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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Three Amigos - Mexican Party. Steven Drake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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175 lbs
5 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Drake!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drake is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drake was covering up waiting for the punch and Dos Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dos Santos is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Drake.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drake.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
Drake misses with a low kick as Dos Santos jumps back.
Steven Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dos Santos is able to avoid easily.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Santos is defended easily by Drake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake blocks a jab.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Drake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dos Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos 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.
Drake can't keep his opponent in guard - Dos Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dos Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Drake!
Dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Drake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Drake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dos Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drake wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Santos checks it well.
Drake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Drake wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Drake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drake scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Drake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dos Santos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Drake's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Drake tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drake circles away.
Drake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drake throws a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat.
Drake throws a leg kick that misses.
Drake misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drake.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Dos Santos is looking to wear down Drake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Dos Santos shoots in and bounces Drake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dos Santos!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
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.
Dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Drake.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Drake sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dos Santos.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Dos Santos.
Steven Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake wants to clinch.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos Santos in particular looking to stall.
Drake pushes Dos Santos off looking to stand but Dos Santos dives back in and keeps control.
Drake is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
Dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Drake's head.
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos lands strikes from half guard.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos is looking to advance position but Drake won't allow it.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Drake tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Dos Santos's knee but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Drake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drake avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Dos Santos!
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energy
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