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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senor Dos Santos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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278 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 London, Senor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Douglas blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglas tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Douglas wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Senor Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Douglas.
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos is pushing Douglas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dos Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Douglas avoiding damage as Dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Douglas as Dos Santos tries to tie him up.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Douglas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
It looks like Michael Douglas has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Douglas pulls Dos Santos into guard.
Douglas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Douglas wants to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos lands an elbow inside that Douglas shrugs off.
Dos Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Dos Santos stalling against the cage.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands an elbow just above Douglas 's eye.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges.
Douglas looks gassed!
Douglas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the body.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Douglas clinches but Dos Santos breaks the clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senor Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Douglas tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos has Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas looks to land a combination. Dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Senor Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Douglas darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Douglas closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Douglas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Douglas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Senor Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglas wants to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Douglas checks a leg kick.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos motions for Douglas to come forward. Dos Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Douglas thinking.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Douglas wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Douglas jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Senor Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Douglas.
Dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Douglas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Douglas jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Douglas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Douglas wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Douglas jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dos Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Douglas's brow.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Douglas dodges an elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Douglas has clasped his hands together around Dos Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Douglas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face as Douglas controls the position.
Dos Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Douglas's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Douglas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Douglas prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Douglas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Douglas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Douglas trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Douglas digs a good body shot into Dos Santos's ribs.
Dos Santos gets caught flat footed, as Douglas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
Douglas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Douglas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Douglas content to stall in guard here.
Douglas stands and steps away. Dos Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas checks the leg kick nicely there.
No joy there for Douglas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Douglas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges.
Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Senor Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dos Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Douglas's face.
Dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Senor Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Douglas.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Douglas blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
No luck for Douglas with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Douglas forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas jumps guard and drags Dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Douglas managing to control the position.
Douglas is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Douglas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Douglas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Douglas is trying to control the position but Dos Santos postures up.
Douglas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Douglas 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Senor Dos Santos!
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