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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Danky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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182 lbs
10 - 3 - 2 |
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173 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Danky backpedaling.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Danky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Danky catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Danky saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Danky, against the cage.
Danky has Santos pressed against the cage.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danky lands with an overhand left.
Danky lands a two punch combo.
Danky lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Danky misses.
Danky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Danky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danky.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Danky moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Santos throwing strikes here but Danky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Danky is looking to escape.
Danky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control the pace but Danky is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Danky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Santos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working for a submission but Danky is keeping him at bay.
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Danky bucks and avoids them well.
Danky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Danky blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Danky has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Danky!
Danky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maro Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Danky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Danky checks a leg kick.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danky, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Danky's ribcage. Danky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danky takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Danky.
Santos gets control of Danky's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danky postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos punching from the bottom.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Danky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos gets back to full guard.
Danky stops Santos from standing up.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Danky pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to control.
Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Santos keeping full guard, as Danky tries to pass.
Danky slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Santos.
Danky is taking a breather. Santos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Santos wants to control but Danky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky not doing much here.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Danky has passed into half guard!
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Danky pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Danky defends well.
Danky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maro Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos tries to clinch but Danky is having none of it.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Danky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos looks to land a combination but Danky avoids it well.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Danky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danky with a hook.
A left and a right from Danky both land. Nice combination.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maro Santos.
Danky fakes the leg kick and cracks Santos in the body.
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!
Danky jabs at Santos's body.
A jab lands there for Danky.
Danky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danky jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Danky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danky finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danky throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Danky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danky lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danky connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Santos wants to clinch up but Danky keeps it at a distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Danky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Danky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks Danky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Poor strikes thrown by Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Santos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Danky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.
Maro Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maro Santos!
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RATING
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