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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and junior dos santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Marcos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to junior dos santos's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joao Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, junior dos santos!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos misses with an uppercut.
Marcos dodges the punch combination from dos santos.
Marcos shoots in for a double leg but dos santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marcos throws a combination that misses
enabling dos santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
dos santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
dos santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcos won't allow it.
dos santos letting Marcos take a breather here.
Marcos looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on dos santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marcos tries to pull guard but dos santos won't allow it.
Marcos keeps control of dos santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marcos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
dos santos throws a one two combo.
dos santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcos has time to react.
dos santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos misses with a takedown attempt
and dos santos counters with a left and a right that stings Marcos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos fails with the takedown
and dos santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos wants to clinch but dos santos slips to the side
and dos santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marcos thinking.
Marcos is breathing heavily.
Marcos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marcos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
dos santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marcos dodges the punch combination from dos santos.
dos santos lands a head kick. Marcos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
dos santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
dos santos looks to land a combination. Marcos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marcos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
dos santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
dos santos lands with a nice combination. Marcos backs away looking to recover.
dos santos throws a combination. Marcos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
dos santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for dos santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by dos santos!
Left hook, right uppercut from dos santos.
Oh Marcos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for dos santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcos seems to have got his legs back now.
Marcos throws a shot from downtown. dos santos moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from dos santos.
dos santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dos santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
dos santos throws a combination. Marcos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
dos santos throws a head kick that half lands.
dos santos looks to land a combination. Marcos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
dos santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
dos santos throws a series of strikes that have Marcos backpedaling.
A combination from dos santos does no damage.
Marcos closes the distance but dos santos moves to the side
and dos santos counters with a three punch combo that has Marcos backing up. Marcos nods at dos santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Marcos throws a head kick that half lands.
Marcos tries to clinch up
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos fakes the leg kick and cracks dos santos in the body.
junior dos santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos tries to clinch up.
dos santos throws a combination. Marcos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
dos santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcos misses with a takedown
and dos santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
dos santos misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dos santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. dos santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos santos wants to stand and escape but Marcos is having none of it.
dos santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcos postures up in dos santos's guard and throws a big left but dos santos blocks it.
Marcos landing some decent shots from guard.
dos santos wants to stand up but Marcos is controlling him.
dos santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
junior dos santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marcos shoots and misses
and dos santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dos santos misses with the combination.
dos santos misses with the combination.
Joao Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of dos santos's head.
dos santos misses with the body kick
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dos santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marcos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has dos santos pinned against the cage. dos santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marcos backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dos santos lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
dos santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
dos santos is trying to break free.
Marcos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
dos santos breaks from the clinch.
dos santos throws a head kick that misses.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with dos santos but dos santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dos santos misses with a double jab.
dos santos misses with a double jab.
dos santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. dos santos tries to avoid it but Marcos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag dos santos to the ground. dos santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
dos santos works over Marcos's head and body with a nice combination.
dos santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marcos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marcos works over dos santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Marcos throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos santos wants to stand but Marcos is controlling the position.
dos santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marcos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos gets to his feet. dos santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck for Marcos with that takedown attempt.
dos santos sizes up Marcos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marcos is trying hard to land a takedown here. dos santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
dos santos throws a head kick that misses.
junior dos santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dos santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcos.
Marcos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos santos.
Marcos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dos santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos santos misses with a wild combination.
Marcos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marcos is looking to clinch.
Marcos fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcos fails with the takedown
and dos santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
dos santos throws a combination. Marcos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
dos santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
dos santos swinging wildly here.
dos santos throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters by moving into the clinch.
Marcos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dos santos counters with a left and a right that stings Marcos.
dos santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcos circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcos throws a left and a right that both miss
and dos santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joao Marcos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from dos santos.
Marcos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
dos santos scores with a one two! Marcos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marcos has managed to clinch.
dos santos blocks an uppercut.
Marcos trying to stall but dos santos improves his position.
Marcos keeps control of dos santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marcos tries to break free but dos santos pushes him back against the cage.
dos santos breaks from the clinch.
dos santos throws a series of strikes that have Marcos backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from dos santos.
dos santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcos.
Marcos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps dos santos's head backwards.
dos santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to close the distance and clinch up but dos santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown but dos santos shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos santos misses with a wild combination.
dos santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a nice body kick.
Marcos moves into range and clinches up with dos santos.
dos santos tries to break free but Marcos pushes him back against the cage.
Marcos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
dos santos is trying to break the clinch but Marcos is controlling him.
Marcos prevents dos santos from breaking the clinch.
Marcos breaks the clinch.
dos santos misses with a double jab.
dos santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
dos santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for dos santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcos drives through with a takedown into guard.
dos santos wants to stand and escape but Marcos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos santos controlling Marcos's posture.
Marcos thows a big elbow that misses.
dos santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
dos santos landing strikes from the mount and Marcos is in trouble!
Marcos 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.
Marcos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
dos santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marcos hang on?
dos santos raining down shots from the mount!
dos santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marcos?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos regains half guard.
Marcos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
dos santos throws a strike but Marcos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marcos stands and steps away. dos santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
dos santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
dos santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcos fails with the takedown
and dos santos counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcos doesn't manage to clinch there - dos santos circles away.
Some wild striking there from dos santos.
Marcos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Marcos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says dos santos as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from dos santos.
dos santos scores with a head kick.
Marcos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from dos santos.
A head kick misses from dos santos.
An inside leg kick lands from Marcos.
Marcos tries to clinch but dos santos moves away
and dos santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Marcos shoots in and drives through. dos santos sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joao Marcos.
I think Marcos 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Marcos!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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