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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlson Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlson Dorian's chin.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlson Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Santos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Dorian on that attempt.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dorian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorian drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dorian is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dorian passes Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dorian is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos pushes Dorian off looking to stand but Dorian dives back in and keeps control.
Dorian trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Dorian uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Dorian wants to take Santos's back here but Santos is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Dorian goes for an armbar but Santos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Santos.
Dorian throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorian tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Dorian is breathing heavily.
Santos stands up.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos tries to clinch but Dorian is having none of it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos drops Dorian with a beautiful combination! Dorian stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santos is looking for the KO!
Dorian is rocked!
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Dorian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorian seems to have got his legs back now.
Dorian misses with a head kick.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos is looking to clinch but Dorian is avoiding it.
Dorian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlson Dorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
John Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorian moves away from the strike by Santos.
Dorian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Dorian scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dorian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dorian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Santos tries to clinch but Dorian moves out of range.
Santos tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Dorian pushes him off.
Dorian shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Dorian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos tries to clinch there but Dorian circles away.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorian.
Santos tries to clinch up but Dorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos swinging wilding here.
Dorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dorian throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Dorian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorian was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dorian.
Santos tries a low kick but Dorian avoids it.
Dorian throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dorian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dorian works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dorian is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos pushes Dorian off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch but Dorian is avoiding it.
John Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos tries to clinch but Dorian moves out of range.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Dorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos tries to clinch there but Dorian circles away.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Dorian gets the takedown into side control.
Dorian tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santos sneaks out the side door and pushes Dorian away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dorian is controlling him well.
Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dorian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dorian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dorian swings around for an armbar but Santos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dorian's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dorian has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.
Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dorian slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos wants to clinch.
Dorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to bum rush Dorian with a series of wild strikes but Dorian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dorian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch there but Dorian circles away.
Dorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch up but Dorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorian.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorian circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dorian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlson Dorian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos lands a nice hook to Dorian's body. Dorian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Santos.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Santos!
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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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