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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estefan Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and arch enemy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by DMX- What's my name. arch enemy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estefan Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, arch enemy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
enemy lands with a nice combination. Santiago backs away looking to recover.
enemy scores with a takedown into Santiago's guard.
enemy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
enemy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santiago wants to stand up but enemy is controlling him.
enemy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago keeping full guard, as enemy tries to pass.
Santiago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for enemy!
Santiago stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Santiago misses with a takedown
and enemy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago changes levels and goes for a takedown here. enemy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santiago avoids the body shot from enemy.
Santiago doesn't succeed with the takedown
so enemy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Estefan Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
enemy works over Santiago with some ground and pound from guard.
enemy throws and elbow that misses. Santiago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in enemy's guard. Nice move by Santiago!
enemy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santiago is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! enemy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Santiago, into his guard.
Santiago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from enemy.
enemy stopping the sweep attempt from Santiago.
enemy throwing strikes from guard but Santiago blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
enemy is in close to Santiago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
enemy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
enemy is looking to work some ground and pound but Santiago has wrist control.
enemy throwing strikes from guard but Santiago blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
enemy misses with a double jab.
enemy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
enemy landing a few strikes.
enemy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santiago sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Santiago takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
enemy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Santiago is looking for a sweep.
enemy working the body and head with strikes.
enemy is working Santiago over with some ground and pound from side control.
enemy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Santiago dodges the ground and pound from enemy.
enemy is putting a hurting on Santiago here, landing some big shots from side control.
enemy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santiago sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
enemy in side control, throwing shots but Santiago defends.
The ground and pound from enemy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
enemy working the head with strikes.
enemy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
enemy throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
enemy throws a series of strikes that have Santiago backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
arch enemy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Estefan Santiago'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.
Santiago with a poor takedown
and enemy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santiago avoiding damage under a succession of punches from enemy.
Santiago actively working from the bottom here.
enemy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santiago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
enemy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santiago looking for submissions off his back.
enemy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
enemy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santiago defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
enemy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago fails with the takedown
and enemy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santiago tries to keep at a distance but enemy has taken the fight into the clinch.
enemy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
enemy rushes Santiago and presses him up against the cage.
enemy is pressed up against the cage. Santiago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag enemy down to the mat. enemy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Estefan Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
enemy cracks Santiago with a good jab.
enemy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
enemy misses with a jab, cross combination.
enemy clinches up against the cage.
Santiago looking for a takedown.
Santiago wants to break the clinch but can't.
enemy manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from enemy. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
enemy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santiago to the mat! Santiago manages to get full guard.
enemy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells enemy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santiago is on top in guard.
Santiago wants to stand but enemy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Santiago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
enemy is controlling Santiago's posture.
enemy keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santiago trying to move into half guard but instead enemy has managed to sweep!
arch enemy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santiago working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. enemy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. enemy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
enemy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
enemy landing with the ground and pound.
enemy preventing the sweep.
enemy advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by enemy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
arch enemy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Estefan Santiago's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by enemy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago has his takedown stuffed
and enemy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santiago shoots and misses
and enemy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santiago!
enemy landing shots from mount.
enemy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santiago looks a forlorn figure.
enemy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santiago?
Santiago is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Santiago is looking to get to half guard.
Santiago holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as enemy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
enemy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
enemy unloads with some shots from mount but Santiago bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by enemy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santiago tries to lock up and control but enemy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
enemy landing punches.
enemy lands a heavy elbow.
enemy scoring with strikes but Santiago is staying in there.
enemy prevents Santiago from getting the reversal.
Santiago wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by enemy.
Santiago is trying desperately to improve position.
enemy with the ground and pound from mount.
Santiago working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Santiago sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Santiago wants to improve his position but enemy is controlling well.
enemy decides to stand up.
enemy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santiago as he jumps to the side.
Santiago with a lazy takedown attempt
and enemy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Estefan Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
enemy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santiago pushes enemy off and gets back to his feet.
enemy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
enemy tries a head kick but it misses.
Santiago shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
enemy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santiago frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
enemy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Santiago there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santiago moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, enemy has worked his arm free - good work by enemy!
Santiago tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
arch enemy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well enemy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... arch enemy!
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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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