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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Wright or Wrong. Santiago has chosen Rick Ross - Superhigh as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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204 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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204 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago.
Sturd throws a right hand that misses
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
A slow jab from Santiago misses its intended target.
Sturd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sturd as he connects with a hook.
Sturd moves out of range of the body kick from Santiago.
Sturd misses with a looping right.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santiago blocks a head kick by Sturd.
Sturd swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
A low kick from Sturd is predictable there
and Santiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sturd forces Santiago back against the cage and clinches.
Sturd swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Sturd back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Sturd throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Santiago has Sturd pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd.
Sturd working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd.
Santiago is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Santiago prevents a body shot from Sturd.
Santiago is working Sturd over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd.
Santiago stalls.
A short right from Santiago on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santiago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sturd's brow.
Santiago dodges an elbow strike from Sturd.
Santiago blocking some punches.
Santiago prevents a body shot from Sturd.
Sturd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Sturd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Santiago.
A right handed body shot lands from Sturd.
Sturd lands a nice uppercut.
Santiago blocking some punches.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturds head.
Santiago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago landing knees to the body.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturd controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Sturd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
Sturd misses with some punches.
Sturd tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Sturd back against the cage.
Sturd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
Sturd tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Sturd scores with a hook to the body.
Sturd struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Sturd swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd is working Santiago over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd lands with a left to the head.
Sturd has a couple of punches blocked by Santiago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd throws a head punch that misses.
Sturd scores with a shoulder strike.
Sturd tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Sturd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Sturd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santiago avoids it.
Santiago working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Sturd.
Sturd misses with a body punch.
Sturd lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Sturd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sturd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sturd throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturd throws a wild body kick that Santiago sees coming a mile off.
Jason Sturd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
Santiago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sturd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sturd struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturd controls his hands.
Sturd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
Santiago stalling against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sturd misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd misses with a punch on the inside.
Santiago taking a breather.
Sturd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturd throws a head punch that misses.
Sturd throws a head punch that misses.
Sturd throws an elbow that misses.
Santiago drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sturd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santiago blocking some punches.
Santiago is looking to control Sturd's arms but Sturd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santiago has his back to the cage.
Sturd lands a hook that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Sturd throws a punch but it's blocked by Santiago.
Santiago misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Sturd tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Sturd back against the cage.
Sturd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Santiago is rocked!
Sturd throws a punch but it's blocked by Santiago.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Sturd finish him?
Sturd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturd misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd has a couple of punches blocked by Santiago.
A head punch on the inside from Sturd fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Sturd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jason Sturd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd misses with some punches.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.
Sturd misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike from Sturd.
Santiago scores with a shot to the side of Sturd's head.
Sturd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Santiago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santiago pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santiago tries a body shot but Sturd blocks it.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturds head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturd misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd misses with a body punch.
Sturd misses with a punch on the inside.
Santiago blocking some punches.
Santiago drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sturd swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Sturd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sturd tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Sturd back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Santiago tries to throw a body punch but Sturd avoids it by throwing Santiago back against the cage.
Sturd working aggressively here.
Sturd working aggressively here.
Sturd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Sturd throws a head punch that misses.
Sturd pushes Santiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Sturd.
Sturd takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Sturd back against the cage.
Sturd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sturd throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Sturd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sturd misses with a jab to the body
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sturd.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Sturd keeps it at a distance.
Santiago looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sturd lands a right hand from hell, dropping Santiago. Sturd pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Sturd!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Sturd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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