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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba comes into the arena with Dirty house blaring out of the sound system. Santiago is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Asesinos - Los Crudos. Antonio Santiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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198 lbs
18 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba tried to score with a low kick but Santiago checks it.
Drogba gets caught flat footed, as Santiago shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Drogba controls Santiago momentarily but Santiago frees himself.
Santiago seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Drogba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santiago is one step ahead there.
Drogba keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
Drogba keeping full guard, as Santiago tries to pass.
Santiago is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Santiago hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Santiago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drogba connects with an inside leg kick.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Drogba throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Drogba sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Drogba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santiago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drogba can pounce on him.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogba is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drogba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drogba closes the distance but Santiago moves to the side
and Santiago counters with a three punch combo that has Drogba backing up. Drogba nods at Santiago to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drogba.
Santiago lands a jab to the nose.
Santiago misses with a kick to the body.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Drogba avoids it well.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogba tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santiago takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drogba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Santiago scores with a jab. Drogba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drogba throws a low kick but Santiago moves out of range easily.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drogba is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks.
Santiago throws a series of strikes that have Drogba backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Santiago.
Santiago looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drogba!
Drogba tries to lock up and control but Santiago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santiago swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Drogba is now in Santiago's guard. A big mistake from Santiago there, giving up the dominant position!
Drogba wants to pass the guard but Santiago is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drogba is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santiago dominated that round.
That's time! Drogba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santiago misses with a straight left.
Santiago tries for a takedown but Drogba circles away easily
and Drogba counters with a head kick. That will keep Santiago thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drogba is looking to chop away at Santiago's legs.
Drogba missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Antonio Santiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drogba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drogba misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Santiago misses.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Santiago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Didier Drogba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drogba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drogba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santiago's head.
Drogba misses with a leg kick.
Santiago misses with the combination.
Santiago misses with an uppercut
and Drogba counters with a big head kick but Santiago shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba throws a push kick but Santiago slaps the foot to one side.
Drogba misses with a low kick.
Drogba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drogba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogba tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago shoots in and gets a takedown into Drogba's guard.
Santiago looking to sit in guard and control but Drogba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santiago throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santiago manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Drogba has Santiago in his guard.
Santiago tries to free his leg and advance position but Drogba is retaining full guard.
Santiago slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Drogba looking for subs off his back but Santiago has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago winds up and cracks Drogba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santiago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santiago trying to mount his opponent but Drogba defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago is trying to control. Drogba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Santiago will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drogba is looking to land body kicks.
Drogba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogba tries a head kick but it misses.
Santiago shoots for a takedown but Drogba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drogba working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santiago has passed into half guard!
Santiago is trying to work for a kimura but Drogba is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba is trying to control but can't.
Santiago takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santiago working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santiago works his way into full mount!
Santiago lands a big elbow.
Santiago landing strikes from the mount and Drogba is in trouble!
Antonio Santiago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santiago is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drogba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drogba is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Drogba is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Drogba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santiago lands a heavy elbow.
Santiago scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Drogba tries to hold on but Santiago postures up.
Drogba takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Santiago's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Santiago!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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