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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Liller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg Liller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Liller tries to land a leg kick but Dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liller as he jumps to the side.
Liller tries a head kick but it misses.
Liller tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Liller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Liller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dos Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dos Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Liller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liller has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Liller is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
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.
Liller is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
Dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Liller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greg Liller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liller throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Liller throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Liller gets caught flat footed, as Dos Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Liller wants to stand and escape but Dos Santos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Liller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Liller keeps moving.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dos Santos chips away with some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liller tries a head kick but it misses.
Liller misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Liller which made him look bad.
Greg Liller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Dos Santos.
Liller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liller misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liller.
Liller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Liller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Liller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Liller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Liller as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Liller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Liller.
Nice sprawl there from Liller as Dos Santos shoots in.
Greg Liller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Dos Santos.
Liller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Liller is looking to score with low kicks.
Dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Liller sprawls well.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liller.
Dos Santos shoots in but Liller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liller misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Liller tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Liller.
Greg Liller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liller misses with a head kick.
Liller lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Cain Dos Santos has been cut.
Liller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Liller.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Liller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Liller wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Liller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dos Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Liller pushes Dos Santos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dos Santos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dos Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dos Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liller, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liller, who protects the arm well.
Liller wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos drags him back down.
Dos Santos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Liller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Liller wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos drags him back down.
Dos Santos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Liller in a clinch.
Liller tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Liller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Liller clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Liller is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dos Santos throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Liller showing good submission defense here.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes.
Dos Santos tries to keep control of the position but Liller is staying busy.
Dos Santos looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cain Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cain Dos Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liller misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos shoots in and bounces Liller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Liller has momentary wrist control but Dos Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a leg! Liller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liller manages to kick Dos Santos off! Dos Santos jumps back into Liller's guard.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liller's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a head shot. Liller uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dos Santos trying to control but Liller is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a leg! Liller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liller manages to kick Dos Santos off! Dos Santos jumps back into Liller's guard.
Liller keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos throws a strike but Liller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greg Liller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Liller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos managing to control the position.
Dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Liller defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cain Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Liller in close.
Liller wanted to stand there but Dos Santos had control of the position.
Liller trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dos Santos controlling from the top position.
Liller wants to stand up but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dos 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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