Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AD488: To the Future
Date: Oct 01, 2017

#R1##TD#
Raginis gets a takedown into half guard.
Raginis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Raginis trying to work for an americana but Santos has managed to regain full guard.
Raginis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Raginis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raginis throws an elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raginis's guard. Nice move by Santos!#REVB#
Raginis wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raginis is on top in guard. #REVR#
Raginis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Santos has momentary wrist control but Raginis slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raginis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raginis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raginis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raginis.
Raginis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Raginis from controlling successfully.
Raginis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raginis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Raginis chips away with some ground and pound.
Raginis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos has momentary wrist control but Raginis slips an elbow through the middle.
Raginis trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Raginis won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Raginis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raginis working some strikes from top position.
Raginis throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Raginis is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raginis throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Raginis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Raginis from controlling successfully.
Raginis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Raginis advances position into side control!
Raginis working the ground and pound.
Raginis looks up at the clock and then as Santos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Raginis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Raginis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Santos to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Raginis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Raginis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Santos is not content to let Raginis control the position.
Raginis scores with punches from side control.
Santos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Santos is not content to let Raginis control the position.
Raginis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raginis is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raginis lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Raginis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent Raginis getting side control.
Raginis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Santos!
Raginis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wladyslaw Raginis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raginis wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Raginis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
Raginis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raginis lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Raginis dominating with strikes here.
Raginis dominating with strikes here.#ROC#
Santos is rocked!#T1##SUB#
Raginis looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.
Santos taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Raginis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Raginis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Raginis landing strikes.
Check out the look on Raginis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Raginis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Raginis working the head and body with strikes.
Raginis is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Raginis scoring with punches and elbows.
Raginis is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Raginis is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Raginis scoring with strikes.
Raginis wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Check out the look on Raginis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Raginis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Raginis is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Raginis working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Raginis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Raginis cracks Santos with a big elbow.
Raginis tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T4#
Raginis working away.
Raginis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos defending against the ground and pound. #SUB#
Raginis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Raginis working the strikes but Santos uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Santos is not content to let Raginis control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #TD#
Raginis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Raginis chips away with some ground and pound.
Raginis throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Raginis wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Raginis connects with a couple of short punches.
Raginis scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Raginis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Raginis, into his guard. #REVB#
Raginis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T1#
Raginis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raginis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raginis working some strikes from top position.
Raginis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raginis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Raginis has gone for a leg lock! Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Raginis's guard.#REVB##T2#
Santos trying to control but Raginis is working from the bottom.
Santos pushing down on Raginis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Raginis is pressing down on Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raginis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Raginis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Raginis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raginis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T3#
Raginis stalling away here and it's allowed Santos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Raginis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos controls Raginis momentarily but Raginis frees himself.
Wladyslaw Raginis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Raginis from controlling successfully.
Raginis works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raginis wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.#T4#
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.
Raginis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santos's guard.
Raginis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raginis lands a nice short elbow.
Raginis controlling the action here.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raginis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos is not content to let Raginis control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wladyslaw Raginis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raginis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wladyslaw Raginis!
Wladyslaw Raginis made sure to mention his sponsor, FORCEE in his post fight interview.

Event: AD481: Land of the Rising Sun
Date: Sep 09, 2017

#R1#
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos wants to clinch up but Barakat keeps it at a distance.
Barakat works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barakat obliges.
Santos looks winded!
Barakat tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barakat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Barakat.
A body shot lands from Barakat.
Barakat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Barakat.
Barakat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Barakat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Barakat.
Barakat misses with a knee to the head.
Barakat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barakat working Santos over with knees to the body.
Barakat works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Barakat lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barakat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos. #T1#
Barakat scores with a hook to the body.
Barakat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from Barakat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barakat obliges.
Barakat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barakat lands with a right to the head.
Barakat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barakat.
Barakat lands with a light punch inside.
Barakat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barakat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barakat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Barakat.
Barakat misses with a punch to the body.
Barakat misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Barakat.
Barakat tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barakat missing with knees to the body.
Barakat digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Barakat.
Barakat lands a knee to the head.
Barakat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barakat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barakat stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
Barakat connects with a knee to the head.
Barakat struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Barakat lands a nice uppercut.
Barakat lands with a light punch inside.
Barakat with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Barakat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barakat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barakat with a knee to the head.
Barakat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barakat with a knee to the head.
Barakat presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barakat landing knees to the head. #ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Barakat lands a knee to the body.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Barakat finish him?
Barakat scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barakat with a knee to the head.
Barakat lands with a right to the head.
Barakat lands with a short shot to the head.
Barakat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barakat lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barakat.
Barakat lands a left hand.
Barakat has Santos tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Santos to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Qasim Barakat!
Qasim Barakat gave a mention to FORCEE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: BFT-488: Khan vs El Toro
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kothciushco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kothciushco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Kothciushco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Kothciushco does no damage.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Kothciushco moved out of range.
Kothciushco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Santos misses.
Kothciushco throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kothciushco.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kothciushco counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kothciushco scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Kothciushco.
Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kothciushco drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Santos swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kothciushco's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
An out of breath Junior Dos Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: BFT-485: Kampmann vs Brandao 4
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1#
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnett moves away.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnett's hands.#CUT#
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnett.
Santos misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Barnett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #ES#
Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Barnett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.#CL#
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Barnett is controlling him.#T1#
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Barnett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Barnett slips the punch.
Santos misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Barnett counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos keeping his opponent close.#T2#
Barnett lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB2#
Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos dodges the ground and pound from Barnett.
Barnett working the strikes but Santos uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Barnett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Barnett seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos is looking to control Barnett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?#T3#
Santos is not content to let Barnett control the position.#SUB2#
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura but Santos is defending well. #SUB2#
Barnett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barnett is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Barnett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnett passes to side control.
Santos prevents Barnett from moving into mount.
Barnett wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Barnett are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB2#
Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barnett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos motions for Barnett to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett feints the counter takedown.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws the left hand but Barnett avoids the punch easily.
And Barnett tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnett.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnett needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.#T1#
Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Santos tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnett feints the counter takedown.
Barnett takes one on the button.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnett can do to turn this around?
Barnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santos swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Barnett counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Barnett moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T2#
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!
Barnett misses with the ground and pound.
Barnett tries to move into full mount but can't pass Santos's legs.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnett working the strikes but Santos uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Santos is pressing down on Barnett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Josh Barnett has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Barnett postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barnett, into his guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Barnett has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.#T3##SU#
Barnett is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barnett slips under a jab from Santos.
Barnett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Barnett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnett.
Santos controls Barnett momentarily but Barnett frees himself.
Barnett trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Barnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Barnett with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Barnett trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnett trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos seems keen to control Barnett's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos keeping full guard, as Barnett tries to pass.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Santos throws a series of punches but Barnett moves out of range.
Santos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnett.
Barnett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos defends it well.
Santos swings for the body but Barnett moves out of range.
Barnett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
Santos pushes Barnett off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Barnett's knee but Barnett avoids it well.
And Barnett tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santos connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Barnett with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.#T1#
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Barnett with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Barnett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.#ES#
Santos pushes Barnett off and scrambles back to his feet.
Santos misses with a double jab.
And Barnett tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Barnett ducks down to avoid it.
And Barnett tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Santos looks to land a right hand but Barnett moved out of range.
Barnett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Barnett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Barnett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot #TD2#
and Barnett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santos's guard.
Barnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head. #T3##SUB2#
Barnett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barnett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though. #SUB2#
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnett.
Santos is trying to escape back to his feet but Barnett uses the scramble to pass into side control. #SUB2#
Barnett is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnett working the head with strikes. #SUB2#
Barnett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Barnett is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Josh Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: BFT-479
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Velasquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Velasquez is just out of range.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Velasquez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Velasquez swinging wildly here.
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!
Velasquez dives in for a single leg takedown but Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Velasquez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Velasquez somewhat.
Velasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Santos throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Velasquez.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Velasquez's head back. #TD2#
Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Velasquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Velasquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santos seems keen to control Velasquez's posture.
Velasquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Velasquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Velasquez is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Velasquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos is really struggling to control Velasquez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Velasquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Velasquez is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Velasquez working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Velasquez trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Velasquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velasquez's guard. #REVR##T3#
Santos trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Velasquez is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SU#
Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Velasquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos, which made it look bad.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velasquez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.#T4#
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Velasquez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos defends it well.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos sizes up Velasquez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT#
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Velasquez.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velasquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Velasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head. #TD2#
Velasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into Santos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos trying to control the position here.
Velasquez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cain Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Velasquez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Velasquez somewhat.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Velasquez.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
letting Santos counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Velasquez shoots in and bounces Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos is trying to keep Velasquez in close.
Velasquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Velasquez cracks Santos with a solid left hand.#SU2#
Santos is working an open guard so Velasquez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Velasquez.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Velasquez. Velasquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Velasquez off the cage and back into range.
Santos throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Velasquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Velasquez goes for a double leg but Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santos continues to drive forward.
Velasquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Velasquez off to one side.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.#T2#
Velasquez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Velasquez is defended easily by Santos.
Velasquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Velasquez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Velasquez somewhat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Santos swinging wildly here. #T3#
Velasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Velasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #KD#
Santos cracks Velasquez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Santos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Velasquez to stand back up!#KD#
Santos cracks Velasquez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Santos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Velasquez to stand back up!#ROC#
Velasquez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Velasquez is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Santos doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Velasquez crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Velasquez's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Dos Santos!
A relieved looking Junior Dos Santos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BFT-476: PRIDE Never Die! 18
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
McAlister takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CL2#
McAlister has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by McAlister.
Santos tries to break free but McAlister pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
McAlister has Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but McAlister keeps him there for the moment.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
McAlister pushes Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAlister staying out of range there.#CL2#
McAlister moves into the clinch.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister slips a straight right by Santos.#CL2#
Santos gets tackled into the ropes by McAlister. McAlister maintains the clinch.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos. #BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
McAlister moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McAlister.
McAlister lands with a light punch inside.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but McAlister won't allow it.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but McAlister has double underhooks.
McAlister prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land. #T2#
McAlister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Santos. #BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McAlister moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but McAlister keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from McAlister. #BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos cracks McAlister with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
McAlister gets a clinch.
McAlister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
McAlister scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
McAlister working aggressively here. #T3#
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister has Santos pressed against the ropes, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAlister tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos scores with a jab.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Sydney Shootfighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos lands with a cross.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but McAlister has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McAlister working aggressively here. #T4#
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAlister tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it. #CL2#
McAlister has managed to clinch. #BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes.
Santos is trying to push McAlister away but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.#CL2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McAlister moves into the clinch.#T5#
Santos wants to break free but McAlister has control.
McAlister working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McAlister tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a hook to the side of McAlister's head but McAlister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McAlister looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
McAlister has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos stuns McAlister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlister is just out of range.
Santos looks to land a combination but McAlister avoids it well. #CL2#
McAlister instigates a clinch.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAlister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head. #T6##BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McAlisters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws a right hand that McAlister ducks under and follows up with a left that McAlister also avoids with ease.
McAlister slips under a jab from Santos.
McAlister is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and McAlister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by McAlister.
McAlister swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McAlister slips a jab and a cross from Santos. #CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McAlister. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch. #CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.#T7#
Santos is trying to push McAlister away but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McAlister.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister lands a nice uppercut.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos is trying to push McAlister away but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.#T8#
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
McAlister gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos tries to break free but McAlister pushes him back against the ropes.
McAlister keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McAlister lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAlister lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but McAlister won't allow it.
Santos tries to break free but McAlister pushes him back against the ropes.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos blocking some punches.
McAlister working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T9#
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos lands a left hand.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
McAlister working aggressively here.
Santos blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Santos blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
McAlister clinches with his opponent.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from McAlister.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but McAlister keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos. #BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan McAlister dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R2#
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
McAlister on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
McAlister clinches with his opponent.
McAlister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos wants to break free but McAlister has control.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos wants to break free but McAlister has control.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but McAlister keeps him there for the moment.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos can't break the clinch. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McAlister looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
McAlister is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos missing with a left hand there. McAlister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Santos misses.
McAlister closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McAlister staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos.
McAlister tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
McAlister tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.#T2#
McAlister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and McAlister falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Junior Dos Santos!
A relieved looking Junior Dos Santos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BFT-471
Date: Sep 03, 2016

#R1#
Santos looks to land a left hand but Rodrigo Nogueira moved out of range nicely.
Rodrigo Nogueira tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos connects with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
Rodrigo Nogueira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santos misses with a right hand #TD#
and Rodrigo Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodrigo Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodrigo Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Rodrigo Nogueira has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos is trying to keep Rodrigo Nogueira in close.
Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigo Nogueira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Rodrigo Nogueira won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Rodrigo Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rodrigo Nogueira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rodrigo Nogueira is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodrigo Nogueira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES2#
Santos wriggles free and stands up.
Rodrigo Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos misses with a hook. Rodrigo Nogueira ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigo Nogueira feinted with a counter takedown.
Santos wants to clinch#TD#
and Rodrigo Nogueira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.#T3#
Rodrigo Nogueira throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodrigo Nogueira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodrigo Nogueira throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodrigo Nogueira chips away with some ground and pound.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Rodrigo Nogueira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigo Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodrigo Nogueira lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Rodrigo Nogueira landing with the ground and pound.
Rodrigo Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Rodrigo Nogueira landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodrigo Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigo Nogueira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodrigo Nogueira is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Rodrigo Nogueira's head back.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodrigo Nogueira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigo Nogueira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodrigo Nogueira. That did some damage!
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigo Nogueira.
Santos misses with a double jab #TD#
and Rodrigo Nogueira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Santos!
Santos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Santos tries to escape but Rodrigo Nogueira is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Rodrigo Nogueira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Santos is trying to control Rodrigo Nogueira's posture but Rodrigo Nogueira avoids it.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Santos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rodrigo Nogueira connects with a decent elbow.
Santos tries to buck Rodrigo Nogueira off but Rodrigo Nogueira is having none of it.#SU#
Rodrigo Nogueira stands up.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigo Nogueira feinted with a counter takedown.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Rodrigo Nogueira counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira with a nice head shot there.
Rodrigo Nogueira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Rodrigo Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodrigo Nogueira throws an elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodrigo Nogueira's guard. Nice move by Santos!#REVB##SUB#
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Rodrigo Nogueira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SU2#
Santos stands and steps away. Rodrigo Nogueira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rodrigo Nogueira blocks a jab.
Rodrigo Nogueira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodrigo Nogueira staying out of range there.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigo Nogueira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Rodrigo Nogueira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodrigo Nogueira tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.
Santos lands a lovely overhand right.#T3#
Santos misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Rodrigo Nogueira counters with a takedown into side control. #ES2#
Santos explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodrigo Nogueira backs up against the cage. #CUT2#
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos works over Rodrigo Nogueira's head and body with a nice combination.
Santos throws a solid leg kick but Rodrigo Nogueira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santos.
Santos looks to land a combination but Rodrigo Nogueira avoids it well.
Rodrigo Nogueira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Rodrigo Nogueira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Rodrigo Nogueira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.#T4#
Rodrigo Nogueira passes into half guard.
Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Rodrigo Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Rodrigo Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Junior Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Santos throws a series of punches but Rodrigo Nogueira moves out of range.
Rodrigo Nogueira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Santos misses.
Rodrigo Nogueira tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.
Santos misses with a hook. Rodrigo Nogueira ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigo Nogueira feinted with a counter takedown.
A cross from Santos lands.
Rodrigo Nogueira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodrigo Nogueira's head. #CUT2#
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Rodrigo Nogueira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Santos!
Rodrigo Nogueira landing a few strikes.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Rodrigo Nogueira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Santos to see if he's OK.#T1#
Rodrigo Nogueira tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rodrigo Nogueira is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rodrigo Nogueira misses with the ground and pound.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Rodrigo Nogueira working the ground and pound from side control.#T2#
Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rodrigo Nogueira tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rodrigo Nogueira landing a few strikes.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Rodrigo Nogueira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rodrigo Nogueira.
Santos is trying to control Rodrigo Nogueira's posture but Rodrigo Nogueira avoids it.
Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #SUB#
Rodrigo Nogueira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3#
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodrigo Nogueira is working Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodrigo Nogueira is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
Rodrigo Nogueira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodrigo Nogueira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rodrigo Nogueira cracks Santos with a big right hand but Santos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #ROC#
Santos is rocked!#T4#
Rodrigo Nogueira lands a huge shot from side control! Santos is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
A relieved looking Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BFT-464: PRIDE Never Die! 17
Date: Jul 23, 2016

#R1#
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesnar's head backwards.
Lesnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab. #CL#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar wants to take the fight to the mat but Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Lesnar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lesnar has Santos pressed against the ropes, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
Lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
Santos regains half guard.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos trying to control but Lesnar postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Lesnar there. #T1##SUB2#
Lesnar is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Lesnar trying to control from half guard but Santos is working away.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Santos tries to kick Lesnar off but Lesnar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom. #T2#
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.
Lesnar lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Lesnar is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos is controlling Lesnar's trapped leg to prevent Lesnar from advancing to side control.#T3##SUB2#
Lesnar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar controlling the pace.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lesnar is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesnar wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Santos trying to control here.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely. #T5#
Lesnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santos trying to control here.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Lesnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lesnar is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesnar.
Lesnar wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Lesnar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom. #T6#
Lesnar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Santos! #SUB2#
Lesnar goes for an armbar but Santos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Santos. #SUB2#
Lesnar looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Lesnar 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.#T7##SUB2#
Lesnar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesnar's guard.#SUB2#
Lesnar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Lesnar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving. #T8#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Lesnar has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Santos dives into side control.
Lesnar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lesnar prevents Santos from standing back up.
Lesnar throwing shots but Santos is blocking nicely. #T9##SUB2#
Lesnar seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Santos is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brock Lesnar!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Lesnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BFT-456
Date: Jun 04, 2016

#R1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rubey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Rubey shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Rubey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos throwing a counter right hand but Rubey manages to avoid it.
Santos avoids the body shot from Rubey.
Santos cracks Rubey with a good jab.#CUT#
It looks like Chris Rubey has been cut.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Rubey is out of range.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Rubey's head.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Rubey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Rubey counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rubey momentarily.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos drops Rubey with a straight right hand, right on the button! Santos follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
A victorious Junior Dos Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: BFT-451
Date: May 08, 2016

#R1#
Santos tries a low kick but Pintos avoids it.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pintos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos with a jab.
Santos misses with a combination
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Pintos.
Pintos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pintos.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Pintos moved out of range nicely.
Santos takes one to the side of the head. #KD2#
Pintos drops Santos with a big left hand and mounts him. Santos is in big trouble! #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Santos holds of for dear life.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Pintos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santos regains half guard.
Pintos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Pintos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
El Pintos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos throws a jab when Pintos was well out of range.#KD2#
Pintos bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Santos! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Santos pulls Pintos in close to prevent any damage.
Pintos content to stall in guard here.
Pintos being controlled here momentarily.
Pintos looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Pintos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pintos wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Pintos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Pintos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Santos.#CUT#
It looks like El Pintos has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos.#T4#
A cross from Pintos lands.
Pintos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pintos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Pintos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Pintos misses with a hook.
Pintos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pintos.
Pintos throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pintos.
Nice uppercut there from Pintos.
Pintos scores with a hook.
Pintos throws a head kick that misses.
Pintos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Pintos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Pintos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pintos connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pintos to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Pintos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santos staying out of range there.
Pintos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Pintos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Pintos finds it's target.
Santos slips a straight right by Pintos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintos misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Pintos misses with a body shot. #KD2#
Pintos lands a left and a right that sends Santos crashing to the canvas! Pintos dives into mount looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pintos wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos tries to hold on but Pintos postures up.#T1#
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Pintos's attempts to control the action.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Pintos controlling from mount.
Pintos is continuing to stall.
Pintos is stalling here but it's allowed Santos to get half guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos has his hands clasped together around Pintos's back. He's all about the action.
Pintos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pintos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Pintos is controlling him well.
El Pintos has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Pintos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Pintos trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Pintos wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#KD2#
Pintos sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Santos to the ground! Pintos dives into full mount looking to finish!
Pintos wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos wants to hold on but Pintos pushes him away.
Pintos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Pintos has a good base and remains in mount.
Pintos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Santos tries to reverse the position but Pintos maintains control.
Pintos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Pintos's attempts to control the action.
Santos is looking to improve his position but Pintos isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Pintos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Pintos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Pintos walks into a jab.
Pintos misses with an uppercut.
El Pintos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Santos.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pintos circles away quickly and effectively.
Pintos throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Pintos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pintos's hands.
Santos slips under a jab.
Pintos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Pintos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pintos.
Pintos connects with a looping right hand.
Pintos lands with an overhand left.
Pintos takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T1#
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Pintos moves away and avoids it.#KD2#
Pintos throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Santos tumbling to the canvas!#SUB#
Santos has his foot on Pintos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pintos works his way back into a safe position though.
Pintos tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pintos is stalling in the full guard.
Pintos trying to move into half guard but instead Santos has managed to sweep!#REVR##T2#
Santos postures up in Pintos's guard and throws a big left but Pintos blocks it.
Pintos is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss. #ES2#
Pintos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A big right from Pintos misses.
Pintos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pintos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pintos darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Pintos has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pintos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pintos. #T3#
Santos is pushing Pintos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Pintos.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Pintos keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Pintos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Santos. #KD2#
Santos ducks straight into an uppercut from Pintos and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Santos manages to regain guard straight away. #CUT2#
Junior Dos Santos's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pintos content to stall in guard here.
Pintos wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving. #T4#
El Pintos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pintos controls the pace.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pintos looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#

And that's the end of the fight!
El Pintos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pintos 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Pintos!
El Pintos thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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