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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ehpraim Ngodzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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255 lbs
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246 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ehpraim Ngodzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ngodzo, right into the meat.
Ngodzo avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Ngodzo feints and then cracks Santiago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santiago down.
Santiago has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ngodzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ngodzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ngodzo smiles and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Ngodzo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ngodzo, right into the meat.
Santiago looks winded!
Santiago checks a low kick from Ngodzo.
Ngodzo blocks a head kick by Santiago.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
Santiago throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ngodzo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ngodzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Ngodzo.
Ngodzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngodzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ehpraim Ngodzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ngodzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santiago, pushing him back against the cage.
Santiago tries to pull guard but Ngodzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santiago blocking some punches.
Santiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Ngodzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ngodzo misses with some punches.
Ngodzo working aggressively here.
Ngodzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ngodzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago jumps guard but Ngodzo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ehpraim Ngodzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Santiago.
Ngodzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ngodzo.
Ngodzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ngodzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ngodzo.
Santiago prevents a body shot from Ngodzo.
Ngodzo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santiago's efforts to push away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ngodzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ngodzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ngodzo is leaning against Santiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ngodzo.
Santiago jumps guard but Ngodzo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ngodzo can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Ngodzo lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ngodzo.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ngodzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago is trying to force a seperation but Ngodzo has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngodzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ngodzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ngodzo.
We've been told by Ngodzo's head coaches at Masaru Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ngodzo jabs Santiago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ngodzo connects with a crisp jab.
Ngodzo scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngodzo with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ngodzo.
Ngodzo lands a leg kick that knocks Santiago off balance momentarily.
We've been informed that Santiago has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ngodzo, right into the meat.
Ngodzo closes the distance and clinches.
Ngodzo works on Santiago's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ngodzo.
That has opened up Santiago Santiago's cut even more.
Santiago blocking some punches.
Ngodzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ngodzo.
Ngodzo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ngodzo working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ngodzo fails to land.
Santiago tries to pull guard but Ngodzo holds him up against the cage and eventually Santiago drops back down to his feet.
Ngodzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngodzo.
Ngodzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ngodzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ngodzo is leaning against Santiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Santiago tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ngodzo throws a head punch that misses.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Ngodzo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Santiago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ngodzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ngodzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
Ngodzo gets through Santiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ehpraim Ngodzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Santiago's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ngodzo.
Ngodzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ngodzo scores with a shot to the body.
Ngodzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ngodzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ngodzo cracks Santiago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ngodzo stuns Santiago with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ngodzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santiago tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ngodzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santiago somewhat.
Ngodzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santiago. Santiago circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ngodzo.
Ngodzo misses with the head strike.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Ngodzo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngodzo scores with a shot to the side of Santiago's head.
The cut above Santiago Santiago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short uppercut from Ngodzo.
Ngodzo lands an uppercut.
Santiago is rocked!
Ngodzo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Santiago with a big uppercut! Santiago tries to clinch up but Ngodzo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Santiago to the mat! Santiago covers up and Ngodzo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ehpraim Ngodzo!
Ehpraim Ngodzo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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