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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Chegod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Santiago (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Chegod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago lands a glancing blow to the side of Chegod's head.
Chegod gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chegod.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santiago.
Chegod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santiago lands with a straight right. Chegod didn't see that one coming.
Chegod slips a jab and a cross from Santiago.
Chegod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chegod moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Santiago scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chegod really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chegod wants to clinch
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Chegod tries to clinch
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Raul Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chegod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santiago avoids the head kick by Chegod.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chegod shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santiago as he jumps to the side.
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chegod.
Santiago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santiago scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chegod.
Chegod gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Santiago.
Santiago tries to bum rush Chegod with a series of wild strikes but Chegod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chegod wants to clinch but Santiago slips to the side
and Santiago counters with a right hand to the body.
Chegod tries to clinch up
and Santiago counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Santiago coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chegod tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Santiago lands a really nice looking cross but Chegod seems unphased.
Santiago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chegod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Santiago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santiago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chegod doesn't seem bothered though.
Chegod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago counters with a nice body shot.
Santiago throws out a loose jab but Chegod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chegod on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chegod takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santiago connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santiago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chegod circles away quickly and effectively.
Santiago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chegod doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chegod goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chegod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Santiago. That snapped Chegod's head back.
Chegod tries to clinch up.
Chegod shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Chegod tries to move into range but Santiago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santiago lands with a straight right. Chegod didn't see that one coming.
Santiago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chegod wants to clinch
and Santiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands with an overhand left.
Chegod has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santiago finds it's way round the side to connect with Chegod's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chegod.
Chegod throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago swinging wildly here.
Chegod tries to clinch
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Chegod wants to clinch but Santiago slips to the side
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santiago scores with the left hand. Chegod knows he should have avoided that one.
Chegod throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chegod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dmitry Chegod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Santiago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santiago throws a combination that misses
and Chegod counters with a nice leg kick.
Chegod takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chegod closes the distance but Santiago moves to the side
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Chegod avoids it well.
Chegod dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Chegod looks to land a body kick but Santiago moved away.
Santiago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago lands with a cross.
Chegod closes the distance but Santiago moves to the side
and Santiago counters with a left and a right that stings Chegod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looks like Dmitry Chegod has been cut.
Santiago throws a shot to the body.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chegod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chegod on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown by Chegod or perhaps it was just good defense by Santiago which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Raul Santiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santiago clobbers Chegod with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chegod.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looks to land a combination. Chegod sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santiago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chegod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago lands a two punch combo.
Santiago goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chegod is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chegod wants to clinch.
Santiago jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chegod misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chegod is looking to land body kicks.
Chegod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chegod looks to clinch
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Raul Santiago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chegod might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Santiago as Chegod shoots in.
Santiago connects with a jab.
Chegod will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chegod takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chegod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Santiago misses.
Santiago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab by Santiago.
Chegod goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dmitry Chegod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chegod looks to clinch
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Chegod avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago digs a good hook to Chegod's body.
Chegod on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Santiago!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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