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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between junior dos santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Trester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is fire with fire. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, junior dos santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Trester!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trester shoots in looking for a takedown but dos santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
dos santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trester counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trester.
Trester won't allow dos santos to sweep him here.
Trester pushing down on dos santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Trester passes to full mount!
Trester throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Trester postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. dos santos looks a forlorn figure.
dos santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trester on the ground.
Trester is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A left lands for dos santos.
Trester throws a jab when dos santos was well out of range.
dos santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trester.
A head kick misses from dos santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
dos santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
dos santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trester gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dos santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
junior dos santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Trester.
Trester moves to clinch but dos santos breaks away
and dos santos counters with a stiff right hand.
dos santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
junior dos santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trester looks gassed!
dos santos stalks Trester and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trester's face. Trester staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trester tries to clinch but dos santos moves away
and dos santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Trester shrugs it off.
Trester gets off balance looking for a body kick
and dos santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trester takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
dos santos tries a head kick but it misses.
dos santos feints a jab promting Trester to slip. dos santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trester slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Trester takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos santos.
dos santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by dos santos.
dos santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
dos santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Trester fails with the takedown
letting dos santos counter with a right hand.
dos santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dos santos misses with the combination.
dos santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
dos santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
dos santos throws a combination. Trester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
dos santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
dos santos lands with a nice combination. Trester backs away looking to recover.
dos santos lands a jab-cross combination.
dos santos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trester if he has to take too many more of those.
dos santos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
dos santos throws a head kick but Trester moves out of range.
Trester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trester has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by dos santos.
A punch combination from dos santos misses.
dos santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Trester lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dos santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dos santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Trester moves forwards but dos santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trester 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.
Trester wants to clinch
and dos santos counters with a stiff right hand.
dos santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A low kick from Trester misses
and dos santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
dos santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trester throws a leg kick that is checked
and dos santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
dos santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trester misses with an uppercut
letting dos santos counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
junior dos santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trester shoots in and gets a takedown into dos santos's guard.
Trester trying to control the position from guard on top but dos santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos santos is looking to stand up but Trester isn't so interested in that idea.
Trester decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
dos santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by dos santos!
dos santos scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos santos throws a head kick that Trester semi-blocks.
Trester shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. dos santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
dos santos wants to stand and escape but Trester is having none of it.
dos santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trester trying to control the position from guard on top but dos santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trester gets to his feet. dos santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Trester looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dos santos tries to bum rush Trester with a series of wild strikes but Trester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trester shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a one-two to the body.
dos santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trester with a poor takedown
and dos santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
junior dos santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Trester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trester drops his hands momentarily and dos santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
dos santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Trester.
Trester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trester thows a leg kick but dos santos checks it
and dos santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trester doesn't manage to clinch there - dos santos circles away.
dos santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
dos santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
dos santos misses with a few strikes there.
Trester shoots in for a takedown but dos santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
dos santos lands a two punch combo.
Trester shoots in looking for a takedown but dos santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trester takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trester swings widly with a right hand
letting dos santos counter with a right hand.
Trester misses with the body kick
and dos santos counters with a big head kick but Trester shrugs it off.
dos santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trester thows a leg kick but dos santos checks it
and dos santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dos santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
junior dos santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos santos connects with a high kick.
Trester shoots and misses
and dos santos counters with a head kick.
junior dos santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Trester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trester there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trester lands with a nice combination. dos santos backs away looking to recover.
dos santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dos santos connects with a high kick.
dos santos misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
dos santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dos santos misses with a few strikes there.
Trester drives through and clinches with dos santos against the cage.
dos santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trester shoots in looking for a takedown but dos santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
junior dos santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trester tries to close the distance and clinch up but dos santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trester throws a combination that misses
and dos santos counters with a two punch combo.
Trester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trester tries to clinch
and dos santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Trester shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts dos santos as he jumps to the side.
Trester closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos santos counters with a series of strikes. Trester will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Trester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
dos santos misses with a wild combination.
dos santos misses with a series of wild punches.
dos santos misses with a two punch combination.
Trester closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling dos santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Trester has his takedown stuffed
and dos santos counters with a left and a right that stings Trester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos santos throws a one two combo.
Trester tries for a takedown but dos santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos santos fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trester takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Trester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
dos santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dos santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and dos santos duly obliges.
Trester dodges the punch combination from dos santos.
dos santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Trester tries to clinch up
and dos santos counters with a nice body shot.
dos santos throws a nice head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for dos santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trester shoots in and gets a takedown into dos santos's guard.
dos santos looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos santos pulls Trester in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dos santos is on top in guard.
Trester pulls dos santos in close to prevent any damage.
dos santos is in close to Trester's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Trester escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trester is trying to keep dos santos in close.
Trester looking to hit a scissor sweep but dos santos is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dos santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dos santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dos santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trester looking for a guillotine here but dos santos defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
dos santos throws a strike but Trester rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
dos santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trester is controlling him.
Trester working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trester seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Trester slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Trester.
I think Trester 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Trester!
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hype
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