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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by I get knocked down. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
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, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Velasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
Velasquez misses with a takedown
so Dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dos Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Velasquez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dos Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dos Santos's back!
Dos Santos can't escape the position.
Dos Santos is trapped and Velasquez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos tries to escape the position.
Velasquez scores with punches and elbows.
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!
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dos Santos is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trapped and Velasquez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Velasquez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Velasquez cracks Dos Santos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Dos Santos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Velasquez scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is in bad spot here.
Velasquez struggling to keep hold of the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Dos Santos as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Velasquez!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez avoiding Dos Santos 's attempts to control his hands.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos can't escape the position.
Velasquez working for a choke but Dos Santos is defending well.
Velasquez is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Dos Santos won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Velasquez off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cain Velasquez!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
81% |
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