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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rick Ross - Superhigh. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shango lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shango 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.
Shango throws a right hand that misses
and Santiago counters with a low kick, right behind Shango 's knee.
Shango tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shango lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santiago at a distance.
David Shango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shango misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shango misses the target.
Santiago scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shango throws a big shot that misses.
Shango thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Shango, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santiago slips under a jab from Shango.
Shango moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Shango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shango throws a combination that misses
and Santiago counters with a leg kick.
Shango takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santiago. That's going to slow Shango down.
Santiago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Shango misses.
Shango swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Shango throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Santiago!
Shango is breathing heavily.
Santiago swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shango.
Shango stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santiago.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shango misses with a two punch combination.
Shango throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Shango.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango needs to keep his hands up - Santiago had a free shot at his head there.
Santiago lands with a slapping head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santiago.
Shango takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santiago darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santiago has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice jab there from Santiago.
Santiago lands a slapping body shot.
Shango is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shango tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santiago scores with a head kick.
Santiago clinches up with Shango and pushes him back against the cage.
Shango working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santiago breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shango takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santiago lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santiago lands with a nice combination. Shango backs away looking to recover.
Santiago moves out of range as Shango strikes.
Shango misses with a hook. Santiago ducked under it nicely.
Santiago throws a sloppy head kick and Shango moves out of range easily.
Shango tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
and Santiago counters with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santiago. That's going to slow Shango down.
Santiago is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Santiago scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago moves into the clinch successfully.
Shango misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shango misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago prevents Shango from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Shango avoids the damage to the body.
Shango leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santiago pushes Shango back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santiago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shango is trying to break free.
Shango trying to control the position but instead, Santiago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shango into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago lands a nice shot that snaps Shango's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Santiago dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shango throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Shango.
Santiago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shango wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Santiago fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shango checks it well.
A big left from Shango misses.
Santiago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santiago looks to throw the jab but Shango is out of range.
Ricardo Santiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shango slips a straight right by Santiago.
Shango avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shango takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santiago.
Shango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shango scores with a one two! Santiago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shango checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shango just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shango looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shango lands a jab to the head.
Shango misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santiago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shango misses with a looping right.
David Shango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Santiago thumps Shango with a low kick.
Shango thows a body shot but no joy.
Shango moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws out a powerful jab.
Shango misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Shango throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santiago scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shango closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santiago staying out of range there.
A combination from Santiago does no damage.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shango.
Shango throws a poor cross that misses
and Santiago counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago tries to land a leg kick but Shango saw it coming and moves away.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Shango misses the target.
Santiago throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch but Shango is having none of it.
Shango tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santiago thumps Shango with a low kick.
Santiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santiago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shango. That did some damage!
Santiago clinches.
Santiago is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shango.
Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Santiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shango.
Shango throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shango wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shango crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santiago - the referee stops the clock and Shango gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santiago. Shango manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago scores with a kick to the body.
Santiago lands a head kick. Shango smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shango takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shango manages to avoid it.
Santiago lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shango takes a step back to recover.
Santiago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shango back to the cage. Santiago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Santiago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santiago throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Santiago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shango has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago throws a leg kick which misses Shango's front leg but catches the back leg as Shango tries to avoid it.
Shango on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Santiago throws a wild body kick that Shango sees coming a mile off.
Shango swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santiago counters with an inside leg kick.
Santiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shango.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santiago.
Santiago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shango. That did some damage!
Santiago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shango misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santiago.
Santiago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shango has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Santiago connects with an inside leg kick.
Shango takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shango will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Santiago connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santiago lands a nice shot to the body.
Santiago scores with a jab.
Santiago tests Shango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shango is rocked!
Santiago throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Shango is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago cracks Shango with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Shango falls to his knees and Santiago doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Santiago!
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