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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talon Orion (ranked 5615 p4p, 416 weight class) and Alessio Da Santiago (ranked 5085 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Talon Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessio Da Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Santiago leaves Orion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Da Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Orion.
Da Santiago is looking for the big counter here.
Orion closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Orion shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Da Santiago's guard.
Da Santiago is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Orion presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion tries to pull guard but Da Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Orion drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talon Orion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Santiago pulls guard effortlessly.
Da Santiago trying to control the position.
Orion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orion tries to stand but Da Santiago is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Santiago has his foot on Orion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orion works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Orion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Da Santiago throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Orion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Santiago swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Santiago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Da Santiago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Da Santiago trying to control the position.
Orion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orion gets to his feet. Da Santiago looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Orion. That snapped Da Santiago's head back.
Da Santiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orion.
Da Santiago dodges the punch combination from Orion.
Da Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Orion.
Orion avoids a kick to the body.
Talon Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion shoots in for a double leg but Da Santiago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion scores with a three punch combo!
Nice cross by Orion.
Orion catches Da Santiago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Da Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Orion sprawls well. He's pushed Da Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Orion gets tackled into the cage by Da Santiago. Da Santiago maintains the clinch.
Orion is trying to push Da Santiago away but Da Santiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orion blocks an elbow strike.
Orion tightens his grip and picks Da Santiago up, before dumping him to the ground. Da Santiago manages to land in guard.
Orion trying to control but Da Santiago is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Da Santiago controls Orion momentarily but Orion frees himself.
Da Santiago keeping full guard, as Orion tries to pass.
Da Santiago is trying to control the position but Orion postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion wants to control from the top but Da Santiago keeps moving.
Orion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Da Santiago has his hands on Orion's head, controlling the position.
Da Santiago trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion trying to control but Da Santiago is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Orion dominated that round.
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.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Da Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Santiago has managed to clinch.
Orion breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Da Santiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick and Da Santiago moves out of range easily.
Da Santiago unleashes a big counter combination but Orion bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Orion shoots for a takedown but Da Santiago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Talon Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Da Santiago gets full guard.
Da Santiago has his foot on Orion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orion works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Santiago controls Orion momentarily but Orion frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Orion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Santiago is keeping the position for now.
We've been informed that Da Santiago has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alessio Da Santiago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orion trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orion prevents Da Santiago from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Santiago is trying to keep Orion in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Orion wants to control from the top but Da Santiago keeps moving.
Da Santiago is looking for a triangle but Orion pushes his legs off easily.
Orion stays in close to Da Santiago's body and controls the position.
Da Santiago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Orion sizes up Da Santiago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Da Santiago walks into a straight right hand from Orion.
Orion shoots in for a double leg but Da Santiago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Da Santiago takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Santiago can do to turn this around?
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Santiago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Da Santiago takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Orion kicks off Da Santiago and gets to his feet.
Orion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Da Santiago is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talon Orion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Santiago is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Da Santiago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orion lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Orion misses with the combination.
Orion shoots for a takedown but Da Santiago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Talon Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Orion shoots and misses
and Da Santiago counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Santiago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Da Santiago wants it to stay on the feet.
Da Santiago changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Da Santiago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orion.
Da Santiago tries to clinch but Orion is having none of it.
Orion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Santiago is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Orion throws a right hand that Da Santiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Santiago also avoids with ease.
Da Santiago tries to counter with a clinch but Orion shakes him off and moves away.
Da Santiago tries to clinch up.
Da Santiago checks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orion!
A punch combination from Orion misses.
Orion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Orion dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Orion.
Orion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Santiago. Da Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Orion tries to sprawl out of it but Da Santiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion thuds his right hand into Da Santiago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orion keeps the fight on the outside.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Santiago shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Orion - just one landing.
Da Santiago rushes Orion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orion is trying to break free.
Orion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Talon Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Da Santiago.
Da Santiago looking for a takedown.
Da Santiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orion's efforts to push away.
Orion misses with some punches.
Orion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Santiago at a distance.
Orion throws a head kick but Da Santiago moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion thuds his shin into the meat of Da Santiago's side.
Orion fails with a takedown attempt.
Orion looks for a takedown but Da Santiago sprawls well.
Da Santiago lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No joy there for Orion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Santiago sprawls well. Da Santiago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orion gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Santiago avoids the head kick by Orion.
Orion throws a right hand that Da Santiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Santiago also avoids with ease.
Orion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Santiago swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Orion misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Santiago wants to clinch.
Orion shoots in for a takedown but Da Santiago shows good takedown defense.
Da Santiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orion slips under a jab from Da Santiago.
Da Santiago gets a clinch.
Da Santiago can't get the takedown.
Da Santiago pulls guard effortlessly.
Orion trying to control but Da Santiago is working from the bottom.
Orion stands and steps away. Da Santiago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Da Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a head kick that Da Santiago semi-blocks.
Orion's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orion duly obliges.
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!
Da Santiago has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orion working hard to break the clinch.
Da Santiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orion's efforts to push away.
Orion working hard to break the clinch.
Orion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orion breaks the clinch.
Orion is looking to clinch.
Da Santiago stuffs the takedown.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Talon Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orion, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talon Orion!
An out of breath Talon Orion thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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