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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Coward might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to machida the best. Santiago has chosen Asesinos - Los Crudos as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Antonio Santiago was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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192 lbs
33 - 5 - 0 |
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198 lbs
27 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
33 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago misses with a body shot.
The Coward tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santiago is able to avoid easily.
The Coward tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but The Coward shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Coward lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santiago wants to slow The Coward down by chopping away at his legs.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt
and The Coward counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machida The Coward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
Santiago avoids the body shot from The Coward.
Santiago tries for a takedown but The Coward sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santiago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Coward throws an off balance right hand
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Coward as he jumps to the side.
Santiago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Coward counters with a nice body kick.
Santiago looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward is looking to land body kicks.
Santiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Coward jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Coward misses with a looping right.
The Coward misses with a hook to the body
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Antonio Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Coward connects with a high kick.
Santiago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Coward connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santiago's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Coward slips a jab from Santiago.
The Coward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santiago.
Santiago has his takedown stuffed
and The Coward finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The Coward misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
The Coward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coward thuds his right hand into Santiago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Coward lands a leg kick that knocks Santiago off balance momentarily.
The Coward scores with a hook to the body. Santiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. The Coward does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Coward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from The Coward.
The Coward walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santiago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Coward scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Coward.
A low kick from Santiago is predictable there
and The Coward counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santiago's knee momentarily.
The Coward walks into a left hand.
The Coward throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Coward's half guard.
The Coward wants to get back to full guard.
The Coward is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santiago's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santiago's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago is really stuck here.
Santiago breaks The Coward's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The Coward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Coward lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santiago!
Santiago is desperately trying to improve his position but The Coward has a good base and remains in mount.
Santiago wants to control but The Coward is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as The Coward tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santiago is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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 avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Coward.
Santiago slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Coward is one step ahead there.
The Coward is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santiago fails with the takedown
and The Coward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Coward fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santiago checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santiago.
Santiago throws an off balance right hand
and The Coward counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santiago thinking.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy.
The Coward chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Coward throws a leg kick but Santiago checks it.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
The Coward looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches up with The Coward, looking for a takedown. Santiago pushes The Coward against the cage but The Coward circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santiago manages to get an easy takedown there - catching The Coward on his heels. He'll look to pass The Coward's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Coward tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Coward might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
Santiago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Coward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Coward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santiago is one step ahead there.
Santiago advances to half guard.
Santiago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Coward does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Coward wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Coward is staying active underneath Santiago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santiago prevents The Coward from improving his position.
The Coward is refusing to be controlled, as Santiago sits in half guard.
Santiago missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santiago is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Coward flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santiago is trying to control the action in half guard but The Coward is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Coward tries to roll over but Santiago keeps him under control.
Santiago is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Santiago seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santiago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Coward sees it coming and defends easily.
The Coward trying to control but Santiago postures up.
The Coward avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santiago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santiago is trying to control the action in half guard but The Coward is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Coward trying to control but Santiago postures up.
Santiago is working for a kimura but The Coward is defending it quite comfortably.
The Coward is looking for a sweep. Santiago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
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. This is the final round!
The Coward misses with a combination
and Santiago counters with a single leg into guard. The Coward didn't expect that.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but The Coward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago throwing strikes from guard but The Coward blocks nicely.
Santiago won't allow The Coward to sweep him here.
Santiago throwing strikes but missing.
Santiago trying to control but The Coward is working from the bottom.
Antonio Santiago has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Coward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santiago is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward controls Santiago momentarily but Santiago frees himself.
Santiago stopping the sweep attempt from The Coward.
Santiago trying to control but The Coward is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santiago stands up over The Coward, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Coward is controlling Santiago's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santiago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Coward counters with an inside leg kick.
The Coward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by The Coward.
Santiago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Coward counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - The Coward sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machida The Coward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
Santiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Coward just misses with a punch to the body.
The Coward looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward throws a wild body kick that Santiago sees coming a mile off.
Machida The Coward is winning the standup battle so far.
Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown but The Coward manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santiago's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Coward throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Coward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Coward.
Santiago throws a body punch but The Coward moves out of range.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from The Coward.
Santiago has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from The Coward misses the target.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Coward but The Coward pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Coward takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santiago.
The Coward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago.
Machida The Coward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago's corner calls for a 1-2. Santiago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Coward thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santiago fails with the takedown
and The Coward makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Coward throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The Coward lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Coward loads up on a big right hand but Santiago slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Machida The Coward showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Coward has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Where at you Tonal?I know you goin duck me.
Dont be scared homie!'.
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hype
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