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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Rice (ranked 24815 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dodong Santiago (ranked 4188 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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346 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alec Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dodong Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santiago tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rice misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Santiago wants to get up but he can't break Rice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santiago gets to his feet - Rice follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Santiago scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alec Rice has been cut.
Santiago misses with a wild combination.
Santiago misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santiago.
Santiago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rice. Rice obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santiago throws a right hand that Rice ducks under and follows up with a left that Rice also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Santiago. That snapped Rice's head back.
Santiago throws a right hand that Rice ducks under and follows up with a left that Rice also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Santiago misses.
Santiago looks winded!
Santiago misses with the combination.
Santiago tries to bum rush Rice with a series of wild strikes but Rice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rice tries to counter by clinching up but Santiago breaks away and moves out of range.
Rice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rice tries to pull guard but Santiago forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to break the clinch but Rice is controlling the position.
Santiago gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santiago is working away from the top position though.
Santiago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santiago not doing much here.
Rice actively working from the bottom here.
Rice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice gets full guard.
Rice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santiago wanted to stand there but Rice had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rice trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rice is trying to keep Santiago in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rice really is a fat lump.
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rice.
Santiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rice wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Rice can't do much from the bottom here.
Rice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dodong Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alec Rice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rice.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santiago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alec Rice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Santiago lands a jab-cross combination.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago swinging wildly here.
Rice was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rice dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rice connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice connects with a right hand. Santiago shakes it off.
No joy there for Santiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Rice misses with a few strikes there.
Rice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Rice misses.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rice.
Rice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santiago momentarily.
Santiago takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Rice. Those never looked like landing.
Rice avoids the body shot from Santiago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rice loads up on a big right hand but Santiago slips the punch.
Santiago lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Rice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rice swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dodong Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago misses with a lunging right hand
and Rice counters with a nice uppercut.
Santiago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Rice avoids them all with ease.
As Santiago tries to get set, Rice tries to push him back and clinch up but Santiago manages to avoid the attempt.
Rice connects with a jab.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a combination that misses
and Rice counters with an inside leg kick.
Rice misses with the combination.
Santiago throws a counter combo.
Santiago is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rice rather than just go for the knockout.
Rice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santiago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rice swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Santiago lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rice.
Rice misses with a looping left.
Santiago throws a combination. Rice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rice is trying to defend but Santiago finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice trying to hold on to Santiago's head to control him but Santiago postures up.
Santiago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santiago decides to stand up.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Rice was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dodong Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alec Rice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rice throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice closes the distance and clinches up with Santiago, looking for a takedown. Rice pushes Santiago against the cage but Santiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice side step and Santiago releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dodong Santiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rice is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Santiago's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rice!
Rice throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rice.
Rice throws a big counter combination but Santiago scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santiago.
A combination from Rice does no damage.
Santiago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santiago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rice ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
Rice fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Rice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Santiago's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santiago duly obliges.
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice is looking to clinch.
Rice looks to land a combination but Santiago avoids it well.
Santiago misses with a hook to the body
and Rice counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Rice to acknowledge the strikes.
Santiago misses with a combination
and Rice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rice, right into the meat.
Santiago scores with a one two! Rice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santiago changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rice wants to control but Santiago postures up.
Santiago stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rice lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Santiago misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Rice scores with a four punch combination!
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rice counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santiago throws a body shot but no joy.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Rice avoids nicely.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rice misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rice manages to avoid it.
Santiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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 decides to stand back up.
Santiago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rice avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Santiago throws a body punch but Rice moves out of range.
Santiago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rice circles away quickly and effectively.
Rice tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Santiago cracks Rice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santiago throws a right hand that Rice ducks under and follows up with a left that Rice also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rice counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Santiago!
Santiago throws Rice to one side and escapes!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dodong Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santiago has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dodong Santiago!
Dodong Santiago bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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RATING
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