Although fifth-round stoppage victories are rare, World Victory Road middleweight champion Jorge Santiago has now scored two. In come-from-behind fashion. Against a single opponent. In fewer than two years.
Santiago latest odds-defying performance came against familiar foe Kazuo Misaki in the main event of Sunday’s Sengoku Raiden Championship 14 event, which took place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, and aired live in North American on HDNet.
In addition to the championship headliner, a handful of fighters advanced in the Japanese promotion’s multi-event bantamweight and welterweight grand prixs. Santiago, though, stole the show.