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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yambo Toletus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yambo Toletus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toletus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toletus throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Toletus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santiago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Toletus prevents Santiago from escaping the position.
Toletus wants to control but Santiago is keeping him busy.
Toletus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toletus scores with a hook to the body. Santiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santiago enables Toletus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santiago manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toletus gets to his feet - Santiago follows without any prompting.
Toletus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Toletus.
It looks like Dick Santiago has been cut.
Santiago clinches.
Toletus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toletus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santiago enables Toletus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santiago manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santiago is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago drags the fight down to the ground.
Toletus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santiago trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santiago holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toletus trying to control but Santiago is working from the bottom.
Toletus stands up and waves to Santiago to follow him.
Toletus scores with a takedown into Santiago's guard.
Santiago manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Toletus looks winded!
Toletus is fighting off a takedown attempt but Santiago is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Toletus to the mat. Toletus regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Toletus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Toletus seems keen to control Santiago's posture.
Santiago not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toletus working a defensive guard here.
Santiago controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Toletus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santiago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toletus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toletus gets the takedown into side control.
Santiago throws Toletus to one side and escapes!
Toletus dives in and scores a takedown into Santiago's guard.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Toletus passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yambo Toletus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Santiago's cut.
That's time! Santiago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santiago closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santiago lands in his opponent's guard.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Toletus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago throws a strike but Toletus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santiago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santiago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toletus manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago trying to control but Toletus is working from the bottom.
Santiago is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santiago stopping the sweep attempt from Toletus.
Santiago controlling from the top position.
Toletus is controlling Santiago's posture.
Toletus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santiago postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dick Santiago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santiago 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Toletus keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
Santiago is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Toletus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toletus throws a big shot that misses.
Santiago drops down looking for a counter takedown but Toletus sprawls and moves away.
Santiago gets caught flat footed, as Toletus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Toletus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santiago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toletus is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Toletus isn't so interested in that idea.
Santiago lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Toletus is controlling Santiago's posture.
Santiago is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Toletus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toletus seems keen to control Santiago's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toletus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santiago defends well.
Santiago controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santiago seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Toletus for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santiago decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Santiago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Santiago's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Santiago moves into range and clinches up with Toletus.
Santiago drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toletus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toletus walks away with a smile on his face. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toletus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Toletus stopping the sweep attempt from Santiago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toletus prevents Santiago from getting back to his feet.
Santiago is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Toletus presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Toletus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toletus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toletus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Toletus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santiago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santiago pulls Toletus in close to his closed guard and prevents Toletus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Toletus scoring with some ground and pound.
Santiago is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santiago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toletus manages to get himself to full guard.
Toletus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago won't allow Toletus to sweep him here.
Toletus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santiago passes into side control.
Santiago working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is putting a hurting on Toletus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Santiago trying to control the action but Toletus is working from the bottom.
Santiago in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Santiago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santiago taking a breather here.
Toletus tries to improve position but can't.
Santiago tries for a kimura but Toletus is defending well.
A control attempt from Toletus but he's now mounted!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toletus is in a horrible position here. Santiago smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santiago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Santiago!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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