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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jetro delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Machida's choice of entrance music: RockStarr. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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206 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jetro delos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida moves into the clinch.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but Machida won't allow it.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jetro delos Santos has been cut.
delos Santos could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but Machida won't allow it.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but Machida won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jetro delos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida just leaning against delos Santos, taking a breather.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks with his arms.
Machida tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Machida tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
Machida stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida looks gassed!
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but delos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida avoiding damage as delos Santos throws knees to the body.
delos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Machida gets an underhook and turns delos Santos into the cage.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but delos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Machida.
delos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Machida has worked for underhooks and has pushed delos Santos into the cage.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but Machida holds him up against the cage and eventually delos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Machida has delos Santos pushed against the cage.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but Machida won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
delos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida stalling in the clinch.
Machida tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but delos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but Machida won't allow it.
delos Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. delos Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Machida got a little sloppy there for a moment and delos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Machida has managed to get both his arms back between delos Santos's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos working for a triangle but Machida defends it easily.
delos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
delos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Machida is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for delos Santos.
delos Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Machida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with delos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
delos Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
delos Santos tries to bench press Machida off him but Machida keeps the position.
Machida gets to mount! delos Santos was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
delos Santos tries to improve his position but instead Machida has taken his back!
Machida avoiding delos Santos 's attempts to control his hands.
Machida is trying to stick to delos Santos's back but delos Santos is turning into Machida. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Machida's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by delos Santos.
delos Santos trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jetro delos Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jetro delos Santos's cut.
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.
Machida tries to clinch up.
delos Santos tries to clinch up
and Machida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machida.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks with his arms.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
delos Santos is looking to control Machida's arms but Machida gets an underhook and turns him. Now delos Santos has his back to the cage.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but Machida holds him up against the cage and eventually delos Santos drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
delos Santos jumps guard but Machida stands there with delos Santos around his waist. delos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but delos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
delos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but delos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to delos Santos's face.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
delos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machida walks away with a smile on his face. delos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jetro delos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Machida moves into the clinch.
delos Santos looking to stall.
Machida prevents delos Santos from breaking the clinch.
delos Santos fails to pull guard.
delos Santos fails to pull guard.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
delos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machida walks away with a smile on his face. delos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
delos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machida tries to avoid it but delos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machida to the ground. Machida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
delos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
delos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machida circles away.
delos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Machida clinches with his opponent.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Machida.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
delos Santos tries to pull guard but Machida holds him up against the cage and eventually delos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
delos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machida smiles and moves away.
Machida leaves delos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jetro delos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
delos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Machida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machida tries to clinch but delos Santos moves out of range.
delos Santos shoots in and drives through. Machida sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with delos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
delos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machida walks away with a smile on his face. delos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but delos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
delos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but delos Santos pushes him off.
Machida moves into range and clinches up with delos Santos.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
delos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida displaying some good clinch control by pressing delos Santos up against the cage.
Machida tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but delos Santos is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos decides to pull guard.
Machida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
delos Santos is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Machida has his hands clasped together but delos Santos extends an breaks Machida's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by delos Santos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jetro delos Santos!
Jetro delos Santos is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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