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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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186 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Takanori dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Death tries to close the distance and clinch but dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Death is able to avoid easily.
Death tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Death tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Death lands a head kick!
Death closes the distance but dos Santos moves to the side
and dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Mike Death seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Death has taken the fight into the clinch.
Death working dos Santos over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Death.
dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Death keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Death.
Knees to the body from Death.
dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Death takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
dos Santos is trying to break free.
Death landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Death with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Takanori dos Santos has been cut.
Death stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Death doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Death lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Death has him pressed against the cage.
dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Death won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Death takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
dos Santos wants to break free but Death has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death tries a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks it.
Death landing knees to the head.
dos Santos is trying to break free.
dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Death holding his opponent close, against the cage.
dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Death connects with a nasty looking knee right to dos Santos's face.
dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Death is controlling the position.
Death taking a breather.
Death with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Death lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Death is controlling the position.
Death lands a good knee to the midsection. dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
dos Santos is trying to push Death away but Death has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Death dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takanori dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Death connects with a high kick.
dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Death sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Death tries to clinch up
and dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Death darts in trying to clinch
and dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death connects with a high kick.
dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Death moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Death moves in looking to clinch but dos Santos pushes him off.
Death tries to clinch but dos Santos moves out of range.
Death tries to clinch but dos Santos moves away
letting dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Death tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Death looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Death.
dos Santos lands a jab.
dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Death moves away and avoids it.
Death closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Death wants to clinch.
Death throws a lazy head kick
and dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Death looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Death chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death is looking to clinch but dos Santos is avoiding it.
Death wants to clinch up but dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Death tries to clinch but dos Santos moves out of range.
Death is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mike Death is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Death tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Death has taken the fight to the clinch.
dos Santos blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Death dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takanori dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Death misses with a straight right.
dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Death.
Death closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Death looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death misses with a lunging right hand
and dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Death is looking to clinch.
dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Death counters with a nice low kick that buckles dos Santos's knee momentarily.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Death tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Death tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Death staying out of range there.
Death keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Death looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Death moves out of range of the strikes.
dos Santos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Death tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death throws a body punch but dos Santos moves out of range.
Mike Death is winning the standup battle so far.
Death throws a head kick that misses.
dos Santos swings for the body but Death moves out of range.
dos Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Death counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. dos Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Death moves in looking to clinch but dos Santos pushes him off.
dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Death.
dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Death delivers a nice body kick.
Death lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takanori dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Death tries to clinch up but dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Death wants to clinch up but dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Death tries to clinch up but dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Death is looking to clinch but dos Santos is avoiding it.
Mike Death is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Death tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Death showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Death has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Death!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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