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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think al Din might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MARI-WANA. Santiago comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rick Ross - Superhigh kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
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204 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
al Din tries to sprawl but Santiago drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Santiago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but al Din does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
al Din wants to improve his position but Santiago is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santiago is trying to control. al Din wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ricardo Santiago has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santiago.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Din is looking to chop away at Santiago's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din throws a chopping leg kick but Santiago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santiago takes one to the chin there.
al Din scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago misses the jab.
al Din lands with a hook. Santiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good work by al Din as he checks the leg kick.
al Din takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago avoids the body shot from al Din.
Taj al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Santiago slips a jab from al Din.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
al Din waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santiago has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
al Din will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Din misses with a hook.
al Din lands a left and a right that send Santiago crashing to the mat, dazed. al Din thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Santiago is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Santiago has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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