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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Xyience Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xyience Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Woke Up This Morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Xyience Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xyience Jr taking a breather.
Dos Santos looking to stall.
Xyience Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xyience Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Xyience Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Xyience Jr won't allow it.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Santos thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Xyience Jr to regain full guard.
Dos Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Xyience Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xyience Jr controlling the position.
Xyience Jr is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Dos Santos trying to control but Xyience Jr is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Xyience Jr has wrist control.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xyience Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Xyience Jr keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xyience Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xyience Jr has momentary wrist control but Dos Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Xyience Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Xyience Jr is controlling well.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xyience Jr.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Xyience Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xyience Jr is thwarting Dos Santos's attempts to control the position.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Xyience Jr stands up from half guard.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Xyience Jr moves out of range.
Xyience Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Xyience Jr.
Xyience Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xyience Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xyience Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Xyience Jr avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Xyience Jr has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Xyience Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xyience Jr.
Xyience Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xyience Jr pulls guard successfully.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xyience Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Xyience Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Xyience Jr pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Xyience Jr has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mack Xyience Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xyience Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Xyience Jr won't allow it.
Xyience Jr has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dos Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xyience Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Xyience Jr preventing the sweep.
Xyience Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Xyience Jr in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos is really struggling to control Xyience Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xyience Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xyience Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dos Santos has a closed guard, preventing Xyience Jr from standing up.
Xyience Jr 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.
Xyience Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Xyience Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two 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 is working an open guard so Xyience Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Santos is defended easily by Xyience Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xyience Jr instigates a clinch.
Xyience Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Xyience Jr.
Xyience Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Xyience Jr, against the cage.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Xyience Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Xyience Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Xyience Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Xyience Jr missing with knees to the body.
Xyience Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xyience Jr gets control of Dos Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Xyience Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos postures up in Xyience Jr's guard and throws a big left but Xyience Jr blocks it.
Xyience Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santosis looking to pass into half guard but Xyience Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Xyience Jr is in guard.
Xyience Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Xyience Jr wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Xyience Jr postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Xyience Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xyience Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xyience Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Xyience Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Xyience Jr darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
Xyience Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Xyience Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Xyience Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Xyience Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Xyience Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Xyience Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Xyience Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Xyience Jr scores with a head kick.
Xyience Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Xyience Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Xyience Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Xyience Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xyience Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Xyience Jr stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Xyience Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Xyience Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Xyience Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Xyience Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xyience Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Dos Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Xyience Jr uses from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xyience Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xyience Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dos Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Xyience Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xyience Jr postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xyience Jr wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Xyience Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Xyience Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Xyience Jr in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xyience Jr clinches with his opponent.
Xyience Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Xyience Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Xyience Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xyience Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Xyience Jr keeps moving.
Dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cain Dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Xyience Jr rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Xyience Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xyience Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Xyience Jr.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Xyience Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Xyience Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Dos Santos looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xyience Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xyience Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Xyience Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Xyience Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Xyience Jr misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos is trying to stall.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Xyience Jr.
Cain Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Xyience Jr avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Xyience Jr, against the cage.
Mack Xyience Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xyience Jr blocks a body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Xyience Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Xyience Jr 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Xyience Jr!
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