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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meto McGregor (ranked 24796 p4p, 3840 weight class) and Julio Dos Santos Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor's entrance music is hücum marşı. A fine choice. Meto McGregor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Dos Santos Jr's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meto McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Dos Santos Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor wants to clinch up but Dos Santos Jr keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos Jr gets tackled into the cage by McGregor. McGregor maintains the clinch.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos Jr unleashes a big counter combination but McGregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Meto McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McGregor was covering up waiting for the punch and Dos Santos Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McGregor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Santos Jr is controlling him.
McGregor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dos Santos Jr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McGregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dos Santos Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McGregor did well to prevent Dos Santos Jr getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dos Santos Jr lands with some strikes.
Dos Santos Jr won't let McGregor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McGregor working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to reverse the position but instead Dos Santos Jr has taken his back - oops!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy McGregor right now.
McGregor is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dos Santos Jr trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure McGregor doesn't escape.
McGregor wants to get back to his feet.
McGregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos Jr on the ground.
Dos Santos Jr controlling from the back.
Dos Santos Jr cracks McGregor with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing McGregor from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dos Santos Jr gets his hands free as McGregor looks to control.
Dos Santos Jr controlling well, preventing McGregor from escaping the position.
Dos Santos Jr is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Dos Santos Jr might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dos Santos Jr is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dos Santos Jr gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dos Santos Jr gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dos Santos Jr apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Dos Santos Jr moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
McGregor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos Jr.
Dos Santos Jr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dos Santos Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to kick Dos Santos Jr off but Dos Santos Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dos Santos Jr lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos Jr controlling the action here.
McGregor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos Jr.
Dos Santos Jr wants to stand up but McGregor has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McGregor wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos Jr 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor trying to control but Dos Santos Jr postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos Santos Jr in particular looking to stall.
McGregor is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Dos Santos Jr there.
Dos Santos Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos Jr content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Dos Santos Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGregor tries to clinch up but Dos Santos Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos Jr fails with the takedown.
No joy there for McGregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos Jr pushes him off.
Dos Santos Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dos Santos Jr misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGregor is trying to push Dos Santos Jr away but Dos Santos Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos Jr is trying to pull guard but McGregor has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos Jr.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Dos Santos Jr avoids them all with ease.
McGregor throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dos Santos Jr counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McGregor is trying to defend but Dos Santos Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos Jr is keen to just control but McGregor is a slippery customer.
Dos Santos Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos Jr controlling the action here.
McGregor tries to roll over but Dos Santos Jr keeps him under control.
Dos Santos Jr prevents McGregor from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to control but Dos Santos Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGregor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dos Santos Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos Jr is looking for the big counter here.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos Jr counters with a body kick.
Dos Santos Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dos Santos Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
Dos Santos Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but McGregor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Meto McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Dos Santos Jr.
Dos Santos Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos Jr is controlling him.
Dos Santos Jr is trying to break free.
Dos Santos Jr misses with the head strike.
Dos Santos Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McGregor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos Jr has double underhooks.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos Jr looking for a takedown.
McGregor trying to control the position but instead, Dos Santos Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGregor into the cage.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos Jr tries to clinch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meto McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos Jr tries to clinch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos Jr back into the cage.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos Jr.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos Jr.
McGregor wants to clinch.
Dos Santos Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGregor trying to control but Dos Santos Jr postures up.
McGregor looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julio Dos Santos Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGregor defends well and Dos Santos Jr ends up having to push McGregor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGregor moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dos Santos Jr manages to end up in side control.
McGregor is looking to get back to his feet here but Dos Santos Jr is keeping cool and he's managed to take McGregor's back.
McGregor is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor takes the fight into the clinch.
McGregor lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos Jr dodges the punch combination from McGregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor swinging wildly here.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Dos Santos Jr keeps it at a distance.
McGregor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDos Santos Jr.
Dos Santos Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Dos Santos Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but McGregor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No joy there for Dos Santos Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dos Santos Jr wants to stand but McGregor has his arm trapped.
McGregor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos Jr passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McGregor!
Dos Santos Jr controlling his opponent.
Dos Santos Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos Jr is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Dos Santos Jr extends the arm and McGregor is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Dos Santos Jr!
Meto McGregor was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you'.
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