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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil deGrasse Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Santana!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
deGrasse Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
deGrasse Tyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
deGrasse Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
A bone on bone clash there as Santana blocks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of deGrasse Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick but Santana moves out of range.
Santana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches deGrasse Tyson on the side of the head.
deGrasse Tyson throws a leg kick but Santana checks it.
Horrible takedown by Santana or perhaps it was just good defense by deGrasse Tyson which made him look bad.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Santana blocks a low kick nicely.
Santana misses with a hook. deGrasse Tyson ducked under it nicely.
deGrasse Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana throws a shot from downtown. deGrasse Tyson moves away and avoids it.
deGrasse Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Santana lands with a good body shot.
deGrasse Tyson moves out of range as Santana strikes.
deGrasse Tyson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santana checks it well.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
deGrasse Tyson staying out of range there.
deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santana is trying to force a seperation but deGrasse Tyson has the dominant position.
deGrasse Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson throws a sloppy body shot
and Santana counters with a nice body shot.
deGrasse Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Santana had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from deGrasse Tyson misses.
Santana throws a looping overhand right but deGrasse Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Santana scores with a one two! deGrasse Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson misses the shot to the body.
deGrasse Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana closes this distance looking for a takedown but deGrasse Tyson circles away.
Neil deGrasse Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Santana.
deGrasse Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a head kick.
Santana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from deGrasse Tyson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santana lands with a hook. deGrasse Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Santana misses.
deGrasse Tyson has Santana up against the cage in a clinch.
deGrasse Tyson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santana looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson has Santana pressed against the cage, preventing Santana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santana can't find room to land a body shot as deGrasse Tyson controls the action.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana's face.
deGrasse Tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
deGrasse Tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
deGrasse Tyson prevents a body shot from Santana.
Santana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. deGrasse Tyson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
deGrasse Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santana's defenses.
deGrasse Tyson missing with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santana avoiding damage as deGrasse Tyson throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for deGrasse Tyson to work.
Santana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
deGrasse Tyson breaks the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson throws a lazy body kick
and Santana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
deGrasse Tyson throws a leg kick but Santana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana misses with an uppercut. deGrasse Tyson saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santana.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a low kick.
deGrasse Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
deGrasse Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
deGrasse Tyson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
deGrasse Tyson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deGrasse Tyson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
deGrasse Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Santana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil deGrasse Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick but Santana moves out of range.
deGrasse Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santana cracks deGrasse Tyson with a good jab.
Santana checks a leg kick nicely.
Santana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santana misses with a hook. deGrasse Tyson ducked under it nicely.
deGrasse Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santana shoots in for a double leg but deGrasse Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch lands to the side of deGrasse Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
deGrasse Tyson throws a series of punches but Santana avoids them all with ease.
deGrasse Tyson throws a low kick but Santana moves out of range easily.
deGrasse Tyson scores with a spinning back kick!
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
deGrasse Tyson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
deGrasse Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Santana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
deGrasse Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from deGrasse Tyson.
Santana misses with a straight left.
deGrasse Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Santana cracks deGrasse Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
deGrasse Tyson is looking to wear down Santana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santana shoots in and drives through. deGrasse Tyson sprawls well.
Neil deGrasse Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Santana.
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on deGrasse Tyson's shoulder, as deGrasse Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Santana lunges at deGrasse Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by deGrasse Tyson's hand.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as deGrasse Tyson sprawls well. deGrasse Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
deGrasse Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Santana moves out of range easily.
Santana checks a leg kick.
deGrasse Tyson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santana is out of range and deGrasse Tyson settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
deGrasse Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
deGrasse Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
deGrasse Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santana is defended easily by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from deGrasse Tyson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deGrasse Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santana.
Santana lands with an uppercut that bounces deGrasse Tyson off the cage and back into range.
Santana blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Santana.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
deGrasse Tyson throws a push kick but Santana slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana closes this distance looking for a takedown but deGrasse Tyson circles away.
Santana throws a hook but deGrasse Tyson avoids it easily.
deGrasse Tyson throws a wild body kick that Santana sees coming a mile off.
deGrasse Tyson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santana blocks a low kick nicely.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by deGrasse Tyson.
Santana misses with a looping right.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
deGrasse Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santana moves out of range of the body kick.
Santana lands a jab to the head.
Santana's corner calls for a 1-2. Santana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Santana coming out on top.
Santana avoids the head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
Santana avoids the head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
Santana lands with a nice body punch.
deGrasse Tyson gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Santana counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.
deGrasse Tyson has Santana up against the cage in a clinch.
Santana tries to circle away but deGrasse Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
Santana tries for a takedown but deGrasse Tyson manages to get underhooks.
deGrasse Tyson breaks from the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson is looking to score with low kicks.
deGrasse Tyson wants to slow Santana down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
deGrasse Tyson throws a body kick that misses.
Santana throws a shot from downtown. deGrasse Tyson moves away and avoids it.
deGrasse Tyson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santana on the side of the head.
Santana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana misses with a looping left.
deGrasse Tyson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Santana.
Santana checks a low kick from deGrasse Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Neil deGrasse Tyson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
deGrasse Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but deGrasse Tyson slips the punch.
deGrasse Tyson staying out of range there.
Santana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and deGrasse Tyson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Santana closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into deGrasse Tyson's guard.
deGrasse Tyson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
deGrasse Tyson pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
deGrasse Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
deGrasse Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Santana. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
deGrasse Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santana manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santana blocks a jab.
deGrasse Tyson throws a leg kick but Santana moved away.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Santana blocks the leg kick.
deGrasse Tyson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
deGrasse Tyson gets caught napping as Santana dives in and scores a takedown. deGrasse Tyson manages to retain guard.
Santana stopping the sweep attempt from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Santana is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
deGrasse Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
deGrasse Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Santana is proving a slippery customer.
deGrasse Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Santana is proving a slippery customer.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Thiago Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
deGrasse Tyson looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Neil deGrasse Tyson just wasn't active enough.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but deGrasse Tyson moves away.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
deGrasse Tyson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santana lands a nice shot to the body.
deGrasse Tyson avoids the body shot from Santana.
Santana moves out of range of the body kick.
deGrasse Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a leg kick but Santana saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from deGrasse Tyson. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana misses with a hook. deGrasse Tyson ducked under it nicely.
deGrasse Tyson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for deGrasse Tyson, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil deGrasse Tyson!
Neil deGrasse Tyson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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