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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Bigjones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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218 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Bigjones!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigjones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bigjones shoots in but Santiago avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice jab there from Bigjones.
Santiago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santiago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bigjones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santiago's hands.
Santiago drops his hands momentarily and Bigjones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bigjones lands the left hand.
Santiago gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santiago controlling the pace.
Santiago's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Santiago wants to pass to mount but Bigjones is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigjones wants to get back to his feet.
Bigjones gets full guard.
Santiago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigjones is keeping the position for now.
Bigjones looking to control.
Santiago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santiago trying to control but Bigjones is working from the bottom.
Santiago scoring with some ground and pound.
Santiago cracks Bigjones with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigjones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santiago postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago prevents Bigjones from getting back to his feet.
Bigjones being controlled here, momentarily.
Santiago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigjones is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago prevents Bigjones from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santiago controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tito Santiago just wasn't active enough.
Santiago fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santiago eats them both and turns towards Bigjones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bigjones doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago checks the leg kick.
Bigjones looks gassed!
Santiago scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santiago controls the position.
Santiago cracks Bigjones with a big right hand but Bigjones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Santiago taking a breather here.
Santiago has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Santiago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bigjones on the ground.
Santiago in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago controlling from side mount.
Bigjones wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Santiago working the body and head with strikes.
Santiago controls the position.
Santiago stands up.
Orlando Bigjones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Bigjones circles away.
Bigjones misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Santiago or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigjones which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bigjones tries to avoid it but Santiago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bigjones to the ground. Bigjones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santiago missing with a left hand there. Bigjones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Santiago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bigjones looks for a takedown but Santiago sprawls well.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bigjones circles away.
Bigjones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bigjones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bigjones.
Good standup being displayed there by Bigjones as he connects with a hook.
Santiago is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Bigjones finds it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bigjones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santiago checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bigjones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santiago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigjones is trying to stand up here but Santiago is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bigjones tries to kick Santiago off but Santiago keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santiago is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bigjones is trying to escape back to his feet but Santiago uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Santiago controlling from side mount.
Santiago looks up at the clock and then as Bigjones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santiago smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bigjones is trying to improve his position.
Santiago controlling the position from side mount.
Santiago landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bigjones's shoulder. That is not cool.
Santiago scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bigjones to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Santiago decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bigjones to his feet.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bigjones but Bigjones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santiago looks for the body kick but Bigjones saw that one coming.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigjones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlando Bigjones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bigjones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santiago tries to avoid it but Bigjones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santiago to the ground. Santiago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santiago shoots in and drives through. Bigjones sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones stuffs the takedown.
Bigjones scores with a jab to the head.
Bigjones throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bigjones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Bigjones shows good takedown defense.
Bigjones with a hook.
Bigjones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bigjones wants to get back to his feet.
Santiago working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to free his trapped foot but Bigjones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santiago scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santiago is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago winds up and cracks Bigjones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santiago lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santiago with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago prevents Bigjones from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Santiago dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santiago scores with a takedown into Bigjones's guard.
Santiago slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bigjones wants to stand but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago stopping the sweep attempt from Bigjones.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santiago looking to sit in guard and control but Bigjones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bigjones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santiago has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bigjones has managed to get both his arms back between Santiago's legs - danger averted.
Bigjones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bigjones stacks Santiago on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bigjones!
Tito Santiago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santiago can't do much from the bottom here.
Santiago is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a few strikes from the bottom but Bigjones takes advantage and mounts!
Santiago is trying desperately to improve position.
Bigjones punching from mount but Santiago doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bigjones looking to control but Santiago is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santiago bucks Bigjones off and manages to get back to his feet!
Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Bigjones. No joy for Santiago on that attempt.
Bigjones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bigjones throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones scores with a hook to the body. Santiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bigjones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santiago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bigjones as he jumps to the side.
Bigjones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santiago working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Santiago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bigjones tries to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bigjones smiles and moves away.
Bigjones throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigjones sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
Bigjones blocking some punches.
Bigjones tries to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago fails to pull guard.
Santiago jumps guard but Bigjones stands there with Santiago around his waist. Santiago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bigjones is trying to push Santiago away but Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orlando Bigjones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito Santiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bigjones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santiago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Santiago!
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