants to clinch but Santiago slips to the side
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Lee clinches but Santiago breaks the clinch
and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santiago's face.
Santiago wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Santiago.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body.
Santiago cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Santiago digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee tries to clinch
and Santiago counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santiago misses with the head strike.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santiago.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Mateus Santiago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Santiago scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Santiago.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee darts in and clinches Santiago up against the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Lee looks to clinch
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee tries to clinch
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santiago counters by clinching up.
A right hook to the body lands for Santiago.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santiago closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Santiago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago counters by clinching up.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santiago's face.
Santiago gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has Santiago pressed against the cage.
Santiago looking to stall.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch
and Santiago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee tries to clinch
and Santiago counters by clinching up.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santiago's efforts to push away.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
Santiago trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
A short left from Santiago.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Lee tries to clinch
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago moves into the clinch.
Santiago tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Santiago into the cage.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Santiago!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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