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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Dashing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
26
218 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Dashing! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Dragao de Santos misses with an uppercut. Joao O Dragao de Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A combination from Dashing does no damage. Dashing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Dragao de Santos punishes Dashing's body with a nice straight punch. Dashing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Dragao de Santos. Dashing throws a jab when O Dragao de Santos was well out of range. O Dragao de Santos throws a series of punches but Dashing avoids them all with ease. Dashing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from O Dragao de Santos. Dashing does a little dance to reset his feet. O Dragao de Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. O Dragao de Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dashing ducks down and throws a hook to the body. O Dragao de Santos misses with a double jab.
O Dragao de Santos lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Dragao de Santos throws a looping overhand right but Dashing ducks down to avoid it. O Dragao de Santos thows a body shot but no joy. O Dragao de Santos throws a big shot that misses. O Dragao de Santos moves out of range of the strikes. Dashing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Dragao de Santos. Dashing throws out a loose jab but O Dragao de Santos uses good head movement to avoid it. Dashing ducks under a wild hook from O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos throws a right hand that Dashing ducks under and follows up with a left that Dashing also avoids with ease. O Dragao de Santos takes a swing at Dashing's ribcage but misses. Dashing avoids a lazy jab quite easily. O Dragao de Santos jabs Dashing to the body, keeping him at a distance. O Dragao de Santos throws a nice looking combination but Dashing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Dragao de Santos scores with a jab. Dashing acknowledges it with a nod of the head. O Dragao de Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dashing. A combination from Dashing does no damage. O Dragao de Santos throws a jab when Dashing was well out of range. O Dragao de Santos loads up on a big right hand but Dashing slips the punch. O Dragao de Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. 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! A looping hook to the body misses from Dashing. O Dragao de Santos does a little dance to reset his feet. Dashing slips a jab from O Dragao de Santos. Dashing moves away from the strike by O Dragao de Santos. Dashing blocks a jab. A jab from Dashing does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Dashing. Sloppy strikes from O Dragao de Santos. Those never looked like landing. A jab from O Dragao de Santos misses. O Dragao de Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dashing was well out of range. Poor timing from O Dragao de Santos. The crowd cheers as Dashing lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Dragao de Santos doesn't seem phased though. Dashing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Dragao de Santos. Dashing's corner calls for a 1-2. Dashing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. O Dragao de Santos connects with a body shot. O Dragao de Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dashing is just out of range. O Dragao de Santos throws a hook but Dashing avoids it easily. O Dragao de Santos misses with a combination
and O Dragao de Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Steven Dashing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dashing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a takedown attempt and Dashing counters with a series of strikes. O Dragao de Santos will be more careful next time no doubt. A swing and a miss from O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos looks to land a left hand but Dashing moved out of range nicely. O Dragao de Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Dashing's shoulder, as Dashing tries to avoid the shot. Dashing slips a jab and a cross from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos looks to land a combination but Dashing avoids it well. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. O Dragao de Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dashing.
Dashing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao O Dragao de Santos dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from O Dragao de Santos misses. Dashing throws a lazy right hand but O Dragao de Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. O Dragao de Santos lands a jab. Dashing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Dragao de Santos. Dashing connects with an inside leg kick. O Dragao de Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dashing is looking to land body kicks. Joao O Dragao de Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup. Dashing ducks under a wild hook from O Dragao de Santos. A looping hook to the body misses from O Dragao de Santos. Dashing does a little dance to reset his feet. Dashing slaps away a takedown attempt from O Dragao de Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat. O Dragao de Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Dragao de Santos cracks Dashing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Dashing defending well as O Dragao de Santos loads up on a big left hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Dashing. O Dragao de Santos does a little dance to reset his feet. Dashing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dashing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos wants to clinch up but Dashing keeps it at a distance. O Dragao de Santos misses with a few strikes there.
O Dragao de Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Dragao de Santos blocks a jab. O Dragao de Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two 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. O Dragao de Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dashing manages to avoid it. Dashing avoids the body shot from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos loads up on a big right hand but Dashing slips the punch. Dashing swings for the body but O Dragao de Santos moves out of range.
Dashing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dashing slips under a jab from O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dashing. O Dragao de Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. O Dragao de Santos misses with a looping right. A big left from O Dragao de Santos misses. A slow jab from O Dragao de Santos misses its intended target. A big right from O Dragao de Santos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Dragao de Santos misses with a wild combination.
O Dragao de Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A big left from O Dragao de Santos misses. O Dragao de Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dashing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Dragao de Santos throws out the jab. O Dragao de Santos looks to land a right hand but Dashing moved out of range. O Dragao de Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
O Dragao de Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dashing sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dashing lands an overhand right. Sloppy strikes from O Dragao de Santos. Those never looked like landing.
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. O Dragao de Santos is looking to clinch but Dashing is avoiding it.
Dashing scores with a decent looking hook. Dashing avoids the body shot from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos misses with an uppercut. O Dragao de Santos throws the left hand but Dashing avoids the punch easily. Dashing thows a body shot but no joy. O Dragao de Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dashing. Dashing throws a right hand that O Dragao de Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that O Dragao de Santos also avoids with ease. Dashing connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dashing slips under a jab. O Dragao de Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dashing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao O Dragao de Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
O Dragao de Santos avoids a kick to the body.
O Dragao de Santos throws a right and a left that Dashing avoids nicely. Dashing misses with a double jab.
O Dragao de Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dashing circles away quickly and effectively. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dashing was well out of range. Poor timing from O Dragao de Santos. A big right from Dashing misses. Dashing lands with an overhand left. A big right from Dashing misses. Dashing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. O Dragao de Santos throws a looping overhand right but Dashing ducks down to avoid it. Dashing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dashing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Dashing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Dragao de Santos moves away. O Dragao de Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing. O Dragao de Santos scores with a punch to the head. O Dragao de Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dashing throws out the jab. O Dragao de Santos throws out a loose jab but Dashing uses good head movement to avoid it. O Dragao de Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dashing moves away from the strike by O Dragao de Santos. Jab by O Dragao de Santos. Dashing misses with a hook. O Dragao de Santos ducked under it nicely. O Dragao de Santos misses with a hook. Joao O Dragao de Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Dragao de Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Dragao de Santos!
O Dragao de Santos blocks a leg kick. Dashing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos misses with a wild combination.
O Dragao de Santos throws a jab when Dashing was well out of range. Dashing scores with a nice body kick.
Dashing takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Dragao de Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dashing missing with a left hand there. O Dragao de Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Dragao de Santos thows a left - swing and a miss! Dashing drops his hands momentarily and O Dragao de Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. O Dragao de Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Dashing throws a looping overhand right but O Dragao de Santos ducks down to avoid it. O Dragao de Santos throws a combination that misses and Dashing counters with a left and a right that stings O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dashing. O Dragao de Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dashing is just out of range. O Dragao de Santos misses with a two punch combination.
O Dragao de Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dashing as he avoids it easily. Dashing slips under a jab from O Dragao de Santos. O Dragao de Santos with a lazy takedown attempt enabling Dashing to counter with a crisp jab. O Dragao de Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dashing swings away with a leg kick that misses. O Dragao de Santos scores with a jab. Dashing leaves O Dragao de Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Steven Dashing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao O Dragao de Santos. Dashing throws a lazy right hand but O Dragao de Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dashing stuffs the takedown. Dashing throws a right and a left that both miss. O Dragao de Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. O Dragao de Santos looks to throw the jab but Dashing is out of range. Steven Dashing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! O Dragao de Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight! Joao O Dragao de Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well O Dragao de Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao O Dragao de Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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