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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel 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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346 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deshawn Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago misses with a head kick.
Santiago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santiago blocks a head kick by Moses.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Moses is avoiding it.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Moses swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santiago fails with the takedown
and Moses counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moses might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moses throwing strikes but missing.
Moses postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santiago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moses is one step ahead there.
Moses postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moses can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santiago looking for a sweep. Not yet Santiago, not yet.
Santiago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moses is controlling him.
Moses slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but Santiago blocks nicely.
Moses drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moses jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moses really is a fat lump.
Moses with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santiago looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santiago looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santiago!
Moses tries to escape but Santiago is in control.
Moses throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Moses is trying to get back to half guard.
Santiago tries for a kimura but Moses is defending well.
Moses can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santiago misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Moses's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moses wants to get back to his feet but Santiago drags him back down.
Moses prevents Santiago from improving position.
Moses wants to control but Santiago postures up.
Moses is trying to get back to half guard.
Santiago looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to move into full mount but can't pass Moses's legs.
Moses throws Santiago to one side and escapes!
Some bone on bone action there as Moses checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santiago shoots and misses
and Moses counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago gets tackled into the cage by Moses. Moses maintains the clinch.
Moses has Santiago pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deshawn Moses dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santiago throws a head kick but Moses moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santiago.
Moses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santiago fails with the takedown
and Moses counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santiago thinking.
Santiago takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moses throws a combination that misses
and Santiago counters with a two punch combo.
Moses misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Santiago finds it's way through Moses's defenses.
Moses keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Moses shows good takedown defense.
Deshawn Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Santiago.
Moses darts in and clinches Santiago up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moses as Santiago tries to tie him up.
Moses wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moses pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moses throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santiago fails with the takedown
and Moses counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Deshawn Moses overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago wants to improve his position but Moses is controlling well.
Moses throwing shots but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Santiago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moses missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moses throwing shots but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Santiago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santiago pushes Moses off looking to stand but Moses dives back in and keeps control.
Moses has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santiago taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moses is working for a kimura but Santiago is defending it quite comfortably.
Santiago is trying to maintain the position but Moses is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santiago sees it coming and defends easily.
Moses is nestled in close to Santiago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santiago defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moses throwing shots but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Moses throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santiago wants to control but Moses is keeping busy.
Moses is trying to work for a kimura but Santiago is defending well.
Moses winds up and cracks Santiago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moses thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moses is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deshawn Moses dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Moses closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moses stalling in the clinch but Santiago improves position.
Santiago jumps guard but Moses turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santiago goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moses prevents it.
Moses is struggling to control the position.
Moses wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Moses stalling against the cage.
Moses looking to stall.
Santiago misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago prevents Moses from breaking the clinch.
Moses content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santiago is looking to take this one to the mat.
Deshawn Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Santiago.
Santiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moses effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Deshawn Moses.
Moses tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Moses misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago shoots in for a double leg but Moses sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santiago fails with the takedown
and Moses counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moses drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moses won't allow Santiago to sweep him here.
Santiago working a defensive guard here.
Moses is looking to work some ground and pound but Santiago has wrist control.
Moses postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Santiago controls Moses momentarily but Moses frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses is looking to work some ground and pound but Santiago has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moses accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moses scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moses makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santiago is trying to control the position but Moses postures up.
Moses is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santiago is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santiago has escaped and now he's on top!
Moses is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santiago defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
Moses working for a triangle but Santiago defends it easily.
Moses trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moses looking for a guillotine here but Santiago defends easily.
Miguel Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deshawn Moses is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moses controls Santiago momentarily but Santiago frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deshawn Moses showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moses, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deshawn Moses!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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