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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Dos Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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271 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiger Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fury avoids it really well and circles away.
Fury bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dos Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Fury is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
Fury is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fury avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Fury reverses the position - he's now on top in Dos Santos's guard.
Fury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fury wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Fury wants to get up but he can't break Dos Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fury trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dos Santos's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos working for submissions but it's allowed Fury to get to half guard.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Fury is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fury wants to take a breather but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but Fury has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Fury wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
Fury trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Fury trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Fury is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dos Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Fury is concentrating on defense, preventing Dos Santos from advancing position.
Fury tries to kick Dos Santos off but Dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fury doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Fury is controlling Dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fury trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dos Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fury defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fury misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Fury fights it but they end up in guard.
Dos Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fury looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fury looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fury!
Fury tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fury has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fury advances to full mount.
Fury looking to ground and pound but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Fury working for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Fury wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dos Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fury thowing shots but they're missing.
Dos Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fury sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dos Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fury looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Fury has a good base and remains in mount.
Fury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fury looking to finish with strikes here!
Fury misses with a head shot.
Fury throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fury looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Dos Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Fury slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury stands up and waves to Dos Santos to follow him.
Fury tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos gets caught flat footed, as Fury shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos working for submissions but it's allowed Fury to get to half guard.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fury wants to stand up but Dos Santos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos with a poor takedown
and Fury counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fury.
Dos Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Fury looking to secure an arm triangle but Dos Santos defends it well.
Fury misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Dos Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Dos Santos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fury.
Dos Santos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fury tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fury is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Fury is really struggling to control Dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fury passes to full mount!
Fury trying to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fury looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fury is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Fury counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fury.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Fury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fury is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dos Santos's half guard.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Fury moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Fury is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fury scores with punches from side control.
Tiger Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kevin Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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