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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 cm
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240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Dos Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Potter! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dos Santos checks a leg kick. Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Potter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet. Potter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dos Santos checks a low kick from Potter. A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target. Potter darts in trying to clinch and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Potter darts in trying to clinch and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo. Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet. Potter tries for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away easily and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo. Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potter circles away quickly and effectively. Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Potter throws a combination that misses and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Dos Santos misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Potter looks to clinch letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand. Potter on the wrong end of a nice jab. Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potter circles away quickly and effectively. Dos Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dos Santos misses with a shot to the body and Potter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Dos Santos tries to kick Potter off but Potter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Potter looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Potter is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Potter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Potter wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is defending well. Potter is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Potter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Potter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dos Santos! Potter unloading with bombs! Dos Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Potter wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Potter wants to take his opponent's back but Dos Santos doesn't allow it. Potter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dos Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt. Dos Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Potter asserts his dominance and retains side control. Dos Santos is breathing heavily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Potter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dos Santos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Potter is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Dos Santos throws Potter to one side and escapes! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Potter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dos Santos won't be happy with that. Potter has an Americana. Dos Santos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Potter is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Potter hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ross Potter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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