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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant scores with a spinning back kick!
Dos Santos looks gassed!
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!
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Bryant lands but Dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dos Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryant lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bryant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bryant throws a nice head kick!
Bryant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bryant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bryant scoring well with a low kick there.
Bryant lands with a nice body kick.
Bryant lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bryant.
A good leg kick by Bryant.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant throws a head kick that half lands.
Dos Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bryant.
Dos Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bryant.
Bryant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
A solid body kick from Bryant.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bryant can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bryant. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bryant.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bryant but Bryant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Bryant lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Bryant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bryant as he avoids it easily.
Bryant scores with a kick to the body.
Bryant moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Dos Santos both land. Nice combination.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Erik Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Bryant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bryant scores with a push kick.
Dos Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bryant is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick from Bryant lands but Dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Bryant looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bryant moves away
and Bryant counters with a good, hard body kick but Dos Santos shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bryant circles away quickly and effectively.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos wants to clinch but Bryant slips to the side
and Bryant counters with an outside leg kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Bryant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dos Santos really felt that one!
Bryant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dos Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bryant - the referee stops the clock and Dos Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bryant. Dos Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryant.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bryant.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bryant.
Dos Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bryant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Santos's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bryant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bryant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bryant throws a nice head kick!
Bryant dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Bryant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bryant lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Bryant lands but Dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Erik Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Bryant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant thows a body kick. Dos Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bryant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Bryant is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bryant. Bryant obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Bryant counters with a good low kick that Dos Santos was not able to check.
Dos Santos wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bryant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick there by Bryant.
Bryant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dos Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant throws a leg kick which misses Dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos Santos tries to avoid it.
Bryant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant tries to land a leg kick but Dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to clinch
and Bryant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bryant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryant throws the kick towards the body but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Erik Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bryant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bryant. Bryant obviously looking to wear him down.
Bryant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bryant as Dos Santos shoots in.
Erik Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant scores with a push kick.
Bryant is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Bryant lands with a slapping head kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bryant moves away
and Bryant counters with an inside leg kick.
Bryant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dos Santos will feel that in the morning.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Bryant.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bryant.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Bryant which made him look bad.
Bryant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bryant counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryant pinned against the cage. Bryant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bryant throws a nice head kick!
Bryant thumps Dos Santos with a low kick.
Dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bryant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant lands a head kick!
Bryant throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Bryant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Bryant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dos Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bryant dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bryant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dos Santos will feel that in the morning.
Bryant goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bryant.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Bryant counters with a good low kick that Dos Santos was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Bryant.
Good leg kick by Bryant there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bryant counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bryant.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant scoring well with a low kick there.
Bryant jabs at Dos Santos's body.
Bryant lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bryant.
Bryant throws a front kick that sends Dos Santos stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bryant.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Bryant swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Bryant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice takedown defense from Bryant. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Bryant cracks the inside of Dos Santos's front leg.
Bryant throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Bryant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryant delivers a nice body kick.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryant counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bryant. Dos Santos shrugs it off though.
Bryant has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bryant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bryant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bryant counters with a nice body kick.
Dos Santos darts in and clinches Bryant up against the cage.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Bryant has double underhooks.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryant is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bryant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Bryant throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bryant.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bryant moves away
and Bryant counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bryant avoids it really well and circles away.
Dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bryant.
Bryant stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Erik Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bryant.
Bryant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant thows a body kick. Dos Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bryant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Bryant counters with a body kick that stops Dos Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Erik Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bryant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Bryant throws a leg kick which misses Dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos Santos tries to avoid it.
Bryant throws a front kick that sends Dos Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dos Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bryant - the referee stops the clock and Dos Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bryant. Dos Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bryant throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bryant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bryant!
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