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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen Asesinos - Los Crudos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a nice body shot.
Santiago misses with a straight left.
Santiago lands a jab to the head.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santiago.
Lee tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Santiago misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santiago tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santiago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santiago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santiago is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Santiago throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santiago's guard. Nice move by Lee!
Santiago working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Santiago is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santiago is proving hard to escape from.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Santiago is retaining full guard.
Santiago is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santiago swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Lee is looking to stand up but Santiago won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santiago wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Santiago postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lee is not content to let Santiago control the position.
Lee tries to control but Santiago manages to take his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santiago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Santiago darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santiago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santiago scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santiago on the ground.
Nice strikes from Santiago there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Santiago slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Antonio Santiago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santiago.
Santiago prevents Lee from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santiago connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santiago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santiago is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santiago to get the leverage.
Santiago is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to control Santiago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Lee tries to roll over but Santiago keeps him under control.
Santiago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Santiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santiago thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santiago is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Santiago seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Santiago.
Santiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looks to land a strike but Lee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Santiago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santiago is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santiago loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santiago trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santiago.
Lee is staying active underneath Santiago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santiago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Santiago works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Santiago's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago with good strikes from the mount here!
Santiago controlling from the full mount.
Santiago throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Santiago misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee taking shots to the head.
Lee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Santiago throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Santiago lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago throws some wild stikes that Lee manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santiago.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santiago cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago controlling the position easily from mount.
Santiago wants to finish this one by submission but Lee is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santiago.
Antonio Santiago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee tries to hold on but Santiago pushes him away.
Santiago tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee tries to hold on but Santiago pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking to control and managing it successfully.
Asher Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santiago 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Santiago!
Antonio Santiago bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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