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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 Sydney, Vitor Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Doe defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Santos takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Santos forces Doe back against the cage and clinches.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
Santos trying to stall but Doe improves his position.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Doe has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santos has Doe pressed against the cage, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos jumps guard and drags Doe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Doe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos trying to control the position here.
Doe preventing the sweep.
Santos looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos tries to clinch but Doe moves away
and Doe counters by clinching up.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doe is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Doe.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Doe.
Doe tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Doe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe looks gassed!
Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santos tries to roll over but Doe keeps him under control.
Santos trying to control here.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doe trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is trying to stand.
Santos trying to hold on to Doe's head to control him but Doe postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Doe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Santos stands up and waves to Doe to follow him.
Doe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santos gets to his feet. Doe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Doe counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos slows down the pace here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Doe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vitor Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitor Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santos controlling the position.
Doe prevents Santos from moving into mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Doe is looking to reverse the position.
Santos controls the position.
Santos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Santos throws a series of punches but Doe moves out of range.
Santos is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Doe is trying to keep Santos in close.
Santos stands up from Doe's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor 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.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doe looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Doe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santos has Doe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Santos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Doe tumbling to the mat - Santos dives into Doe's guard.
Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Doe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
Santos avoids the attempt from Doe to control.
Santos breaks from Doe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos controlling from mount.
Doe is bucking up trying to escape but Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vitor Santos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Santos slows the pace down.
Santos is working Doe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Santos taking a breather here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Doe to see if he's OK.
Santos looks up at the clock and then as Doe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Santos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
You can see the frustration on Doe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Doe get back to his feet.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doe, pushing him back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos jumps into guard, dragging Doe to the mat.
Doe trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos pulls Doe in close to his closed guard and prevents Doe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doe manages to get himself to full guard.
Doe trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Doe working a defensive guard but Santos manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands up and beckons Doe to his feet.
Santos is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
Doe fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Doe fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Doe keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Santos thows a huge punch but Doe dodges it nicely.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass to mount but Doe is defending the position.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Doe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Santos breaks Doe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Doe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos shoots and misses
and Doe counters by moving into the clinch.
Santos decides to pull guard.
Doe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Doe has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Doe is proving a slippery customer.
Doe throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos is trying to keep Doe in close.
Doe won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Santos is trying to control the position but Doe postures up.
Doe preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos feints and as Doe raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doe holds on and takes a little breather.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Santos passes into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos controlling the pace.
Santos tries to stand and escape but Doe is controlling the position.
Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos 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.
Santos stalling.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos controlling the pace.
Doe tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Doe won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Doe defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Santos!
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