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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 27, 2019 |
#R1# Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sitsongrit as he jumps to the side. Santiago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Santiago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Santiago takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Santiago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santiago's head. Santiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Santiago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santiago takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Santiago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1# Santiago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Santiago misses. An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit. Santiago's coach down at Cozad MMA Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Santiago's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside. Santiago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sitsongrit scores with a head kick. Santiago tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Santiago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. No luck for Santiago with that takedown attempt. Rodrigues Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uadab Santiago.#T2# Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santiago takes a step back to recover. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right. Santiago takes a kick to the side of the head. Santiago fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santiago is defended easily by Sitsongrit. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
#T3# Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Santiago in the body. Santiago darts in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets double underhooks and turns Santiago into the cage. Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santiago has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Santiago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand. Rodrigues Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook. Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Santiago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand. Santiago tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away easily and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Santiago was not able to check. No luck for Santiago with that takedown attempt. Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T4# Sitsongrit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf. Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago. That did some damage! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Santiago should have avoided that one. Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Santiago walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Santiago has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigues Sitsongrit dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Sitsongrit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sitsongrit wants it to stay on the feet. Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick. Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santiago. Santiago circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike. Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Santiago's torso. A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Santiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sitsongrit scores with a one two! Santiago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Santiago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit slaps away a takedown attempt from Santiago, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T1# Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Santiago's front leg but catches the back leg as Santiago tries to avoid it. Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Santiago's head back.
Santiago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit. Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense. Sitsongrit is looking for a counter combo. Rodrigues Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uadab Santiago. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santiago crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Santiago gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Santiago manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Santiago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#TD2# Santiago shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sitsongrit is trying to defend but Santiago finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Sitsongrit tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Santiago manages to move to mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2# Santiago with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#SUB2# Santiago jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2# Santiago working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2# Santiago tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Sitsongrit is trying to control Santiago's posture but Santiago avoids it. #T3# Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep.#SUB2# Santiago is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sitsongrit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Santiago working away. Sitsongrit is not content to let Santiago control the position. #SUB2# Santiago has an Americana. Sitsongrit didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Santiago is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Santiago hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Uadab Santiago!
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