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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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190 cm
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Santiago!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overeem tries to clinch up
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santiago moves forwards but Overeem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santiago closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Overeem's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santiago sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santiago pushing down on Overeem's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santiago is looking for a kimura but Overeem is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santiago to get the leverage.
Santiago is looking for a kimura but Overeem is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santiago to get the leverage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santiago is trying to work for a kimura but Overeem is defending well.
Santiago performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Overeem tries to kick Santiago off but Santiago keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is in trouble now - Santiago has advanced to mount!
Santiago working for a submission but Overeem is keeping him at bay.
Santiago lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Overeem hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santiago scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santiago throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santiago lands a nice shot to the head.
Santiago takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santiago scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santiago lands a big shot there that rocks Overeem but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santiago raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Santiago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Overeem is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago controlling the pace for now.
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santiago lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oooh a big shot lands for Santiago! Overeem is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Santiago!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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